Margarita Steinberg is a writer and educator working at the intersection of embodied learning, depth psychology, and relational leadership.
She writes about how inner life takes form in action. Her work invites readers to think clearly, feel deeply, and inhabit their authority — not as dominance, but as sovereignty: the capacity to lead oneself and relate to others with clarity, dignity, and responsiveness.
She turns psychological insight and embodied awareness into practical approaches to leadership, learning, and relationships, aiming to preserve their emotional and existential depth.
Drawing on Psychosynthesis psychology, experiential pedagogy, and the relational dynamics of Argentine Tango, her writing bridges inner development and everyday practice.
Her work spans academic writing, essays, and emerging long-form narrative projects.
Selected Works
Featured Work
Dance of Lead+Follow
A year-long series of long-form letters (Grokkist Press, 2026)
The Dance of Lead+Follow is an ongoing series of long-form essays published fortnightly with Grokkist Press. Framed as letters, the series explores the subtle choreography of human relationships — how we meet ourselves, one another, and the world.
Across more than twenty pieces, Margarita develops a sustained exploration of relational authority, autonomy in connection, and the embodied dynamics of leading and following.
Each essay is accompanied by an audio recording by the author. The series is being developed toward a collected book edition at the end of 2026.
Selected Essay
Our Dance with Money
A long-form essay
In Our Dance with Money, Margarita explores the psychological and relational dimensions of how we earn, spend, and value. Moving beyond financial literacy into emotional literacy, the essay examines how money becomes a site of projection, power, security, and self-worth.
Drawing on depth psychology and embodied awareness, she reframes financial behaviour as a relational practice — one that reveals how we negotiate autonomy, trust, and meaning in everyday life.
Academic / Educational Publications
Steinberg, M. (2019) A Tango for Learning: An innovative Experiential Learning format using Embodied Learning. In Tab Betts, Wendy Garnham and Paolo Oprandi (Eds) Disrupting Traditional Pedagogy: Active Learning in Practice. OpenPress @ University of Sussex.
In “A Tango for Learning,” Margarita proposes Argentine Tango as a model for embodied learning and relational pedagogy. The chapter examines how leading and following can function as dynamic roles within educational contexts, challenging hierarchical assumptions and illuminating learning as a co-created process. The chapter situates tango within experiential learning theory, offering a case for embodied practice as a site of cognitive, relational, and ethical development.
Steinberg, M. (2022) Boost learners’ confidence. In Paolo Oprandi and Tab Betts (Eds) 100 Ideas for Active Learning. OpenPress @ University of Sussex.
Current & Forthcoming Work
Margarita’s current work deepens her exploration of embodied leadership and relational authority in workplaces and classrooms today. She is developing book-length nonfiction and narrative projects which delve into similar questions through character and story. Across genres, her focus remains consistent: how inner development becomes something we enact — and how authority, learning, and relationship continue to shape one another in everyday life.
Writing Practice / Philosophy
For Margarita, writing is both inquiry and integration. It begins in real encounters — in classrooms, conversations, negotiation, and dance — and becomes a steady practice of clarity. She writes to sharpen perception, test ideas, and give language to what is often sensed before it is articulated.
Across genres, her work seeks to bring thought, feeling, and embodied understanding into coherent form. It remains an ongoing exploration of how inner life moves into action — and how authority, learning, and relationship continue to shape one another in everyday life.