We are social beings and as such, we thrive in partnerships; creating radical spaces that foster deep understanding, genuineness, and positive regard as one wayfares through the journey of self-attunement is the essence of human co-creation and collaboration.

Attunement Coaching + Bodywork Services:

  • An hour-length call to discuss how you came to this very moment in your life. Through this preliminary discussion, we ‘unearth’ your needs in coaching, the methodology is presented, and you choose if this is the right fit for you.

    Complimentary

  • 5 session program to dig deep into patterns, beliefs, and stories:

    - Through conversation, we begin to notice patterns of implicit beliefs, limitations, wounds, and stories that are living in our soma (sensations, imagination, thoughts, affect, and orientation)

    - Start to make connections between behaviors as unconscious manifestations of these patterns

    - Make explicit connections to how these patterns impact current and future goal/self development

    - Establish a relationship with data from the body-mind as a consistent, constant, and meaningful informational source and resource

    - Postural analysis to structurally assess alignment or geometry of the skeleton, and infer relationships of the soft tissues involved in organizing one’s skeleton

    - Body mapping to identify asymmetries, energetic blockages across the planes of movement, and the condition of the spine, revealing embodied belief systems that sabotage change

    (2-month expiration)

  • 5 - 10 session program to infuse emerging awareness into new behaviors, habits, and ways of being through strategies, practices, routines, and ritual:

    - Identify core values as a compass for self-discovery and cultivation

    - Create a declaration that will serve as a tether to what you care about, what’s important to you, what you’re longing for, and the vision you have for your life and its purpose

    - Explore the use of somatic techniques to identify and uproot conditioned tendencies

    - Learn to mine data from the body-mind to transmute reactivity into responsiveness

    - Familiarize one’s self with the Rhythm of Excitement/Energy to begin learning how to welcome and channel bursts of energy along a healthy developmental cycle

    - Curate practices and insights accessible in real-time and under pressure to support embodied change

    (4-month expiration)

  • Single/Check-in to rekindle your passion for the play and revitalize your commitment to your elevated consciousness.

    - check-in during moments of insight/clarity/disorientation/perplexity to keep the process moving forward

“to bring into harmony: tune” 

“A kinesthetic and emotional sensing of others knowing their rhythm, affect and experience by metaphorically being in their skin, and going beyond empathy to create a two-person experience of unbroken feeling connectedness by providing a reciprocal affect and/or resonating response.”

- Erksine, 1998

“Attunement is a particular quality of attention, wedded with affection, offered by someone we love and trust. This deep attention is what enables us to make painful experiences tolerable. We feel held and comforted, reassured and safe.”

- Weller, 2015

 

Self-Attunement affirms the realization that we are all endowed with the intuitive wisdom and power to sense deeply within and lead a life in harmony with our highest self and others. When we come into integrity with our inner vision and outer purpose, we experience integrated experiences of coherence, congruity, and aliveness.

How can we begin to mine data from our soma through intimacy with our life force, to transmute our states of reactivity into responsiveness, and create greater attunement both within our self and in interpersonal relationships?

By building an awareness of how our life energy processes the sensations, emotions, thoughts, and visualizations that arise in our environments in any given moment.

What is bodywork?

What is bodywork?

In the Strozzi methodology of Somatics, there are three integral aspects to the path of transformation: somatic awareness, somatic opening, and somatic practices. Bodywork allows for direct, effective, and piercing access to somatic opening, which is the palpable point in which a soma receives new, relevant, and digestible information, revealing one’s conditioned responses, beliefs, and shapings that are actively limiting growth and development.

The release that occurs during somatic opening suggest an undoing across multiple layers; an unsticking of frozen unconscious restrictive narratives and can present itself through tears, laughter, yawning, coughing, and at times, physical rage.

Bodywork allows for a contained space to listen and witness those stories and memories held in the muscles and tissues. In the sessions, there are opportunities to uproot the shapings that no longer serve one’s self and replace them with conscious, relevant practices that reflect one’s authentic desires and truth, making these practices more easily accessible, especially under pressure.

“To live in a human body is a rare gift.”

— Richard Strozzi-Heckler

 

The Framework.

The following principles guide my methodology and approach to Somatic Attunement Coaching + Bodywork:

  • Your life force is the guiding principle.

