TUNING
for relief, ease, & presence in embodied experience
about
TUNING is a word for the approach to somatic, spatial, and creative facilitation that I have accumulated through decades of movement study, creative and contemplative education, intuitive mentorship, and lived experience. Named for Pauline Oliveros’ “Tuning Meditation” and informed by the work of a multitude of individuals and modalities, TUNING began as a series of group workshops and has since evolved to include 1:1 somatic|intuitive sessions, spaces work, and creative facilitation.
1:1 sessions work to bring connection, balance, and relief to the physical, emotional, mental, and metaphysical bodies through intentional breathing, subtle touch &/or gentle movement practice, creative visualization, deep rest, intuitive reflection, and collaborative conversation. Spaces work applies this lens to outer surroundings to cultivate functionality, alignment, and ease in living and working spaces. And creative facilitation provides somatically rooted entry points into writing, making, and collaborative + community work.
Learn about each modality by navigating through the colors above, and find more about my background and approach here. Keep scrolling for upcoming community workshops, and please keep in touch here for updates and other TUNING-related offerings. If you are interested in death+grief care, go here.
RATES
Rates vary by modality and are offered on a sliding scale with openness to alternative payment structures. I offer an optional 20-minute phone consultation to all new clients free of charge, where we can discuss objectives for our work and possible approaches, and determine if we are a good fit for each other; this is also an opportunity to establish format, frequency, and pricing for longer term work.
LOCATIONS
In-person work is currently available in the Wood River Valley. I offer work in Boise and Seattle regularly as well, and in other locations periodically. 1:1 sessions & creative facilitation are also available in a virtual/phone space.
CURRENTLY SCHEDULING
Fall/Winter 2025
Wood River Valley + remote work
outcomes + client reflection
some outcomes of TUNING might include:
• building pathways for physical, emotional, and mental self-regulation
• cultivating deep attention with body and surroundings
• finding greater ease and connection in daily experience
• supporting life changes and transitions
• defining and undertaking purposeful contribution
• developing personal somatic &/or intuitive practice
• expanding and deepening creative approaches
• integrating past experience
• releasing fear and limitation
• nurturing boundaries and intentionality with others
• building meaningful approaches to living and dying
reflection from an in-person 1:1 somatic|intuitive client:
I have had the privilege of experiencing several 1:1 TUNING sessions with CL. I initially approached this work with a bit of scientific skepticism, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. However, I came out of each session feeling truly seen, and with a deep sensation of peace. CL is an intuitive healer who is in touch with human emotions and our connection to the greater natural world. The remarkable thing about these sessions is how CL is able to help others experience these beautiful connections.
reflections from TUNING workshop participants:
The TUNING workshop reverberated within me months after its completion. After a year bogged down by depression, CL's process gave me the permission to start each day by tuning into my body and the creativity within. Healing. Regenerative. CL facilitated the virtual space in a way that invited ease, and a collectivity so hard to create over distance. I've shaped the vibrations of the workshop into my own daily practice to feel more embodied and engaged with the day-to-day stuff of living.
TUNING was exactly what I needed at exactly the right time. Because of the workshop I feel that I was able to reconnect with my body in a positive way after all the medical trauma I've been through and create space for an attention/meditation/creative practice in my life again. I know I will take the things we worked on as a group and in our 1:1 session forward into my day to day. Working with CL has contributed greatly to my healing and recovery.
reflection from a creative mentorship client:
It was a joy having CL as a creative coach. We worked together when I was just getting started on the seeds of a project that would turn into my memoir. CL gave me insightful writing prompts and gentle guidance on where I might dig deeper, and helped me learn to trust my own voice. My book filled out in a meaningful way because of CL’s guidance, and I feel like a more thoughtful writer after our time together.
COMMUNITY + GROUP WORK
Check below for upcoming group workshops, events, & offerings. For details & updates, please stay in touch. If you’d like to know about future online offerings, go here.
UPCOMING
no events currently scheduled
PAST
TUNING at The Common Well
02.22.2025
2-4 pm
free
Through gently guided somatic & generative practice, this session will consider the role of the body, intentionality, & repetition in grief & creative processes, & invite experiment with building individual & place-based ritual.
Participants can expect to move & rest their bodies in ways that work for them & to engage with writing/drawing/expression forms that resonate. Please wear comfortable clothes & socks/shoes that allow you to move. Bring a blanket, a notebook/utensils/other preferred creative tools, as well as a water bottle/anything else you might need. TCW is ADA accessible.
This workshop is offered free of charge thanks to support from the Alexa Rose Foundation and The Common Well; donations to PODER of Idaho and Boise Mutual Aid Collective are encouraged.
02.22.2025
2-4 pm
free
Through gently guided somatic & generative practice, this session will consider the role of the body, intentionality, & repetition in grief & creative processes, & invite experiment with building individual & place-based ritual.
Participants can expect to move & rest their bodies in ways that work for them & to engage with writing/drawing/expression forms that resonate. Please wear comfortable clothes & socks/shoes that allow you to move. Bring a blanket, a notebook/utensils/other preferred creative tools, as well as a water bottle/anything else you might need. TCW is ADA accessible.
This workshop is offered free of charge thanks to support from the Alexa Rose Foundation and The Common Well; donations to PODER of Idaho and Boise Mutual Aid Collective are encouraged.
Grief Release
01.11.2025
1 - 3pm
free
A gently guided somatic experience that will invite participants to locate grief of any form that is ready to be let go, and tend to & release that grief to make space for the new. With equal focus on the physical body & outer surroundings, this walk is an opportunity to be in deep attention alongside others while regulating the nervous system & is intended to be clearing, steadying, & uplifting for those who attend.
We’ll meet at the parking lot just before crossing the river on Curtis/Veterans Memorial (left on Stilson Road if moving north to south, then immediate right into the first parking lot), & then slowly make our way to the bridge near the wave in Garden City. We’ll move along the river on a wide, well-maintained dirt path for about a mile with stops along the way (plus another mile to return to the meeting spot). Anyone who would like to continue on to The Common Well afterward is welcome.
This event is offered free of charge thanks to support from the Alexa Rose Foundation and The Common Well; donations to Indigenous Idaho Alliance, The Community Center, and Idaho Crisis & Suicide Hotline are encouraged.
01.11.2025
1 - 3pm
free
A gently guided somatic experience that will invite participants to locate grief of any form that is ready to be let go, and tend to & release that grief to make space for the new. With equal focus on the physical body & outer surroundings, this walk is an opportunity to be in deep attention alongside others while regulating the nervous system & is intended to be clearing, steadying, & uplifting for those who attend.
We’ll meet at the parking lot just before crossing the river on Curtis/Veterans Memorial (left on Stilson Road if moving north to south, then immediate right into the first parking lot), & then slowly make our way to the bridge near the wave in Garden City. We’ll move along the river on a wide, well-maintained dirt path for about a mile with stops along the way (plus another mile to return to the meeting spot). Anyone who would like to continue on to The Common Well afterward is welcome.
This event is offered free of charge thanks to support from the Alexa Rose Foundation and The Common Well; donations to Indigenous Idaho Alliance, The Community Center, and Idaho Crisis & Suicide Hotline are encouraged.