Where Somatic Embodiment, Ancestral Lineage Healing and Earth Reconnection meet.
About Sacred Soil & Soul
Hi, I’m Gabby — Founder of Sacred Soil & Soul Embodied Coaching LLC, LSW, Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, RYT, Usui Fire Reiki Master and Shamanic Reiki Practitioner. Before the idea of Sacred Soil & Soul took shape, I started my own personal journey of embodiment when introduced to Vinyasa Yoga in 2003. I loved learning how to link breath with body and movement. At the same studio I was introduced to Zen Meditation and the Oneness Blessing, a beautiful energy healing practice. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was so disconnected from my body that I had no clue what was happening. All I knew was I liked it, and over time I’ve learned that this was the start of my journey of embodiment back to Self and Spirit.
In 2018 I connected with Dana Hot Yoga, a yoga studio in Bala Cynwyd offering a work exchange program. The program allowed students to volunteer work hours for the studio, and in exchange receive free yoga classes. It was a community that deeply rooted my yoga practice, and when their 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training was offered I signed up without hesitation. After completing the course I decided to explore yoga teaching, and there was an abundance of teachers in the community; then two years later the COVID 19 pandemic hit, which led to Dana Hot Yoga closing its doors.
For years I hadn’t been happy with my job and knew things needed to change, I just wasn’t sure if teaching yoga was the path for me. So after reaching out for support from others, I was encouraged to commit to exploring different career paths; the following year I explored the Arts, Culinary School, and eventually landed on a Health Coaching course. The program encouraged internal listening, and a trust in the flow. Choosing to consciously tune into these skills made me feel alive, and after completing the program I left my position as a Social Worker to become a successful Health Coach; However, a year into my Health Coaching career finances became tight and I started to reconsider following my dreams. Around the same time a friend reached out and connected me with the private therapy practice she’d been employed with. There was an ease to the interview and with the ability to continue supporting others, through the use of intuition, I decided to take the leap.
While working in private practice I felt drawn to learn practices in: Somatic Embodiment, Emotional Regulation Strategies, Inner Child Work, Attachment and Parts Work informed practices. I also learned more about Yoga, Meditation, and Reiki. Reiki has been one of my greatest teachers when it comes to connection with Self and Spirit. Whenever I work with Reiki energy I am grounded and clear, and experience a deep felt sense of Spirits presence. Because of this, in 2022 I became Usui Fire Reiki I & II Certified and by 2024 I went for my Reiki III Certification.
The following year I was led to work with a Shamanic Reiki Practitioner. With permission from an Ancient Lineage based in Guatemala, I was trained in Shamanic Reiki I & II. For me Shamanic Reiki has been the doorway to teachings in Animism and Earth Reconnection, practices that are every human’s birthright if they so choose. Through this work I was led to study additional embodiment practices including: Fascial Unwinding and the Trauma Releasing Exercise (TRE).
Through all of these teachings it has become abundantly clear that these are missing components to Psychotherapy — vital to embodiment and connection with Self and Spirit. Over time, as Spirit has nudged me to weave together Evidenced-Based Practices, Energetic and Spiritual Healing, Ancestral Lineage Work and Earth Reconnection, Sacred Soil & Soul Embodied Coaching LLC was born. If you too feel the call to experience embodied practices in your personal journey with Self, Ancestry and the Earth, then join me. I would be honored to support you!
*To learn more about the practices mentioned here, please see our FAQ section below.
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Offerings
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For this program, participants learn the basics of Somatic Healing. This involves experiential education on how to connect with emotions, their physical sensations, and identifying how they manifest in the body. Modalities to engage in this program includes: an introduction to Somatic Experiencing, Nervous System education and Emotional Regulation. Sessions may be supported through the use of Reiki energy healing, and this is entirely optional. This program is specifically designed for clients who would like to ease into getting reacquainted with the body.
