EMBODY FIRST
Somatic Breathwork • Embodied Group Experiences
Bringing people back into connection
with themselves, each other & life.
Breath • Movement • Somatic Practice • Guided Visualization
What creates the conditions for people to truly thrive?
That question sits at the heart of my work.
It is the lens through which every somatic breathwork experience I design and facilitate takes shape. Each gathering engages more than the thinking mind, inviting people into direct participation through the body, senses, attention, imagination, relationship, creativity, and reflection.
Rooted in psychology and somatic practice, and drawing from both scientific inquiry and longstanding traditions of consciousness, energy, and interconnectedness, each immersion invites people into direct participation through the body, breath, awareness, relationship, creativity, reflection, and shared experience.
Our work begins with a simple understanding: we are more than our thoughts, and meaningful change involves more than intellectual insight.
Knowing something and living it are not the same thing.
Each somatic breathwork experience creates the conditions for greater presence, meaningful connection, expanded capacity, and new possibilities for how we live, work, and relate.
The quality of our lives is shaped not only by what we know, but by the experiences that shape us.
I design immersive group experiences for teams, organizations, communities, retreats, and gatherings, online and in person.
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What becomes possible when we actually experience what we are trying to cultivate?
We talk constantly about presence, connection, creativity, resilience, belonging, and well-being. But these aren't simply ideas to understand. They are capacities we experience, practice, and strengthen through the way we inhabit our bodies, relate to other people, move through our environments, and participate in our own lives.
Embody First somatic breathwork experiences create intentional conditions for exploring them together.
PRESENCE
Coming back into contact with where you actually are, rather than constantly living one thought ahead of yourself.
ATTUNEMENT
Noticing what is happening within you, around you, and between you with greater sensitivity and awareness.
CONNECTION
Experiencing yourself as part of something rather than a sealed-off individual moving through the world alone.
EXPRESSION
Making room for imagination, movement, voice, creativity, emotion, curiosity, and the parts of ourselves that everyday life often compresses.
COHERENCE
Allowing body, thought, feeling, relationship, and experience to come into greater conversation with one another.
CAPACITY
Expanding your ability to meet life with greater presence, choice, curiosity, connection, and participation.
There is no single destination here.
The invitation is to become more available to your own life.
Why Somatic Breathwork? What Makes This Different?
Most of us have accumulated plenty of information about how we should live.
Slow down. Be present. Manage stress. Move your body. Connect with people. Get outside. Breathe. Rest. Be creative. Pay attention.
Knowing is rarely the difficult part.
Living it is different.
Embodiment brings an idea out of abstraction and into lived experience.
That is why Embody First works with more than thought alone.
The body matters.
The senses matter.
Attention matters.
Environment matters.
Imagination matters.
Relationship matters.
Expression matters.
Meaning matters.
Human flourishing does not happen in one isolated part of us. It emerges from the living relationship between all of them.
We don't start with changing people.
We create conditions that invite people to experience themselves and one another differently.
And sometimes a lived experience teaches us something no amount of information ever could.
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What Somatic Breathwork Can Include
An Embody First gathering isn't a collection of wellness techniques placed beside one another. Each experience is intentionally designed as a whole.
The pacing. The music. The movement. The questions. The silence. The sensory environment. The transitions. The moments of individual reflection and the moments of shared experience all matter.
Different gatherings may draw from:
Breath. Movement. Body awareness. Guided imagery. Sound and music. Sensory experience. Creativity. Reflection. Meaningful conversation. Relational practice. Nature and environment. Shared experience.
The specific elements change.
The intention underneath them does not:
to create the conditions for people to become more present, connected, and fully engaged with their own experience.
What might you notice?
There is no prescribed outcome and no promise that everyone will experience the same thing.
That's part of the point.
But these experiences are designed to invite a few meaningful shifts.
1. YOU ARRIVE
The pace changes.
Attention begins to move out of the constant stream of thought and back toward breath, sensation, sound, movement, environment, and the present moment.
You notice yourself here.
2. YOU PARTICIPATE
Connection becomes something happening between people.
Presence becomes something felt.
Creativity becomes something practiced.
Attunement becomes an active relationship with what is unfolding.
Ideas become lived experience.
3. SOMETHING LEAVES THE ROOM WITH YOU
The experience ends, but what you noticed does not necessarily end with it.
A different question.
A greater awareness.
A moment of genuine connection.
A remembered part of yourself.
A new way of meeting a familiar situation.
The purpose isn't to escape ordinary life.
It is to return to it more awake.
What Clients Are Saying
I had my first session with Elizabeth and it was wonderful. I had looked into it a little bit before hand but wasn’t sure what exactly to expect. Elizabeth welcomed me into her studio which is very calming and inviting ms we went over what I could expect and she answered all the questions I had.
I have tried different meditations and breath work before but this was the first time I was really able to be present and turn my mind off. There was a feeling of relief and relaxation.
After the session I felt very calm but also like I had a runners high.
I recommend this practice to anyone who wants to unplug and relax.
Mary Mills, MS
HOW IT WORKS
Step 1: CHOOSE YOUR WAY IN
Join an upcoming public somatic breathwork experience online or in person, or begin a conversation about creating an experience for your group, organization, community, retreat, or gathering. Book a complimentary consultation.
Step 2: ENTER THE EXPERIENCE
Each gathering has its own theme and arc. You may move, breathe, listen, create, reflect, imagine, speak, witness, connect, or simply notice. Nothing requires performance. Participation is invitational, and the experience unfolds through direct engagement rather than passive instruction.
Step 3: CARRY SOMETHING FORWARD
We make space for reflection and integration before the experience ends. Not to package everything into a lesson.
But to notice:
What happened here?
What mattered?
What might be worth carrying back into life?
Sometimes the smallest thing is the thing that stays.
Ways to Gather
PUBLIC SOMATIC BREATHWORK
Online + In Person
Immersive gatherings exploring presence, connection, embodiment, creativity, attunement, and what it means to live well. Each experience is different. Some may be quiet and contemplative. Others expressive, sensory, relational, playful, creative, or deeply reflective.
All are designed to engage more of the human being than thought alone.
PRIVATE GROUP EXPERIENCES
Teams • Groups • Retreats • Gatherings
Embody First somatic breathwork experiences can be created for existing groups who want something more meaningful than another presentation, workshop, or conventional wellness activity.
Available for:
Teams
Organizations
Leadership groups
Communities
Retreats
Conferences
Private gatherings
Creative gatherings
Special events
Experiences can be shaped around themes such as presence, connection, attunement, creativity, transition, belonging, shared reflection, and human flourishing.
COLLABORATIVE EXPERIENCES
Artists • Practitioners • Makers • Interesting Humans
Some experiences are better when worlds collide.
Embody First collaborates with artists, musicians, movement practitioners, educators, researchers, makers, facilitators, and other curious humans to create gatherings that could not exist inside a single discipline.
Sound might meet movement.
Art might meet embodiment.
Psychology might meet ritual.
A dinner might become an exploration of connection.
A garden might become part of the experience.
The form follows the question.
Let's Create Something Worth Experiencing
Interested in joining an experience, bringing Embody First to your group, or exploring a collaboration? Start here.