held: The somatics of belonging
A body-based workshop exploring land, lineage + Community through relational movement + politicized somatics
February 15th, 2026
12-4pm ET
via Zoom
from our very origins, our bodies are living systems oriented toward relationship
Relational movement shows us that our bodies are inherently wired for connection with the earth and with each other. Through exploring the primitive movements of yield, push, reach, grasp, and pull, we will sense into the origins of our journey with belonging. We will feel for interruptions to this cycle due to familial, social/ political, cultural + environmental forces, and where healing and repair are needed.
Systems of domination have relied on severing our embodied sense of connection with each other, the land and more-than-human-world, our lineages, and ancestors.
Through exploring our somatic capacity for yielding into gravity, we will listen for the stories our bodies carry about belonging across generations — both the wounds and wisdom we carry.
How we interact with our physical environment directly relates to our capacity for presence and our availability for connection in the here and now. This workshop offers simple movement practices that support somatic exploration of our relationship with land, lineage, and community. As we deepen our embodied capacity to feel land and lineage, we also cultivate our capacity to stand for liberation and justice for land and people in the present.
This workshop offers:
Practices to develop and deepen somatic awareness
Embodied skills for living in relationship with the land in a good way
Principles + exercises to develop an embodied sense of belonging with land, community + ancestors
Experiential practices drawing on somatic movement, ancestral reconnection, and creativity
An integrative approach to somatics drawing from: BodyMind Centering + Embodied Ancestral Inquiry.
Your
teachers:
Marika Heinrichs
TeacherMarika Heinrichs (she/her) is a bodyworker, writer, and teacher whose work lives at the intersection of embodiment and justice. Her practice draws from numerous somatic traditions, alongside animism and European folk wisdom. She teaches in both so-called Canada and internationally and is the co-founder of Embodied Ancestral Inquiry, a body-based approach to understanding and healing the embodiment of white supremacy. Marika lives in Dish with One Spoon Territory, colonially known as Guelph, Canada - lands of the Attawandaron, Anishinaabe, and Haudenosaunee peoples and the current treaty territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit.
Teaching AssistantRaina La Grand
Raina LaGrand (she/her) is a somatic therapist, coach, and educator. In her therapy practice, Root to Rise Somatics, she specializes in supporting people with complex/relational trauma, chronic pain, and racial identity concerns. She also offers coaching and group programs focused on belonging for mixed race adults in her coaching business, Mixed Race Belonging. Raina lives with her dog on occupied Anishinaabe land (Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA).
who is this workshop for?
You don’t need a background in somatics or movement to participate in this workshop, although some previous experience is helpful.
You don’t need an extensive knowledge of your family background or genealogy, we will be focusing on embodied explorations of our ancestry.
This introductory workshop focuses on sharing tools and practices and will not emphasize sharing or processing personal histories, and while healing may happen, this is not a psychotherapy group.
This workshop is open to all.
Materials + accessibility:
You will need a small amount of floor space where you can move around, at least the size of a yoga mat.
Some exercises are done seated or laying on the floor, all practices are adaptable.
You will need a blanket, something soft to lay on (yoga mat or another blanket on the floor) and a handful of small colourful objects. More instructions will be sent after registration.
Pricing + Registration
The cost of this workshop is $120 USD
Reduced Rates + Payment plans available
February 15th, 2026
12-4pm ET
via Zoom
We use this tool to determine sliding scale eligibility. If you fall on the low-bottom or lower-middle ends of the scale you are welcome to request a Pay-What-You-Can spot.
Please e-mail for PWYC registration: assistant (@) wildbody.ca