Summit: Mind-Body Toolkit for Change & Transformation

Kelsey Blackwell, MS, is a cultural somatics practitioner and author of Decolonizing the Body: Healing, Body-Centered Practices for Women of Color To Reclaim Confidence, Dignity and Self Worth (New Harbinger, March 2023). She is dedicated to supporting women and GNC bodies of color to trust and follow the guidance of the body so we may powerfully radiate our wholeness in a world which sorely needs this brilliance. In addition to being impactful, Kelsey believes working towards personal and collective liberation must also bring joy. She lives in San Francisco, CA.

Richard has worked with thousands of individuals and hundreds of teams and organizations over the past fifty years to help them embody skillful action, grounded compassion, and pragmatic wisdom. He has a PhD in Psychology and is a seventh degree black belt Shihan in Aikido, and is the founder of Strozzi Institute and Somatic Coaching.

Kai Cheng Thom, MSW, MSc, Qualified Mediator, Certified Professional Jungian Life Coach, and Certified Somatic Sex Educator, is a coach, process facilitator, and mediator whose work focuses on the intersections of trauma healing, Transformative Justice, and social change. A noted theorist and practitioner in the field of conflict resolution, Kai Cheng has made significant contributions towards the integration and application of conflict transformation, crisis intervention, and body-based trauma healing methods in an activist context through her writing and teaching. Kai Cheng maintains a private practice as a one-on-one somatic coach, consultant, and group facilitator, drawing from extensive professional trainings in a wide variety of healing and wellness disciplines. She has also trained hundreds of embodiment and wellness professionals as Adjunct Faculty with the Institute for the Study of Somatic Sex Education and a Senior Teacher at The Embody Lab.

Alex Olshonsky (aka Olo) is a writer, somatic practitioner, and co-founder of Natura Care Programs, an interdisciplinary addiction treatment model integrating psychedelics, somatic practice, and contemplative recovery. Formerly a technology executive in Silicon Valley, he now offers somatically informed coaching to founders and individuals navigating addiction and high-functioning distress. Alex is the creator of Deep Fix, a mental health and dharmic living newsletter, and brings lived experience in long-term recovery and Indigenous-informed ayahuasca study to his work.

Michelle Boulé is a Transformational Life and Business Coach, Healer, and Dancer who helps creative professionals and entrepreneurs all over the world clarify and manifest their visions with more confidence, impact, and alignment towards their truth.
She runs a multi-six figure coaching business, offering online group programs, private coaching, speaking, in-person retreats, and teaching. Her work draws from over 25 years of practice in somatic therapies, energy medicine, mindset psychology, spirituality, and her award-winning, international career in dance.

Dr. Scott Lyons (DO, PhD, MS, MFA, CHT, BMCP/T, RSMT, SME, BMCP, IDME, SEP, CST, BFA, RYT-500) is a Clinical Psychologist, Osteopath, and Mind-Body Medicine practitioner who specializes in therapies for infants, youth, and adults. Additionally, Dr. Lyons holds a BFA in Theater/Psychology, and an MFA in Dance/Choreography. Scott is the creator of The Embody Lab — a hub for embodied education, self-discovery and healing— and developer of Somatic Stress Release™ — a processes of restoring our biological adaptation system.