Hey My Friend,

I'm excited to share with you how somatic coaching can make a profound difference in your life, especially as a parent.

Somatic coaching is a holistic approach that integrates your body, mind, and emotions, fostering personal growth and transformation. Unlike traditional coaching that often focuses mainly on cognitive processes and goal setting, somatic coaching recognizes that our experiences, traumas, and emotions are stored in our bodies. By working with your body's sensations, movements, and expressions, we can unlock deeper insights and foster lasting change.

As a mind-body coach, my aim is embodied transformation. Mind-body coaching is about transforming our embodiment to be aligned with what we care about, our values, and purpose so that we can be, act, and relate from this place.

So, how does this approach help you as a parent? Let’s dive into that.

Nervous System Flexibility

Imagine being able to tune into your body and recognize the early signs of stress. Through techniques like breathwork, mindfulness, and movement, you can center yourself and stay present, even in the most challenging situations. This ability to connect to yourself means you can respond to your children from a place of loving awareness rather than reactivity.

Capacity to Handle Difficult Emotions

Somatic coaching helps you build resilience and expand your capacity to be with difficult emotions without becoming overwhelmed. By encouraging you to experience and process emotions in a safe and contained way, you’ll learn to stay present with challenging feelings. This skill is crucial for navigating the inevitable ups and downs of parenting with more grace and patience.

Emotional Awareness

As you become more aware of your bodily sensations and emotions, you’ll start to understand your conditioned tendencies and surviving strategies. This heightened emotional awareness allows you to be more present and empathetic with your children, fostering a deeper emotional connection. You'll be modeling healthy emotional resilience, which is such a powerful tool for your children to learn by example.

Alignment with Your Center

Reconnecting with your body's wisdom allows you to align more closely with your core values and intentions. This alignment helps you show up in a way that is authentic and true to how you want to be as a parent. When you are centered and grounded, you can parent from a place of clarity and intention, rather than from stress or old, unhelpful patterns.

The Power of Resourcing & Vagal Toning

One of the powerful techniques we use is vagal toning.. This involves practices that stimulate the vagus nerve, which is crucial for regulating your nervous system. By enhancing vagal tone through specific exercises, you can improve your ability to stay calm and centered. Resourcing, a part of this practice, involves tapping into positive memories, sensations, or images that make you feel safe enough, supported and connected. These resources can be used to bring your system back to balance during stressful times, allowing you to remain present and responsive to your children.

Showing Up for Your Children

When you parent from your center, emotionally aware, and aligned with your vision, you can be more present and responsive to your children’s needs. You’ll create a more supportive and nurturing environment where your children feel seen, heard, and understood. This presence fosters secure attachment and emotional safety for them, promoting their healthy development. Imagine your child is having a tantrum. Instead of reacting with frustration, you take a deep breath, center yourself, and approach the situation with connection and curiosity. You kneel to your child’s level, acknowledge their feelings, and provide comfort, all while maintaining your own emotional balance.

Somatic coaching is about reconnecting with yourself on a deeper level and living a more aligned and fulfilling life. It’s a journey of self-discovery and empowerment, where your body becomes a powerful ally in your personal and professional growth.

I look forward to guiding you on this transformative journey and helping you unlock your parenting vision. Together, we can discover the profound wisdom that lies within you, enhancing not only your well-being but also your ability to support and nurture your children effectively.

Where We Start

Our journey begins with purpose and longing. You’ll discover how to identify your goals or intentions for your work with me. We’ll explore questions like: What do you want? What do you care about? Who do you want to become? How do you want to belong? What is your purpose?

The Five-Phase Cycle of Change

We'll walk together, at your own pace, through the powerful five-phase cycle of change.

This cycle helps you identify where you might be stuck or avoiding and gain insights into your own processing preferences and challenges.

The Five Stages

Embodied Awareness: Notice what you’re aware of in your body in the present moment and how you attend to it.
Sensing/Feeling: Connect with the sensations and feelings rather than just observing them.
Expression/Articulation: Follow embodied impulses toward expression, mobilization, and transformation.
Embodied Insight: Consider the meanings that emerge from your embodied experience and listen for meaning that arises from the body.
Action/Integration: Act on your embodied insights and integrate what you’ve learned into everyday life.

The Cycle of Change is inspired by The Embody Lab’s Mind-Body Coaching Cycle of Change.

“Working with Clara through three somatic sessions was a truly transformative experience. As a compassionate, highly attuned leader, Clara creates an environment that feels incredibly safe and nurturing. Her expertise as a somatic coach, parent coach, and educator shines through in her ability to guide one to explore even the most vulnerable emotions with confidence and ease.

Clara’s unique approach helped me connect with myself in a way I hadn’t experienced before, and for that, I’m deeply grateful. If you’re looking for a coach who embodies wisdom, presence, and a true understanding of the body-mind connection, Clara is the one.”

Eli, Mother of 3