Come home to your body, it’s waiting for you
You’ve tried everything. Well, maybe not everything, but you’ve tried a lot of things. You’ve done “the work.” The journaling, the breath work, the meditation, the self-help books, the podcasts, the therapy, the rituals. Maybe you’ve even gone on healing retreats, waiting for the moment when things finally click.
And truthfully, there is value in all of those practices and resources. All of it is supportive, and every layer matters. But if you’re still feeling stuck, disconnected, or like something just isn’t landing, you might need something more integrative. Something that goes beyond insight and into the body. That gently explores the inner workings, the blueprint, and the architecture of your nervous system and your lived experience.
That’s where somatic work comes in. That’s where The Shift begins.
Hey, I’m Alyssa —
Somatic coach, yoga teacher, nervous system nerd, deep feeler, thrift store regular & the heart behind The Shift.
For years, I lived from the neck up. Constantly doing, going, managing. I stayed busy to outrun the anxiety, grief, and exhaustion that lived just beneath the surface. In New York, it was easy to keep moving. I taught yoga, managed studios, and poured myself into helping others, while quietly unraveling inside.
I was carrying unprocessed trauma, chronic anxiety, depression, and a deep sense of emptiness I couldn’t explain, even as I guided others to breathe and be present. I kept searching for something to make me feel better, and I had moments of that: a deep breath, a breakthrough talk therapy session, a workshop that lifted the weight, but nothing ever lasted. I always ended up back in the same cycles: spiraling, performing, numbing, overthinking, the list goes on.
When the world shut down in 2020, everything changed. I gave up my apartment, lost the job that had shaped my identity, and found myself completely untethered. So I did what any 20-something does when they are the slightest bit inconvenienced by life: I packed up my Jeep and road-tripped across the country alone.
I lived out of my car, camped in national parks, sang “SUPERBLOOM” by Mister Wives at the top of my lungs, cried when I saw the Rockies for the first time, and fell in awe with life again. I wasn’t doing or distracting. I was just being.
Eventually, I landed in Montana and discovered somatic work. That’s when everything truly began to shift. Up until then, I didn’t realize how disconnected I was. The only thing I could feel was a tightness in my chest. I couldn’t take a full breath. I thought I was just anxious, but really, my body was trying to speak, and I didn’t know how to listen.
Somatic work gave me the tools to understand my nervous system. It helped me feel without fear and slowly rebuild safety from within. I was resistant at first. Feeling my feelings sounded like a lot. But the more I practiced, the more I softened. I could breathe again. I could sit still. I could be present, not because I forced it, but because I felt safe enough to stay.
Nature anchored it all. Hiking, grounding, camping, and swimming in alpine lakes — the natural world mirrored the rhythm my body needed. It reminded me what slowness felt like. What safety felt like. For the first time in years, I felt like I was home. Not because everything was perfect, but because I had finally stopped abandoning myself.
That’s what I want for every woman who steps into this work. Not a perfectly healed version of you, but a more present one. One who can meet herself with softness, honesty, and trust.
I’ve spent the last decade learning how to live with my body through yoga, somatic therapy, nervous system work, and my own healing. I have such a deep love for human anatomy and genuinely believe that the more we understand how our bodies work, the more connected we feel to them. That kind of knowledge isn’t just power, it’s presence.
My foundation is built on over 500 hours of yoga teacher training, including a 200-hour functional anatomy training with Lara Heimann, as well as additional certifications in restorative yoga, breathwork, and meditation. I’ve taught in studios across New York, Montana, and now Alaska, and I’ve had the honor of leading and assisting in yoga teacher trainings over the years. My somatic training began with The School of Somastery under Kaira Mayestra, and continued with Somatic Parts Work through The Embody Lab. I’m currently diving into pre- and postnatal somatic education and continuing to learn in every chapter — through study, through personal practice, and most of all, through the women I get to walk alongside.
This work keeps unfolding, and I’m right here in it with you.
Little Things That Make Me, Me
I’m gluten-free and I love to bake. I’m always trying to recreate my favorite treats, but the GF versions usually taste like disappointment. I’ll keep trying though!
I’ve always got a book on my nightstand (and usually in my bag too). I love getting lost in a good story, especially a steamy romance fiction story.
I cannot go a day without my matcha. Trust me, I’ve tried. I look forward to it every morning. It’s my little green cup of joy, calm, and caffeine-fueled optimism.
I loooooove to thrift. Give me a free day, a matcha, and a rack of old clothing, and I’ll happily vanish for hours. Nothing makes me happier than finding unique, vintage pieces.
The Shift isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about coming back to the parts of you you’ve been taught to override
Somatic work is deep and honest. It’s about slowing down enough to hear your body, understand the signals it’s sending, and begin to trust what it’s telling you. Most of us have learned to live in our heads. We override our instincts and emotions, ignore our gut feelings, push through exhaustion, perform calmly while spiraling inside, pull up our bootstraps, and get on with life. Not because we’re broken, but because we haven’t been taught any other way.
I’m here to help you change that. This is a space to reconnect with the part of you that knows, to unlearn the patterns that keep you stuck, and to build a relationship with your nervous system that’s rooted in safety, not fear. We achieve this through somatic coaching, movement, breathwork, nervous system tools, and presence. Real, imperfect presence. The kind that makes space for softness, anger, stillness, joy, and truth — all of it. Because when you stop forcing your way through healing and start listening instead, that’s when everything begins to shift.
This work is for the woman who wants to feel like herself again and knows she can’t think her way there.
You’re not looking for another strategy, another fix, or another thing to add to your self-care routine. You’re craving something slower and more honest. Not more to add to your to-do list, but more to feel, return to, and learn about yourself.
You want to feel safe in your body, not just understand it.
You want to stop overriding your instincts and start trusting your inner signals.
You want tools that help you stay with yourself, not escape yourself.
You’re ready for healing that meets you where you are, not where you think you should be.
This work is for the woman who’s not interested in perfection. She’s interested in being present. She’s ready to meet herself in a new way, with curiosity, compassion, and truth.
Ready to begin?
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