The Foundation

Our bodies are the vessel through which we experience life. They carry the memory of all that we’ve lived through (and all that our ancestors lived through), both good and painful.

Soma is Ancient Greek for ‘the body’. It not only encompasses the physical flesh and bone, but also the energetic, emotional, mental, spiritual and relational facets of our lived experience. And beyond our individual self, somatics (as I practice it) also weaves us into relationship with the more-than-human world, and the body of the earth.

And so, within somatics we’re working deeply with the body as a site for healing disconnection. We’re noticing the body in relationship to all things.

That means less ‘top down’ processing, as one might do in talk therapy, as more ‘bottom up’ experiencing. Meeting sensation as it arises and tending to it with presence and care. Over time, this helps you reconnect to your body’s wisdom and expand your capacity to meet life as it moves, as well as weaving you into deeper relationship with community and the living world.

The short answer is that breathwork is a practice where we bring attention and intention to our breath.

It’s a powerful self-healing practice that allows for deep self-exploration and transformation.

Breathwork brings you into your body, helps you to release stuck energy and suppressed emotions, and shift out of old ways of being that no longer allow you to thrive.

Cultures around the world have used the breath as a way to heal and connect - physically, emotionally, and energetically - for millennia. There are many different lineages and practices. Personally, I work with the 3-Part Breath, Conscious Connected Breath, and with Pranayama techniques from the yogic tradition.

I mean the work of intentionally unlearning the urgency of capitalism that lives in your body.
I mean reclaiming your capacity to do nothing without feeling guilty about it.
I mean shaking free of the grind of toxic productivity so that you can honour your body’s needs.
I mean recovering your nervous system from burnout and interrogating the things that got you to that level of exhaustion in the first place.

What that looks like on a practical level is a bunch of practices that encourage rest, including restorative yoga, yoga nidra, restful breathwork, and somatic practices that help you cultivate stability in your nervous system.

This work can be healing, and it can bring new facets of growth and awareness into your therapy sessions, but it’s not therapy. I’m not a therapist.

What I am, however, is someone who is can help you find your way back to yourself. There are many paths to growth and healing. Often just talking about our problems isn’t enough, you need to bring your body into the conversation.

Nope! However my lens on embodiment is queer af, trans-inclusive, and intersectionally feminist, so I do generally work with women, non-binary folks, and trans babes of all genders.

I take great care to hold spaces that center and celebrate marginalised identities.

We carry a lot of history in our bodies, whether it’s trauma, body image issues, gender dysphoria, chronic pain, addiction. Being in relationship with your body can be complex and fraught, full of places that feel unsafe, shut down, or antagonistic.

Which is why my work is trauma-informed and body positive.

Agency and body autonomy are a given. This space is yours and we go at a pace that feels safe to you.

You are worthy of care and connection no matter what your body has held you through. There isn’t a different set of rules for you, no matter how much you might feel different, isolated, broken, or in need of fixing.

Financial accessibility is an important part of how I run my business. I’m committed to making healing work more accessible in late-stage capitalism, especially because oppression and violence shape who has access to wealth.

The investment for one-to-one work can be split over the three months, to help divide out the cost.

And I also offer pay-what-you-can spaces when I can for marginalised folks with low income.

Please contact me to check availability. If not, I'll add you to the waiting list for next month. Priority will go to BIPOC and Trans folks.

Don't worry, we'll figure it out. I work with people in lots of different time zones, and we’re always able to find a way to meet.

For sure! I know that this is a commitment, both financially and energetically, and before you dive in you might want to make sure we’re a good fit.

Feel free to book in a curiosity call, and let’s chat through any questions you’ve got.

Amazing, I’m here for it. Book in a curiosity call and I’ll try to give you an answer!