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Racism, ethnic-based discrimination, homophobia, transphobia, white-supremacy, gender-based violence, misogyny, patriarchy, institutional trauma and other systemic traumas are held in the body differently than singular traumatic experiences.

Becoming a loving and compassionate witness to ones own human experience through awareness of breath, body sensation, thoughts, impulses and emotions while learning to accept and be equanimous with what shows up.

Navigating the challenges and unique experiences associated with immigration, war, genocide, colonization, intergenerational trauma, third culture struggles and ancestral dis/connection.

Navigating polyamorous, open-relationships, kink, BDSM and other relational dynamics outside of monogamous cis-heteronormative frameworks. These include jealousy, shame, attachment styles, triggers, communication, boundary violations and power dynamics that exist within the relationship.

Cultivating authentic, embodied & sincere relationships through mindful, non-violence communication that encourages secure attachment and relational longevity. Building the capacity to understand the nervous system in order to reclaim curiosity and connection and counteract perfectionism and shame.

Reclaiming one’s life force by learning to listen and understand how the body communicates, practices allowing impulse and instinct to move, building capacity for fight, flight and freeze through mindful practice and understanding of one’s window of tolerance.

Feminist and queer frameworks acknowledge the impact of larger systems of oppression on individual and interpersonal health & safety. These oppressive systems fragment and dehumanize marginalized communities. Healing through this lens occurs by first acknowledging systems of oppression and then actively working to dismantle how these systems perpetuate harm internally, interpersonally and systemically.

The Dharma are universal cosmic truths that exist within all beings and phenomena. Truths such as all matter in the universe is interrelated, ever-changing, impermanent and carry a unique rhythm and vibration. Popularized by Siddhartha Gautama, The Buddha over 2600 years ago, buddhist pedagogy, offers a path by which we can liberate ourselves from suffering by cultivating self-awareness, compassion and equanimity.

Somatic experiencing® is a trauma healing modality that focuses on the wisdom of the body, specifically the autonomic nervous system. Through curiosity and exploration of the body’s response to threat & danger, this approach focuses on resourcing and co-regulation in order to create a safe enough environment for survival energy that is bound up in the body to be released.

Humanistic psychology focuses on the inherent goodness of human beings through the persistent search for connection, belonging and meaning. These modalities invite us to look at the mortality and fleetingness of the human experience, encouraging us to live more authentically, generously and lovingly with ourselves and each other.

Internal Family Systems, similar to Buddhist pedagogy invites us as human beings to develop the capacity to witness our inner parts. These include wounded, exiled, protective and creative parts, existing in both the past and future that allow us to move towards wholeness.

Utilizing a mix of practices from family constellations and various individual ancestral healers including Free Woman and Sobonfu Somé, this approach acknowledges the impact of ancestral and intergenerational trauma on the individual and seeks to disrupt patterns due to unresolved occurrences in the lineage.