softer 🌥️ ease into embodiment
because being in your body is healing and hard
Have you ever gotten a “60 days to reset your nervous system!” bundle, or joined a somatic workshop, but the practices didn’t work for you?
Maybe it goes a little something like:
🌀 You try to do it and suddenly your chest is an escalator, your heart is running a marathon, and you’re panic attacking!
🌀 You take the deep breaths and close your eyes but then you’re sinking deep into the dorsal and dissociated swampland, feeling glued and unable to move.
🌀 The instructor gently asks “Where do you feel that in your body?” and you feel a whole lot of nothing! Numb. Nothing. Blank. And then you worry because you feel nothing. (Pssst: nothing is something, but we’ll get to that.)
If these words resonate, you might want to join me for
🌥️ soft somatics 🌥️.
If we haven’t met yet, I’m Jess (she/they)!
I’m a somatic practitioner who clawed and crawled my way back into my body after complex trauma and sexual assault.
And, after a lifelong pattern of disembodiment, fawning and nervous system shapeshifting that literally kept me alive. But also made my life kinda small. (Oops!)
I’ve been on this somatic journey for decades, and I have the letters after my name to prove it.
So far: LMT, SSP, and almost SEP! This means I’m a Licensed Massage Therapist, a Safe & Sound Protocol Provider, and in September I complete my Somatic Experiencing Practitioner Certification!
Extensive trauma sensitive and trauma resolution studies, paired with my (not to brag!) extensive experiences being a client with a sensitive nervous system and reasons to come back to my body AND stay out prime me for this work.
I will guide you back to your body with care, and the knowledge that it’s not as easy as doing a body scan and “dropping in”, and of course body connection doesn’t always feel safe. Of course we don’t always want to go towards the place where the pain lives.
This is why attuned support from someone who gets it deeply matters.
So what’s 🌥️ soft somatics🌥️?
🚫 It’s not a bunch of somatic practices and “nervous system hacks”, because Instagram and TikTok are full of them. (And sometimes, full of it.)
🙂↕️ It’s a bunch of what-to-do when you can’t quite do the somatic practice.
And you feel like you’re broken. You’re too brainy and numb. Something must be wrong with you.
But no, no and no, friend.
If you have a body, live in this world, and your nervous system has been through (or is going through) traumatic experiences, somatic and nervous system practices aren’t so simple.
You can’t “just”:
😮💨 Take a deep breath and relax.
💭 Connect emotions to body sensations.
🫨 Shake your limbs and the trauma unwinds.
But there is a lot you can do.
Especially when you:
🦥 Move at the pace of the nervous system and its slowest, scaredest impulse.
🧸 Pick practices that fit the nervous system space (and headspace) you are in.
🥨 Adapt and adjust the practices so they work for you. You don’t have to be a pretzel to fit the practices!
P.S. You are probably very good at contorting your needs to fit the space, the mood, the vibe, etc. And I bet that life gives you many chances to practice that.
Let’s work on new skills that will serve YOU more and honor your needs and capacity!
Here’s what’s waiting for you:
✦ Nervous System Mapping Course [BONUS!]
Before you move towards a somatic practice or nervous system tool, it’s helpful to know what’s happening in your nervous system. If you often feel panicky, dissociated, slumpy and depressed, or have some strange physical sensations going on—Polyvagal Nervous System mapping can unlock so much for you!
✦ Paths and approaches to embodiment.
When you know what your nervous system is up to, and you begin to build a menu of supportive practices, you can play with how to approach a practice. If you don’t know when to focus on breathing vs. when counting all the green things in your room will help, this will help you!
lecture. You will be invited to play with trauma sensitive concepts and somatic practices, and notice what nourishes your own nervous system.
✦ Comprehensive. Our live (and recorded) trainings paired with the training portal contain resources, trauma informed to-dos, and additional coursework to help you put trauma informed theory into practice. We can’t cover everything in 4 weeks, but I can offer you supportive materials to turn to while you’re doing the real work of stumbling through offering trauma sensitive care.
✦ Trauma Informed. My intention is to hold a trauma informed space where your nervous system and capacity as honored. You are not my client, but you are not just a student. Some material is sensitive in nature, and will always be delivered thoughtfully and gently.
“I had such an enjoyable time learning from Jess! The group container had so many different variations of facilitators that it helped me see how parts of my business needed to be improved. The valuable insight of Jess on all things TIC has been helping me support my clientele for years and this foundational course was exactly what I needed to feel more supported in my standing on TIC and how to support others and myself. The teachings were simple and easy to digest but definitely will have a long lasting impact on everyone that I have the pleasure of working with.”
- Sara, Breathworker + Foundations Student
When you join, you will receive:
Forever access to a comprehensive curriculum with neuroscience, trauma-informed teachings and language, and trauma-informed best practices. So you can get guidance when you need it, even after our training is complete.
A self-paced trauma-informed intake process to bring your intake from it’s-just-what-I’ve-been-doing to holy-heck-this-works (for you and your clients).
Actual somatic practices that you can carry with you. If you work with clients and it’s in your scope, awesome, share them! If not, you can support yourself through challenging moments.
DREAM WITH ME. WHAT IF . . .
You don’t need to be perfect. You need support at a nervous system level so you can weather client whoopsies and vulnerability hangovers from social media launches.
You don’t need to start over. You need trauma-informed methodologies and best practices to reference as you look at your practice with a fresh perspective and make small yet powerful shifts.
You don’t need to be small and quiet so you never cause harm. You need to practice discerning between care and fawning, practitioner-ing and people pleasing. You need deep care as you practice amending and accounting for inevitable harm.
You don’t need to do this alone or just try harder. You need a training that feels relatively safe for your nervous system. Encouragement to be client centered and you-centered, considering your capacities and needs. You’re allowed!
Join BODYHOME at the Early Bird Rate of $97
It’s cheaper than a somatic session, and it’ll help you make the most out of your sessions!
✤ Get Somatic Support from me this summer! ✤
Thursdays October 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th, 1-4 PM EST
Learning with us live is highly encouraged; replays will be provided.
Regular Tuition: $1,200 $1,000 early bird rate
Accessible Tuition: $960 $800 early bird rate
Financial transparency and accessibility is important to me, and it’s probably important to you, too! Please choose the tuition that is doable for you. No need to “prove” anything. After a $300 deposit to save your spot, payment plans are available at no extra fee.
Early Bird ends September 25th. Enrollment closes October 8th or when spaces fill.
Due to the digital and immediate nature of this program, refunds are not possible and payment plans once initiated may not be canceled. If you have any concerns, please be in touch.
Hey healer! If you’re feeling drawn, come train with me.
It’s my greatest joy to hold space for trauma-informed practitioners. I’ll celebrate your wisdom and courage and offer everything I know to help you shape a more trauma-informed practice. In this space, you get to be held as a wise practitioner and a tender human, too.
I’d be glad to have you and your nervous system along for this journey.
Our next training round gathers October 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th, 1-4 PM EST.