Saoirse means freedom.

What is freedom to you and what types of positive action or non action allows you to access freedom, liberation, nirvana. Lets figure it out, together. . . .

Working with her own embodiment, Haley has developed a keen understanding on patterns that arise from blueprints of unchosen experiences. Somatic therapy is used for PTSD, complex grief, depression, anxiety, and physical symptoms of stress, such as chronic tension or pain

Haley has always been a compassionate presence and has been a mover since a young age. She prefers to utilize the knowledge of her own inherent wisdom. As a dancer and somatic practitioner with diverse roots that include Celtic, Mi’kmaw/ L’nu, and Germanic. She is a devotee of the body and soul, and believes that our wild (i.e. natural) embodiment is a portal to transform separation into wholeness and restore a reciprocal relationship with the land, community, and our own sense of self-knowledge.

With a background in the arts as well she ties together creative ways to unblock psychosomatic road bumps that arise from trauma.

It is with great pleasure to be of discipline to the knowledge passed down to me to share with you In a unique unfolding way

“Somatics understands that safety, belonging, and dignity are core needs for all people. Yet, social and economic systems do not meet these needs equitably. This inequity, or systemic oppression, is one of the root causes of trauma. Understanding this, and learning to work with it effectively, can radically empower our approaches to healing, resilience building, and to social change work.”


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Mentors & Education:

Prescott College:

Delissa Myles, Arcosanti/ Human Nature Dance Theater/ Liz Chandra Faller, Co. Andrea Olsen, Body & Earth / Anna Halprin of Tamalpa Institute/

Jared Silverman; Ecopsychology & Human Development

Gibney Studios, Broadway NYC; 40 hour immersive. Katiti King, Wesley Evans, Kizuna Dance, Vogue/ Stacatto, Contact Improv, Myofascial MELT method

200 RYT Minka Alred, Embody Love, Orcas Island

Embody Lab, Trauma Informed Somatic Therapy Certificate

Lessons by: Deborah Dana LCSW and Polyvagal Theory Informed, Staci Hanes; Generative Somatics & The Politics of Trauma Generation Five, Nkem Ndefo; Founder of LumosTransformas, The Resilience Toolkit, Dr.Scott Lyons; Licensed Holistic Physchologist, Deb Dana; LCSW Polyvagal Theory Infrormed Trauma Therapy

Deep Nature Connection & The Art of Tracking; Louis Lindenberg, Cyber Tracker International co. Dan Hansche

The land itself and all the plant and animal allies that have taught her by just being in their authenticity.

‘We recognize that we are on indigenous land. In addition to the Abenaki, the broader place we now call Maine is home to the sovereign people of the Wabanaki Confederacy: the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, and Mi’kmaq peoples. We exist on their unceded homelands.

We also acknowledge and hold space for the uncomfortable truths of settler colonialism, among them that the peoples indigenous to this place were often forcibly removed from this place.’

Many thanks <3