Elevated Somatics

11/10/2026

What people who get the best results have in common

Hi there,

Last week I told you about my family member who canceled his surgery. This week I went back through my Google reviews, and something stood out. The people who got the biggest results weren't the ones who saw me the most. They were the ones who learned the movements and kept doing them.

Kait had chronic back pain for over five years. “I saw him TWICE and did the exercises at home each day, and my back pain is finally gone!” She went from seeing a chiropractor every week to barely seeing one at all.

Jonathan had plantar fasciitis that kept him out of his running shoes for five weeks. “It cleared up the morning after our first session!”

Jo hadn't been able to sit comfortably on the floor for a decade. After our session she sat on the ground for four days of training “and had zero discomfort.”

Michelle had low back and neck pain she had just accepted as permanent. In her words: “Gabriel has taught me such valuable things to heal myself.”

Many of the clients saw me in my office but quite a few worked with me over Zoom. Jason came to me with months of worsening shoulder pain and said, “I am just amazed at the difference one hour brought.” Carolyn, after taking my online classes wrote “I feel fully relaxed from the imbalances in my back.”

The Holiday Reset is built around that same idea. It's four live sessions on Zoom, Tuesdays at 6pm MT starting November 17. You'll learn precise movements to address your tension/pain and leave with a routine you can do on your own so you can enjoy the holidays in comfort. Spots are limited. If you don't need this, consider sharing it with a friend or family member who does.

Use code HOLIDAY50 to take $50 off the 4-session Holiday Reset. The code expires at midnight on Wednesday, November 11.

Not sure it will work for you?

I get it. Investing a few hundred dollars on something you're not sure will help isn't an easy decision if you've already tried things that didn't. So here's my promise: if you don't feel things shifting by the 10th day, let me know and I'll give you your money back.

Prefer to work in person? I still have room for private sessions in the Highlands. Start with a free 20-minute consult:

Ready for the Holiday Reset? Save your spot with code HOLIDAY50 (https://portal.elevatedpractitioner.com/courses/offers/ad6b474f-7fd6-45ae-b350-3b88c22ff351)

My best wishes, from one Soma to another!

Gabriel

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11/05/2026

The only thing worse than watching someone you love hurt through the holidays is being the one hurting.

For my family member, 4 short sessions and a home practice he could do on his own got him off the couch, off the pain meds, and cancelling his planned surgery. Results can certainly vary, but this is not an unusual result. I want to share this outcome with all of you so no one needs to just grin and bear it through the holidays.

Two ways to end 2026 better than ever:
🙌 3 private sessions in the Highlands, $585 (5 spots)
💻 4-week live Zoom class, Tuesdays Nov 17 to Dec 8, $295 (15 spots)

Not everyone changes as fast as my family member did, but most people feel a real change within the first few sessions. Book a free 20-minute consult if you want to connect first. DM me or comment Holiday! and I’ll send you details on all of this. Here’s to the best holiday season yet!

11/04/2026

How do you want to finish 2026?

Hi there,

I still remember the year one of my family members spent the first half of our holiday on the couch. He'd been dealing with a herniated disc for a while. He had tried all the conventional therapies and was just medicating while he waited for surgery.

I couldn't enjoy myself knowing how much pain he was in without at least trying to help. So I suggested an experiment: we would work together four days in a row, for 20 to 30 minutes at a time, and if his pain got worse at any point, we would stop immediately.

Day 1: He felt more achy, but his acute pain didn't increase.

Day 2: The achiness eased, and his acute pain started to diminish.

Day 3: He could move more easily and could tell the difference between the pain in his back and the tension all around his back and hips.

Day 4: His back pain kept diminishing, and much of the achiness in his core let go too.

He left our house at the end of the stay feeling much better, armed with a 15-minute self-care routine. He ended up canceling his surgery, and 9 years later he still hasn't needed it.

The only thing worse than watching a loved one suffer through the holidays is being the one suffering. I know how much it hurt him to miss out and live with that pain.

So this year, I'd like to offer you something similar to what I did for him: a series of sessions, plus a plan to keep your progress going afterward. If you or someone you love is struggling to get through the holidays, read on to see how you can end 2026 better than ever.

