About Tara

em·bod·i·ment - /əmˈbädēmənt/ noun

The experience of wholeness; the integration of mind/body/spirit and includes:

• presence - the connection of self and world in present moment

• integrity - authenticity, honesty and self-responsibility

The body is viewed as a vehicle through which the entire human being and one’s relationship to life can be explored.

We live in a world so full of noise and busyness. We quickly lose touch with who we are now and who we want to become. We get wound up and entangled in our past and in worrisome thoughts about the future. We try to think our way to serenity, but we never seem to find it.

I know this type of suffering all too well; that feeling of chasing after peace and feeling confused about why you can never find it.

We get so busy with the doing of life that we forget about being in life.

Somewhere on my spiritual path, I began to realize that peace was right here all along, in my own body. Through mindfulness and embodiment therapies, I discovered that the body carries it’s own intelligence, memory, and emotion. And that these inner experiences are powerful sources of healing.

Here’s why: True satisfaction only exists in our presence. And our body is a gateway to the present.

Contrast this with our mind, which is rarely connected to the living moment.

In our work together, I will help you access peace and calm through learning to recognize and embrace your inner experience in an honest and curiosity-filled way. I’ll teach you to become aware of your total mind/body/spirit connection and how to nurture it.

I’ll provide guided practices to connect with your inner life, using skills-based interventions, sound, breath, touch, awareness, and movement.

Curiosity

To seek out new knowledge and information with openness and care. Learning and growing are about being willing to embrace all the parts of ourselves, even the uncomfortable ones. It’s magical when our exploration reveals new, unexpected, complex, mysterious, or obscure things.

Wisdom

Wisdom is something we all acquire simply through living and experiencing. I aim to freely offer the wisdom I have gained through my experiences. I will help you tap into your inner knowledge of what is true and real, use your good judgment, and carry these insights into future experiences.

You may have noticed that I don’t have an extensive list of diagnoses or problem areas I treat on my website. That is because my work is not about where you came from, or what plagues you, but where you want to go. My therapy approaches treat a wide range of problem areas, from anxiety and depression to addiction and codependency. At the core of all these problems is a person living a disembodied life.

The type of client I am best able to help is someone who wants to live in a mindful and connected way, someone who wants to live freely and with more depth. You’ll benefit from therapy if you’re willing to take ownership of the parts of yourself that you don’t like, and meet it with compassion and skillfulness. My best-fit clients also want more self-awareness, enjoy learning, are optimistic, and are willing to take risks.

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