Autistic Somatics
for burnout, unmasking, & liberation
body awareness + regulation
body awareness + regulation
LGBTQIA2S+ affirming. All bodies welcome. Self-id is 100% valid; no diagnosis required. Non-autistic & questioning folks welcome.
Does this sound like you?
Yeah, me too... And I've got over 10 years of experience with tools that help.
I'm an autistic-ADHD somatic practitioner and changemaker with a comprehensive, neuroscience-informed system to regulate your nervous system, develop body awareness, recover from and prevent burnout, and help you live your best neurodivergent life.
- You need support connecting to what an authentic 'yes' and 'no' feels like in your body, with all the gradients in between
- You get sensory overwhelm just from existing, let alone all the things you need to do in life
- Your body feels stiff, painful, or just difficult
- You don't realize you're in pain or out of spoons until after the fact and you need to learn to stop before it's too much
- Your mind is scattered, frantic, staticky, or jumbled and you need it to quiet down so you can think clearly (yes, you've tried meditation. no, it doesn't work for you.)
- You feel everyone else's feelings & needs so loudly you don't know how you feel or what you need.
- You need support that understands all your interrelated identities and challenges (systems thinking, root solutions, intersectionality)
- You're super sensitive, in burnout, or hypermobile and you need help that won't make things worse
- You need support from who understands because they've been through it, and has real knowledge & solutions to offer--not someone who uses "neurodivergent-friendly" as a buzzword
- You also need support with your collection of challenges or diagnoses: EDS, POTS, ME/CFS, AFRID, anxiety, depression, ADHD, (c)PTSD, chronic fatigue, burnout, long covid, asthma, PMS/PMDD, ...
Yeah, me too... And I've got over 10 years of experience with tools that help.
I'm an autistic-ADHD somatic practitioner and changemaker with a comprehensive, neuroscience-informed system to regulate your nervous system, develop body awareness, recover from and prevent burnout, and help you live your best neurodivergent life.
I can help you...
- find more ease & comfort in your body
- become more aware of your sensations, feelings, wants, needs, & boundaries
- regulate yourself & unlearn trauma patterns
- quiet background noise/static in your system
- discover a sense of agency & empowerment
- develop body & sensory awareness
- build resilience & adaptability
- cultivate self-acceptance, self-compassion, & self-love
- increase capacity for both positive & difficult emotions
- find more options & creative solutions
- develop authenticity & expand your self-image
The Feldenkrais Method® of somatics is uniquely suited for us autistic folks because it utilizes our strengths
The best part? It's easy & effortless. No stretching, no straining, no willpower needed.
- bottom-up processing
- sensitive nervous system
- system regulation (cardio, immuno, endocrine, and nervous systems)
- interoception (i.e. body/sensory awareness)
- alexithymia
- energy management
- co-occuring medical & mental health conditions
- executive dysfunction
- stress & trauma
- masking/burnout
- sleep
- self-advocacy
The best part? It's easy & effortless. No stretching, no straining, no willpower needed.
Learn to trust your body’s intelligence.
Your nervous system already knows how to learn and self-organize. You don’t have to force change through willpower or effort. When we create the conditions for learning, the learning happens on its own. You can relax control, learn to trust yourself, and discover that ease, not effort, leads to improvement.
Utilize the innate intelligence of your nervous system to effortlessly learn at your own pace in your own time through curiosity, pleasure, & play. Improvements appear spontaneously throughout your daily life
Your nervous system already knows how to learn and self-organize. You don’t have to force change through willpower or effort. When we create the conditions for learning, the learning happens on its own. You can relax control, learn to trust yourself, and discover that ease, not effort, leads to improvement.
Utilize the innate intelligence of your nervous system to effortlessly learn at your own pace in your own time through curiosity, pleasure, & play. Improvements appear spontaneously throughout your daily life
I was amazed by the simple and accessible approach Alex took in her Feldenkrais sessions. I have been healing rheumatoid arthritis for 18.5 years and was amazed to find more comfort and ease in my body after working with Alex. I felt celebrated to come as I was and felt very met in that place, and always looked forward to the next session!" - Alegra-Ray, Farmer, Dancer, & Death Doula
The Feldenkrais Method® has benefits for chronic pain, chronic fatigue, autoimmune conditions, sleep disorders & insomnia, gastrointestinal disorders, eating disorders, mental health conditions, fibromyalgia, migraines & headaches, Ehlers Danlos, PTSD & C-PTSD, anxiety & depression, and other co-occuring conditions.
(Note: I am a somatic practitioner, not a medical or mental health provider. I work primarily with learning, movement, awareness, and nervous system regulation. I do not diagnose or treat medical or mental health conditions. Medical and/or mental health care may still be needed in addition to Feldenkrais®.)
(Note: I am a somatic practitioner, not a medical or mental health provider. I work primarily with learning, movement, awareness, and nervous system regulation. I do not diagnose or treat medical or mental health conditions. Medical and/or mental health care may still be needed in addition to Feldenkrais®.)
Try a free lesson for relief now:
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Coming soon!
Live online Awareness Through Movement® classes for autistic folks
Pleasure & play.
