Odessa Avianna Perez
Odessa Avianna Perez
Somatic & Social Justice Educator
Odessa is a trauma-informed somatic psychotherapist, and a movement and social justice educator. Alongside her therapy private practice, she facilitates dance, somatic and relational workshops and retreats throughout California and internationally, and is the Inclusion & Belonging Lead for SoulPlay. She works from a liberatory/healing justice lens, and recognizes the body and right relationship as central pillars in decolonizing work.
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Odessa Avianna Perez
Resilient Body
We're all getting a masters level course in resilience right now, and it can be exhausting. Our ancestors-given healing capacity of dance is a potent way to discharge overwhelm, freeze and fear, and find our joy, strength, vibrancy and hope in community. This is a trauma informed dance practice for all bodies to weave our self-healing together in the full spectrum of human experience.
Brave & Resilient Body
Inequality and oppression are collective traumas that live in our bodies. Those with privilege may freeze or avoid discomfort when confronting these truths. Through dance, movement, and somatic resourcing, we’ll explore how the body defends itself and expand our capacity to stay present. This trauma-informed practice supports deeper allyship, embodiment, and healing toward greater inclusion and belonging.