Feel better. Move better.
Function better.
You’ve been in and out of varying degrees of physical pain, and it’s a drag. You envisioned your life and way of being in the world quite differently. Maybe you have hobbies, athletic pursuits, or a job you miss dearly. You believe there is a way to heal, but haven’t found your recipe for success yet. You want to feel strong in your body again.
You experience pain and you want to own your healing. Whether it’s anxiety, injury, loss, chronic pain, depression, stress, or trauma you seek relief and self-understanding. You may have several of the challenges above and several different people treating you with medicine, food, exercises, talk therapy, massage, art therapy, chiropractic care, and more. You notice some things help some of the time, but you haven’t found the consistent thread.
You’ve heard that bodymind practices like yoga heal, but you haven’t found what works for you. Maybe you’ve tried several yoga teachers and class styles, and your injuries were exacerbated. Or you’ve yet to find the right fit. You’d like a better understanding of how bodymind practices help you and how to implement them into your daily life in a sustainable way.
You want a yoga practice that honors your heart, mind, and body. You are looking for an uplifting philosophy for your life. A view of the world that resonates with your heart and honors the roots of yoga. You wish to calm your mind, to bring more clarity to your vision, and find that ever-elusive “repose of the mind.” You seek a smart physical yoga practice, steeped in alignment and biomechanics, informed by therapeutic practices from multiple disciplines including physical therapy, neurobiology, anatomy, biomechanics, and more.
You’re a yoga teacher looking for more confidence and inspiration so you can share your teaching in an emotionally and physically sustainable way. As a teacher, it can be challenging to come to your mat inspired week after week, especially if your body shows up differently for you week after week! Staying motivated when your bodymind is unsettled is a unique challenge for you as an embodied yoga teacher.
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As your private movement and healing educator I bring many tools and practices from a variety of arenas of study and practice: yoga philosophy, meditation and movement practices; trauma-informed care that includes safety, trust & transparency, collaboration and mutuality, empowerment & choice; and always building my cultural, gender, and historical awareness. I teach polyvagal theory and the neurobiological underpinnings of pain and healing; pre and post rehabilitative exercises from the fitness, yoga, and physical therapy world, as well as my own personal experiences in these arenas!
Private sessions are designed around your particular goals and needs and flex and grow with you. I do not use a cookie-cutter template. Together we identify your areas of interest, be that private yoga, TRE® guidance, personal training, teacher mentorship, and most often combinations of these approaches to support you on your healing and learning journey.
Because I teach self-healing through an embodied experience, our goals always include cultivating awareness of your inner body sense as a primary pathway to wellness.
Private Sessions Are For You If You:
- are curious how yoga can help you heal, strengthen, and grow.
- experience pain or other physical boundaries and would like to feel, move and function better.
- want to learn how your healing is in your hands and the specific practices that support YOU.
- would like to learn yoga in a private setting with a skilled movement teacher.
- wish to identify mindfulness/meditation practices that are safe and accessible for you.
- would like to reduce tension-related pain in your body.
- need increased flexibility, strength, mobility, and stability.
- want to improve your overall resiliency.
- suffer from stress, anxiety, or symptoms of PTSD or vicarious trauma.
- prefer to work 1-1 vs a group environment.
- are a yoga teacher looking for private mentoring so you can share your gifts in the world in a way that is sustainable for you.
This Is Not For You If You:
- are not interested in healing body, heart and mind.
- have an untreated major medical issue.
- are unwilling to work with discomfort.
- are not committed to making manageable and appropriate changes that serve your well being.
- are uninterested in your body's natural intelligence.
- just want to be told what to do.
Private Sessions Can Help You:
- find more ease, flexibility, and health in your bodymind.
- build, maintain, or recover your physical strength.
- calm anxiety, move depression, soothe symptoms of PTSD and improve your emotional resilience.
- release chronic tension or holding patterns in your body, relieving you from chronic discomfort and pain and leaving you feeling more integrated and balanced.
- calm a busy mind and bring more clarity to your life.
