Embodied Learning (1:1)

Who is Embodied Learning for?

You might be a student feeling disconnected from your studies, even though you're extremely passionate about your field. Maybe you've had discouraging and overwhelming experiences, both externally and internally, either with discrimination and/or with struggles staying motivated, focused and organized. Someone who’s been told you’re not good at learning, or that your academic achievement is the only thing that defines your worth, and somewhere along the way, you believed it: Learning stopped being playful and liberating. You might be someone with a learning difference, diagnosed or not, looking for a space that honors your unique intelligence and ways of knowing, while patiently activating and finding resources that support you. Someone trying to learn a new skill or pick up a long-forgotten one, really scared that you're "just not good at [fill in the blank]". Someone who needs a reminder that learning is not just possible, but inevitable and beautiful. That: We learn more when we make mistakes. A teacher longing to shake up the system,  but unsure what teaching can look like beyond what’s always been done. A therapist who senses that you're upholding, even unconsciously, patterns rooted in white supremacy, yet uncertain on how to embody your values within the therapeutic framework that often demands "neutrality". An artist who wants to speak up against the ongoing genocides, but fears the backlash. An activist tired of the cognitive dissonance within movement spaces and organizations that claim certain values but don't live by them. You need to make money to sustain your efforts, but fear being seen as a capitalist and complicit with systems you're seeking to transform.

You might be none of the above. Or all of the above. Maybe you just need someone to virtually hold you as you navigate the heartbreak of oppression.

I'm here for the structured mess and painful joys. The both/and. The "too late", "too much" and "not enough". You are here for a reason. I care to support you in honoring yourself and others.

Examples of how I can support you ...

Let’s say you’re a student who feels disconnected from your studies, even though you care deeply about your field. In our sessions together, we might begin by slowing down and naming what’s actually happening without judgment. From there, we might co-create gentle structures that support your focus without forcing it. If you’re someone with a learning difference, maybe that looks like having space to name the shame, frustration, or isolation that’s built up over years of not being met. We move at your pace, honoring your intelligence without asking you to hide parts of yourself. Maybe that looks like co-creating tools that actually support you, breaking tasks into manageable parts, using color, sound or movement as part of how you process and express what you know. If you're learning a (new) skill, maybe that looks like practicing the skill together in a low-pressure way, breaking it down, naming the fears as they come up and celebrating the messiness instead of trying to avoid it. I can help you notice what's already working and build from there. If you are a teacher tired from the rigid demands of schools and universities, we can explore how to teach in ways that align with your values, without burning yourself out or feeling like you have to reinvent everything alone. If you're an artist fearing backlash, we can hold space for this fear while gently building your capacity to take a stance in ways that create more connection and safety in the long run. I can support you in rebuilding trust in the impact of your art and hope in the world. If you're a burned-out activist, that could look like unpacking the guilt and conflict around earning money while doing justice work and exploring what sustainable activism in aligned spaces can look like.

There are more examples of what a session can look like. I use my lived experiences, intuition and pattern recognition, rather than rely on theory alone. Not to say theory is bad. It's needed too. We can write, move, reflect, or just sit with the questions that don’t have quick answers. This isn’t about fixing. It’s about practicing how to live in alignment, even when it’s hard.