Somatic Coaching
What Is Somatic Coaching?
Do you want to feel more grounded, focused, and creative? Have you been feeling overwhelmed by all your responsibilities and unable to find peace of mind? Maybe you’ve been experiencing creative blocks lately and you can’t seem to make any progress on your goals. Perhaps you struggle with a harsh inner critic or a sense of imposter syndrome—nothing you ever do feels good enough and you don’t feel worthy of success. Maybe you simply want help finding your voice and connecting with your purpose.
If this is the case, then somatic coaching may be right for you. This approach is all about connecting with your body on a deeper level and becoming more aware of what you’re feeling in the moment. From this place of awareness, you can make skillful decisions, handle stress more effectively, and feel calmer and more grounded. When you are in tune with your thoughts, emotions, and sensations, it becomes easier to be resilient during stressful experiences and live a more purposeful life.
What Makes Somatic Coaching So Effective?
Most forms of coaching involve helping clients define their goals and keeping them accountable in meeting those goals. While this approach can be helpful, somatic coaching teaches clients to build more awareness and then make decisions from a place of deeper awareness. It helps clients purposefully embody positive ways of being so that they can live more mindfully and thoughtfully.
Part of what makes somatic coaching so effective is its focus on the mind-body connection. Since stress is held within the body, paying attention to the body’s experience is essential. This is why somatic coaching involves focused concentration on the breath and conscious awareness of body experiences. These mindfulness and meditation exercises have many benefits, including emotional regulation, increased attention, and positive changes in self-perception.
In my own experience with somatic practices, I have noticed improvements in my resilience and a higher accessibility to “witness consciousness,” which refers to the ability to witness your own internal experiences without judgment. I’ve also noticed myself feeling calmer in more challenging situations in addition to feeling more present with friends and loved ones. Because of these experiences, I’m deeply passionate about bringing somatic healing and awareness into the lives of my clients. As a somatic life coach, I specialize in helping leaders, managers, artists, creatives, and anyone who is open to alternative healing methods and looking to deepen their sense of purpose.
How Does Somatic Coaching Work?
Grounding practices, meanwhile, work best during times of distress and overwhelm. Sometimes they involve deep breathing exercises, such as breathing into your belly and chest when you feel stressed. Other times, I might guide you through visualization strategies so that you can tune out everyday distractions and feel more rooted in the here and now.
Ultimately, the goal of the grounding and mindfulness exercises I teach is to achieve what I call “expansive embodiment,” which is the embodiment of positive states of being such as creativity, love, and truth. In coaching, I will guide you to recognize and embody the sensations, postures, and values of these expansive states, enabling you to feel more connected to your authentic self and more in tune with your purpose.
In our first few sessions together, you and I will focus on establishing goals for coaching and creating a structure for your treatment. The goals and structure can be updated as time goes on, since somatic coaching is often very improvisational and allows for lots of in-the-moment response. After all, this work is all about listening to the body and what it’s saying, and that means we have to let experiences reveal themselves at a natural pace.
Most of the techniques I teach in somatic coaching fall under the umbrella of mindfulness and grounding. Mindfulness exercises can help you slow down, be present in the moment, and focus on your immediate experience instead of worrying about the future or dwelling on the past. This can be done through breathwork practices as well as body scans designed to help you become aware of tension within your body. Once you are aware of your inner experiences, you can become more adept at decision-making and live with more thoughtfulness and intention.
My Experience With A Somatic Approach To Healing
I’ve been practicing mindfulness on a daily basis since 2007. I was trained in Hakomi Mindfulness-Based Somatic Self-Study in 2015 and became a certified Hakomi practitioner in 2020. I also received my Master’s degree in Somatic Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in 2020.
On a personal level, I have found the practice of mindfulness to be deeply empowering and grounding, helping me achieve inner transformation that I wouldn’t have been able to otherwise. Through years of somatic work on myself, I've discovered how to be more embodied in more expansive ways of being and I want to encourage clients to discover their own expansiveness. I consider it both a joy and an honor to share such practices with you.
Somatic Coaching Session Fees
$200 per 50-minute session
$760 for 4 50-minute sessions
Experience Transformation In Your Mind And Body
If you want to cultivate greater self-awareness, reduce your stress, and find serenity no matter where you are in life, I encourage you to pursue somatic coaching and use the contact form to connect with me. I look forward to taking this journey with you!
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Please note that I am licensed to practice psychotherapy only in the state of California. Outside of California, I offer services exclusively as a coach. It is important to understand that coaching services differ significantly from psychotherapy in both legal and ethical terms. While psychotherapy involves diagnosing and treating mental health conditions, coaching focuses on personal growth, achieving specific goals, and enhancing overall well-being. Coaching services do not include the diagnosis or treatment of mental health issues and are not a substitute for psychotherapy.
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