Welcome

Growth asks that we lean into the questions

I am an embodiment educator, facilitator, and somatic practitioner whose work brings together relational, somatic, therapeutic, and experiential approaches to personal growth. For more than three decades, I have been developing this practice and the methods that shape it.
My work supports people in expanding their inner resources, developing greater awareness and choice, and deepening connection with themselves and others.
My work and this practice are rooted in:

Somatic Regulation and Discernment

Relational Parts Work

Dynamics of Language

Awareness, Curiosity and Kindness

Foundations of Witnessing

Mind Body Connectivity

Authentic Movement and Voice* and a wide range of visualization, tracking and embodiment techniques

I am certified in somatic education, expressive movement, vocal and sound healing. My training spans craniosacral therapy, trauma-informed practices, Hakomi Method, therapeutic and holistic nutrition, co-counseling, conflict transformation, Body Mind Centering, IFS, circle process, and rites of passage work, alongside mentorship in spiritual guidance.

I have offered workshops, facilitation, and mentoring internationally, bringing this work to diverse communities and drawing on years of training and experience in embodied, relational, and therapeutic practices.

My work and practice continue to be shaped by my facilitation, research, study, lived experience, and the many teachers and communities I have had the privilege of learning from.
A more detailed bio can be found HERE.
More details about the core methods of this practice can be found HERE.

“8 years ago I took a workshop with Jacqueline in Lebanon. Little did I know, that day would be a turning point in my journey with the wisdom of my body and healing. A shift had begun. Fast forward to recently, when my country was at war, and Jacqueline generously supported me with her full kit of tools. The invitation and space she held, safely and creatively, allowed me to rediscover and reconnect to inner parts of myself. I noticed that after each session, a sense of my being grew deeper, wiser, grounded and resourced. Thank you Jacqueline!”

— Layal Berberi, Movement Educator/Somatic Practitioner

The Landscape of This Practice

I am committed to creating a space where people can develop their felt sense, discern their own experience, explore new perspectives, and deepen the awareness, curiosity, and kindness they bring to themselves and their relationships.

Within this work, we cultivate greater connection, authenticity, and capacity to listen. We explore the different parts of ourselves, notice how our patterns shape our experience and relationships, and develop practices that expand the resources available to us in moments of challenge, possibility, and change.

What motivates and inspires me is the potential each of us has for growth and change. As we develop greater embodied awareness and connection within ourselves, we also influence how we relate to others and participate in the world around us. What we cultivate within ourselves can ripple outward, supporting more enlivened and connected relationships, communities, and culture.

Alongside my formal training, I have been deeply shaped by my experiences as a professional dancer and performer, touring musician, traveler, photographer, and lifelong seeker and student. These experiences, together with my facilitation work across diverse communities, continue to shape how I understand people, relationship, expression, and the guidance I offer.

I believe in biology and science, and all that we can observe and measure. I also believe in love and compassion, in our capacity for awe, and in the significance of experiences that cannot always be measured or easily explained. There is a brilliance and wisdom in this that asks us to trust our own felt experience and listen to it with curiosity and discernment.

“I have seen in Jacqueline a devotion to the human spirit and commitment to support each individual be the best they can be. She does this with inspired vision and wisdom. “

— Chris Seibert, Artist and Educator

We all need each other on this wild ride called life

Each of us arrives with a different history, different resources, different questions, and different ways of experiencing the world. There is no single pathway for growth, nor one way of being supported through it.

My role is to meet people where they are while remaining curious about where they want to go. Rather than imposing a predetermined path, this work invites us to explore the “who” and “how” of ourselves from different perspectives, opening us to new possibility.

At the foundation of this work are the skills of Awareness, Curiosity, and Kindness. Together with somatic and embodiment practices, they help us notice and discern our thoughts, emotions, sensations, language, relational patterns, and the different parts of ourselves.

Through practice, we can develop new perspectives on our lived experience and expand the resources available to us in everyday life. Change is not something we can force into existence. But when we have greater access to awareness, resources, and choice, new possibilities can emerge—and what changes within us influences how we meet the world around us.

Whether you view this work as personal growth, therapy, spirituality, activism, or something else entirely—whether it feels essential, intimidating, joyful, or you’re unsure what to make of it—my answer is YES. I’m glad you’re here.

Growth rarely follows a straight line. Like so much in nature, it moves in cycles—through periods of movement, uncertainty, integration, rest, and return. What matters is not arriving at some finished version of ourselves, but continuing to develop the resources, awareness, and relationships that allow us to meet what comes.

The choice to engage this work within ourselves is also part of how we participate in the world around us. We are relational beings; what we cultivate within ourselves travels with us into our relationships, our communities, and the spaces we share. That possibility continues to inspire me.