Wanna to go for a walk?
Walk-and-Talk somatic Therapy outdoors in Oakland and Alameda
When we move our bodies to the beat of our natural rhythms, we heal.
Do you want to take a break from being on screen all day? Are you curious to bring therapy out of the office and walk while we talk and explore what’s coming up for you? Do you often feel anxious and stressed and want to explore how being in nature can help you reconnect to yourself and restore balance?
Walk-and-Talk somatic therapy might be a good fit!
Walk-and-talk somatic therapy is a therapy session that takes place while walking. Instead of sitting indoors we meet outside for the duration of the session, and you discuss what you want while we walk. For walk-and-talk session, I will meet you outdoors in Alameda or redwood park in Oakland.
Some benefits of walk-and-talk somatic therapy include:
Supports a balanced response to the cycle of stress
Supports the healing of anxiety
Getting unstuck
Increases resiliency as we honor and cultivate our relationship to nature
Increases mindfulness and body-mind interconnection
Nourishes creativity and new perspectives
This practice is a holistic approach to mental and physical health that recognizes we are inherently a part of nature and our relationship with the natural world is a pathway to our personal and collective healing.
During walk-and-talk sessions we meet outdoors at a trail, beach, or a park. Folks access support in movement while working through what brings them to therapy.
If this sounds like something you are interested, set up a phone consultation to get more details. I’ll answer any questions you may have and help you determine if walk-and-talk somatic therapy is right for you.
With walk-and-talk somatic therapy you can have the opportunity to support your nervous system while nourishing your relationship to the ecosystems and the land. Just like nature is wild and has its seasons, changes, and rhythms, so does our nervous systems.
Capitalism, colonialism, patriarchy, white supremacy are traumas that push us towards exhaustion while extracting all resources. Slowing down, rest, and play are not supported within these systems of oppression.
Practicing within nature gives us the possibility to restore, meet our natural-selves, find new perspectives, be in awe, creative, resourceful, and so much more. We can learn to see in nature a mirror to our own natural wildness.
Our nervous systems are an expression of nature.
