If you’ve ever…
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Wondered how to feel at home in your own body.
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Wanted your heart to feel lighter, braver, more spacious.
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Felt your mind running circles while you stood still.
…then I've got something for you.
WELCOME TO SOMATIC WORK
What Somatic Work Is—and Who It's For.
Somatic work is all about connecting with your body in a deep, meaningful way. It’s not just exercise, yoga, or stretching—it’s a practice of noticing how your body feels, how it carries your emotions, memories, and experiences, and learning to respond rather than react.
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Think of your body as a wise companion, constantly sending messages. Tight shoulders? That tension might be carrying worry or old stress. A flutter in your chest? Maybe that’s excitement—or something unresolved waiting for your attention. Somatic work helps you listen, understand, and respond to these signals with curiosity and care.
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This work is for anyone who wants to feel more at home in their own skin, reclaim a sense of safety in the body, and navigate life with clarity and ease. It’s for people who want to:
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Calm anxiety and find steadiness in the chaos
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Heal from past experiences that still live in the body
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Connect more fully with their intuition, emotions, and relationships
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Build resilience and the capacity for joy, even in challenging times
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Explore creativity, movement, and play as paths to insight
You don’t need to be flexible, fit, or even “good” at movement. You just need a willingness to notice, breathe, and be present.
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Somatic work is all about connecting with your body’s wisdom to help you feel safe, grounded, and fully alive. “Somatic” comes from the Greek word soma, meaning “the body,” and in this practice, the body is seen as a guide—not just a vessel.
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Through gentle movement, breath, touch, and awareness exercises, somatic work helps you notice sensations, release tension, and regulate your nervous system. It’s a way to process emotions, heal from past experiences, and respond to life with clarity instead of reactivity.
Whether you’re navigating stress, grief, or major life changes, somatic practice can help you feel more present, connected, and resilient—inside yourself and in your relationships. It’s about learning to inhabit your body fully, trust your instincts, and move through the world with greater ease and confidence.
Somatic work is gentle, yet profoundly transformative—it meets you wherever you are and helps you step into a life that feels more aligned, grounded, and fully yours.
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Start to feel more comfortable in your body right now. Learn what your level of somatic awareness is and how to improve it by taking the free quiz below.
Explore Your Path
Choose the experiences that meet you where you are
Why Presence, Trust, and Connection Matter
In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to feel disconnected—from your body, your heart, and your life. I help you cultivate safety, clarity, and confidence so you can show up fully for yourself and those you care about. When you feel grounded, your relationships, work, and creative life all flourish naturally.
About
My name is Cherie Kaplan – Somatic Guide & Creator of She Stands
For two decades, I’ve been helping people navigate life with presence, courage, and clarity. I’m a death doula, somatic therapist in training, meditator, and social movement facilitator, blending heart-centered practices with somatic awareness, ritual, and creative exploration.
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My work is about helping you feel safe and at home in your body. My hope is for you to trust your inner guidance, and discover a deep intimate relationship with life. I combine somatic techniques, mindfulness, polyvagal theory, and play to create experiences that help you move through life with confidence, resilience, and grace.
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I founded She Stands to bring people together in collective healing and presence, and I continue to create workshops and offerings that help people reclaim trust in themselves and their communities. Whether through a small intimate circle, a 6-week workshop, or a large-scale gathering, my mission is to support you in being the healthiest and wisest human you can possibly be.
About She Stands.
She Stands is a movement rooted in the heart of humanity. We gather in rhythm and reverence to awaken a more compassionate, equitable, and connected world—one heartbeat at a time. Through collective presence, ceremony, and shared pulse, we stand for nonviolence, for belonging, and for the sacred power of choosing peace. From intimate circles to a 100,000-person gathering on the National Mall, She Stands invites us to remember: we are more alike than different, and our differences can be a bridge. We are the hands, the heart, and the voice of a new way forward.