ABOUT SOMATICS

Somatic Healing dates back to Ancient cultures: Dervish whirling in the Middle East, QiGong from Ancient to modern China, African tribal practices of shaking the body, even Yoga.

In Somatic Healing, tension is released, energy blocks opened, and breathing deepens. All these practices are associated with tuning into the body, our energy field, and grounding ourselves in the physical while also experiencing trancelike states, healing, and ultimately the harmonizing of our energy.

Somatic work rejuvenates and expands neural plasticity, allowing us to rewire our brains and choose new avenues.

MY PRACTICE

Originally, I started practicing Somatic Work as Psychedelic Integration, both for myself and others. I eventually was trained in a method called ThetaSoma™ that helped me integrate all the practices I had been exploring on my own and gave me a framework to guide others. Over the years, it's transformed into an exploration of its own.

Now, I pair my Somatic practice with everyday herbs, helping move the intelligence of a given plant into the consciousness of whoever feels compelled to explore this world. This happens without ingesting the plant, but instead tuning into the mind-body connection that has been explored throughout the ages by mystics and scientists alike.

Overall, it's a dive into the unconscious, seeing what's right beneath the surface. Some sessions are gentle and rejuvenating, others are deep and cathartic, moving an emotional release. Sessions are grounded in the wisdom of the plants, subtle energy work, and nervous system regulation.

Astrology is interwoven as it is the symbolic language of the cosmos, allowing us to understand energy, periods of time within history, and ourselves on a deeper level.

All of it is centered around becoming more Present and Being with what is. There have been breakthroughs, emotional clarity, more peace, quiet moments, creative projects that bloom, and whatever else the magical world of the Plants has in store for us.

They've been a blend of all my avenues of study from Plants to Astrology to Dreamwork to Breathwork to Chanting, even singing and vocal work. 

It’s a mystical yet surprisingly simple technique.

“They’re like mini psychedelic journeys” - Emily Schechter, Holistic Psychotherapist

“Each session may not always be what you expect, it will always be what you need.”

-Aliza Rivka, founder of Mariposa Movement

“Their sessions help me surface insights and process them in a way that still surprises me every time, and more effectively than talk therapy ever could.“

-Amar Singh

Melt into the Sacred World of Plants.

Schedule A Session

HERBAL SOMATIC SESSIONS: Walk away with an herbal ally to work with. Move your energy, explore the unconscious, and feel.

ASTRO-HERBALISM READINGS: a dive into your personal astrology paired with the current transits, offering herbal recommendations to help ease one through this time period in your life. We explore the relationship between herbs and astrology and how they can best be communed with to harmonize us within a given AstroForecast.

40-Day Container

A container is an energetic framework to dive into a given intention, helping one expand and grow in a conscious setting. 40 Days is the amount of time agreed upon across many traditions that it takes to rewire the brain and to anchor in a new frequency or practice.

Commit to a 40-day container specifically cultivated for you, bringing in a new daily practice, awareness, and plant ally.

Meet with weekly Somatic Sessions. Incorporate a flower essence, writing prompts, dreamwork exercises, a plant to deep dive with, a chanting practice, or a meditation practice. Learn to listen and move your own energy to dive deeper into what’s coming up, clear out, and open a new way forward.

WHAT TO EXPECT IN A SESSION

We open with a space to speak freely and talk about what brought you there and what’s going on in your world. Anything that comes to heart.

Once oriented, we will move into a guided meditative session with an intention to dive deeper into the root of what’s alive for you, to see what’s underneath the surface of our initial understanding. We will explore the Subconscious Mind and Somatic Healing Techniques to move energy.

In these spaces, be open to what comes forward, because much of the content in these meditative states goes beyond mental or intellectual understanding. It allows a deeper wisdom to come through, guided by your own subconscious intelligence.

Imagery, physical sensations, memories, sounds, or symbols may emerge.

Throughout the session, you will be sitting up in meditation or laying down. Eyes will be closed to stay with the experience and there may be periods of silence, gentle questions from me, or speaking on your experience.

