This workshop invites you into the living territory of love made physical.
Through embodied exploration—receptivity in the body, generosity in motion—affection is practiced rather than hoped for. Together, we tend the inner sources of care and nourishment that sustain us in an uncertain world.Love often lives inside old patterns, inherited beliefs, and protective armor shaped by hurt or shame. Here, instead of waiting for the right moment or a safe person, we practice sourcing love from within and beyond the self.
Through movement, somatic awareness, and inquiry, we expand our capacity to feel, express, and receive care.
Music and dance provide the ground. Rhythm invites us. Imagination opens us. Presence keeps us. In motion we remember love is not passive - it is practiced, cultivated, and chosen. When embodied, affection becomes something we can trust, return to, and offer freely.




Embodiment as a path of study and devotion holds the felt sense of life as we live it, the creative qualities of imagination, inspiration, and art and the transcendent qualities of presence, compassion, love and Union with Spirit. I have approached embodiment through every doorway I could find: Bodywork, Yoga, dance of all kinds, hiking, living life, being a mother, a lover, Somatic psychotherapy, meditation, thru professional trainings, academic programs, and constant dedicated practice.
Highlights from my work experience include:I have 40+ years experience in the field of somatic psychotherapy, bodywork, dance, yoga, and mindful movement practices.I have trained hundreds of movement teachers, psychotherapists, and health care professionals in the fundamentals of body awareness and embodied movement practice.
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Psychotherapist and have a Ph.D. in Dance and Movement TherapyI am a co-founder of Open Floor International, a non-profit organization that is committed to sharing conscious movement and dance to ignite creativity, community, social justice, health, and well-being.The words I hear the most about my style of teaching are: clear, kind, insightful, and courageous. This means a lot to me as so many of my teachers have held me in the same way.
March 27-29, 2026
890 Church St., Mountain View, CA
Friday: 11 am - 6 pm
Saturday: 11 am - 6 pm
Sunday: 11 am - 4 pm
*lunch is not included