    For true change and growth, the only ingredient required is: you. You, because inside of you, there is an animating force, a mix of personal aliveness and a universal force, an energy that awakens and decreases based on your being’s deepest yearnings and desires. Throughout our development, we lose touch with this life force and our body begins to shape itself around a variety of experiences, some nourishing, others diminishing. Coming back to our life force means coming back to a deep sense of knowing, truth, inherent worth, and meaningful purpose in our human experience and life.

  • The body reveals. Un-learning in the flesh creates new life.

    You are currently inhabiting a system of systems that has centuries of wisdom within it. Your body is the house of your soul. It has been with you from your inception and will be with you until you materially transition. The continual over-intellectualizing of your experiences and process, without active collaboration and synthesis of the body’s experiences, is a recipe for a perpetual state of stagnancy and dissonance. Embodied un-learning must occur for us to change well-rehearsed habits and behaviors. It is not enough to intellectually or cognitively “know.” Our bodies require on-boarding, digestion, and metabolism of experiences to gain insights and support whole being integration.

  • Your biology is intelligent.

    Every single habit, pattern, and behavior can be traced back to a moment in time where that action was required for safety, belonging, and dignity. It was biological intelligence in its essence. As our environment and realities change, the question becomes: what is this old habit costing you in the spiral of your growth and evolution?

  • We are auto-regulating, self-actualizing beings.

    In this dynamic systems of systems (your being), we cannot fix, mould, adjust, or fine-tune ourselves in a piece-meal way. The key is to choose our environments wisely and identify the people, events, spaces, and beliefs that disorganize and dysregulate us. As we utilize strategies and techniques to allow us to enter self-regulation, with time and wisdom, we begin to emanate deep internal resiliency, which allows our being to enter into auto-regulation.

  • The soul digests and heals differently.

    The material body and soul body process life distinctly. The soul body does not adhere to the constructs of time and space and requires its own processing and digestion cycle. The desire for change and healing must include the untethering from social demands, expectations, and rubrics related to speed, productivity, and efficiency, in order for soulful transformation and actualization to occur.

  • Imagination and visualization are powerful tools.

    Every single act performed has to be imagined first. A process of inner visualization must occur before our brain can commit and complete any action. The imagination is such a powerful tool that it can create visceral and palpable sensations related to a variety of states, including survival, traumatic, euphoric, and equanimous. Through the imagination, we can envision change, possibility, and resolution in our relationship with self and others, which activates our neural Empathic Network and Parasympathetic Nervous System. As such, honing the power of the imagination allows for not only the creation of one’s life goals, but of one’s dreams as well.

  • Unmet needs are unconsciously piloting your life.

    In the lens of Non-Violence Communication (NVC), any form of judgment, including ones directed at one’s self, is an “alienated expression of our own unmet needs.” As humans, we all have needs and values that unconsciously pilot and steer our behaviors, goals, desires, and aspirations. Getting clear on one’s own needs and values will reduce chaos and dissonance, and allow for life expressions and experiences that move us towards integrity.

  • Grief is a lifelong companion on the journey.

    As a society, dealing with sorrow, sadness, and loss is an underdeveloped skill and major blind spot. As Francis Weller puts it, “We live in a grief-phobic and death-denying society.” Grief is a practice and skill that is inherent to our vitality and soul development. When there is a pressure to ‘return to normal’ after loss, we rob our self of the necessary attention and time to gain the insights that lay hidden in sorrow. We must restore our respect and reverence for the wisdom in grief to allow for a multi-dimensional experience of emotional and life progression.

  • Healing is a by-product of intentional living.

    In the endless cycle of the human ‘doing,’ we forget that ‘being’ is our natural state. Healing occurs spontaneously when we begin to a live a life on purpose with intention, accepting and adopting a perspective that life’s events are happening for us, not to us. The more we enter communities and spaces where we can show up fully ourselves, the less effortful our healing becomes.

  • As social creatures, we are shaped and conditioned by our environments.

    We do not exist in isolation. The myth of individualism has disrupted our capacity to identify the social heirlooms that we’ve all inherited against our essence’s will. We all occupy different ‘locations’ in society, specific to age, gender, race, social class, ability, religion, sexual orientation, and geographic location. These locations inform our belief systems, experiences in the world, and our access. The paradox? Changing ourselves on an individual level reverberates through families, communities, institutions, history, and the entire Earth’s landscape.

