The Body of Becoming
A SomaRoot Collaborative Series | Chico, CA 2026-2027
Curated by: Brae Onnah Sisk & Molly Paul
Sponsored by: SomaRoot Center for Embodied Arts
The Body of Becoming
A SomaRoot Collaborative Series | Chico, CA 2026-2027
Curated by: Brae Onnah Sisk & Molly Paul
Sponsored by: SomaRoot Center for Embodied Arts
What if the transition of midlife wasn’t a "breaking down," but a profound "re-architecting"?
What if the transition of midlife wasn’t a "breaking down," but a profound "re-architecting"?
We invite you to The Body of Becoming,
a curated sanctuary for women navigating the perimenopausal and menopausal years.
Hosted by Brae Onnah Sisk (Creative Director of SomaRoot Center) in collaboration with Molly Paul, this series blends somatic intelligence, creative expression, and community wisdom to help you map the changing landscape of your body and psyche. Together, we move beyond "getting through" and toward a deep, joyful curiosity for the vessel you are becoming.
Join us as we explore the internal blueprints of nourishment, resilience, grounding, creativity, and whole-body-mind organization.
The Series Experience
Expert Inquiries: Collaborative sessions with health experts, movement explorers, creative practitioners, and community pioneers.
Somatic Skill-Sharing: Practical tools to stabilize the nervous system, manage hormonal shifts, and reclaim internal connection.
Cultivating Curiosity & Creativity: Exploring methods of expression that push the edges of who you have known yourself to be.
Supportive Community: A dedicated space for midlife women to share, listen, and evolve together.
The Series Experience
Expert Inquiries: Collaborative sessions with health experts, movement explorers, creative practitioners, and community pioneers.
Somatic Skill-Sharing: Practical tools to stabilize the nervous system, manage hormonal shifts, and reclaim internal connection.
Cultivating Curiosity & Creativity: Exploring methods of expression that push the edges of who you have known yourself to be.
Supportive Community: A dedicated space for midlife women to share, listen, and evolve together.
Dynamic Dialogue Journaling
A Monthly Writing Circle
Hosted by Molly Paul
When: Second Wednesday of every month | 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: SomaRoot Creative Wellness Center
Cost: Suggested Donation of $15
Registration: Not required.
Dates: June 10, July 8, Aug 12, Sept 9, Oct 14
Dynamic Dialogue Journaling
A Monthly Writing Circle
Hosted by Molly Paul
When: Second Wednesday of every month | 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: SomaRoot Creative Wellness Center
Cost: Suggested Donation of $15
Registration: Not required.
Dates: June 10, July 8, Aug 12, Sept 9, Oct 14
The Offering:
Exploring different techniques of self expression through writing, this workshop is a quiet space open to women in the perimenopause and menopause stage of life.
This isn't about "good" writing; it’s about uncovering the deeper wisdom that lives beneath the surface. Each session will start with a grounding meditation and a prompt to inspire your writing. Drop ins are welcome between the hours of 7 and 830.
Specialized Offerings
Workshop Schedule
Lymphatic Breast Care Workshop
In this class, participants will learn how to assess their own tissue, notice texture and sensation, and better understand what areas of tenderness, density, or imbalance may be communicating. The workshop will offer practical tools for supporting breast tissue, lymphatic flow, and immune system care.
Dynamic Dialogue Journaling
A Monthly Writing Circle
Hosted by Molly Paul
When: August 12th, 2026
Location: SomaRoot Creative Wellness Center
Cost: Suggested Donation of $15
Registration: Not required.
Healing Matters: Cooling Foods for Late Summer
As summer’s heat peaks, Ayurvedic wisdom and modern wellness align: what you eat matters. Discover cooling foods and seasonal practices designed to calm inflammation, refresh digestion, and bring your body back into balance from the inside out.
Harnessing the Fire: Catalyzing Change
Harnessing Fire: Catalyzing Change is a somatic movement class exploring the fire element through the lens of Chinese Medicine and the midlife threshold of perimenopause and menopause.
Phoenix Rising: Rebirth After Burnout
In this workshop, we explore how to recognize burnout not as a failure, but as a necessary clearing of the brush. Learn somatic and nervous system tools to gently gather your ashes, claim your boundaries, and step into a sustainable, sovereign next chapter.
Harnessing the Fire
Harnessing Fire: Catalyzing Change is a somatic movement class exploring the fire element through the lens of Chinese Medicine and the midlife threshold of perimenopause and menopause.
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