Daniel Gaustad, SEP
I provide Somatic Experiencing sessions for individuals, dyads and groups wanting to address accumulated stress, nervous system dysregulation and trauma. Sessions are available both in-person and via Zoom.
A major focus of my work involves exploring and orienting to Colonization, White Supremacy, Capitalism and Patriarchy and how these systems are held in our bodies. Through this lens, I encourage clients to know themselves within the context of cultural conditioning and in relation to inherited social structures.
In our time together, our work may explore:
Slowing down — Creating healthy boundaries — Developing empowerment and agency
Becoming intimate with the messiness of life — Knowing self within the context of culture and society
Expanding beyond binary thinking — Cultivating right use of power — Expressing healthy aggression
Experiencing joy and curiosity — Connecting with primal animal instinct
Listening to and honoring the “irrationality” of body stories — Increasing the capacity to hold discomfort
Moving from individualism to acceptance of support
I currently live and provide somatic sessions on unceded land of the Chiguan tribelet of Ramaytush Ohlone peoples also known by the colonized name of Montara, CA.
I also provide somatic sessions in a Noe Valley office space located on unceded land of the Yelamu tribelet of Ramaytush Ohlone also known by the colonized name of San Francisco, CA.
And, several times a year, I travel to and provide sessions on Dakota and Anishinaabe land also known by the colonized name of Minneapolis, MN.
In addition to my training in Somatic Experiencing, my background is in chiropractic, acupuncture and teaching yoga to men in recovery in the style of Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga.
My greatest hope is that those who work with me experience a deeper connection to Authentic Self, Essential Goodness, Life Force and Vitality.
Thank you,
Daniel Gaustad, SEP
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