STEPHANIE WINTERS is a
New York City-based professional cellist and award-winning nervous system coach who offers wellbeing coaching, keynotes, workshops, and concerts

Stephanie Winters has performed more than 3,000 concerts worldwide including Carnegie Hall in 2020 and a series of programs at Lincoln Center. This intense touring schedule led her to embrace techniques and lifestyle changes to transform her own health and well-being. Utilizing these strategies, she now coaches high-level professionals and their teams to go from stressed and overwhelmed to calm and productive, incorporating live cello music in all that she does.

Stephanie has presented at trainings for leading organizations including L'Oréal, American Express, the World Bank, Duke Corporate Education, and the National Institutes of Health.

Winters won the 2024 National Institutes of Health Director's Award for making remarkable strides in promoting staff wellbeing. In December 2021, The NIH awarded Stephanie’s coaching team the CEO Award for Wellbeing Programs for programs designed and delivered for staff, including first responders.

Credentials

  • Columbia University, MA

  • Purchase College, BFA

  • The Juilliard School, Diploma Pre-College Division

  • Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SEP™)

  • Organic Intelligence® Certified Heart Coach

  • Guild Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner

Trainings

  • International Coach Federation ACC, expected 2025

  • Integral Somatic Psychology™ (Raja Selvam, PhD)

  • Eugene Genlind’s Focusing and Polyvagal Theory (Polyvagal Institute)

  • NOI Group (Butler and Moseley)

  • Soma Training and ELDOA (Guy Voyer, DO)

  • Z-Health (Dr. Eric Cobb)

  • Certified Personal Trainer (NASM)

  • Group Fitness Instructor (AFFA)

  • Alexander Technique (500+ hours of professional training at ACAT)

  • Gyrotonic® Method (Foundations with Juliu Horvath)

My Start

I began my cello studies in group music classes in the Levittown, NY, public school system. In high school, I taught cello and played freelance gigs while attending The Juilliard School, Pre-College Division. I earned a BFA from Purchase College and an MA from Columbia University. After my classical music studies, I played cello with songwriters and bands. My career took off, and the intense travel and demands of touring took a huge physical toll on me.

To rebuild my health, I studied somatic movement, trauma healing, and fitness modalities. The benefits of this work not only healed my body, it elevated my entire well-being, transforming my cello playing technically and musically.

Now, I work with organizations to develop and deliver well-being programs. My passion is to guide people to achieve their goals in work and life with greater energy, ease, and enjoyment.

Press Photos

All photos © Merri Cyr

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Reflections
Movie stills from the short film by Merri Cyr that features Stephanie and her music

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