Somatics comes from the Greek word soma, meaning “the living body in its wholeness.” It refers to the study and practice of understanding the body as an integrated, sentient experience rather than just a physical structure. The body is viewed as more than a collection of bones, muscles and systems – we see it as a dynamic and interconnected living system that holds emotions, memories and patterns of behavior.

Somatics takes a holistic approach to personal development that integrates the mind, body, and emotions. This method goes beyond traditional talk-based coaching by encouraging embodied practices such as breathwork, mindful movement and grounding techniques. We begin from the place that the mind are interconnected, focusing on understanding how emotions and life experiences are stored and expressed in the body. This practice emphasizes the role of physical sensation and movement in shaping our thoughts, behaviors and overall well-being.

The body is seen as a key resource for insight and change; it is a source of intelligence and self-awareness. By paying attention to bodily sensations, movement and posture, somatics provides insights into how we experience and interact with the world. I’ll guide you to explore bodily sensations, postures and patterns of movement to uncover unconscious habits and emotional blocks. By tuning into the physical body, you can access deeper levels of self-awareness and unlock new possibilities for growth. Somatic practices help release tension, regulate emotions, and cultivate a sense of presence and agency in your life.

✼ I offer a sliding scale and payment plan for my coaching offers. An ad-hoc single somatic sessions begins at $65, while Wild Remembrance begins at $2500 for 90 days.

✼ Messaging Mastery is designed to meet the unique needs of conscious business owners, with pricing based on an hourly rate of $60.

Polyvagal-informed coaching focuses on helping you work with your nervous system to move out of stress-driven responses and into states of connection, calm and clarity. With training from the Polyvagal Institute, I use insights from polyvagal theory to help you understand how your body’s automatic responses shape your thoughts, emotions and behaviors.

Your nervous system constantly scans your environment, your body and your relationships for cues of safety or danger – without your conscious awareness. These assessments influence your physiological state, which becomes the foundation for patterns like stress, overwhelm or unhelpful habits. Polyvagal-informed coaching works with this system, helping you understand how these patterns emerge and guiding you toward healthier ways of responding.

Josephine is a certified somatic coach, and a cultural anthropologist and journalist by training. She earned her Master’s in social and cultural anthropology from UCL, following two months of ethnographic research into Ayahuasca tourism, in the Ecuadorian Andes, and has since lived nomadically in the Americas. Formerly a Londoner, her professional background in travel and lifestyle journalism has seen her review wellness retreats, trends and hotels in Europe.

As a journalist, she’s babbled at trees and submerged herself in ice for Telegraph Travel, taken in a CO2 bath in the Czech Republic to report on age-old spa traditions for ABTA Magazine, spent the night in an Italian 11th century chapel for Culture Trip, and covered Ukrainian Fashion Week for an independent fashion magazine. As a digital nomad, she’s led editorial teams for travel tech startups, powered by blockchain and AI, commissioning and shaping content and core brand identities.

Within the somatics, embodiment and psychedelic integration spaces, Josephine has undertaken trainings with The Embody Lab, The Polyvagal Institute and Chacruna Institute. Her somatics and polyvagal teachers include Dr. Scott Lyons, Dr. Stephen Porges, Staci Haines and Manuela Mischke-Reeds, while she has studied psychedelic facilitation and integration training with the likes of Simone Weit, Adam Aronovich and Licia Sky of the Trauma Research Foundation.

Anthropology taught me how to ask deep, probing questions, understand the complexities of human behavior, and engage with the stories that shape us. These skills are integral to my coaching practice, where I blend the insight of anthropology with the wisdom of somatics to guide you through the transformative process of wild remembrance.

At its core, wild remembrance is about reconnecting to the untamed self – the primal, instinctual energy that is often buried beneath layers of conditioning and societal expectations. It is the practice of returning to your original, embodied truth, a truth that has always existed within you but may have been lost or forgotten in the noise of modern life.

Through somatic practices and embodied awareness, I help you shed the layers of disconnection and return to the rhythms and energies that are uniquely yours. Drawing on ethnographic methods from my anthropology training, I am committed to listening deeply and observing your nonverbal cues, not for research, but to reflect back the wisdom stored in your body. My role is to help you uncover insights and recognize patterns, guiding you toward deeper understanding and self-awareness.

Together, we will explore the ancestral knowledge that pulses through your cells and the deep intuitive knowing that’s always been there. Wild remembrance isn’t just a return to something from the past – it’s a powerful, embodied reawakening to the untamed force within you, the part of you that knows how to move, speak, create, and live in alignment with your deepest self.

By combining anthropological insight and somatic embodiment, I create a space where you can safely reclaim your voice, express your wildness, and step fully into your power. In this space, you will remember not just who you are, but who you’ve always been, and from there, create the life you were meant to live.