Soma-centered Coaching

Our soma is our body. Somatic practices prioritize learning from the living, moving body and Soma-centered coaching is an integrative, holistic approach that leverages sensation and movement to support positive changes in health, well-being, and performance. As a somatic educator and movement analyst, I believe that as we increase our embodied awareness, our possibilities of expression expand. This might show up in choices we make around recuperation and work, how we cope with stress, how we communicate, how we perform and set goals, etc. One of the joys of my life is when a client or student  makes discoveries that feel resonant and grounded in the body...it is like a new space is opened up, revealing more possibilities and pathways to explore.

Sense: In order to notice what is happening in our body and mind, we need to slow down. Tuning into the sensations we experience in our bodies(kinesthetic sense), can reveal movement choices, postural habits and patterns that we may want to shift. Sensation is also a gateway to noticing our cognitive and emotional selves. Learning to develop our kinesthetic sense is often the first step towards embodied awareness and change.

Move: Life happens in our body, our soma. Movement impacts how we think and feel and our emotions and thoughts impact how we move. Through somatic movement practices, we expand self-expression, honor our personal uniqueness, and explore new possibilities and patterns. Body wisdom can be a pathway to limitless discoveries and potential.

Connect: Somatic movement education helps us connect to our body wisdom and notice how we interact with others. We all have habits that allow for more efficiency and ease and others that create obstacles. Somatic practices have the potential to open new ways of being that promote self-acceptance, enhance confidence, and create new patterns of resiliency and vitality.

Client testimonial: "I have become much more aware of body connectivity and incorporated many of the practices into my cello playing. These sessions helped me see how my body is an instrument itself that I need to be more aware of." M.C., performing artist.