Approach

A consent-based somatic approach to change.

Boulder Soma is Hakomi-informed and grounded in somatic mindfulness. We slow down what is happening now, in the body, in relationship, and in the wider field, so the intelligence inside a pattern can be heard and the next clean move can become available.

See the Method Explore Work Explore Within

Hakomi-informed

The pattern is not the enemy.

Hakomi is a mindfulness-based, body-centered approach that respects the intelligence inside protective patterns. In Boulder Soma, that means resistance, defense, emotion, and stuckness are not treated as problems to defeat.

Shared method

Bring a live situation. Slow it down. Find the next clean move.

The same method supports personal coaching, executive coaching, and organizational work. We begin with what is actually happening now, then include the body, the relationship, the room, and the larger context.

1

Bring what is alive.

A decision, conflict, boundary, transition, team pattern, relationship, emotion, or question that is asking for attention.

2

Listen at the right pace.

We slow down enough to notice sensation, breath, emotion, impulse, story, role, power, timing, and what is happening between people.

3

Move with more choice.

The work returns to something livable: a conversation, boundary, repair, decision, experiment, practice, or clearer next step.

Principles

Spacious, but grounded.

The work is gentle, but not vague. These four principles shape the way Boulder Soma supports change.

Mindful attention

Notice before improving.

We begin by seeing what is actually here: body, story, emotion, relationship, room, and context.

Consent

Choice stays active.

Questions, experiments, and depth are invitations. We can pause, adjust, decline, or continue.

Embodiment

The body is information.

Breath, posture, tension, softening, fatigue, impulse, and aliveness can reveal what thought alone may miss.

Practical integration

Insight returns to life.

We do not stop at awareness. We look for the next step that can actually be lived.

Where this applies

The same approach supports Work and Within.

Some moments live in leadership, teams, and organizations. Some live in the body, emotion, identity, or relationship. Many are both. The first conversation helps clarify the right container.

Executive & leadership work: for decisions, transitions, pressure, authority, founder dynamics, and leadership moments that are primarily yours to carry.
Organization work: for teams, founder groups, boards, offsites, conflict, succession, change, or patterns that live in the room.
Deeper personal work: for boundaries, expression, shame, anger, grief, relational patterns, identity, and inner change.

Executive Discovery Organizational Discovery Within Intro

Begin with the real situation

Choose the first step that fits where the moment lives.

If the moment lives in leadership, begin with Executive Discovery. If it lives in a team or organization, begin with Organizational Discovery. If it lives in your body, relationships, or inner life, begin with Within Intro.