No need to look at the screen.
Gentle, restful, soothing, & regulating.
No stretching, straining, or exercise. No effort or willpower needed.
Sliding scale available - no one turned away for lack of funds.
Live online Awareness Through Movement® classes for autistic folks
Pleasure & play.
No need to look at the screen.
Gentle, restful, soothing, & regulating.
No stretching, straining, or exercise. No effort or willpower needed.
Sliding scale available - no one turned away for lack of funds.
Awareness Through Movement® classes use gentle movement experiments focused on pleasure & play to develop body awareness (interoception), regulate your nervous system, and create more efficient & easeful movement (less wear & tear on your body, less energy & exhaustion).
- improve mood (feel lighter, more grounded, & happier)
- reduce stress
- support sleep
- less pain
For more than a decade my body’s been in pretty immense disrepair. It seems so obvious to me now—having had the opportunity to learn about Feldenkrais from [Alex] who’s quite demonstratively a skilled practitioner—but I’d never thought about repairing that body by mending its relationship with the world that keeps it aloft. The whole of what keeps one standing is a pattern of interactions too often taken for granted, and Feldenkrais can undoubtedly play a pivotal role in re-establishing the lines of flight a body follows on the way to reconciliation and relaxation. It’s a mesmerizing blend of subtlety and mindfulness. I’m sure I’d be in an impossibly different place without it." - Jim
Interested in 1:1 sessions? Available online or in-person near Brevard, North Carolina
"When touching I seek nothing from the person I touch; I only feel what the touched person needs... whether [they] know it or not, and what I can do at that moment to make the person feel better."
- Moshe Feldenkrais
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Alex (they/she) is a queer, disabled, autistic-ADHD Feldenkrais® Practitioner with lived experience of plenty of health issues. Late-identified at age 30, Alex is a lifelong learner and voracious reader, feels most at home barefoot in the forest, and loves to sing, dance, and move.
One of the biggest ways this work has helped me: Developing embodied self-trust that I know how I feel and what I need, in the moment, because I've done the work to calibrate my sensory awareness. (Letting go of self-doubt & gaslighting; improving self-advocacy). I became better aware of & able to articulate my feelings & needs in-the-moment in difficult situations or with challenging people |
I'm deeply grateful to have experienced both large group and private lessons led by Alex. As a group facilitator, Alex brings an inspiring level of clarity, curiosity, inclusivity and invitation. With skill and humility, she holds compassionate space for all bodies. One-on-one Alex made me feel comfortable to share vulnerably about my body's conditions and my own inquiries. I was able to relax on a profound level and gained new perspectives about my body and personal story. Alex is overflowing with cultivated gifts, and she applies those gifts skillfully to serve whoever she is working with - I can't wait to work with her again." - Kasey, Experimental Performer, Community Organizer, and Activist |
Alex is wonderful! The movement for social & ecological healing needs somatic practitioners like Alex!!" |
"I do not treat patients. I give lessons to help a person learn about [themself]... because I believe that learning is the most important thing for a human being. Learning should be a pleasant, marvelous experience."
- Moshe Feldenkrais
About the Feldenkrais Method®: Based on groundbreaking discoveries about learning, neuroscience, and human potential from Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, the Feldenkrais Method® uses gentle, playful movement and organic learning to develop ease and efficiency in your everyday activities. You will develop keen body awareness and open radically new possibilities for yourself.
Who was Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais?
"Moshe Feldenkrais was a pivotal figure in the science of somatics. Grounded in physics, biology, and learning, his method remains the most advanced and comprehensive basis available for developing human potential." (A Life in Movement: The definitive biography of Moshe Feldenkrais)
"Moshe Feldenkrais was a pivotal figure in the science of somatics. Grounded in physics, biology, and learning, his method remains the most advanced and comprehensive basis available for developing human potential." (A Life in Movement: The definitive biography of Moshe Feldenkrais)
“Genius, of the magnitude possessed by Moshe Feldenkrais, defies categorization… He could function at the highest level in nuclear physics, as a martial artist, as an inventor, as a developer of top-secret counterespionage projects, and as one of the most prescient observers of neuroscience.”
Norman Doidge, MD
Some of my favorite resources:
- Neff, Megan Anna. The Autistic Burnout Workbook: Your Guide to Your Personal Recovery Plan. Adams Media, 2025.
- Van der Kolk, Bessel. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. Penguin Books, 2014.
- Price, Devon. Unmasking for Life: The Autistic Person's Guide to Connecting, Loving, and Living Authentically. Harmony: 2025.
- Janae Elisabeth - Trauma Geek: Nervous System Education from a Neurodiversity Perspective traumageek.com, traumageek.substack.com
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Through these classes, we seek collective liberation by cultivating authenticity, honoring uniqueness, and celebrating individuality. Everyone is welcome and will be treated with dignity and respect.
Autistic Somatics is rooted on ᏣᎳᎩ (Tsalagi, Cherokee), S’atsoyaha (Yuchi), and Miccosukee land in the French Broad River Basin of the Blue Ridge Mountains. See our Land Acknowledgment for more.