The Process.

Invest in the possibility of becoming the clearest version of yourself.

The value will benefit you beyond expectations. What the journey has in store is beyond imagination.

  • Inquire

    If you’re looking to change your life and reconnect with your purpose, hit the ‘Discover With Me’ button below. I’ll review your request and organize a call to go deeper and collect data.

  • Un-Earthing Call

    This 60 minute connection allows me to evaluate your being according to 3 segments of your life: 1) What Is, 2) What Was, and 3) What Will Be. Taking this view of Present, Past, and Future allows for clear data and procedure for how your current state is informed by your past, and how these two states collectively inform your future. At the end of the call, I will delineate the process and propose a plan moving forward.

  • Boundaries, Contract, and Deposit

    When we deem our connection to be a good fit, I will share three communications with you: 1) a client/coach boundaries agreement, 2) a contractual agreement outlining frequency of contact, objectives, suggested program overview, fees, and terms, and 3) an invoice for the first session. Once you’ve signed and paid, we establish a consistent meeting time and the process begins.

  • First Session

    Depending on the intentions and program suggested in the previous steps, we begin an in-depth exploration into identity, values, beliefs, patterns, archetypes, heirlooms, and all the many ways we feel and become stuck, immobilized, and disconnected from our body-mind. Recommendations will be made to access the work in-between sessions.

    If you’ve signed up for a single session as Hydration or to better determine your commitment, we will spend time on a specific need or issue, utilizing the body-mind to gain greater clarity and integration.

  • Remaining Program

    As we progress through the program(s), the integration of what we think and how we feel becomes a concrete tether throughout our daily lives. There’s an aliveness and dialectical relationship that is created between one’s internal and external worlds. The “program” loses its linear time, and the client begins to re-cognize themselves, their power, and begins the journey of trusting in Self.

  • Self-Attunement

    By the end of our sessions/programs, we’ll have identified your deeply held beliefs, explored your intra- and interpersonal relationships, and built foundations for listening, trusting, and recognizing your power and Self.

    You will have a base understanding of tools and methods to continuously self-attune to novel situations and circumstances. At the client’s discernment and discretion, contracting for additional coaching sessions is always an option, or we choose to close the container with embodied transformation, mutual gratitude, and a deep, somatic knowing of what it means to share and cultivate a safe space.

Discover With Me

“In order to discover new lands, one must be willing to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.”

— Andre Gide

The Foundations of Attunement.

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What is Attunement Coaching?
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What is Attunement Coaching?
Foundations of Attunement

This video offers an introduction to the concept of attunement coaching, the definition of attunement, what the collaborative container can offer, and why we seek partnered self-exploration.

As we get older, we all develop a natural affinity for growth, evolution, and transformation. At some point, we become aware of a fracture: a dissonance and distance from what is true and real for our lived experiences, and this leads to an incoherence between who we are internally and what we present externally. When we try to start living consciously and on purpose, we quickly realize that we are lost: we don’t have our own value system, which means we don’t have a personal North Star. Starting to develop coherence and congruity between our inner and outer worlds becomes the first step in mending our fractured state and returning to wholeness and integrity.

What is the definition of attunement?

Attunement means to bring into harmony or be in tune; it’s to allow our inner and outer worlds to synchronize. Throughout our sessions, there’s a careful exploration of the pockets of dissonance in one’s life, reevaluation of values to establish more autonomy and authenticity, and practices to move through intense transition and learn how to embody change in an unwell world.

What does the coaching container offer?

The coaching container offers a collaborative, safe, and enlivening space to look at one’s unique life journey, details, and experiences, and begin integrating them through the multiple intelligences of the human organism. There’s an important reminder that everything one’s organism does is intelligent and has allowed for safe passage and arrival to this particular moment in one’s life, essentially externally unscathed. This reminder serves to remove any shame that arises when we realize that certain behaviors are self-destructive and dysfunctional to our growth. And, at some point, these survival behaviors begin to internally scathe us, and that is when the desire for change grows intensely.

Why seek partnered self-exploration?

