Somatic Work
My somatics practice is grounded in a deep understanding of the body and the impacts of systems of oppression on the body, and draws upon a lifetime of firsthand experience of healing through my own body, in relationship and collaboration with many powerful fellow somatic healers. This work has included personal and group work with the following practitioners and lineages: Sage Hayes (SEI), Vanissar Tarakali (generative somatics), Taya Shere (SEI) Cari Caldwell (Strozzi Institute), Wendy Elisheva Somerson (generative somatics), and Dara Silverman (Strozzi Institute), among others.
My somatic work is also informed by…
A lifelong relationship with dance and intuitive/creative movement;
Hatha Yoga and meditation practice since 2003;
Antiracism training and facilitation since 2010;
The three-year Somatic Experiencing International (SEI) professional practitioner training;
My cultivated, ancestral, and innate intuitive abilities;
The study and practice of cultural somatics / somatic abolitionism as taught by Resmaa Menakem since 2018.
The benefits of somatic work include:
Increased confidence, personal empowerment, self-compassion, and self-awareness;
New choices in how you respond to pressure, conflict, stressors, and triggers;
Greater confidence in setting boundaries and asking for what you need;
Deepened intimacy, agency, connection, safety, and presence in relationships;
Expanded sense of purpose, presence, aliveness, clarity, and hope;
Reduced or fully alleviated chronic physical pain, tension, and immobility;
Greater felt sense of integration, coherence, calm, wholeness, and spiritual connection;
Increased executive functioning and ability to focus and concentrate; and
Greater capacity to discern safety and trust yourself, others, and the world.