Our Educators

denim {d} chang

denim (he/they) is a politicized somatics trauma resolution practitioner and erotic power enthusiast. In his work, he bridges nervous system intelligence, the ancestral wisdom of their daoist lineage, and their personal practice of spiritual somatics to support our healing work in feeling more vulnerability, intimacy and belonging. His work centers the body as the ground for our liberation, and the embodiment of pleasure as our resistance.

He identifies as a transmasculine nonbinary immigrant and survivor on the autism spectrum, and a love and sex addict in recovery. In 2024, he created Somatics for the People, an emerging school for liberatory embodiment and trauma resolution skills centering the experiences of QTBIPOC.

Monica Climaco

monica (she/they) is a queer, immigrant, neurodivergent, somatic practitioner, coach, artist, and activist. her purpose on earth is to enjoy life being as true to herself as possible, while walking alongside people on their journeys to be the same. weaving movement, art-making, play, and other creative modalities into her practice, monica believes radical embodied authenticity, pleasure, and aliveness are foundational for healing, transformation, and collective liberation.

as a survivor of suicide attempts, monica is also dedicated to providing support to fellow survivors who are strengthening their relationships with their reasons to stay, in a world that manufactures so many reasons to go.

monica has been coaching since 2020, and studying, practicting, and sharing about somatics since 2023. learn more about monica and how to work 1:1 with her at the link below.

Samantha Magnolia

Samantha (they/she) is a Birthkeeper, Rootworker, and Somatic Psychedelic Facilitator committed to holistic healing and collective liberation. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, they navigated the complexities of being a Queer Black girl displaced from their lineage and identity. Thankfully the transformative experience of Motherhood sparked their journey to reconnect with ancestral wisdom and embodied healing over the past six years.

With a liberation-centered approach, Samantha weaves together entheogens, somatic practices, and spiritual activism to support the reclamation of personal and collective power. Rooted in the sacred practice of M/othering and the wisdom of their matriarchal lineage, they cultivate sacred spaces designed by and for Queer, Trans, and parenting people of the global majority.