Wissahickon Somatic Therapy
We share a belief that the body is an abundant source of wisdom, guidance, and healing.
Foundationally, we understand that touch brings us home to ourselves and helps to deepen and expand our understanding of who we are and guide us to our most authentic path. Our intuitive bodywork sessions bring you into dialogue with your body in its own primal language, at its own pace and timing, with a devotion to safety.
Contact us to schedule a pay-what-you-can Introductory Somatic Therapy
session at our Germantown studio
Our Practitioners...
Whether you're looking to schedule your first session or are just curious about our work, contact us for a free 20 minute phone consultation.
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Canace O'Hara
Certified
Somatic Therapist
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Our bodies hold our stories from our perspective, we don't have to convince them of our truth. Because we live in a culture that worships urgency, our bodies are often not given the room to share their insight on how we should be moving in order to obtain our goals and to live the fullest, most delicious, vibrant version of our lives.
The primary goals in our sessions together would be to create a safe, reliable environment to hold your truth, give space to the parts of you that feel overlooked or rushed or misunderstood, to invite you back into a full and intimate relationship with yourself, your emotions, and body, and to do so at your soul's pace and time. As we collectively experience uncertain cultural and political waters, I am especially interested in bringing care to the caregiver and sustenance to the sustainer. I want those who bring strength to the mycelium of our collective soil to know reciprocity, and I feel honored to offer this work to anyone who feels called to it.
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I guide and support clients in exploring themselves beneath the surface and beyond the boxes we so often find ourselves in. When we connect with the wisdom of our entire experience, specifically the knowledge held within the body, we’ll find answers to help us move with more authenticity and ease in the world around us. I’d like to help you nurture the unseen parts of yourself, embrace your evolution, and move more freely in this life.
As a trans man, I have a unique perspective on our relationship with our bodies and have a special interest in guiding and witnessing those navigating their own path to understanding themselves. I enjoy helping clients see patterns and connect the dots and am fascinated by the interweaving of our energetic and physical bodies and how each impact one another...how our bodies and the systems within us mimic nature...and how we as humans have the capacity to rewire and move out of the confines of our boxes to live a full experience and authentic existence.
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Our Location ....
8327 Germantown Ave (Chestnut Hill)
Philadelphia, PA
Our studio is located on the first floor of the Wigard Jacoby House on Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill. The building was built in 1794 with Wissahickon schist, and has evolved to become home to multiple small local businesses. There are a few steps you'll take up to our main entrance and the shared bathroom is located on the second floor.
The main entrance should be open upon your arrival and there is seating inside where you can rest until we greet you for your session.
Parking:
There is metered street parking right outside our office on Germantown Ave as well as a paid parking lot across the street. You'll need to download the MeterUp app if you don't have it already.
For free parking options, turn down Gravers Lane and go straight past the first block where the residential part of Chestnut Hill begins, or check the cross street, Ardleigh for more free parking options.
Public Transport
The SEPTA Chestnut Hill West Regional Rail Line stops at the top of “the Hill” on Germantown Ave and is a 6 minute walk to our office.
SEPTA Bus Routes 23, 77, and 51 stop just up the block from our door at Gravers Lane. The 94, 134 and L also run in the neighborhood.