Investment: $75/session
Total Program: 4 sessions
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For this program, participants are taught the basics of how to reconnect with ancestry and the earth. We honor our ancestors through the ritual of opening sacred space, learning how to create a living and breathing relationship with ancestry and the earth. Modalities to engage in ancestral and earth reconnection include practices in: Animist Psychology and Earth Reconnection; Sessions may also be supported through the use of Reiki energy healing, and this is entirely optional. This program is specifically designed for clients who would like an introduction to reconnection with their ancestry and the earth.
Investment: $75/session
Total Program: 4 sessions
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This course combines practices from both introductory programs, while involving additional experiential education for participants through: reconnecting with emotions and their physical sensations, learning how to identify embodied safety, as well as how to create emotional regulation within the body, all through the loving reconnection with Ancestry and the Earth. Modalities to engage in this program include: Somatic Experiencing, Trauma Informed Yoga (TIY), Fascial Unwinding, an introduction to the Trauma Releasing Exercise ((TRE) as needed) and Mindfulness based practices rooted in Animist Psychology and Earth reconnection. Sessions will be supported by traditional Reiki or Shamanic Reiki energy healing. This program is for clients who are ready to explore deeper embodiment and reconnection with Ancestry and the Earth.
Investment: $75/session
Total Program: 12 sessions
*A three month payment plan is available for this program, which can be discussed further during your initial consultation call.
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This program is our deepest offering of embodied reconnection. It includes what participants learn in our introductory and intermediate programs, as well as further experiential education through: Somatic Experiencing, Trauma Informed Yoga (TIY), Fascial Unwinding, the Trauma Releasing Exercise ((TRE) as needed), as well as Mindfulness based practices, Animist Psychology and Earth Reconnection; all through the support and loving guidance of Ancestry and the Earth. Sessions will be supported by either traditional Reiki or Shamanic Reiki energy healing. This program is for clients who are ready to experience the deepest form of reconnection and embodiment with Self, Ancestry and the Earth.
Investment: $75/session
Total Program: 24 sessions
*A six month payment plan is available for this program, which can be discussed further during your initial consultation call.
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This program’s primary focus is based on supporting participants through healing generational wounds on an energetic and spiritual level. During this four month course, participants will be guided through a series of Shamanic Journeys, where you will get to reconnect with your ancestral bloodlines, and a bright healed ancestral guide to walk you through the healing process. Participants will also have the opportunity to uncover lineage gifts which may have been blocked, as well as how to release these blockages. And finally participants will learn how to create a practice in order to honor and maintain connection with their ancestors.
*Pre-requisite: prior to taking this course, clients must complete either the 3 month or 6 month Somatic Healing, Connection to Ancestors & the Earth coaching programs.
Investment: $75/session
Total Program: 16 sessions
*A four month payment plan is available for this program, which can be discussed further upon initial enrollment.
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This program’s primary focus is based on supporting participants through healing the rupture in their relationship with the Earth. During this four month course, participants will be guided through a series of Shamanic Journeys, where you will get to connect with the four directions from the Andean Medicine Wheel (North, South, East, West, Earth & Cosmos), the elements and all the Earth’s creatures. Participants will also have the opportunity to uncover what’s been blocked in their connection to the Earth, as well as how to release these blockages for deeper embodied reconnection. Finally participants will learn how to create a practice rooted in Animist Psychology and Earth Reconnection to honor and maintain right relationship with the Earth.
*Pre-requisite: prior to taking this course, clients must complete: Introduction to Ancestral & Earth Reconnection Course.
Investment: $75/session
Total Program: 16 sessions
*A four month payment plan is available for this program, which can be discussed further upon initial program enrollment.
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This program is for participants who have already completed one of Sacred Soil & Soul’s other offerings, and are interested in receiving ongoing energetic and spiritual support for the work that’s been previously achieved through reconnection. This program is offered on a month-to-month basis, meaning clients can purchase up to 4 sessions/per month (1/week), or as needed. Clients can choose to experience either Usui Fire Reiki or a Guided Shamanic Journey for their energy healing sessions, and sessions can be tailored to meet your individual needs.
