Somatics and Cultural Diversity: Creating Embodied Change in the Workplace
When conversations around diversity, equity, and belonging stay only at the cognitive level, we miss the deeper layers of systemic patterns that live in the body. In this workshop, we will explore how embodied practices can support sustainable personal, professional, and community transformation.
Drawing from somatic approaches, the work of Dr. Gabor Maté, and nervous system resourcing techniques, we will create space to explore the felt experience of different bodies. Together, we will look at how historical and lived experiences shape our responses, unpack the discomfort that often arises when discussing privilege, and explore why these conversations are essential to creating real change in workplace dynamics.
Participants will walk away with practical tools to regulate the nervous system, navigate difficult conversations with greater awareness, and foster a culture of belonging – not just in theory, but in lived experience.
About your host
Daniel Hugo Miceli is a queer-identifying Latin-American somatic practitioner, ritualist, educator, and storyteller with over a decade of experience facilitating trauma-informed healing practices. Their work focuses on the intersection of somatics, cultural awareness, diversity and inclusion, and exploring how systemic trauma impacts the body – with a special focus on bodies of the global majority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Daniel's approach is shaped by years of experience in ritual, ceremony, and plant medicine work, including time spent living and learning alongside Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon. They integrate modalities such as Focusing, Somatic Experiencing®, body-oriented therapy, and Dr. Gabor Maté’s Compassionate Inquiry® into their practice, Daniel’s work focuses on integrating somatic inquiry with social change, exploring how systemic oppression and intergenerational trauma manifest in the body. They are committed to creating inclusive spaces for healing and transformation, supporting individuals and organizations in embodying meaningful change.