SOMATIC ALCHEMY
Transformative Breathwork for Leaders Ready to Amplify Impact Through Embodied Healing
WHY
SOMATIC ALCHEMY?
The western overculture has conditioned us to lead with the mind. Now it’s time to lead from the clear vessel of the body. And the conscious breath is the link between the two.
Beneath our strategy, ambition, and motivations for changemaking, there are deeper layers we carry—patterns shaped by everyday stress, internalized oppression, and even intergenerational messaging and ancestral trauma.
Many high-performing leaders raised female unconsciously adopt shallow or restricted breathing patterns.
Somatic Alchemy is for YOU if you are a woman or AFAB changemaking leader ready to use the power of your expanded breath to take up space, dissolve the layers that occlude your gems, release intergenerational patterns that no longer serve, and live into your authentic form of irresistible embodied leadership.
THE APPROACH
Women and AFAB changemaking leaders engage their body's intelligence to transmute intergenerational patterns and clear ancestral trauma through the power of the breath.
Overburdened leaders begin to heal--and their intrinsic wholeness and sovereignty is revealed, guiding their unique delivery systems to enact irresistible change.
The Somatic Alchemy approach to embodied leadership transformation is:
trauma-informed
social justice oriented
ecologically rooted
nervous system centric
evidence-based
ALCHEMICAL ELEMENTS:
CIRCULAR BREATH + INFRARED SAUNA HEAT
Combining guided breathwork with infrared sauna therapy creates a powerful, research-informed experience to regulate your nervous system, stay anchored in your body even in adverse conditions, and mend fragmentation between breath, body, and brain—all in one session.
THE BREATHWORK
Not all stress lives in your thoughts. Much of it lives in your nervous system, breath patterns, and physical body.
The body needs an experience of safety to let go, to release legacy traumas holding us back.
In Somatic Alchemy sessions, we use a gentle conscious circular breath to slowly surface subconscious patterns and beliefs. This process supports the integration of fragmented truths held protectively in unconscious terrain.
The body is in charge, and it releases the material ready for integration at its own natural cadence, sustainably and with care.
+ INFRARED SAUNA
Infrared heat gently activates your system with slow, penetrative warmth that raises heart rate and circulation.³
Instead of disembodying or resisting therapeutic hormesis—an intentional low dose of a stressor—you're guided to stay present and learn how to down-regulate your nervous system with the breath inside of a safe container. This practice yields greater resilience and regulation that supports you when encoutering the day-to-day stressors of leadership.
"Breathwork with Abrah was absolutely amazing. She has created such a beautiful and calming space. She is grounded, encouraging, and caring, and I felt incredibly safe to be my authentic self and allow for deeper healing to unfold. I can’t wait for my next session.”
- Ada Solomon, Visual Artist & Somatic Therapist
BREATHE DEEPER. INTEGRATE FULLY.
REPATTERN YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM
This is not about fixing yourself.
It’s about creating the conditions where your system can naturally return to regulated balance.
RELEASE EMOTIONAL RESIDUE
As you engage a slow circular breathe while the sauna warms your tissues, the body begins to shift out of protective states and releases long-held emotional contortions.
FUNCTIONAL INHALE
FUNCTIONAL EXHALE
FUNCTIONAL DIAPHRAGMATIC BREATHING
Learn how to repattern your breath with functional exercises and engage your muscles of respiration to fully receive the benefits of diaphragmatic breathing.
ACCESS INSIGHTS FROM BEYOND THE MIND
Unforeseen insights arise when the nervous system settles—cognitive function improves, especially in areas related to decision-making and emotional regulation.⁵
Images from Breathe Better in Five by Dr. Belisa Vranich
FAQ & RESOURCES
WHAT TO EXPECT:
All sessions are in-person at the Temple of Change, Greenfield, MA. Sessions are 75 minutes, including 45 minutes of guided breathwork with 15 minutes of therapeutic dialogue at the beginning and end.
Sessions combine IBT (Integral Breath Therapy) with optional light touch, aromatherapy, and/or sound healing to complement the breathwork. Clients can opt in for their 45 minutes of breathwork in the infrared sauna.
WHAT TO BRING: Please bring a water bottle, notebook and pen, and wear loose, comfortable clothing.
INFRARED SAUNA: If your session includes infrared sauna use, please wear a bathing suit under your clothes and bring two towels, change of underwear/bra for after, and a wet bag for transport.