It is incredibly natural to seek partnered exploration and self-inquiry as humans who are gregarious by nature and sentient beings by design. We learn best in community, where we can feel and integrate our experiences across a variety of entry-points of our existence. Healing is done in relationship and minimally in isolation. Partnered spaces are so powerful because the simple bearing witness and presence of another provides support: there’s an unspoken opportunity for the wayfarer to hold their self accountable while exploring their process.

Schedule an unearthing call here. -aa

Foundations of Attunement
The Signs of Attunement
Foundations of Attunement
The Signs of Attunement
Foundations of Attunement

This video offers some remarkable ways that one will know they are walking the path of attunement and self-actualization.

How will you know you are walking the path of attunement and self-actualization?

There is no final destination when it comes to self-actualization and attunement. The journey concludes when you transition from this human experience. Until then, you are simply committing to walking the path of your human experience with curiosity, patience, and trust. There are a few remarkable changes that will occur:

1) you find yourself moving out of reactivity: you have enough mental and emotional bandwidth, time, and space to make conscious choices in real time, and even under pressure

2) you develop a felt sense of equanimity towards life’s unexpected events:

  • you no longer live in the binary of good/bad experiences, as dichotomized thinking breeds suffering; you recognize all experiences are essential to your growth and life and you begin to shift your attention to promoting actions and behaviors that are life-affirming and therefore pro-human, rather than anti-human and anti-social behaviors.

  • you undergo the process of alchemy where you can see many possibilities in situations that seem ‘unfavorable’

  • you develop an endurance, which is focused on being able to remain committed over time, for experiencing all life’s outcomes, trusting in something Higher and knowing no experience or condition lasts forever

3) there’s a generalized feeling of acceptance and contentment with your life

  • this concept is steeped in gratitude: your life will contain devastation and loss, but it will also contain richness and abundance and learning how to keep a centered presence during all of it allows for a global contentment for what is/remains after transition and loss

  • there’s a realization that life is indeed not fair and suffering or conflict will indefinitely exist; when this truth really sinks in, you will feel a conscious choosing to stay connected to a balanced state so you can not only be a resource for your self, but also for others to achieve a similar experience of freedom

4) you are fueled and inspired by a clear, conscious relationship to Purpose

  • purpose changes throughout our lives as we change and there is no single purpose for multi-faceted, multi-dimensional beings like ourselves

  • being in conscious relationship to Purpose means you actively consult your life force/spirit/God along the way to remain honest and integrity with how you show up in the world

  • you are willing to rediscover yourself over and over again, with no fear of social critique or scarcity around possibility

  • you do things, regardless of their nature, with your whole heart

Schedule an unearthing call here. -aa

Foundations of Attunement
Why Attunement is Essential for Individual and Collective Liberation
Foundations of Attunement
Why Attunement is Essential for Individual and Collective Liberation
Foundations of Attunement

The video discusses how self-cultivation serves the collective well-being and discusses two fundamental realizations that are integral to change and evolution: you are not separate from the world, and you have no control.

How does self-cultivation serve collective well-being?

There’s a quote in a book called In Tune with the Infinite that speaks to the impact of the individual on the collective: “To the degree that we do this do we overflow, so that all who come in contact with us receive the effects of this realization on our part.” When we realize who we are, we emanate this higher truth and all those that come in contact with us receive this wisdom as inspiration and encouragement to do the same. We are all necessary for balance, harmony, and regeneration of the collective well-being while on this Earthly journey.

We have been endowed with multiple intelligences:

The primary language of the human is sensing and feeling, as we are sentient beings who experience this earthly journey through this human husk. The intellect comes in and allows us to utilize our attention and focus to begin the process of integration. However, awareness and practice alone do not beget transformation: there’s an element of surrender to a wider consciousness that is required, which comes from 2 states of realization:

1) we have no control

2) we are not separate

Getting back into relationship with our sentient nature is key:

The current state of human relations reveals a deep split from our self because of a lack of feeling: we cannot feel our self, so we cannot feel others. When we cannot feel others, we lose our compassion, connection, respect, and desire to build with one another, and if we continue in this direction, our demise as a species is visibly on the horizon. There’s a necessary acknowledgement of 2 things:

  • that we are interconnected and interdependent and therefore, it is our responsibility to respect each other and the Earth we live on by reconnecting to our self via our sentient nature, reconfiguring our intellect to be collaborative and inclusive rather than dominating, and reviving and rehydrating our compassion and capacity for one another

