Somatic Therapy
Transformative Touch is a modality of somatic therapy that works in gentle dialogue with the language of the body. Through the exploration of sensation, this is a deeply collaborative and integrated practice that bridges talk-oriented therapy with healing bodywork.
Transformative Touch understands the body as both a living record and vibrant resource. Our bodies at once hold all of the experiences that we’ve ever had and all of the seeds of our potential, while also existing profoundly and consistently in the present. This practice takes a holistic, trauma-informed approach to building relationship with the messages, memories, and responses of the body while seeding the being. This healing work fosters a sense of safety through connection that then open opportunities for movement, transformation, restoration and repair.
We carry the impacts of living within settler colonial capitalist structures in our bodies. This practice honors the experiences of structural harm, understanding that bodily disconnection can be both a consequence of and survival strategy within oppressive systems. Our collective practice holds these experiences while growing awareness of the places where we hold capacity, support, and potent resources for healing.
Sessions are focused around listening to the body through present-moment awareness of bodily tension, gestures, and sensations through a combination of mindfulness, dialogue, movement, and/or touch. Through connecting and listening to the messages carried in the body, the intention is to connect to the wisdom inherent within.
