Mina Mo
Mina Mo, M.A., CAGS,
Biography
Educational Background
BA in French Language and Literature, Catholic University of Korea (1996)
MA in Theatre, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea (2003)
PhD Cand. in Expressive Arts Therapy at the European Graduate School EGS
Additional Qualifications
Registered Expressive Arts Therapist (REAT)
Registered Somatic Movement Therapist & Educator (RSMT/RSME)
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP)
Accredited Playback Theatre Trainer
Certified NVC Trainer
Tamalpa Practitioner
Current Roles and Professional Work
Visiting Associate Professor, Seoul National University, South Korea
Adjunct Faculty, European Graduate School (EGS)
Private practice in somatic-based expressive arts therapy and movement education
Affiliated institutions, programs, or organizations
Founder and Director, Poiesis Expressive Arts Institute (Seoul, Cooperating Partner Institute of the European Graduate School EGS)
Director, School of Playback Theatre Korea
President, Soma Expressive Arts Therapy Association Korea
Board Member, Korea Association for Drama/Theatre and Education
Board Member, The Korean Association for Clinical Art
Areas of Research, Teaching & Practice
Mina’s research and practice center on somatic intelligence and how embodied awareness cultivates vitality and healing. Through somatic dance and movement-based approaches, she explores the body’s inherent wisdom at the intersection of artistic exploration and neuroscience. Her work encompasses somatic movement education, one-on-one healing sessions, and performance practice. Mina guides students and clients to move beyond functional views of the body and reconnect with their unique living soma. Through this integration of art, science, and embodied awareness, her work reveals how sensing and creating—both individually and collectively—become pathways of renewal and aliveness.
Artistic Practice and Passion for the field
Mina’s artistic practice is rooted in somatic awareness and movement-based expression. Dance and theatre are central modes through which I explore embodied imagination and collective vitality. She works improvisationally and relationally, where movement becomes both an aesthetic and communal inquiry into how life expresses itself through the body.
Selected Publications or Projects
The Creative and Expressive Arts in Korea Today: Education, Therapy and Research (Creative Arts in Education and Therapy, 2016)
플레이백 시어터의 길 [Playback Theatre Path], co-translation of Kayo Munakata’s work (Zimanji drama Publishers, 2022)
가슴의 대화 [Dialogue of the Heart], interview collection (Gimmyoung Publishers, 2018)
몸의 기억과 변형을 향한 삶의 예술 [Life as Art: Body’s Memory and Transformation], essay in Korean Drama/Arts Therapy Association Journal (2013)