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)

Teacher: Dea Parsanishi

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 Psychology & Eco-therapy (100 hrs)
Earthbody Institute: Ecotherapy Level 1 (50 hrs)
Pacifica Gradute Institute: Ecopsychology Graduate Certificate (60 hrs)

Teachers: Linda Buzzell, Andy Fisher, Stephen McCabe, Harriet Sams

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 (EMF) – The Movement Arc (ISMETA-accredited, 250 hrs)

EMF Teachers: Hana Kamea Kemble, Amanda Peñaloza-Banks
Other related teachers: Olive Bieringa at the Body Cartography Project‍ & ‍Petra Kuppers

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

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

Teacher: Lydia Violette

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

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

Teachers: Staci Haines, Kai Cheng Thom, Rae Johnson and other Embody Lab faculty

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

Training 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 K. 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: Staci K. Haines, Carlin Quinn, Resmaa Menakem

Mindfulness-based approach to death, dying, and grieving. Make transition experiences more meaningful, profound and sacred for everyone touched by them, including family and community.

Institute of Traditional Medicine: Contemplative End of Life Care Program. (50 hours)

Community classes and workshops through Earthbound Futures, mixing personal mythology, sci-fi theatre, and wrestling.

Consultations and participatory evaluations with communities in the Amazon, as part of PhD research.

Community embodiment and ritual work in queer and activist spaces.

Knotty Groups: Facilitating Transformation - course with Nadia Chaney, creator of the Toolsi platform.

Eclectic and syncretic, rooted in mystical and magical arts. Influences from my Celtic (Welsh, Irish) and Slavic (Ukrainian) ancestry as well as on-going practice-study of Vajrayana Buddhism, Esoteric Christianity, and Witchcraft. While living in Brazil, I came to know the traditions of Santo Daime and Umbanda. For ten years, they have been my primary spiritual path.

Teachers & influences: Rev. Dr. Jessica Rochester, Starhawk, Llama Rod Owens, Dr. Daniel Foor, Dr. Gwilym Morus-Baird, Matthew Fox, among others.