My work with clients is centered on reconnecting with the innate intelligence of the body and mind. Through QiGong, NeiGong, Breath-Work, Meditation, and Interactive Somatic Imagery you’ll find tools for growth, energy, creativity, and presence. These tools are designed to help you engage with your mind-body-spirit network, release patterns that no longer serve you, manage stress more effectively, and cultivate energy, clarity, and presence in your daily life.
Each practice can be explored on its own or woven together for a holistic approach to healing, leadership, and well-being.
Integrative Practices for Personal and Professional Growth
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Interactive Imagery
A mental image is “a thought with sensory qualities”—something we internally see, hear, taste, smell, touch, or feel.
Formed long before we learn language, mental images shape how we experience life—how we see ourselves, interpret the world, and connect with meaning and motivation. These inner images influence our beliefs, emotions, and behaviors, often outside conscious awareness.
Emotions themselves are not just mental events; they are embodied experiences expressed through complex biochemical signaling. Neuropeptides, neurotransmitters, and their receptors carry information through the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems, forming one integrated system that expresses itself through both mind and body. Thoughts, as well as emotional experiences, become patterned within this system, influencing stress responses, memory processing, and overall well-being. From this perspective, mind-body processes are understood as two expressions of a single, unified field of experience.
Interactive Imagery engage this natural body-mind continuum. While most of us rely on the conscious, analytical mind, research suggests that the vast majority of mental activity—up to 95%—occurs beneath conscious awareness. Imagery provides a direct, intuitive pathway into this deeper layer.
What Makes Interactive Imagery Different
Unlike “one-way” guided imagery—where a facilitator directs the scene—Interactive Imagery is a collaborative process.
The images arise from the client, not from the practitioner. The facilitator acts as a skilled guide, helping the client explore their own internal imagery with curiosity, safety, and autonomy.In this highly interactive approach, imagery is used to tap inner wisdom and support the client’s own authority, insight, and decision-making. The facilitator asks open, exploratory questions that help clients deepen into their experience, discover meaning, and uncover solutions that emerge organically from within.
How the Process Works
Through a guided dialogue of internal awareness, clients learn to “turn on the light” to the subconscious mind—gaining access to insight, emotional release, and deeper self-knowledge. This process can help:
Illuminate the roots of emotional, physical, or behavioral challenges/ patterns
Shift entrenched beliefs or narratives
Release layers of emotions
Tap into creativity, clarity, and new possibilities
Strengthen self-trust, confidence, and resilience
Imagery tools offer practical, empowering resources for anyone seeking meaningful change from the inside out. They support emotional balance, reduce stress, and foster personal growth. Clients often report feeling more grounded, authentic, curious, and capable of navigating life with greater choice and clarity.
Sessions are available for both adults and children, in person or remotely (Zoom, phone).
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QiGong / NeiGong
QiGong is an ancient mindful movement practice designed to align body, mind, and spirit, while cultivating energy, vitality, and overall well-being.
Through slow meditative movement, breath, and focused awareness, we learn to access and awaken the body’s natural energy systems. As the flow of Qi becomes more balanced and free, we experience greater vitality, improved bodily function, and a grounded sense of relaxed awakeness.
Often described as the study of change, QiGong teaches us to move in rhythm with the cycles of nature. By observing these patterns, we gain deeper insight into ourselves and learn to engage dynamically with the elements and cycles within and around us.
This practice brings us out of our head and into embodied presence. It supports nervous system regulation, cultivates higher states of consciousness, and nourishes both physical and emotional health. Consistent practice has been shown to enhance mood, organ function, and quality of life—while reducing stress, anxiety, depression, pain, and fatigue.
Typically our QiGong practice is comprised of four dimensions:
-Fluid Purposeful Movement to improve circulation of blood and oxygen, strengthen the immune system, and detoxify the cells and tissue.
-Breath practice to manage stress, tension and anxiety.
-Meditation to support presence, neural mood, cognitive capability, clearer thinking, and access to inner peace.
-Self-applied massage to heal the parts that need it the most.
To join one of my classes or schedule a Private practice, in-person or over Zoom, please contact me.
