Sacred Somatic Arts is the heart-centered, earth-rooted layer woven throughout my retreats and offerings. It is where the body, breath, rhythm, creativity, and intuition meet — creating space to slow down, soften, and listen.

This work is not about performance or perfection. It is about presence.
It is about returning to the wisdom that already lives within the body and remembering our connection to the land, to one another, and to spirit.

A Body-Based, earth-honoring approach

Somatic practices invite us out of the mind and back into the body. Through gentle movement, sound, rhythm and creative expression, Sacred Somatic Arts offer an opportunity to release stored tension, reconnect with awareness, and cultivate a deeper sense of balance and grounding.

These practices support:

• nervous system regulation
• emotional release and integration
• embodied self-awareness
• reconnection with joy, creativity, and inner knowing

Each offering is guided with care, consent, and spaciousness, allowing participants to meet themselves exactly where they are.

Ceremony, Rhythm & Ancestral Respect

Sacred ceremony is an important thread in my work. Drawing inspiration from earth-based practices and ancestral wisdom, ceremony becomes a way to honour transitions, set intentions, and reconnect with the natural rhythms of the land.

Through my family lineage, which connects me to Algonquin Indigenous ancestors, I carry a deep respect for plant medicine, ceremony, and the wisdom held within nature. This lineage informs how I approach sacred space — with humility, listening, love and honour for the land rather than ownership of it.

Drumming, song shares, sound healing, a moon ceremony, and the energy of ocean and waterfalls — all invite rhythm back into the body while we are away on retreat. Reminding us how to feel held, grounded, and connected to earths natural rhythm.

Sound, Creative Expression & Intuitive Arts

Sound and creative expression are powerful somatic tools.

These modalities offer non-verbal pathways for insight, release, and self-connection — allowing the body and spirit to speak in their own language.

Some of the somatic experiences in store for you at the Pura Vida Paradise Retreat include:

• intuitive art-making and MARI® Transpersonal Art Therapy
• solar plexus sound bath
• guided meditation & reflective journaling
• mala making as a meditative, intentional practice
• Full Flower Moon Ceremony
• Moon Water making
• Costa Rican Cacao Ceremony

Held in Care & Presence

My intention is always to create spaces where people feel seen, respected, and supported — with permission to move slowly, rest deeply, and reconnect with what feels true.

This work is not something to achieve.
It is an invitation to experience.

A return to the body.
A remembrance of rhythm.
A reconnection to the earth and to self.