  • that we live in a grief-phobic, death-denying society that diminishes our access to a full and colorful life and prevents us from learning from the teacher of death

Schedule an unearthing call here. - aa

Foundations of Attunement

TESTIMONIALS

  • "Originally, I was referred to Aasia by my sister. And truthfully, I was initially hesitant/relunctant to give her sessions a try. However, after some contemplation, I decided to at least attempt one session. And I must truly say, it was most definitely worth it (as they say, the first step tends to be the most challenging). Having gone through a manic episode, I had difficulty feeling comfortable in my skin again. This diminishment of confidence led to me struggling with my overall communication skills. However, through just a few sessions with Aasia, not only did I witness my ability to confidently communicate return but so did others. Not only did my social skills drastically improve, but so did social awareness.

    I cannot express enough gratitude and thankfulness for the life-changing support I've received from Aasia. Her compassionate guidance and insightful wisdom have helped me navigate through some of the most difficult hurdles/toughest everyday challenges I had faced/encountered. With her expertise, I've garnered some invaluable tools to cultivate self-awareness, resilience, inner confidence and inner peace/tranquility. Her unwavering dedication to my growth and well-being has truly improved my life in so many aspects. And for that, I am forever grateful for her presence and impact on my journey towards healing and self-discovery.”

    - J.M., 33, Case Manager

  • "Working with Aasia was the most clarifying and nourishing 1:1 experience I have ever had. She speaks with precision and identifies what I need in ways no one else ever could.

    Our work together opens both my heart and mind to a gentle self-inquiry. I have become more grounded in my body, something I needed for years, yet did not realize how accessible it could be.”

    - L.L., 32, Program Manager

  • “I've struggled with accepting grief as an everyday companion, something that will stay with me for a lifetime. Initially, I believed I understood my grief, thinking I had it under control. However, in recent years, I've felt increasingly disconnected and out of touch with my body. Simple scenes, like mothers with their children or children playing, or even reading books about love, often brought tears to my eyes.

    Aasia helped me realize that my body and mind were signaling that I was ready to develop a healthier relationship with grief. Through somatic coaching with Aasia, I've reconnected with my grieving self. I've come to see how grief has touched every aspect of my being. It has influenced my fears of loneliness and abandonment, shaping how I navigate relationships, my self-worth, unhealthy habits, and my ability to accept my mother's passing.

    By listening to my body and honoring its feelings without judgment, I've been able to make more informed decisions for myself. Aasia provided me with practical tools and encouraged me to commit to recognizing moments when my heart feels heavy and responding with strategies. This experience has taught me that healing is an ongoing journey, and there's no definitive endpoint to it.

    In Aasia's safe and supportive environment, I've been honest with myself and learned to trust my body's wisdom. I now understand that I'm ready to grow through grief and develop a meaningful connection with my mother, even after her passing.”

    - M.J., 28, Social Worker

  • "Working with Aasia was the anchoring I needed to get clear and specific about the barriers contributing to my programed cycles. Through reflection, acceptance and accountability this space supported my journey in and through.

    My body and emotional states found an expressive voice and space to just be! Deepest gratitude to Aasia, I look forward to continuing the work!”

    - L.C., 35, Educator

  • "I feel like I can’t say enough good things. Aasia's approach is so collaborative! She has a gift of making people feel incredibly comfortable and seen in a gorgeous way. For me being able to be in this container with her allowed me to deepen my curiosity with myself and be supported and guided through that process.

    As you unearth things about yourself it can be easy to be resistant to it but having Aasia as a witness to it helped it to flow easily. I didn’t have to be defensive about what I unearthed but truly curious. And to play in the realm of curiosity instead of judgement is such a gift! I think a gift everyone needs in their healing journey+”

    - R.L., 30, Finance Foodie

  • “Working with Aasia has been life changing. She’s brought so much insight and guidance to my life at a time where I needed it the most. Our journey together allowed me to learn new things about my self and the the world around me.

    Her support continues to help me navigate life with more integrity and clarity than ever before. I also really appreciated seeing so many aspects of myself reflected back to me (another woman of color with similar cultural background and profession). I’d recommend her to anyone seeking to blossom and grow!!!”