Picture it: carrying the turkey to the table, lacing up your skates, racing down the sledding hill with the kids, and your back doesn't make you pay for it the next day.

Here's what I've seen over and over in 22 years of this work: when we work with the nervous system instead of forcing or stretching, the tension you've been holding melts, and the pain often lets go with it, even pain that's been there a long time. One client, Georg, experienced very fast results: “The pain was gone 80% after our first session, and 100% after the second!”

Not everyone changes as fast as my family member or Georg did. But most people feel a real change within the first few sessions. So I've set up two ways to make these the best two months of your year:

Option 1: Three private sessions for $585

Hands-on somatic work at my office in the Highlands. Each session is tailored to your body and your pain, and you'll leave with a short daily routine you can do at home. I have capacity for only 5 people to work with individually between now and the end of the year.

Book your first session - pay for the package and schedule the other two when you come in (https://book.squareup.com/appointments/c126366a-f5a0-45ef-be34-7a6ea2fdfaae/location/SAE5ZKK3AJYTN/services/IF2L4SQ6AIYPKPIKRYYWT47R)

Option 2: Four-week virtual class for $295

Small-group, guided somatic movement from your living room, live on Zoom. The same kind of exercises my family member used to get out of pain and avoid surgery. Tuesdays, November 17 to December 8, 6:00 to 7:15 pm Mountain Time. Includes recordings, a Daily Practice Library to keep, and a follow-up Q&A. 15 spots available for this.

Save my spot in the 4-week class (https://portal.elevatedpractitioner.com/courses/offers/ad6b474f-7fd6-45ae-b350-3b88c22ff351)

Not sure which one fits? That's what the free consult is for. We'll talk for 20 minutes about what's going on, and I'll tell you honestly which option, if either, makes sense for you.

My best wishes, from one Soma to another!

Gabriel

11/02/2026

How's everyone doing today? Pre-election jitters or just another monday?

10/31/2026

Ever been told "there's nothing wrong, it's just aging"?

Here's what I've seen in 22 years of hands-on work: for most people with back pain, no structural cause is ever found. What's often going on is a pattern of holding your nervous system has learned, and patterns can be unlearned.

If that sounds familiar, I offer a free 20-minute consult. We'll talk about your pain, what you've tried, and whether this work is a fit. No pressure.

Book here: https://book.squareup.com/appointments/c126366a-f5a0-45ef-be34-7a6ea2fdfaae/location/SAE5ZKK3AJYTN/services/JLUDJYCQCTY2QCPEPZCTBT5L

10/30/2026

Virtual, group classes are the simplest and easiest way to start exploring this work and achieve immediate relief for tension and pain. When you sign up for a live class, you will receive the recording, which you can replay as many times as you want for one week.

These classes are both highly therapeutic and engaging, as I weave in somatic philosophy and neurophysiology when explaining how to unwind. I've got quite a few coming up, including one Friday morning.

Here's a testimonial from a happy student recently.

"So lovely and enlightening to be in your class today!

I really appreciated the fluidity of the theoretical/conceptual threads woven into the class and movements. I felt more at a university honors course than a yoga studio vibe if you know what I mean? :) I studied tai chi ch'uan in college and your class right now was heralding that holistic combination of body mind and spirit. Life-changing really!

Lastly, I loved the steady reminders of not going into stretch, being aware of that tipping point basically, and the reminders of US having the key to the locks! There was also something in the way you spoke about the contract-lengthen science that resonated with me more than other instructors - so I am going to go back and have a listen and lift your verbiage. ;)

All in all, thanks so much and keep on and I will be happy to get the recording!"

-Kathryn

In-person sessions are great and I encourage you to come to my office for a one-on-one session when you can. However, since this work is educational, I can teach you quite effectively using video streaming technology or through recordings. Check out these online somatic education resources that you....

10/27/2026

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09/28/2026

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08/13/2026

Exciting Updates: Don't Miss Out on New Program Launch, Price Changes, and a Unique Opportunity to Join Our Transformative Training!

Happy summer everyone. I hope you are enjoying yourselves whereever this message finds you.

First, I just wanted to make sure everyone knew that pricing for new clients went up this summer, and starting September 1st, it applies to everyone.