Eventually, the experience will come to a conclusion and there will be time to re-orient, share, and discuss any supportive messages, practices, or plants moving forward.

After a session, drink water, move slowly, rest, and take time to do things that make you happy. Spend less time on social media. Go outside. Journal. Have tea. Sleep. Make time for yourself to move slowly.

Overall, these sessions are an opportunity to come more deeply into the Present moment. Integration happens in every moment when we allow more presence.

Many words to simply say: Be Here, Be Open, and Feel.

TESTIMONIALS

“I worked with River focused on two topics that came up in my life that were really overwhelming for me at the time, that I felt really unresourced to navigate because these conflicts felt so big for me.

River connected me deeper into my body and subconscious than I have ever experienced consciously.

They intuitively guided me through meditations that gave me so much clarity, relief, and self-compassion.

They helped me move my energy. It was a master class in subconscious work, somatic release, and energy healing.

And the best part was, they guided me in doing it on my own instead of them just doing it and me not knowing what is going on or if it worked.

I immediately felt more upright and relieved after each session.

After our time working together, I felt really empowered to make hard decisions, release old stories that were holding me back.

I left River’s container feeling so resourced and capable to stand in my power and trust my inner knowing and magic.”

-Lizzie Tilia, Intuitive Life + Career Guide

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“I love working with River because I don’t have to hide any part of me.

The permission field is vast enough to hold it all. Literally, all of it.

When we drop into a session together, my whole being gets to exhale, unfold & relax into whatever’s really here. I marvel at River’s presence, things I didn’t even know were there start to bubble up to the surface to be seen, felt & heard.

What a gift. If you’re ready to meet yourself fully & delight in discovering your own truth, I highly recommend working with River.

Each session may not always be what you expect, it will always be what you need.”

-Aliza Rivka, founder of Mariposa Movement

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“I had heard of Somatic Work but wasn’t really familiar with it. I trusted River and decided that I would explore this work with them…

I feel, together, we unlocked stuck places that I wasn’t even aware existed, let alone were stuck…I was empowered into my own Natural Gifts through this Work and have the tools to manage All that is going on in my world.”

-Lora Moore, Blue Hill elder

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“I worked with river at a transitional moment in my life. I had a lot of potential kinetic energy and I needed help moving forward. It was really beautiful to work with them because they are able to meet you where you are without judgement and with a lot of humor and open arms. River can quickly switch between talking about herbs and energy to pop culture and jokes. They can speak about spirituality in a way that anyone can relate to and that is very powerful. I loved my 40 days.”

-Kate Skakel

“River’s work is a truly transformational experience. When I came to River, I had, what I thought, was a close and familiar relationship with nature; however, River’s unique approach and ability to foster energetic connections with plants took me to a whole new level. 

In their presence, I was able to communicate so clearly and receive the true medicine and gifts with each plant energy that we worked with. I was able to release emotional wounds that had been stuck for years, with immense ease and grace. The insight that I received from each plant felt so clear and impactful, and completely relevant to whatever medicine I needed at the time. 

The beautiful surprise I continue to receive after working with River is that they opened a whole new level in my own energy healing practice. I now have plants’ energy entering my sessions frequently, asking to be a part of the session. It is the most magical experience and gift to my practice.”

-Bridget McGowan, ThetaSoma Level 2 Guide, Transpersonal Psychologist

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“River is such a gifted healer – tender, playful, wise, and full of light! I have spent much of my life in functional freeze and can have a hard time discerning what and where I’m feeling something in my body, but River has a way of holding me in emotional safety and helping connecting me to the subconscious and what lies beneath.

I’ve worked with River through multiple seasons of my life now. I was first referred to their herbal expertise for some heart opening with rosehips, but our work expanded beyond that.

River will pull from their knowledge to find language and resources to meet you in the moment, whether herbs or somatic exercises or books. River is deeply supportive and I truly recommend bringing them into your journey.”

-Amar Singh