- connect to the healing power of shared experience in our work together.
- appreciate the value of caring for yourself.
As Your Healing guide
My intention is to offer learning and healing experiences that demonstrate equity and inclusion for all human bodies, hearts, and minds. To guide experiences of learning that are co-created and heart centered. To invite individuals to use their own discernment and knowing to make choices that best meet their needs.
Experienced Yoga Instructor & Personal Trainer
I have been teaching Hatha Yoga and Yin yoga since 2017. I’m a 500 E-RYT Certified Hatha Yoga teacher, and I also bring 20 years of Personal Training experience, specializing in pre & post rehabilitative work, to my yoga instruction. I hold a Personal Training certification through the American Council on Exercise and am a Balanced Body pilates instructor. I Graduated University of Vermont, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude with a double major in Psychology and Sociology.
Working with people suffering from pain and injury calls me to continually increase my knowledge of the body and its makeup. I’ve completed additional studies in anatomy with Mount Sinai hospitals FAMI program. In addition, I’ve taken advanced anatomy studies with Ellen Saltonstall, and have completed many Cross Country Education modules including rotator cuff therapeutics, spine & back care, osteoporosis and osteopenia. I continue my yoga studies with my teacher Dr. Kavitha Chinnaiyan and the Sabda Institute. Most recently I completed thirty hours of study in Trauma Informed Weightlifting with the Center for Embodiment and Trauma at JRI (Justice Reinvestment Initiative) and am currently undertaking Essentials of Elite Performance with Z-health’s neurocentric (brain based) education for movement professionals. I am CPR certified with the American Heart Association. My yoga teachers and influencers include Dr. Kavitha Chinnaiyan, Todd Norian, Michelle Cassandra Johnson and many more.
Certified TREⓇ Provider
I’m a certified TREⓇ provider (Tension & Trauma Release Exercise). I studied TREⓇ with Jay Gleason MS, LCMHC, LADC of Burlington, VT, and assisted several of his TRE® provider Level 1 & 2 certification training program. I continue my trauma studies with the works of Stephen Porges, Peter Levine, Deb Dana, Bessel Van Der Kolk, Resmaa Menakem, David Berceli, The Center for Embodiment and Trauma at JRI, et. al.
Five years ago I joined my first TRE® group class as a participant to bring more ease into my life experiences living with complex PTSD. TRE® has helped bring more balance and healing to my body. And, since tremoring regularly, my incidences of chronic pain (back & neck), irritable bowel, sleep disturbances, and anxiety, all of which interfered with my ability to work and thrive, have been significantly reduced. Because it has been such a positive experience for me personally, I remain committed to offering TRE® to people as an affordable and accessible strategy for recovery, reducing pain, stress, and the symptoms of stress and trauma.
What’s Included
- Twelve (12) weekly private sessions 60 minutes each. Alternatively, you might choose 2 sessions weekly for six (6) weeks or 3 sessions weekly for four (4) weeks.
- Email and text support between sessions.
- I’m happy to stay in touch with you between sessions as questions and insights arise!
- I often have follow-up resources to share with you after our sessions.
- Recordings of Online sessions available upon request. I do not record all sessions. You will need to request, at your session time, for me to record the hour for you.
- 12 session package: $1500 Pay from Your Heart (see below).
Pay from your Heart
I know that this work can be life-transforming and I feel strongly that it should be accessible to anyone who wants it. I’ve been in the place where I needed this support and didn’t have it; and I’ve been on the other side, with access to the services I needed to heal, and it was life-changing! It’s important to me to bring more opportunities to as many as I can, so I have decided to adopt a Pay from your Heart approach to the cost of my services.
Pay from your Heart is an approach I take to pricing my services that invites you to check in with your heart and make payment based on what feels right for you and your personal financial situation. I want you to feel good in our relationship: valuing both what you receive from working with me and what you give to sustain my work.
My program rates reflect my experience and the value of what I offer in a way that feels sustainable to my work and my business. For this program, the suggested cost is $1500. In addition, so that my business can continue to operate, and I can continue to serve others in this capacity, I have set the minimum payment amount at $1200.
