Yoga & Somatics
Feel safe in your body.
One impact of trauma and its after-effects, like depression and anxiety, is that we no longer feel at home in, connected to, or aware of our bodies. We develop chronic illnesses or aches and pains, and doctors can’t figure out why—often medicating the symptoms instead of discovering the root.
I first started practicing yoga and other mindful movement like tai chi and qigong more than a decade ago as part of my holistic healing journey, when I had chronic ailments that doctors struggled to find the root of. Later, as I entered therapy for my own depression and anxiety, I continued to benefit from yoga as a way to digest and process what was being released from my mind. Six years ago, I completed a 200-hour faith-based Yoga Teacher Training and continued to earn certifications in Ayurveda and Sozo and Somatics. Today, I incorporate these elements into my everyday therapy practice with clients as appropriate, and I facilitate mindful movement-based therapy groups.
An offering to you
In therapy sessions, I often incorporate bodily awareness, encouraging clients to check in with themselves and notice what they feel in their body as certain memories, thoughts, or feelings surface. My other offerings include:
Therapeutic groups that incorporate yoga, mindfulness, guided meditation, and somatic movement (faith-based groups may also include Scripture, prayer, and worship music)
Sessions at retreats, company workshops, or other special events
Please contact me through the form below if you have questions, would like to join the waitlist for my next movement-based therapy group, or would like to invite me to facilitate a session at your retreat, small group, or event.
“We need to be able to return home, to experience the beauty of rest, and to be able to depend on calm neutrality.”
— Sondra Fraleigh, Moving Consciously