Ancestral Roots - New Ground

A Somatic Process Group for Immigrant Experiences 

Six month · In person Workshop · North Seattle · Saturdays · 10 AM – 4 PM Starting January 2026

Group Dates: January 24 · February 28 · March 28 · April 25 · May 30 · June 20

Together, we’ll create a space to honor who you are and explore how your unique experiences of migration, resilience, or belonging shape your life today. This group is designed for people who carry multiple worlds within their bodies, those navigating displacement, migration, cultural transition, or the ongoing impact of their family’s lineage.

Through somatic practices, reflection, and shared experience, you’ll have the opportunity to connect deeply with yourself, with others, and with the threads of ancestry and culture that move through us all. Step into a supportive community ready to hold your story, witness your growth, and celebrate the unique path you carry forward.

You are warmly invited if you:

Have moved, been uprooted, or displaced from your home of origin

Carry intergenerational history of migration, survival, or loss

Feel out of place culturally, linguistically, or socially

Navigate cultural nuances that differ from your own

Have been labeled “foreigner,” “alien,” or “dreamer”

Want to understand your feelings and express your authentic voice

Struggle to feel belonging

This is an intimate group with limited participants.

FAQ’s

What Does this group offer?

This group offers a space for individuals who have experienced immigration, displacement, or cultural transition to reconnect with their bodies, ancestral histories, and authentic selves. The focus is on using somatic principles from Core Energetics and Radical Aliveness to help participants:

• Reclaim their authentic voice and express themselves beyond survival patterns.

• Release tension, rage, grief, and fear accumulated from past trauma and adaptation.

• Integrate their multiple identities and cultural backgrounds, embracing all aspects of who they are.

• Reconnect with their life force and reclaim aliveness, pleasure, and the right to occupy space.

• Build a supportive community of individuals with shared experiences, offering collective healing and resonance.

The process is embodied and includes techniques like grounding, breathwork, and movement to help release and integrate emotional experiences.

How can you join the group?

To join the group, prospective participants need to contact the organizers to start the application process. The process involves:

1. Scheduling a conversation to discuss the individual’s interests, answer any questions, and determine if the group is a good fit.

2. Participants must commit to consistent attendance, as the group is ongoing and has a limited number of participants to ensure a supportive dynamic.

3. Group sessions are in-person, held on Saturdays from 10 AM to 4 PM in North Seattle on the following dates:

• January 24

• February 28

• March 28

• April 25

• May 30

• June 20

  4. The group carefully vets participants to ensure a cohesive and supportive experience

What are the pricing details for this group?

The pricing for the group sessions is structured as follows:

• $200 per session (pay as you go)

• $1,200 for 6 sessions if paid upfront.

Additionally, there are sliding scale payment options available to accommodate different financial situations, and scholarship donations are welcomed to help make the group accessible to all.

Who is this group for?

This group is for adults who have experienced immigration personally or through your family experience, displacement, or cultural transition and want space to explore how those histories live in the body. It’s designed for people who carry multiple identities or “worlds” within them—whether you moved yourself or inherited the impact through your family’s lineage.

You may feel out of place culturally or linguistically, struggle with belonging, or have been labeled an outsider, “foreigner,” or dreamer. This group is for those who want to understand their emotional experience more deeply, reconnect with their authentic voice, and be in community with others navigating similar stories of migration, resilience, and adaptation.

Who is this group not for?

You're in acute crisis around immigration status, housing, or safety.

You're not ready to feel difficult emotions in your body.

You prefer exclusively cognitive or narrative-based approaches.

Why Somatic work for the immigrant experience?

The immigrant body holds stories that words cannot reach:

The bracing against being "too much" or "not enough"

The collapse that comes from decades of proving your worth

The vigilance that never quite turns off

The grief that has nowhere to go

Traditional therapy often involves narrative and meaning-making. Somatic work goes deeper, addressing the charge, contraction, and armor that shape one's movement through the world.

While defenses are adaptive and necessary - they may now limit our freedom

Healing requires both releasing what's held AND building capacity to feel fully.

Your body's wisdom and life force are intact, beneath layers of protection