Is This You?
Are you ready to live a life that honors your full self (even if the parts feel incongruent)?
Do you long for peace inside your own head / heart / body because the self-criticism is relentless?
Are you looking to find a way to work with the stuck places?
Does your nervous system feel "charged" and you don't know what to do with it?
Are you living slightly outside your body but would like to be living from inside it?
Do you long for a deeper connection with natural rhythms?
Do you have a hard time trusting or valuing yourself?
Are you wanting to be more free about expressing yourself and your creativity?
Does your sensitivity get in the way of your life?
Do you want more joy in your life?
Are you longing for support but aren't even sure if that's possible?
Have a breath, you are welcome here. It's time to come home to yourself. You can work this territory and you will come out the other side more clear, more yourself, more potent, and more joyful. In the style of life-coaching that I practice, we become partners in a journey of exploration, I am there to help hold space so your inner wisdom and guidance can emerge - never to tell you what to do. I ask powerful questions and hold the space for your own truth to bubble forth.
With support, you identify where you are stuck, what the next right step is for you in your life and how to take it. In the clear presence of another, sticky messes can melt away. Yes, it takes courage to face the truth of the feelings or thoughts gluing the mess together, but through willingness, clarity can unfold and creativity can blossom.
This coaching is grounded in the body and grounded in values, but also grounded in the daily, mundane, and practical (some of my pre-coaching background is in small business administrative organization). Your big dreams are brought forth one step at a time and I walk with you, holding space for the work that only you can do.
How we can co-create together:
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- 1:1 coaching in person, via phone or online. Book it.
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- 1:1 coach + movement sessions in person or online. Book it.
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- Group embodiment practice
- Audio-only Guided Exploration.
- Movement as Medicine (Paonia, CO) Friday mornings 9am
- Movement as Medicine (Paonia, CO) with Live Music 1st Sunday of the month
- Group embodiment practice
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- Group coaching. Please let me know if you would like to participate in a coaching group by sending a message through the form below, and/or keep your eye on the newsletter for announcements.
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- Rhythm and drum lessons in person or online
- Try Second Sunday Solkattu Sessions (Hotchkiss, CO) www.embodyingrhythm.com
- Rhythm and drum lessons in person or online
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- Bring me to you. . . I love it when other people organize events for me to facilitate (as long as it's dance, drumming, coaching or medicinal herb explorations)
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- Want to explore the wilderness while backpacking with coaching sessions? Me too! With my husband's skills as a wilderness backing guide, our gear, and my family's love of the outdoors, we can get you out in nature and help you literally move into new ways of being.
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- Check out my band Mama Lingua here. (a female quartet with luscious vocal harmonies accompanied by strings and percussion)
May 2024
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Saturday May 11
Sunday May 26
June 2024
Saturday June 1
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"There's not a word yet for old friends that just met."
- Gonzo, The Muppet Movie
About Arlyn
My Values:
I believe that if we can live in right relationship with our bodies and hearts, everything in our world goes more smoothly and we are more alive. I also believe in the power of thought and the way that if we can change our thinking, we can change our circumstances. I invite you to live a life of purpose, openness, and respect for all life and if there's anything in the way of that, I can help. You'll know if there's anything in the way because it will feel like suffering.
I am so thankful to live a life filled with creativity, love, and an invitation to be kind to myself which I renew again and again.
The Training:
I am a certified Martha Beck Wayfinder Life Coach. I am a SomaSource Leader and have completed extensive dance training with Melissa Michaels of Golden Bridge in Boulder, CO. I am a graduate of Matrix Leadership Institute’s Facilitator Training and earned my B.A. degree in Expressive Arts through Prescott College’s Adult Degree Program (with an emphasis on leadership and healing). I have completed a 9-day School for the Work of Byron Katie. I have studied herbalism with Alicia Michaelson of Paonia, CO and drumming with David Alderdice. I love to backpack and help others explore the wilds. I love process art, making pottery, music in all forms, collage, bookmaking, and sharing what I learn. I play cajon with Mama Lingua and look forward to helping you transmute old ways of being to live a juicier life.
My story:
I grew up in rural Colorado with parents who meditated twice a day. I was embarrassed at the time while now I know the dedication that requires. I'm an introvert and was extremely shy as a child, I didn't know the term highly sensitive person, but it does capture me pretty well. I grew up in personal development workshops and read self-help books obsessively. Now I finally feel that all the threads of my interests and training weave together and make sense. Parenting + music + movement + crafting + herbalism + gardening + hiking and spending time in nature= my life and I'm so thankful. I'm also sure the creative writing and art will circle back in more fully soon. I set out to become a life-coach to have a culturally approved stamp on the somatic work that I was already doing and got one better in a map and modality that I find really useful and love. I also love the way that life coaching can help in hard times as well as helping find greater and greater levels of integrity that are possible in a life that is already good. I love the way life coaching paired with somatic work can go deep into places that are stuck and gently unravel the tangle. I'm here in service of humanity and working to create a world that I feel good about my child growing up in. I'm here to help this social species that we are have other versions of culture in safe spaces where self-expression is celebrated, feelings are welcomed and authenticity is supported.
Let's Embody
Looking to feel at peace in your body? Want to experience a healthy stress release? Want some time to commune with your deepest self? Your tears are welcome, your strength is welcome – let's move! We will come home to ourselves. This is a moving, expressive, dynamic, transformational practice.
We create this practice together through deep listening to our whole selves – beyond the mind, tapping into the heart and soul of what it is to be human. We practice tracking our sensations, connecting our movements with our breath and shaking out what is no longer needed. What is left after we are cleaner, is the tug on our hearts pulling us into our lives and connecting us with the wisdom of our bodies.
Try it now -free audio-only guided exploration.
Or if you're around the NF Valley, try our group dance practice in Paonia, CO on Friday mornings.
And/or you can try a 1:1 coaching and movement session series to access the body's wisdom in relationship to a personal challenge (online or in person). If there are big feelings in between you and the life that you are longing for I highly recommend trying a 1:1 movement session.
Let's Drum
Classes, workshops, and private lessons focused on rhythmic embodiment as well as learning marimba, frame drums, dumbek, djembe, and/or cajon.
“What I love about Arlyn’s drum classes for women is the balance between musicality and intuition. The classes are a blend of practical knowledge, drumming basics and revealing the rhythm inherent in us all. Being surrounded by women made me feel at ease to express, support other drummers and be supported in my playing. I recommend these classes to any woman regardless of past musical experience, as I came into the class with very little drum experience and was surprised by how quickly I was able to tap into my musical side.” ~ R.S. Paonia, CO
Check the calendar for upcoming classes in the North Fork Valley CO and/or book a private lesson by using the contact form.