Kelly Beins - Sensory OT Consulting

07/10/2026

Embodiment seemed like a nebulous concept for many years and I was wrongly assuming that I understood it. I realized recently that it’s not something to just explain or understand but to feel. And it’s not a once & done. Without embodiment we are missing opportunities for deeper change and impact - in our own lives and in our therapy sessions with clients. This is my first Substack & I’d love to hear what you think or have you follow! Let’s see what evolves. I have no set plans (who even am I?)!

04/28/2026

I’m looking forward to speaking in behalf of with Taylor Hayden, LPC LCMHC on a topic that deserves more nuance than it often gets: “Safe Enough: Practical Strategies for Effectively Supporting Neurodivergent Clients”

Listening therapies are increasingly part of the conversation, but simply adding them into care isn’t enough. Are we using them in a way that actually expands capacity & shifts outcomes? Relationship is the container for change and the quality of that container shapes what’s possible within it.

We’ll be discussing how to deepen our work without getting stuck in the age old question of sensory or behavior, power struggles or behavior-only paradigms. If you’re ready to move into intentional and evidence-based integrative care, I’d love for you to join us.

Register on the Unyte website or see my story for the link! Can’t wait to connect in this way!

04/08/2026

San Antonio looked a lot different the first time I was here with friends a couple years ago!

But as I prep for the presentation I’m doing on Sat & the Yoga class I’m teaching on Friday, I’m struck by how lucky I am to be here. Not the literal “here” but at this stage.

Sharing things I’ve learned.

Learning things other people share.

And good people to be around.

Conferences can be draining, as can travel be for me. But when I zoom out & return to my “why” it’s pretty simple. Help other humans.

And this week I hope I can be helpful.

03/28/2026

03/18/2026

How could I not? St Patrick’s Day calls for a nod to the Irish even during yoga. 🍀

Tonight’s class was a Flow that emphasized “presence” with these beautiful writings by John O’Donohue.

Presence was accentuated by some subtle (& not so subtle) core activation, twists & all the warrior poses evincing gentle strength.

As the sun & moon bookend our days & the moon guides the tides, we also began our practice with Sun Salutations, the High Crescent was our anchor throughout and Half Moon pose led us to Savasana

“May warmth of heart keep your presence aflame…Take time to celebrate the quiet miracles that seek no attention…May you experience each day as a sacred gift woven around the heart of wonder”.

🍀

01/25/2026

Upset is everywhere and so is opportunity for healing; one nervous system at a time.

Apathy may on the surface look like lack of care. But it disguises the hurt and the hopelessness and confusion that abounds more deeply for some, amidst really hard things.

Villainizing recycles hate.

Shame is a breeding ground for hurt and vice-versa.

Self-kindness & compassion isn’t selfish or ignorant, it’s necessary.

Choosing hope and small acts that can interrupt the stress response creates glimmers of better living. When my world shifts it creates potential to shift someone else’s and it doesn’t take changing the entire world to make that happen. It takes changing my world, one small way at a time.

01/16/2026

Jumping on the 2016 Train. The year was good to me. Good to us.

I remember being acutely aware of how close I was getting to “the next phase” yet still in the thick of it (middle & high school).

Girls in 7th & 9th. Opened a new OT Clinic Space & published 2 OT children’s books. Celebrated Weddings & just because. Time with family just because.

Thanks for the memories 2016. It would be easy to be sad because I so miss a lot of these times. But instead I’m grateful for how good life really was and is.

10 years ago. Wow. Well done 45 year old Kelly. I’m proud of you.

#2016

01/10/2026

I had the opportunity to prep in studio for the class I’m teaching tomorrow . I am grateful for this little place that has become my yoga home. Loving this YTT journey! The epitome of effort & ease.

01/05/2026

Enough said. But not in the typical “coffee is going to make me productive dammit” kind of way. In the “warm in my hands, comforting aroma, familiar favorite mug” kind of way.

It could be the former but I’m choosing the latter. With bulletproof collagen to re-start some intentional shifts. It is January after all.

#2026

12/26/2025

Gifts come in all shapes & sizes!

#2025