Why Somatic Coaching?

We all know that feeling, of being immobilized in your thoughts. Maybe for you it feels like being anchored in mud, literally not able to move forward. Or it could be more of a rumination—you have a problem to solve or question to answer and yet you keep going in the same unhelpful circles in your mind.

The key to moving forward with that life decision or charting a new course for yourself—is being able to listen to your body’s wisdom.

We’re all conditioned to prioritize thinking with our heads first, or maybe at all times. And yet your body holds incredible wisdom that is there for you when you learn how to listen.

Some people call it a ‘gut instinct’ or ‘intuition’. This deep knowing and clarity that we can access through a somatic, or body-centered, approach can be very helpful in getting unstuck.

Take the step towards getting unstuck and reconnecting with your body’s wisdom by contacting me for a no-charge 20-minute consultation.

How Does Somatic Coaching Work?

Here’s the welcome news: there is nothing wrong with you and you don’t need to be fixed. The culture we live in prioritizes and praises being in our heads and has disconnected us from our bodies and the wisdom the body holds. We will embark on an organic process/journey together to bring you back to your intuition, higher self, and less reactive body wisdom.

We’ll often begin with the question: how do you want to feel at the end of this session? Knowing this preferred destination, we will then use exercises and movements to reconnect with your body’s wisdom. These are easy poses and movements, not strenuous, to allow for deep listening of what your intuition is saying. Your body will open up and share its wisdom and knowing with you, even if you’ve felt cut off/separate from your body.

Coaching is not therapy.  Although we may touch on things of the past and why you may respond in a certain way to situations, we will not be doing psycho-therapy. It will assist you in knowing yourself better and understanding both the patterns that are no longer working for you and liberating practices that you can add to your life.

Somatic Coaching with Carol could be a good match for you if you are:

  • Feeling worn out and need a place to land

  • Longing for change but aren’t sure where to start

  • Ruminating on something and can’t seem to shake it off

  • Wanting to feel more connected to yourself and others

  • Wanting to enhance your abilities as a leader

  • Desiring to be “seen”

Somatic Coaching meets you where you are and might involve:

  • Identifying specific, measurable goals

  • Understanding better how your life patterns are or are not working

  • Creative visualization to support you in finding your deepest intentions

  • Tapping into your resources – internally and in your world

  • Listening deeply to your body

  • Experiential exercises to help you access wisdom and shift old patterns

  • Use of movement to learn about what you’re needing and feeling

  • Organic creation of personal practices that support life flow

Carol Brown, Somatic Coach

Welcome! You’ve arrived here because you are looking for something different. And what lights me up is connecting with people and supporting them to live their best lives. I love being in the presence of people who are sharing their light with the world around them. And I look forward to walking alongside you as together we reconnect you with your body’s wisdom.

I’ve never felt at home in the ways our culture praises speed, decisiveness, disconnection, and productivity. Instead, I naturally gravitate towards slowness, thoughtful deliberation, and organic, evolving processes. I find that when I am moving fast, I miss out on the cues around me; cues from my body, gut, and the world around that are directing me towards a calmer and more beneficial way of being. Maybe you’ve noticed this too?

I was introduced to somatic bodywork coaching with Maria Connelly in 2020 and have benefited greatly from how it has reconnected me to my gut and internal wisdom. I am grateful every day for the feelings of presence, mindfulness, and calm that it brought me. I was so moved by the process that I became a Somatic Coach in 2021. I am thankful that I can bring both my personal experiences and these learnings to helping others in getting in touch.

As a Somatic Coach I focus on listening to you and your body, to help you illuminate your inner wisdom. Through the lens of Dr. Leticia Neito’s work of Beyond Inclusion, Beyond Empowerment, I bring an understanding of power dynamics and equity focus to my work—realizing that the active systems of oppression in our culture have a real effect on our ability to reconnect with our bodies. I act as a partner in your unfolding process, holding the space and bringing exercises in to help you reconnect with your inner knowledge. 

I am a white, queer, cisgender woman. I am fluent in ASL and have worked in the not-for-profit field my entire career. I SEE YOU. I live in Seattle, WA on the lands of the Duwamish and the Coast Salish peoples.

Take the step towards getting unstuck and reconnecting with your body’s wisdom by contacting me for a no-charge 20-minute consultation.