    - F.C., 38, Occupational Therapist

  • "When I found Aasia, I wasn’t exactly sure what I was looking for. I just knew that I was not ok… That I hadn’t been for a while now and I figured it couldn’t hurt to talk to someone. That initial conversation opened up a lot of things that I had been keeping down.

    Aasia has the rare gift of being able to make you make sense of yourself. She creates opportunities for one to be able to really assess their situation, working with you to uncover what lies beneath the surface and working towards overcoming those hidden truths and hurdles. Simply put: Each session is a step towards uncovering a better version of oneself. Having tried therapy before, what I truly appreciated about my sessions with Aasia are the somatic approach and coaching aspect. It sounded strange to receive virtual somatic therapy, but she made it work. Our discussions felt very purpose-oriented, even when I came in not knowing what exactly to talk about. This year would’ve looked very different without Aasia in my life. I am forever grateful for her work and for the light and positivity she brings to what can feel like very heavy times.”

    - C.M., 33, Finance Professional

  • "Aasia has been an incredible light that has allowed me to tap into the powerful wisdom of being attuned to my body's natural responses to life.

    Through the course of 10 sessions, I was able to excavate how family history, personal, and educational experiences have informed the way I have treated my body, which inspired me to recently let go of a toxic cycle rooted in people pleasing and overworking myself to seek validation through the output of my labor. I am so thankful for the valuable insights I have gained from our time together, and I have been inspired and charged to embrace the radical acts of rest and receiving as a means to stepping into my higher self not only to be of service to others but also to find my true calling!"

    - A.R., 32, Social Worker

  • "Aasia has been such a conscientious and grounding thought partner for me. To think about the roles she serves in our sessions for the past year is to realize that with grace and wisdom she has: guided, paused, reflected, rejoiced with me, offered counsel, asked important questions, invited me to learn from silence, offered tremendous support as I tried to find courage to lean into uncomfortable moments, relationships, worries, and patterns, taught me how to partner with my physical body again (versus ignoring it), given me space to practice saying ‘yes’ to new things, to myself and others, and so much more.

    Aasia's frameworks have helped me embrace my power. The strategies and thinking I gain leave me feeling autonomous in whatever feelings or choices I follow after our ruminations together."

    - S.B., 28, Educator

  • “At ease, authentic, easy conversation, feeling seen, heard and understood are all the things I experience during my somatic sessions with Aasia. I've never embarked on that route of therapy before, but it made me more conscious and self aware about what my body is experiencing and how I'm experiencing it. I appreciate how non-judgmental our sessions were and the various in-session exercises we participated in. Another aspect in Somatic sessions with Aasia that I treasured were the follow-up recap emails of what we spoke about during the each session. Aasia, is a gem to this world. Thank you for walking with me through this journey."

    - C.C., 36, Educator

  • "I've been working with Aasia for the past year and I must say she's changed my life. She has this capability of helping me in developing language around life that is impressive. I've had sessions with her in which I couldn’t put my feelings into words at the beginning and by the end of it I not only learned how to express it, and also I learned how to own that feeling and with clarity around it. It has been a beautiful and intense journey working with her and learning from her."

    - R.V., 32, Manager

  • “The year of support I received from Aasia was the most transformative of my life. The treasure trove of tools and perspectives Aasia offers has invited me to meet challenging situations with new eyes, cultivating a more profound sense of pride and understanding in my reactions. Aasia helps you feel into realization, casting a light on a dark space that needs attention, offering a held container to mourn and grieve needs that were and perhaps never will be met. It's not so much about resolution as it is acceptance. "

    “Some lessons I've taken away are: distinguishing love from care, support verse dependency, the concept of multiple truths, and reprograming the triggered mind to separate hurtful past experiences from the here and now. Aasia consistently brings presence and focus into each session, with a natural lightness and humor that is receptive to knowing when to narrow in and listen to more intense emotions. Often Aasia will remind me to step out of intellectualizing a feeling and get back into an awareness of the emotions arising in the body; the awareness of connection here has been essential to helping me better trust myself. As a woman, I felt safe, understood, and cared for when sharing nuanced and vulnerable truths, never feeling judged but rather seen in a way that reminded me of my own deserving love. ”

    - C.R., 32, Co-Founder