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"You’ll never be pushed beyond your comfort-only gently invited toward your own freedom." -Carmen, IN
Our bodies are the vehicle through which we experience the world. It is the first place that decisions are made, where our actions and reactions are centered, and where we shape our own understanding of ourselves. Before our brains even get to fully understand our situations, our bodies can make choices for us. If you find yourself thinking and ruminating but struggling to take action or regulate your emotions under stress, somatic practices can help you. If you’re looking to more deeply embody your values and longings, then somatic coaching might be the tool you’ve been looking for.
Somatic coaching is not therapy; though you may find it therapeutic. Working from a body centered approach, somatic coaching is a process that we embark on together. We create space for reflection and self knowledge. We build practices designed to increase personal agency over your actions, reactions, and internal narratives. In one-on-one or group sessions we use play, conversation, breath, movement, reflective practices, and other tools to move towards embodying who we want to be, wholly.
Most of my coaching happens online, and I've come to think it's the better way to do this. The work asks you to turn inward, and that's easier in your own space — your own chair, your own blanket, no waiting room, no drive home afterward while you're still cracked open. You can turn your camera off any time you want to. Not everyone wants to be looked at while they're feeling something big, and doing somatic coaching online means you don't have to be. You can be exactly as private as you need to be and still be all the way in it with me. If you'd rather meet face to face, I'm in Valparaiso, Indiana, and I'd be glad to. But wherever you are — another state, another time zone, your own living room floor — this works.
You may find somatic coaching helpful if…
You know better, but you can’t seem to do better.
You’ve had some therapy or know your issues, but need help setting goals and moving past internal blocks.
You are looking for tools for emotional regulation, stress management, or reducing a feeling of overwhelm.
You feel disconnected from self and want to find ways to be more embodied.
You’re facing a threshold in your life and want support and guidance as you transform into your new role(s).
You want to build a practice that enhances your own well being and connection to your deepest longings.
Somatic Coaching can help you...
be more in tune with your body, including finding ways to deal with chronic distresses like pain or anxiety.
transform internal narratives, patterns of trauma, and embodied reactions that no longer serve you.
grow your capacities to show up for what matters to you.
know your needs and limits and be able to set clear boundaries.
develop tools to help regulate your nervous system, especially in times of stress.
cultivate your capacities to flow through a full range of emotions, sensations, thoughts, experiences, and life events.
create internal resources to call on in times of need.
Sous ce masque un autre masque; je n'en finirai pas de soulever tous ces visages.
(and under this mask another mask; i will never be finished lifting all these faces.)
-Claude Cahun,
Aveux non avenus 1930
Your world is as big as you make it.
I know, for I used to abide
In the narrowest nest in a corner,
My wings pressing close to my side.
But I sighted the distant horizon
Where the sky-line encircled the sea
And I throbbed with a burning desire
To travel this immensity.
I battered the cordons around me
And cradled my wings on the breeze,
Then soared to the uttermost reaches
With rapture, with power, with ease!
- Georgia Douglas Johnson,
"Your World, 1922
TESTIMONIALS
Working with Annie through somatic coaching helped me access a sense of freedom I didn’t know was possible. In just a few sessions, my world widened to include entirely new ways of being, like embracing my emotionality and vulnerability as superpowers, leaning into curiosity and creativity, honoring what my survival mechanisms have done for me while also acknowledging ways they hold me back from true freedom. I learned how to process feelings in my body and ask deeper questions that lead me toward my most authentic needs and values.
I can’t recommend Annie enough. Whether you’ve spent years in traditional forms of care (like me: ten-plus years of talk therapy, medication, EMDR, and more) and are ready to try something different, or you’re simply curious about exploring a new kind of healing, Annie offers a truly safe and supportive space. Annie is empathetic, nonjudgmental, an incredible question-asker, and always honors your pace. You’ll never be pushed beyond your comfort—only gently invited toward your own freedom.
- Carmen, Indiana
I am someone who never thought I could benefit from any coaching. Since my weekly session with Annie, I feel that I can take on the highs and lows of life in a centered and thoughtful way- and feel enriched by the experience. I am a grateful client! -Pat, Indiana
Annie’s somatic coaching has been a soothing and helpful addition to my wellness routine. … Annie creates a comforting environment during her sessions… She remains completely flexible in her willingness to modify her somatic session activities to keep her clients comfortable, and to avoid pushing them into places where they may not yet feel ready to go… Annie clearly possesses both learned/studied knowledge and personal life experience from which she draws, and I highly recommend her as a patient, skilled, and caring somatic coach! - Olivia L, California
Where
Online, from anywhere — most sessions happen over video.
In person in Valparaiso, IN, if you prefer.
Pricing
Sessions are sliding scale, $75-150 for an hour, $40-75 for 30 minutes
Discounts are available for those dealing with financial challenges. Please reach out to annie@arterrell.art or schedule a free consult to find out more.
Deals
Prepay for 5 sessions and the 6th is free.
Refer a new client and get a free session.
Client must book and pay for three sessions. Free session is transferrable, must be used within 12 months and is subject to the same cancellation policy as a regular session.
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