Why Somatics?

Somatic work taps into the body as primary in our experience. What a different way to experience each moment than the way that is encouraged by almost everything around us in society.

I see Somatics as a reclamation project. Growing up, can you remember any times you were taught to bypass your body? Perhaps to sit still in school, or to numb your emotions, to let that adult who you weren’t comfortable with give you a hug, or to run through the pain in a sport. We’ve been conditioned to ignore and override, and the result is becoming dysregulated, unwell, and completely out of touch with our authenticity, our voice, our truth, and our natural connection to a vast wisdom that lives within us.

I’m tired of that story. I want a new story for each person I meet. I want a world where embodied connection with ourselves and each other becomes a guiding force for creating compassionate communities rooted in right relationship with each other and with earth.

So I’m here offering this work, connecting us back to the animal wisdom within - the polar bear instinct within us all to shake off the charge of threat. People able to say “no” when they feel “no” inside. I’m here for sitting with you in the muck and bringing compassion to the parts of you who haven’t felt safe, seen, or heard. I’m here for the shedding of generations of conditioning embedded into our bones, so we can reclaim the joy of living, and the wisdom of how to live well.

One person, one group, one step at a time.