Meet Kiesha
a bit about me
Hello! Before I got into embodiment work, I was an anxious people-pleasing child who grew into a woman with debilitating anxiety. I've spent a lifetime as a high-functioning anxious person constantly praised for my ability to take on so much and "get it done" to perfection. After years of therapy, I finally realized in 2020 that it was time to do some deep trauma work under the care of an incredible therapist and adding complementary somatic tools to allow my brain and body to truly heal.
Today, I am a trauma-informed breathwork facilitator and a somatic embodiment life coach passionate about helping equip people with somatic tools to address trauma in the body. Healing isn't a linear process, but it is possible, and I am proof of that.
I am also a certified holistic health coach, and I use my 15+ years as an elementary school teacher to teach adults and kids how to learn self-regulation strategies and connection with the body.
I've worked with non-profits, been featured by many major brands, and had a true what-in-the-world moment of having my work featured by former First Lady Michelle Obama. I am passionate about reaching underrepresented populations to ensure these healing strategies are easily accessible to everyone.
My belief is that wellness is for everybody, so my mission and commitment to you is, "This is wellness for the rest of us."
Kiesha’s Training:
Science is constantly revealing more about how the brain and body work and I am in love with this Learning!
Certified Somatic Coach through The Strozzi Institute
Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing ™ Practitioner (In Training)
ICF Accredited Coach
Certified Embodiment Coach through Coaching Evolved
Certified Trauma-Informed Breathwork Facilitator through Breath Liberation Society
Politics of Trauma with Staci Haines
Somatic Embodiment and Regulation Strategies with Linda Thai
Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certificate The Embody Lab
Certified Holistic Health Coach Integrative Nutrition (IIN)
MA in Ed. with a Literacy Specialization
B.A. in Education/Certified K-12 Teacher + 13 years as a public school educator
On going somatic training because one can never stop learning!
I want to empower you
To become an activist for your body, your rest + your life!
The year 2020 nearly broke me, from the pandemic to the cruel realities of racial injustice being broadcast for the world to see, I knew I had to learn how to truly heal or I wouldn't make it.
So breathwork became my passion, and I shared it with everyone I could. But that wasn't enough for me; I wanted to learn everything I could about whole body (somatic) healing. I studied trauma release, Emotional Freedom Technique (Tapping), breathwork, yoga, and more. As I did, I learned that the wellness industry in general isn’t very accessible to people without a lot of money or non-white people, to be honest. Black and brown bodies only account for a small number of yoga teachers and industry leaders.But we are exactly the people who need this work!
This lit a fire in me to make this work accessible to as many people as possible. So I give my knowledge away on Instagram, my blog, and in my sliding scale group classes.
Wellness for the Rest of Us
This community exists so that you, your family, and your community can tap into what the field of neuroscience calls the parasympathetic nervous system (aka-rest and digest mode). I want you to experience deep rest in your body so that it can have a chance to heal itself.
This space was created with YOU in mind.
let’s get personal
Fun facts about me
✦ I am mama to 2 incredible (dimple-faced) humans.
✦ My hunky husband spent 20 years as a Naval Pilot and I, 14 years as a proud military spouse. He still flies, and we enjoy the travel benefits!
✦ I was a college cheerleader and danced professionally for about half a minute, but you can catch my performances nightly in my kitchen.
✦ I’ve wanted to be an elementary teacher since I was 12, and teaching children was one of the best things I’ve ever done.
✦ Living in Japan was like living in heaven; it’s my favorite place on earth.
✦I am a commitment to pursuing embodied healing and justice for marginalized people creating a new way of being that heals our bodies, communities and our earth.