Somatic Bodywork for the birth continuum
What is Somatic Bodywork?
Somatic bodywork is a trauma-informed approach that honors the wisdom of the body, the nervous system, and the emotional landscape of your perinatal journey. It invites you to slow down, reconnect, and process the imprint of your experiences—whether you're preparing to welcome a child or recovering from birth.
Rooted in pre- and perinatal somatics, attachment theory, and nervous system regulation, this work supports you in reconnecting with your body’s innate intelligence while tending to your emotional and energetic needs.
Somatics is the practice of listening to and working with the body through sensations. It honors how experiences, including trauma, are stored in the nervous system and tissues, and how healing often comes through feeling, sensing, and reconnecting with the body’s signals. It’s beyond just talking.
In this work, we slow down. We create space to notice what your body is holding, what it needs, and how it’s asking to be supported. Somatic bodywork helps bring what’s been stuck, silenced, or overwhelming into integration—gently, without force, and always at your pace.
Supporting the Birth Continuum
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Preconception & Conscious Conception
Pregnancy begins long before a test turns positive. Somatic sessions during the preconception phase help prepare your body, womb, heart, and lineage to welcome new life. This is a space to explore:
Healing ancestral patterns and early imprints
Connecting with your spirit baby
Clarifying your parenting intentions and relational patterns
Creating a receptive, loving womb space
Whether you’re actively trying to conceive or simply beginning to open the door, this work aligns your body and spirit with the invitation of life.
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Pregnancy Support
Pregnancy brings its own physical, emotional, and spiritual transitions. Somatic sessions during pregnancy help you:
Regulate your nervous system
Deepen your bond with your baby
Process fears, past traumas, or unexpected emotions
Prepare for birth—whether unmedicated or medically supported
Clarify your birth vision and postpartum plan
Even if conception or pregnancy hasn’t gone as expected, this work gently meets you where you are.
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Birth Integration & Postpartum Healing
Maybe your birth didn’t go as planned. Maybe everything went “fine” on paper, but something still feels off. Or maybe you simply need a place to be witnessed in the profound transition of matrescence.
These sessions offer:
A space to process and integrate birth trauma
Nervous system support and somatic grounding
Help reconnecting with your body and your baby after birth
Compassionate listening and reflection
Whether you’re days, months, or years postpartum, you are welcome here.
About Sessions:
Each 60-minute session is personalized and may include:
Grounding + resourcing
Somatic processing + guided embodiment
Energetic clearing
Ancestral or inner child work
Reflective coaching and integrative support
Craniosacral therapy
Sessions are available in person or via Zoom as single sessions or packages (see prices below). We can start the process by meeting for a free 30 minute consultation call.
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The ways {Lesha} has helped me and my children because of this work {she does}, I can’t even put it into words how it has changed my life. My children’s lives. My birth. My conception. Their conceptions and their births. All parts of this interwoven world of birth for myself and my family have been impacted in the most beautiful and positive way
M. Clark
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I started working with Lesha Nelson, to support my transition to motherhood. We’ve been clearing some childhood wounds and triggers that I’ve wanted to address before welcoming our baby earthside. Not only am I feeling much more emotionally prepared for motherhood, these sessions have supported me in so many other areas of life too.
L. Brule
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Today I worked with Lesha for an hour session. She helped me find clarity on a trauma I have held since my childhood. She helped me connect with my baby in utero. She helped me work through some deep emotions I have about my birth. If this inspires you please take the time to invest in yourself and your baby. You will not regret it!
S. Cazier
Pricing
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Single Sessions
$150 USD per session over zoom or in person.
Booked as needed on your own timing.
This is not the preferred route if you know you need long term or more in-depth support.
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Packages
$1,650 USD ($150 savings)
12 60-75 minute sessions over 4 to 6 months.
This is ideal if you know you need more in-depth support, have specific goals, and prefer a coaching style approach.