Somatonaut  (noun)

Pronunciation: So-MAH-toe-NOT
Origins: from the Greek “Soma” meaning of, or relating to, the living body, and “-nautes” meaning a sailor

Definitions:

  • One who studies their own body for practical and expressive purposes.

  • An experimental movement technician in the practice of maintaining useful expressive physicality.

  • A voyager, traveler, and/or explorer, engaged in charting the physical experiences of being human.

 

Move, Play, Explore.

Get to know your living body, inside and out.

Offerings

 

Bodywork


Personally tailored bodywork sessions to reduce pain, improve mobility, and investigate your questions.

Movement


Custom private lessons to meet your specific needs and interests

Playful public classes to get you moving and keep you exploring

Anatomy


Want to get more out of your movement experiences? Get to know your physical landscape in more detail.

 

Every moment is a opportunity
to find ease

Client Experiences

  • “After being in chronic pain for 7 years after a car accident, I’ve never felt as good as I did after just one session with Miles. Miles does a joint mobilization treatment that restacked the bones in my legs, worked mobilization back into my ribs and made it possible for me to move my arms. It was the first time since the accident I was able to stand for an extended time without leaning and a wall or something. I could finally breathe because my ribs weren’t constricting. The treatment is relaxing and therapeutic. Miles’s work is like magic. I highly recommend seeing them!

     

    My wife has also seen Miles, and the shoulder pain she’d had for more than a year was gone after a few treatments, more than physical therapy, pilates, chiropractors or doctors could help with. Amy had never felt better. Just after a few sessions she was moving better and more fluidly.”

     — Avery & Amy N

  • “I have been working with Miles for over a year. They have a profound understanding of the body that surpasses their knowledge of anatomy. Miles is the most intuitive body worker I have had the pleasure of working with. They are extremely gentle and nurturing in their approach to body work, guiding the body to find better alignment and patterns in conscious and unconscious movement.   I always leave a session feeling like they have unwound patterns/ habits and tension, allowing my body to feel more aligned and my nervous system to feel more regulated. I highly recommend Miles to anyone who is looking to expand their own awareness of their body and experience an hour of deep relaxation in the process. “

    — Carrie T.

  • “I tell everyone that Miles is magic — but what I mean is that Miles deeply listens with patience and power, and gives you solutions (sometimes deceptively simple) that radically change movement patterns and heal pain. After many years of MRIs and physical therapy for chronic pain in my hip, Miles worked with me for a few months and I'm completely pain free. They gave me a renewed sense of wonder and joy in my body's movement, and an understanding of my own physiology and anatomy that was deeply empowering. I feel back in control of my body and can enjoy dancing, hiking, and biking to the fullest.”

    — Emily H.

  • “Miles is one of the best bodywork practitioners and movement specialists I have ever had the pleasure of working with. Their impressively gentle method has shown incredible results from day one, and my continuing improvement has kept me coming back for regular sessions over the years. In fact, I affectionately refer to Miles as the Bodywork Wizard because their abilities (and the results they generate) often seem like pure magic! I am forever grateful to Miles for accompanying me on the healing journey of a lifetime and cannot recommend their services highly enough!”

    — Sean M.