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.

My work is also informed by…

• Lifelong relationship with dance and intuitive/creative movement;

• 20 years of Hatha Yoga and meditation practice;

• 14 years of antiracism facilitation;

• Three-year Somatic Experiencing International (SEI) professional practitioner training;

• My cultivated, ancestral, and innate intuitive abilities;

• Personal 1:1 and group politicized somatic practice and healing work with Sage Hayes (SEI), Vanissar Tarakali (generative somatics), Cari Caldwell (Strozzi Institute), Wendy Elisheva Somerson (generative somatics), and Dara Silverman (Strozzi Institute)

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.

Note: As with all holistic health modalities, this work is not meant to replace professional psychological and medical attention.