Somatic means “of the body”.
Somatic coaching helps you move beyond understanding yourself intellectually, to beginning to relate to your body to have deeper understanding of yourself and thus impact deeper change.
It’s a process of being with, connecting to and deeply listening to body.
By learning to notice sensations, emotions, protective patterns and automatic responses, you can develop greater awareness, self-trust and choice. It’s from this place that transformation can happen at a deeper level.
When the body has enough capacity and feels safe enough, stored stress (aka trauma) can release, self-protective motor responses can complete and new neural pathways can form.
This is all done through a lens that honors our humanity, rather than reinforcing mainstream beliefs designed to prioritize profits and oppressive systems.
You are not broken, but rather our culture is toxic and our body’s response is a natural response to the way we are conditioned.
Rather than asking, “What’s wrong with me?”
we become curious about “What is my body communicating?”
Transformation is not forced.
We create the conditions for something different to become possible.
What Happens in a Somatic Coaching Session?
There is no formula, because every body is different. But one consistency is that I am usually deeply attuned to you, and our nervous systems tend to co-regulate on their own.
We might slow down and notice what is in the present moment.
We might explore what happens in your body when you explore challenges or ideas for change.
I may guide you through somatic practices. There is a trust in the process that what your body is ready to unfold will arise.
How it Works:
Somatic Coaching Sessions
Individual session offer dedicated space to explore what’s happening in your life through a body-centered lens. We begin with what’s present for you and work at a pace that honors your capacity and choice.
This session is 50 minutes in length via Zoom.
Sessions are $150, or $130 each with a package purchase of 3.
This is for you if you want to…
reduce anxiety & stress
respond with presence rather than react emotionally
trust in yourself more deeply
speak your truth, even when it makes people uncomfortable
feel more confident in your body
turn down the volume on your critical inner voice
What People Are Saying:
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A session with Anna feels like entering a calm, supportive space where you can truly slow down and tune into yourself. She gently guides you in exploring the connection between your mind and body, and offers thoughtful practices to help release tensions and emotions that may be stored physically. It’s grounding, insightful, and leaves you feeling more connected to yourself.
T.C.
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I feel like my confidence is growing around my ability to handle what has previously felt too overwhelming for me to handle and process healthily, especially when interracting with others / when others have big emotional reactions, and my feelings of safety are also growing.
A.E.
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The impact has been life changing. I’ve been able to explore parts of myself that I haven’t met before. I feel More grounded. I have way more capacity to live life. It's a supportive healing journey that takes you inward.
N.B.
Is this speaking to you?
If you’re reading this, then there’s some part of you that is drawn to this and have a deep knowing that it’s time to try something different.
You’ll learn a framework that is the pinnacle to self healing. You can use this framework over and over again as new layers of healing come up for transformation.
Your intellectual mind loves being in control and knowing all the things, so some hesitationis normal. But your body knows there’s a different way than intellectual processing.
Why is somatic support important?
If you live in your head, somatic support is especially important to process the patterns held in your body.
Co-regulation and expert guidance from a somatic coach supports your nervous system, allowing you to make progress on challenging things that you haven’t been about to change through mindset.
A somatic coach who has personal trauma healing and liberation experience can provide a safer space to support you without bypassing the realities of our culture.
If you typically avoid uncomfortable emotions, your system might have a pattern of becoming overwhelmed by them. Having a somatic coach to co-regulate with can help provide additional capacity as well as guide you to titrate in little bits to make it easier to metabolize.
We aren’t meant to do this alone. Oppressive conditioning is learned in relationship with others so embodied healing must also happen in relationship with others.
Connecting to your body can be hella uncomfortable.
“As a human-first, trauma-informed coach and mind-body practitioner, Anna is skilled at guiding you to regulate your nervous system while encouraging you to feel the sensations and wisdom spring up from your body. ”
I was a high-achieving, people pleaser with a temper. I was critical, judgmental, constantly striving to prove my worth.
I was stuck in a roller coaster of chasing the next high until I burnt out again.
I thought this was normal and how life was supposed to feel. I was tired of the hustle and feeling empty.
When my health started to decline. I knew I had to do something differently. My journey began when I started healing my relationship with my body.
With each layer of transformation, my engineering mind had to understand the science behind my profound experiences.
I received education in the fields of neuroscience, somatics, trauma, meditation, breathwork, yin yoga, hypnotherapy, indigenous practices, and anti-oppression. I hired coaches steeped in these fields to do my own deep internal work (and continue to do so).
I’m certified in life coaching, Somatic Experiencing, hypnotherapy, Body Positive Facilitation and yin yoga.
I believe what sets me apart from other practitioners is not necessarily my knowledge but the fact that I can deeply empathize with others on their healing journey.
I’m honored to go on this journey with you.
I’ve been supporting women in feeling more confident in their body since 2004. In 2017 I started the Confidence Campaign events and Awaken retreats and have supported hundreds of women.
I know in my heart of hearts that this work is my soul purpose.