Pratibha S Eastwood

We will all need care in our lives. And caregivers need care and support. I cared for my mother with Alzheimer's at home for 7 years. I have over 2 decades of hands-on practice as a licensed massage therapist. I have over 3 decades of experience in varying levels of community activism. Somatic Enquiries provides somatic experiencing education about allostatic load experienced by those that care and need care contextualized by historical structural analysis. I recognize our nervous systems as within our own bodies and shaped by the social and historical context in which our nervous systems developed. Somatic social medicine positions the client as an agent of change in their own social ecology while encouraging collective understanding of the dynamics shaping our development and attachments as manifested in our somatic habits. I can provide somatic education to individuals, small groups, or classes. I offer individual virtual sessions of somatic experiencing practice for those who are seeking support in executing a therapeutic plan from other professionals. I believe in team care and working with other healthcare professionals you trust, holistically. I seek to support those engaged in disability justice, caregiving, mutual aid, immigrant support work, and climate change activism.