Eliza Wasilewska

Warm welcome! I’m Eliza, a Berlin-based, English-speaking somatic coach and Registered Movement Somatic Therapist (ISMETA).

My offering integrates my training in Expressive Arts Therapy (Tamalpa Institute), Somatic Coaching (ICF accredited), and Somatic Experiencing (in training). I’m privileged to continue growing my education in the fields of developmental psychology, attachment theory, and applied neuroscience.

I found the body-oriented approaches most supportive in coming into a deeper and more caring relationship with myself. It taught me the power of inner relating— to honor, listen to, and embrace all parts, even the messy and challenging ones. It is my experience that a compassionate and honoring relationship is what transforms.

I know what it means to grow up in a relatively protected and caring household and still experience isolation, disconnection, and grief. Studying the nuances of early attachment, as well as developmental, social, cultural, and intergenerational dimensions of stress and trauma provided me insights into often subtle and invisible wounding we can carry. It's my deep commitment to hold a tender, nuanced, and open space to diverse experiences and stories that acknowledges the fluidity and complexity of human experience.

Alongside the inquiry of what it takes to heal on an individual level, as a graduate student, I was learning about the social systems of power and researching ways towards collective justice and liberation. Decolonial, queer, and intersectional feminist frameworks inspire my understanding of the world and are integral to my practice. As such, I aim to be aware of the material realities that the larger oppressive social systems and constructs have on our access, circumstances, relationships, and day-to-day experiences, and how they live in and are expressed through our bodies.