Emotional Release Bodywork Workshops
One-day, hands-on experiences for exploring emotion, connection, and what the body has been holding.
What is an Emotional Release Bodywork Workshop?
Emotional Release Bodywork workshops are a chance to experience this work in a small group setting—to move beyond talking about what you feel and explore what happens when you begin listening to the body.
This isn't a workshop where you'll spend the day sitting and listening to me talk about Emotional Release Bodywork. You'll learn about the work by experiencing it.
Throughout the day, I'll introduce and demonstrate different areas of the body we can work with. You'll partner with another participant and take turns giving and receiving the work, while I move throughout the room offering guidance and support. You'll also have the experience of witnessing others and being witnessed yourself.
This work asks for participation. You'll be invited to notice what's happening inside of you, communicate, stay curious, and be willing to encounter some vulnerability—not only while receiving the work, but while offering it to another person. Giving the work can bring up your own feelings and responses, too.
There is nothing you need to make happen. Participation doesn't mean performing, forcing an emotional release, or having a certain kind of experience. Sometimes being deeply present, quiet, and attentive is the work. We slow down, pay attention, and make space for whatever is there.
No previous bodywork experience is needed. I'll introduce the work, demonstrate what you'll be practicing, and offer guidance throughout the day.
Coming Together.
There is something uniquely powerful about doing this work together.
These workshops can be intimate, vulnerable, and deeply connective—not only because of the bodywork itself, but because of the container we create around it.
We begin in circle. We slow down. We get to know one another. We practice showing up honestly and allowing ourselves to be seen. Throughout the day, we witness one another, give and receive, laugh, feel, connect, and make room for whatever unfolds.
In a world where so many of us are craving genuine human connection, I believe spaces like this matter.
There is something healing about being in a room with other people and realizing that we don't have to hide the tender, messy, beautiful parts of being human. Sometimes we recognize ourselves in someone else's experience. Sometimes being witnessed allows something in us to soften. And sometimes simply being together reminds us that we were never meant to do all of this alone.
The bodywork is an important part of these workshops—but so is the circle we create around it.
How We’ll Spend Our Day
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We’ll begin in circle, get to know one another, and create the container for our time together. We may explore vulnerability and connection through guided exercises, and we’ll establish shared agreements for how we want to be together in the space.
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Before we begin the hands-on portion, we’ll talk about Emotional Release Bodywork—what we’re doing, why we work with the body in this way, and what you might experience.
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I’ll demonstrate the bodywork we’ll be exploring that day, including the areas of the body we’ll work with and how to approach them.
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You’ll partner with another participant and have the opportunity to both give and receive the work. We’ll take a break for lunch between sessions, giving you time to eat, rest, and reset before switching roles.
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We’ll come back together in circle at the end of the day to slow down, reflect on the experience, and make space for whatever you’re leaving with.
What you may experience:
Within Yourself
Emotion, sensation, memories, movement, laughter, tears, stillness—or something you can't quite name. Your experience may feel big and expressive or quiet and subtle. There is no right way to experience this work.
In Connection
There is something powerful about doing this work alongside others. You'll have the opportunity to practice vulnerability, give and receive support, witness another person's experience, and be witnessed in your own.
You are always encouraged to honor your own pace, communicate what you need, and remain in choice throughout the experience.
Who These Workshops Are For:
People come to Emotional Release Bodywork workshops for all kinds of reasons.
You may be looking for a deeper way to explore your own emotional experience through the body. You may be craving meaningful connection and the experience of doing this work alongside others. You may be a therapist, bodyworker, or practitioner curious about experiencing the work for yourself. Or maybe you've heard about Emotional Release Bodywork and simply want to know what it's like.
A one-day workshop offers a way to step into the work and experience it for yourself without committing to ongoing sessions or a longer program.
No experience is needed and nothing is required of you beyond willingness and curiosity. Come for yourself, come for connection, or come simply because something about this work is calling you.
Is this the right time for you to attend a workshop?
Emotional Release Bodywork can bring emotion, sensation, and unexpected experiences to the surface. It’s worth considering whether you have the space and support for whatever may arise.
Please reach out before registering if:
You're moving through something particularly heavy right now or have very little support around you.
You're pregnant or recovering from an injury or recent surgery.
You have a health condition, take medication, or have another physical consideration that may affect hands-on bodywork.
Reaching out doesn't necessarily mean you can't participate. It gives us a chance to talk about what's going on, whether the work can be adapted, and whether this feels like the right time.
If you're currently under the care of a doctor, therapist, psychiatrist, or other healthcare provider and aren't sure whether this work is appropriate for you, please check with them as well.
A few things to know:
ERB is hands-on bodywork. Because of the nature of the work, receiving ERB may involve partial undressing. You are always in choice about your level of undress and what feels comfortable for you.
Draping is used throughout the session. Your body will remain covered with a sheet, with only the area being worked on uncovered as needed. Clear boundaries and respect for your privacy are maintained throughout the experience. Please wear comfortable clothing that is easy to change in and out of, and bring layers for before and after receiving the work.
Consent is ongoing. Because participants will both give and receive ERB, we will talk explicitly about touch, consent, boundaries, and draping before beginning any hands-on work. You can ask for a change, take a break, decline a point or area of the body, or stop at any time. Nothing needs to be forced or made to happen.
This work can bring things up. Emotion, sensation, memories, vulnerability, or unexpected responses may arise while giving, receiving, witnessing, or being witnessed. Every person responds differently, and whatever arises is approached with curiosity and respect for your own pace.
One day isn't the whole process. A workshop can be meaningful or powerful, but there is no expectation that everything needs to shift, release, or resolve in a day. Integration may continue after the workshop ends.
This is experiential and educational. Emotional Release Bodywork is a hands-on, experiential practice that supports emotional well-being, self-awareness, and a deeper connection with the body. ERB workshops are not psychotherapy, counseling, mental health treatment, or medical treatment. I do not provide Emotional Release Bodywork under my LPC license.
This is an experience, not a certification. You'll practice elements of Emotional Release Bodywork during the workshop, but attendance does not qualify you to offer this work professionally.
Upcoming Workshops
Emotional Release Bodywork One-Day Workshop
(This is a co-ed workshop and is open to participants of all genders)
Saturday, October 17, 2026
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Bend, OR (Exact location provided upon registration)
$350 per person | Register 2+ weeks early $300
Limited to 6 participants
Spend a full day experiencing Emotional Release Bodywork in an intimate, small-group setting. Throughout the day, you’ll have opportunities to both give and receive the work, witness demonstrations, connect with others, and have space for integration.
What’s Included
Opening and closing circles
Emotional Release Bodywork demonstrations
Guided hands-on practice
Opportunities to both give and receive ERB
Time for connection, reflection, and integration
What to Bring
Please bring a lunch, snacks, water, journal and anything else you may need to feel comfortable throughout the day. We’ll take a lunch break as well as breaks throughout the workshop as needed.
Registration & Payment
Payment in full is required to reserve your space after we’ve connected by phone.
Because this workshop is intentionally limited to six participants and much of the day is structured around partner-based practice and exchange, your commitment matters. Cancellations are nonrefundable unless your space can be filled by another participant.
Please review the full cancellation policy before registering.
Interested in Attending?
Because these workshops are small and involve hands-on experiential work, I connect briefly with each participant before registration. This gives us a chance to talk about what to expect, answer any questions, and make sure the workshop feels like a good fit.
