Somatic Music Healing

Origin Story

I’ve been a closet dancer for my whole life. A private thing I did in front of my mirror in my bedroom or the bathroom when nobody was watching or at home. My body couldn’t resist the music. My body needed the music.

As an Asian, Chinese, Taiwanese, American, womxn, who has put in a lot of work training as a therapist and artist I am excited to now be able to offer safe spaces for us to continue to blossom together. I identify as a human who dances rather than a professional dancer, and I embrace that as a strength that allows me to move without the same ideas of what movements are right/wrong, better/worse in an evaluative context.

This is not about that. This is about being able to access that child-like part of us that is amazed at what our bodies and the world still has to offer us. It is about accessing the joy that we all deserve and that life offers us. Enjoying life. Embracing life. Not because of how good we have done something, but because we are already fucking amazing in just BEING who we are.

We can enjoy each other just as we are and organically find ourselves laughing, crying, and even celebrating our human imperfections and contradictions together, in a way that inspires hope and empathy rather than shame or self-discipline. This then opens the door to sustainable change, feelings of peace/satisfaction, and healthy growth into the versions of ourselves we hope to be no matter how young or old we are.

We play when we feel safe and we trust that we won’t be used, taken advantage of, or hurt by another. You are a part of that. We are all a part of creating the circle that will heal us, and I am here to help create and hold the container with you.

I’ll add structure or improvisation using sensitivity and experience, and give us permission to take care of ourselves as we acknowledge our impact and interconnectedness with each other. I am also here to remind us of the immense value in being curious, courageous, and compassionate with ourselves and each other.