Housing and Food: If you are currently in a financial situation where paying the minimum amount of $1200 for the program would mean that you would not be able to afford food for you or your family, or you would not be able to pay for housing, I invite you to reach out to me for suitable arrangements. If this is where you find yourself, I welcome you to join me in a conversation to co-create a sustainable fee based on our shared needs.
Otherwise, I ask that you pay the program cost of $1500. And, I welcome you to pay more if your situation allows, because this helps me and my business continue serving those who are unable to pay the full amount.
I’ve researched what other people charge for similar programs, and those rates fall between $780-$3600. The opportunity here is that you have the chance to check in with your heart, and with where your finances are, and make a decision about what feels right to you to pay for this program.
How we work together
- Zoom, Google meet, et al.
- Sessions are 60 minutes, usually scheduled at a standard time each week.
- Sessions available Wednesday-Sunday, very early appointments are available.
- I see private clients in my home studio outside of Burlington, VT.
- Here I offer you a dedicated yoga space with a wide variety of props, toys, and tools.
- COVID info: I have invested in a high quality air filter for the studio space. Masks, face shields, and hand sanitizer are provided. All unvaccinated folks are asked to mask. Thank you for your consideration!
- Sessions are 60-90 minutes Wednesday-Saturday.
Sangha Studio-Williston:
- This space is wheelchair accessible with an elevator and gender neutral bathrooms.
- COVID info: This space is supported by an air filter, high ceilings and open spaces. You are welcome to mask and I'm happy to if you prefer. No masking or vaccination requirements at this time.
- Sessions are 60-90 minutes Wednesday-Saturday.
- Contact me if you are interested in this option. Travel and time costs are associated with this choice.
Are you ready to feel better, move better, and function better?
If you are ready to commit to empowering yourself to heal and grow from your stress, here is HOW:
First If you have questions or just want to get to know me a bit before investing sign up for my…
Second I invite you to decide how much you can pay. Please take time to think about the reality of your financial situation and check in with your heart and see what number feels right. See Pay from the Heart Pricing above.
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FAQs:
I ask for only 12 hours notice for cancelled sessions…life is bumpy, right? AND, if you have to cancel later than the 12 hours, your paid session is still yours! I spend that hour on you. If you can be in touch with me before your session starts, you can give me an assignment. If you forget about it all together, I will spend that hour working on programming for you, based on your goals.
Let’s talk! I want this work to meet your needs, and I know that consistency, especially in the beginning is important. I want to be flexible. I have had folks do their first 5 sessions in the first 5 weeks, take a couple of weeks off to integrate, and repeat. I’m sure there are infinite possibilities we can tap from together to meet both our needs.
Again, reach out. If you have a short term highly specific goal we can tackle in one 60-90 minutes, I’m game! Usually, however, it’s simply not that simple, ha! My intake process is specialized and takes time, at least 90 minutes…and well, we’re already way over one hour.
No problem! We’ll move at your pace and interest level. I have lots of experience adapting shapes and movement practices to all kinds of bodies with all kinds of varying boundaries (my own as well)! We will use a variety of yoga props or household substitutes, chairs, walls, balls and more to help you get the most out of our sessions together.
Do take a look at the description and Pay from Your Heart language above. Below are all the ways you can pay:
You can pay through my paypal link: https://www.paypal.me/MaitriSomaticsVT.
-or- Send (or bring) a check made out to Maitri Somatics, LLC, PO Box 8137, Essex, VT 05452
-or- Cash (in Person only)
-or- I know some folks aren’t keen on PayPal, Here are Stripe Payment options:
12 Private Pay from your Heart Sessions: $1200
For pay as you go (after first 12 week package)
Do ask if you need or prefer a payment plan!
Thank you. I appreciate your business and the opportunity to guide you in your healing journey!
Still Not sure?
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.I am not here to put a hard sell on you, I’m here to help you find ease and calm!
All questions are welcome. Happy to coordinate a 20-minute meet and greet with you!
