Welcome to
Somatic Portals

a container for transformation
a place of world-weaving
and collective care

What is Somatic Movement therapy & Expressive Arts Therapy?

~ Somatic movement therapy is a body centered practice, focusing on deepening the connection to your body and how the environment, thoughts, and emotions impact us. It allows you to process and release stored emotions or pain, which can be very helpful in trauma recovery.

~ Expressive arts therapy is a type of modality that uses the creative process to help people process their experiences and emotions. 

Bio

  • Co-Founder

    I am a Registered Somatic movement therapist, Reiki practitioner, Shake your Soul facilitator and dancer and artist. I completed my Somatic movement therapy and Shake your Soul Facilitator training at the Leven Institute of Expressive Arts. I'm registered through ISMETA; International Somatic Movement and Education Therapy association. I've been teaching and facilitating expressive arts classes and workshops for adults and children for eight years in schools, in a private practice, and various other settings. I've been practicing the art of embodied listening over the years through numerous modalities. Some of these practices/modalities include, Authentic movement, Journey dance, 5 rhythms, Yoga, and of course somatic movement therapy. 

    My craft of play, art, and embodied listening are informed by my journey with chronic pain/illness and being neurodivergent. These practices have been instrumental to nourishing my vitality of spirit and finding peace with my path of evolvement. Healing is not a straightforward path nor is it a destination. I believe in the magic of play and rest and the way it helps people connect to and embrace the power of being in process (aka living!).

    Certificates and Credentials: 

    Registered Somatic Movement Therapist, ISMETA

    Shake Your Soul, Yoga of Dance Facilitator, Leven Institute 

    Reiki practitioner, All that Matters Studio 

    Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies, LIU Global 

What I Offer:

  • We offer individual and couple sessions. We use somatic and expressive art modalities to create a container for healing.

  • We are both trained Reiki practitioners, and also over the years learned energy healing techniques, and use our intuition and skills of attuning to the body to know what's needed to re-balance the mind/heart/body/spirit.

  • We offer guided somatic and expressive art videos and audio files of guided meditations are available in our online store, there are free resources as well.

  • We facilitate and host a variety of differently themed workshops, both virtually and in person in various locations!

"Coming back to our bodies in a disembodied society is a revolutionary act."
-Gabriela Ucrós Amft

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