New rates:

Individual session: $225/session
Healthcare Workers + Educators: $170/session
Package of 3: $585
Package of 6 (includes virtual class access): $1,050
10-pack virtual classes: $240 *message me to set up*

Established clients, if you want to lock in your current rate, you can pre-purchase session packs any time before September 1st. Message me and I'll set that up for you.

Introducting: The Elevated Practitioner training!

Do you know any massage therapists or wellness practitioners who are running themselves into the ground for their clients? People compromising their own health, guessing at what's actually causing a client's pain, stuck rebooking the same tension week after week instead of creating relief that creates referrals?

You are some of the first to know about a new program I have created to relieve practitioners of the worry about burnout or injury and help them achieve the incredible results you expect from me. In short, I'm ready to teach people how to do what I do.

If you know someone who might benefit from this training, no matter where they live, send them to the free, 2-day virtual Pain-Free Practice Intensive on September 9th and 10th. It's a taste of the full training:

event.elevatedpractitioner.com/event-page

Thanks for thinking of them and for being a client I get to do this work with!

Open Call for Demonstration Clients

This training is going to build a community of incredible wellness practitioners around the world, and it's going to take the community to help me do it. Would you like to be a part of that?

I'm putting together a list of clients who'd be open to being featured in my teaching demonstrations. Roughly every 2-3 weeks, I will be teaching practitioners over Zoom how to apply somatic techniques in session, and I'd rather work on a real client, on camera, than just talk theory. This will usually be Tuesdays or Wednesdays around 9:15-10:45 AM, live in Denver.

If you'd be willing to be recorded while I demonstrate with you live for my students, reply and let me know. I'll add you to my list and reach out when I need to fill a spot. You'll get those sessions at 50% off, and you'll have the gratitude of me and my students.

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07/20/2026

22 years ago, I walked out of the National Holistic Institute with a massage certification and a calling to help lessen the immensity of human suffering. I loved the work, the directness of using touch as an intervention, the intimacy of the therapist-client relationship, the feeling of muscle softening in my hands, the look in their face when they got off the table smiling and relaxed. I was so excited to be on my path. And I almost burned out in my first year.

That training was one of the most transformative experiences of my life. It was the beginning of everything I'd go on to build in a career in wellness and integrative health. But just as I was getting started, my own musculoskeletal issues were flaring up faster than I could treat them. I was scrambling for anything that would let me keep doing this work without breaking down. This wasn't NHI's fault, and it wasn't my fault either. Traumatic events of my childhood caught up with me in my early 20s, and I couldn't ignore them anymore.

At the same time, I was noticing that a certain portion of my clients just weren't getting better. I was competent in the core Eastern and Western modalities, and still, some pain wouldn't resolve, some tension wouldn't release, no matter what technique I threw at it.

I found the answer to both problems in the same place: Hanna Somatic Education, a clinical method developed by Thomas Hanna for neuromuscular control and conscious awareness. This method gave me a way to consistently unwind and reorganize my own body. I was able to work through and integrate the things that had happened in my past and heal myself more completely. And it gave me a way to help clients restore function that no amount of manual technique alone could reach.

It changed how I understood the work entirely.

Somatic education isn't another technique for your toolbox; it's a shift in how you approach the person on your table. Not a body to be fixed, but a conscious, integrated human with immense capacities for self-regulation and self-healing. The moment you stop asking "what do I do to this body" and start asking "how do I awaken this person's own ability to heal," everything changes: what you notice, what you ask, what your hands do, and what actually holds after the session ends.

That shift, how to stay in it, and how to apply techniques that derive from it, is what I teach in this 2-day, 16-hour CE course.

You'll leave with:

A perspective shift that makes whatever modality you already love more effective.

An assessment framework that gets you past what your client is telling you and straight to the root cause, often unconscious, that is creating their complaint.

A method for unwinding your own tension, so you can extend your days and your career without fear of injury.

Hands-on somatic techniques that melt stuck tension quickly, without force, and without costing you your own health.

If you are bumping up againt the ceiling of what massage alone can do, for your clients, or for your own body, this is the course that breaks through it.

An introduction to clinical somatic techniques that will transform your practice and enhance your self-care.