Riding the COVID storm? Try free individual coaching sessions

Free somatic coaching by video conference for Kiwassa Neighbourhood House staff

A portrait of Shayna in sunlight, smiling in front of a dark background.

Ready to try free

confidential sessions

with Shayna?

Your privacy matters:

You will be asked to provide your name and contact information when booking an appointment. This information is kept strictly confidential, and will not be provided to your employer.

Choose Kiwassa Neighbourhood House Staff (25 minutes) or (50 minutes) on the booking calendar.

Resilience is different from endurance

Resilience is not…

being cheerful all the time.
endurance or strength.
turning our backs on real problems.

Resilience is a characteristic of our nervous systems. The good news is that our nervous systems can change. We can become more resilient than we are today. We can feel greater ease inside, whatever is going on around us.

Stress lives in the body

The neck tightens, the stomach churns, the jaw clenches. Telling ourselves to ‘let it go’ or ‘just breathe’ often doesn’t calm tense muscles or stop teeth from grinding. Discomfort can make it hard to think clearly and focus. These physical, instinctive reactions need physical strategies.

Using body-centred coaching, Shayna will work with you to find simple techniques that help you settle and find ease inside so you can do what you need to do.

So·ma·tic: relating to the body, especially as distinct from the mind.

Choose Kiwassa Neighbourhood House Staff (25 minutes) or Kiwassa Neighbourhood House Staff (50 minutes) on the booking calendar.

Kiwassa Neighbourhood House is partnering with Shayna to support our staff. While in-person training is on hold for now, she is providing individual somatic coaching sessions by video conference.

If you don’t have video capabilities, audio sessions by phone are also available. Each session will last 25 or 50 minutes, depending on what’s useful to you.

Initial sessions and some follow-up sessions are free to all Kiwassa Neighbourhood House staff members.

Confidentiality: Your privacy matters. All names and exchanges with staff members are kept in strict confidence and not shared with anyone. Kiwassa Neighbourhood House will only track the total number of sessions offered to staff. If you have any questions about confidentiality and privacy, please feel free to connect with Shayna at shayna@shaynahornstein.net or call her at 604-731-4076.

Shayna Hornstein, B.Sc. (Reg.P.T.)

Shayna is an adult educator, somatic therapist and coach. She helps people reduce the physical impact that stress has on our bodies. Shayna will work with you to find specific techniques that relieve your body’s instinctive stress responses.

Shayna has worked with various neighbourhood house staff as well as other front-line workers over the years. She loves supporting people who do critical work that makes our communities healthy, inclusive and whole.

Ready to try free, confidential sessions with Shayna?

Choose Kiwassa Neighbourhood House Staff (25 minutes) or Kiwassa Neighbourhood House Staff (50 minutes) on the booking calendar.

Your privacy matters: You will be asked to provide your name and contact information when booking an appointment. This information is kept strictly confidential, and will not be provided to your employer.