A Somatic Workshop Recording for Resiliency and Renewal

Somatic Skills

for

Hard Times

Join like-minded, curious learners in this recorded somatic workshop designed to care for your nervous system and build your resiliency for stress and traumatic events.

Instant access to workshop recording and materials

In today’s world, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed.

You find yourself doom scrolling, complaining to friends, watching way more TV and Reels than you’d like to. You try to muscle the will to do yoga, go for that run. You’re not sure if you should stay informed or just enjoy a night out with friends. You find yourself feeling distant from your body, unsure of your own wants and needs.

You’re Feeling:

  • Anxious

  • Blah

  • Disconnected from yourself

  • Distracted

What You'll Experience in This Workshop Recording

Wouldn't it be great to have some proven somatic tools to build resiliency and foster renewal, guided by an experienced facilitator?

You'll gain powerful somatic tools, learn new ways to care for yourself, and feel lighter and more connected. You'll better understand your needs in these strange times as you learn useful, somatic and creative skills to renew your energy.

What’s Included in Your Purchase:

Guidance: Demonstrations of breathwork, floor work, and creative outlets

Release: Exercises to process your stress and renew your energy

Resources: Practical tools you can use immediately

Expertise: Facilitated by a somatic and creative arts therapist with over 15 years of experience

Renewal: Multi-discipline approaches including music and poetry to soothe your soul and lift your spirits

BONUS: Access to the recorded consultation session on implementing these skills with therapy clients, students, and more

 MEET YOUR EDUCATOR & GUIDE

Hello friend,

I’m Kim.

(she/her) A fellow journeyer in caring for the whole self to show up with love and strength in the world.

Growing up, I felt I had a purpose and calling to do good in the world, but right along side this drive I also felt distant from my body. I didn’t have the words to describe my ambition or my embodied disconnect. The message I internalized from the outside world was to use my brain to “be smart” and “be a good student”. My body was for utilitarian purposes: get up early to go to school (I’m so dutiful!) and run that mile in gym class (I really didn’t like that).

Meanwhile, I was attracted to performing arts and immersive experiences that made me FEEL! Feel emotions but also feel like maybe I was more than a person that just accomplishes tasks. I could feel glimpses of being an integrated, wondrous, multidimensional human who had impact!

Is it too much to want to be connected to all of myself to show up whole-hearted in the world?

In college I chose to study dance and theater. I felt myself drawn to art with a purpose. From there I eventually found my way to a graduate training in dance/movement therapy and counseling.

In my holistic, embodied coursework I learned how to use expression and movement first in service of storytelling in college, and then in service of healing in grad school. Have you ever just followed a pull from inside and been so pleased with where it takes you? Cue a bundle of self discovery!

For over 15 years I have been an embodied therapist for those who want to connect not just in their mind but also hear the call in their bodies and hearts for deeper connection and understanding with themselves.

The interest in mindbody connection has skyrocketed in the past several years from people with an eager thirst to know more.

I want to help you go deeper. I’ve created Somatic Skills for Hard Times as a space to learn new embodied and creative skills to care for yourself, affirm your boundaries, and process your stress, all within community.

Your yearning to care for yourself and others can be attended to with a holistic approach. 

You can gain more somatic tools for those gut-wrenching days to renew your energy.

What Workshop Participants Are Saying:

  • "The somatic skills for hard times workshop was incredibly rich and deeply supportive- not only for my own nervous system but for the clients I work with. Kim brought a compassionate presence and offered practices that were both accessible and profoundly regulating."

    — Jamie Farrelly, LICSW

  • "Somatic Skills for Hard Times was just the retreat I needed, as everything feels so heavy these days. Kim led our small group through movement, writing, and drawing exercises in a safe, comfortable, and welcoming virtual space, complete with soothing background music.

    Overall, it was an energizing experience, as both periods of activity and periods of rest as well as natural light from the sun restored everyone's energy. I enjoyed hearing that others were experiencing similar feelings and came away from the retreat with a powerful awareness that there is actually more in my control than I realized, so I now have more skills to draw upon during hard times."

    — Elizabeth Houston, M.Ed

Workshop Content Overview

This recorded workshop includes:

Main Workshop Recording (2+ hours): A trauma-informed session utilizing elements of Polyvagal Theory, Bartenieff Fundamentals, Dance/Movement Therapy, Creative Arts Therapy, Neurobiology and more to foster recuperation, process stress and encourage renewal.

Bonus Consultation Recording (1+ hours): A deeper dive into the how and why of the morning experience, perfect for therapists, healthcare providers, educators, and service providers.

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“Kim has a calm, supportive presence, which I find very grounding. I trust her and have confidence in her perspectives and approaches. Kim is creative and shares her knowledge in an engaging, easy to understand way. She creates an environment that encourages learning, exploration and self-development.”

-Joanna Gardy, LMHC

“Kim understands the gap between the somatic approaches and traditional verbal therapy. She has tools and a vision to help practitioners on either side to close the gap. I admire her passion!”

— Yu-Ling Hu, Board Certified
Dance/Movement Therapist

What Other Experts Are Saying:

  • “Kim is very present cognitively and emotionally and possesses the elusive ability to “hold space” with attunement and empathy - even in the online format!”

    — Mariah Meyer LeFeber, PhD, LPC, BC-DMT

  • “Kim is incredibly knowledgeable about the field of mental health and dance/movement therapy/body based work. She has a calm grounded presence that she brings to the room that helps you feel heard and supported.”

    — Tara Rollins, LPC, Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist

  • “It’s clear to me that Kim has knowledge, skills, and wisdom that come from doing this work for a long time. I always feel like Kim has wise, insightful comments and insights.”

    — Jess White MA, R-DMT, LPC Associate

Who is this workshop for?

Somatic Skills for Hard Times Is Right for You if:

  • You believe in the mindbody connection and that it affects our health and wellness.

  • You are in therapy or have resources to support you outside of this retreat (friends, family, spiritual community, etc.)

  • You are a therapist, educator, healthcare provider, leader, and all-around curious human who wants to increase your mindbody connection for yourself and maybe even those you work with

  • You’ve tried breathing, grounding, and imagery yourself and experienced the benefits. You want more!

This is not the right time for Somatic Skills for Hard Times if:

  • You are looking to use this retreat in place of therapy.

  • You know you are easily triggered with somatic prompts and exercises (please reach out to Kim for therapy referral sources if this is you).

 Care for yourself, satisfy your somatic curiosity, and renew your energy.

As a deep-feeling person, you can take time for yourself and build your skills.

Empower yourself. You know you can!