Rooted Bliss Integrative Somatic Healing helps people using intentional dialogue, breathing & mindfulness, movement and stillness, safe & supportive touch when appropriate, and music- and art-based interventions. I am a specialist in somatic trauma recovery and a yoga therapist with nearly a decade of training in body-based transformational modalities.

If you are struggling with…

• chronic stress
• chronic pain
• anxiety
• depression
• numbness / hopelessness
• gut disturbances
• sleep disturbances
• abrupt mood swings and over-reactions
• extreme tiredness and loss of energy
• feeling disconnected from friends and family
• feeling like you’re “just going through the motions”
• turning to addictive behaviors or substances in order to manage

…Then my services might be for you.

My approach can complement the work you are already doing with other practitioners. Perhaps you have been offered options like medication or surgery, or you are in talk therapy. A somatic approach can be the missing piece of the puzzle that pulls it all together.

Somatic integration and yoga therapy have the power to transform your body, mind and nervous system from the bottom up. By connecting to your embodied & alive experience in each moment, I can help you begin to:

• Heal destructive, trauma-rooted patterns in the body/mind
• Address physical & physiological imbalances naturally
• Discover true inner peace and tranquility
  

Rooted Bliss is a trauma-focused, body-based healing modality.

I incorporate Somatic Trauma Resolution (soma=body), attachment work and therapeutic touch, Therapeutic Yoga and Ayurveda (ayur=life, veda=knowledge), and more.

Somatic work is unique in the field of trauma. It does not require the re-telling or re-living of traumatic events. Many chronic physical symptoms are actually stuck survival energy, creating chaos in the body and mind.

We all have trauma. Trauma is not just the result of major disasters. It does not happen only to some people.

An undercurrent of trauma and stress runs through ordinary modern life, with its constant changes and challenges to which we — and our bodies — must adapt.

And our bodies do adapt, with the same survival energy that has helped our species persist over millennia.

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I am not here to fix you, as I truly believe there’s nothing inherently wrong with you. Instead, I invite your body’s spontaneous natural inclination toward healing to take root.

If you have a cut on your finger, you know it will heal on its own with the right support and care. It is the same with our mental, emotional, and spiritual health – our bodies and minds naturally want to heal; we just need the right support!

Rooted Bliss comes from a whole-person perspective that takes into account:

• Your present circumstances, diet, routines, and lifestyle
• Your relationships at home and in the community
• Societal influences and cultural adversity
• Family and ancestral history
• Your relationship to spirituality

All of these aspects of your Being are interconnected and can play a role in your wellness or illness!

Rootedness: A sense of safety, connection and grounding

Bliss: A sense of inner peace, well-being and joy