*Pre-requisite: Participants must complete at least one of our other coaching programs prior to enrollment.
Investment: $75/session
Total Program: Unlimited (prn)
*A monthly payment plan is available for this program, which can be discussed further upon initial program enrollment.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Somatic Embodiment is the practice of consciously connecting with your physical body to experience emotions, release tension and regulate your nervous system (Cite: The Third Space Collective)
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A body-oriented therapeutic approach designed to treat trauma and chronic stress by releasing pent-up “survival energy” stored in the body. (cite: Somatic Experiencing International).
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Trauma informed yoga focuses on linking yoga poses with breath, and conscious awareness of one’s inner and outer landscape, in order to restore nervous system regulation, emotional safety, and reclaiming a sense of agency over one's body (Adapted from: Whole Wellness Therapy).
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A therapeutic, often subconscious movement technique used to release deep tension, emotional blockages, and chronic pain stored in the body’s connective tissues — fascia (cite: The Fascia Hub).
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A therapeutic technique that uses a series of simple, gentle exercises to trigger natural, involuntary body shaking or vibrations, in order to release chronic stress or trauma stored in the body (cite: PTSD UK).
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Psychology based in collective, earth connected practices honoring the wisdom of traditional peoples from around the world (cite: Ancestralmedicine.org).
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Reiki is a non-invasive energy healing technique, developed in Japan in the early 20th century by Mikao Usui. Reiki is designed to reduce stress, promote relaxation and facilitate healing. (cite: reiki.org)
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Shamanic Reiki is the combination of universal life force energy and the power, wisdom and energy of nature, as well as expanded spiritual realities, to support harmony and healing, for individuals and their communities (cite: Shamanic Reiki Worldwide).
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Ancestral Healing is the practice of connecting with and tending to your ancestors of lineage to bring balance, insight, and healing across generations. It’s rooted in the understanding that our ancestors are not only part of our past but also present today, influencing the well-being, beliefs, and patterns in our personal lives, families, and culture. This work invites us to recognize and honor the gifts of our ancestors and repair wounds or disruptions that may have been inherited and passed down over time. (cite: Ancestral Medicine.org)
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Although largely supportive for mental, physical and spiritual healing, coaching is not licensed psychotherapy, medical advice, or legal counsel. If clients participating in our coaching programs need mental, physical or emotional support you will need to seek out the necessary services for your support.
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No, you do not need to have experienced trauma in order to benefit from our trauma informed coaching program. By working together you will be supported by a trauma informed practitioner, so our work will be explored through a trauma informed lens. What this means is that you as the participant will get to explore your personal healing through a slow, safely-paced experience guided by what your mind, body and spirit innately needs.
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We offer both options! For those who are local to Pottstown, you can join us at our in-person location (which will be provided upon enrollment in one of our coaching programs). And for those who are not local, or who have difficulty accessing our location in Pottstown, we offer virtual sessions are well. We just ask that for all virtual sessions participants have a private space in order to keep our work sacred.
*Workshops are held in a hybrid format, so participants have the option to attend virtually, or in-person. -
We do! Here at Sacred Soil & Soul we offer a variety of affordable options for our coaching programs. For one thing, we offer payment plans for all of our programs (except for our monthly offerings). For more information see details in the section titled “Services”. Also, we accept Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), and Health Spending Accounts (HSAs) — an alternate form of payment which can ensure affordability.
If for any reason our affordable payment options do not work for you, we also offer workshops throughout the year, where participants can learn techniques offered in our coaching programs (Investment $45/1 hour group workshop).
*Workshops are held throughout the year. For more information on our workshops book a complimentary consultation call, or sign up to receive news and updates on our latest offerings below.
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Absolutely! Participants always have the option to renew their coaching program, or pursue an additional coaching program from our offerings.
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Either click one of the “Book now” buttons on our website to schedule your complimentary call, or click the “Work with Us” button and complete the form to book your coaching program right away! Whatever next step feels right for you.