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Somatic Journey
The Somatic Journey embraces a whole-person approach in which the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual dimensions are understood as cooperative parts of an interconnected system. Through a series of several individual sessions, we learn to turn our attention into the body to illuminate the subconscious and guide us more deeply into our emotional landscape for physical and psychological healing. Focusing on the “images” held in the body allows us to bypass defenses, release tension or emotions stored in the body , and move beyond entrenched patterns of thought and behavior.
At the heart of Somatic Journey is its grounding in affect, body sensations, and lived somatic experience. Unlike visualization on its own, it engages both multisensory and somatic dimensions, which deepens the experience, reveals more insight, and expands the potential for meaningful change.
Somatic Journey is a dynamic and energizing modality that can allow the client and guide to effectively uncover potential sources of even the most chronic psychological and physical challenges and increase the body’s innate capacity for healing, from the inside out.
Available through private one-on-one sessions or group workshops, both in person and via Zoom.
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Corporate Wellness
In today’s fast-paced workplace, leaders and teams are navigating constant change, information overload, and rising stress levels. Traditional wellness initiatives often focus on physical health — but sustainable performance and true well-being come from integrating the mind and body as one system.
Mind-Body tools—such as breathwork, meditation, mindfulness practices, movement, and somatic awareness—help individuals reconnect with their internal state, regulate stress, and enhance focus. When incorporated into corporate wellness programs, these practices cultivate environments where clarity, creativity, and emotional intelligence can thrive.
For leaders, this approach goes beyond stress management. Mindful leadership means leading from presence — making decisions with awareness, empathy, and balance. By developing self-awareness through Mind-Body practices, leaders model emotional regulation, authenticity, and resilience, which ripple through their teams and organizational culture.
Benefits of integrating Mind-Body tools include:
Reduced stress and burnout
Improved focus and cognitive performance
Enhanced emotional intelligence and communication
Stronger team connection and trust
Greater adaptability and creativity
Incorporating Mind-Body practices into corporate wellness isn’t a luxury — it’s a modern leadership strategy. When individuals learn to pause, breathe, and align mind and body, organizations become not just more productive, but more human.
Certifications in Mind–Body Communication & Imagery Training
Advanced Interactive Guided Imagery®
Pain Management and relief
Conflict Resolution Imagery
Imagery for Children
Emotional Healing
Inner Advisor Work
Imagery for Illness & Medical Support
Somatic Imagery
Resistance & Parts Work
Imagery for Loss, Transition & Transformation
Weekly QiGong Practice- In-Person
Wednesday 10:30 am -11:45 am
Lighthouse Yoga Studio, Evanston,
All are welcome regardless of experience
Winter Qigong: Cultivating Stillness, Warmth & Renewal — Weekly Practice
Please join me for a 9-week online QiGong series beginning January 2026, where we’ll explore the gentle yet profound practice of cultivating Qi, restoring balance, and nurturing our inner vitality.
Details
When: Mondays, January 5th, 2026 – March 2nd, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM Pacific / 4:00 PM Central / 5:00 PM Eastern
Duration: 75 minutes per practice
Format: Live online
All levels welcome !
This QiGong practice is designed to :
Deepen our connection with the vital energy (Qi) flowing through our body
Learn techniques to strengthen our energy networks and align body and mind
Build resilience, balance, and clarity in daily life
Move, breathe, and meditate in a supportive community
Cultivate presence, warmth, and joy through the Yin season
This series is designed as a progressive practice, with each week building on the last — planting seeds for our continued growth and self-cultivation.
Cost
✨ Early Registration (before 12/11/25): $252
✨ Regular Registration (after 12/11/25): $306
Live attendance is encouraged to experience the full flow of the series, but a recording will be provided if you need to miss a session or two.
Schedule:
January 5th, 2026
January 12, 2026
January 19, 2026
January 26, 2026
February 2, 2026
February 9, 2026
February 16, 0226
February 23, 2026
March 2, 2026
Please reach out with any questions.
Space is limited to support a personal and connected experience. To register, please email Talya.