A body-based trauma resolution method developed by Dr. Peter Levine. SE works gently with the nervous system to release stuck survival energy, restore regulation, and support resilience.

Training: Somatic Experiencing, SE Ottawa (2022–2025, 250 hours, in progress)

Teacher: Dea Parnishi

Video: what is SE; what is trauma

Healing rooted in relationship with the earth. Ecotherapy invites the living world as collaborator, recognizing our interconnectedness and restoring balance in body-mind-spirit.

Trainings:

Tariki Trust, 10 Directions: Buddhist approach to Eco-therapy (100 hrs)
Earthbody Institute: Ecotherapy Level 1 (50 hrs)
CIIS: Ecopsychology Graduate Certificate (100 hrs)

Teachers: Linda Buzzell, Andy Fisher, Stephen...

Video: what is ecotherapy, ecopsychology?

Creative, body-based exploration rooted in the Laban-Bartenieff Movement System, with influences from Body-Mind Centering®, Body-Mind Psychotherapy, and dance therapy more generally.

Training: Expressive Movement Facilitation – The Movement Arc (ISMETA-accredited, 250 hrs, in progress)

Teachers & influences: Hana, Amanda…, Olive Bieringa (BodyCartography), Petra Kuppers, Moe Clark

A group process developed by Joanna Macy that weaves deep ecology, systems thinking, eco-spirituality, and Buddhist philosophy to transform ecological grief into action.

Training: School of the Great Turning, Facilitators Practice Community (2022–2025)

Teacher: Lydia Violette

Video: what is the WTR

A holistic approach based on somatic awareness and listening to our bodies to guide life choices and support personal growth.

Training: Embody Lab – Mind-Body Coaching (240 hrs)

Teachers & influences: Kai Cheng Thom, Staci Haines, Embody Lab faculty

Embodiment with a focus on social justice. These lineages recognize that trauma is personal, collective, cultural, and historical.

Trainings and Communities of Practice:

Foundations of Cultural Somatics for White Bodies (2022) – Education for Racial Equity

Politics of Trauma Level 1 and 2 (2024) – Staci Haines

Cultural Somatics Community of Practice (2022–2023) – Education for Racial Equity

SomaSJ Community of Practice (2024 – ongoing) – Staci Haines

Somatic Abolitionism Triad Practice (2023 – ongoing)

Teachers: Resmaa Menakem, Staci Haines, Dare + Kate Morales, Eliana…

Community classes and workshops through Earthbound Futures (mythology, sci-fi theatre, wrestling)

Consultations and participatory evaluations with communities in the Amazon (Part of PhD)

Community embodiment and ritual work in queer and activist spaces

Teachers: Nadia Chaney of Toolsi.

Eclectic and syncretic — rooted in mystical and magical arts, my Celtic (Welsh) and Slavic (Ukrainian) ancestry, and on-going study of Vajrayana Buddhism. While living in Brazil, I began practices in the traditions of Santo Daime and Umbandaime. They continue to be my primary spiritual path.

Teachers & influences: Rev. Dr. Jessica Rochester, Starhawk, Llama Rod Owens, Thit Nat Han, Joanna Macy, Daniel Foor, Celtic Source (NAME)