Lara

Lara —somatic movement guide and dance therapist.Hi, I’m Lara. I grew up in the quiet countryside of Belgium and later chased city pace and big degrees (Business Engineering). On paper, I was “doing well.” Inside, I was lost. After a traumatic assault when I was young—and later postpartum depression after a difficult childbirth—my body felt like a stranger to me.What brought me back was movement, not performance, but medicine. Through somatic practices, breath, and simple, honest motion, I learned to listen again. I came to understand that my body isn’t separate from nature; my body is nature. When I finally honored that truth, the edges softened and clarity returned. Dance, my first language since I was three, became my medicine, alongside meditation and yoga, and journaling became my mirror. Little by little, I’m learning to listen more deeply: Who am I beneath what happened to me? Where do I come from, and where do I choose to go?With my partner, Diego, I moved to Colombia to live closer to the land. We built our home—and then our retreat center—by hand, with earth and bamboo, and we’re raising our children in a way that matches our values: simple, present, nature-rooted. We also learn regularly with indigenous elders here in Colombia, whose guidance helps us bridge ancestral wisdom with everyday life, especially when things feel hard.My work is gentle and deep. I use somatic and expressive movement, breath, touchpoints of nervous system regulation, and guided journaling to help you feel again, safely. Most of what I share happens in relationship with nature: we attune senses, let the body remember it is nature, and move in ways that allow truth to surface without forcing it. I hold a clear, trauma-aware space where you don’t have to perform or push. Just meet yourself, honestly.If you’re longing to feel at home in your body, to hear your intuition without the noise, and to walk forward with more softness and strength, come. Let the land steady you. Let your body speak. And let your own words—on the page, in movement, in breath—show you the way back.This work isn’t about fixing you. It’s about remembering you, through your body, with nature as a mirror..