COnNEct For Somatic healing sessions.

Healing is a non-linear process that requires space, patience and understanding. Overwhelming life experiences which can be traumatic can emerge as a myriad of manifestations physically, emotionally and energetically.

Orameh utilizes multiple somatic modalities and is trained in Somatic Experiencing and Somatic Touch Practice. Orameh has been supporting people with a wide range of experiences in 1:1 and group setting since 2011. They have co-facilitated group spaces for people experiencing the impacts of systemic oppression along and with disabled folks experiencing the impacts of ableism and medical trauma with organizations as well as in personal practice. Their lived experience of a multitude of trauma makes her passionate to support individuals and collective to the best of the capacity. Orameh specifically loves to work with folks who experience oppression, chronic illness, developmental and collective trauma.

Orameh holds each persons unique experience with reverence and understands that there is a collective aspect to a felt sense of wholeness. They offer a deep bow of appreciation for the contributions to the field of somatics of Resmaa Menakem along with their teachers Kathy Kain, Berns Galloway and Peter Levine.

Orameh is a lead assistant in the SEI trainings and can currently provide Advanced Year personal sessions and sign off for requirements for those enrolled. If you are an SE student and would like to schedule personal sessions, please send an email.

  • I have done psychotherapy for years. What has been different in SE with Orameh is that I have gained an ability to listen to my body to learn how I’m feeling. We have all heard that the body holds the trauma or “keeps the score.” Through Orameh’s focus and attentiveness to my gestures and thoughts, I have been able to process pain and move toward positive change and loving respect for myself. I have gained movement tools and explored dream images that enabled me to embrace my own resilience and peace of mind differently. Orameh has expertly guided me into a more conscious conversation with my body and her histories.

    Jessica, Artist and Educator, Los Angeles

  • Orameh has a soft, reliable presence. Their gentle guidance, insight and radical acceptance has helped me feel safe enough to go deeper into my healing. - Anonymous

  • As a survivor of childhood trauma, domestic abuse, and sexual assault I have spent most of my life feeling unsafe in my body. Not only feeling unsafe, but also feeling unsure of how to differentiate intuition from fear. I also spent many years numbing through substances before entering recovery. I knew by this point I was ready to try SE work and was referred to Orameh by a friend. I had no idea what to expect, I wasn't even sure what to google- so I didn't. I came in open and wanting to heal more parts of myself. Now, I am several months into this work and deeply value the container and space Orameh is able to hold, reflect, and guide along with me- as a beautiful new set of tools in my hard-won arsenal. I would recommend this experience to anyone looking to deepen their self-trust in their mind-body connection. I have never met or experienced anyone like Orameh. I believe the opportunity to do this work with this person has been life changing.

    -Haley

  • I have struggled with trauma and chronic pain for some years… Over our months together, my body has felt like a safer place, a resource for better understanding myself. Together, we attend to the signals my body is sending, and what they evoke for me. Above all, Orameh is a calm and supportive presence who helps me approach feelings or memories that are overwhelming. After some engagement with the feeling and how my body responds to it, they just as supportively guide me away from them to make sure I’m in a place where I feel emotionally safe. They are remarkably patient and supportive, and I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with them as long as I have.” — Diana A.

  • Root to Flower sessions provide a safe container to feel through and reflect on experiences/emotions by slowing down, centering, grounding, and then forging connections. …. I feel as if I’m creating a more solid/longterm foundation that better supports me during times of overwhelm which in turn allows me to be more present for myself and the rituals that are important to me. This practice has given me the precious gift of self empowerment and more self awareness.