UZAZU Embodied Intelligence

11/03/2025

We're navigating significant tensions right now—and so many of us are exhausting ourselves in the process of trying to cope with it all.

One part of you wanting (and needing!) to rest and restore, another part driven to be (more) effective in creating meaningful impact. One part craving deeper connections, another needing more space and autonomy. One part called to show up for what's happening in our world, another part knowing you need to tend your own capacity to keep going.

These aren't time management problems or willpower failures. They're values tensions—competing commitments operating through your nervous system, mostly outside your conscious awareness. And they're running in the background of every decision, relationship, and recurring conflict you experience.

Here's what most people don't realize: Values aren't just ideas you hold or philosophies you adopt. They're embodied patterns absorbed before you had language—automatic somatic responses determining what feels right or wrong, safe or dangerous, worthy of your energy or not. Your family taught you some. Your culture conditioned others. Historical trauma encoded more. And now they're shaping your life whether you're aware of them or not—in ways both empowering AND limiting.

The exhaustion so many of us feel right now—the inner fragmentation, the relationship strain, the difficulty navigating our divided moment—much of it comes from unconscious values patterns creating body-level conflicts we don't know how to fully sense and make sense of, let alone resolve.

But here's a powerful truth: Our culturally conditioned and personal-history shaped values patterns can be sensed, understood, consciously navigated, and skillfully evolved. If you know how...

Join UZAZU founder Dylan Newcomb for a FREE 90-minute experiential webinar:

"Discover the Unconscious Values Driving Your Deeper Conflicts"
Thursday, November 6, 2025 | 1:00-2:30pm ET/USA

In this interactive session, you'll:
✨ Uncover the Four Core Values Quadrants that shape how you navigate life—and how unconscious conditioning creates the competing commitments behind your deepest tensions
✨ Experience what values patterns actually feel like in your body—learning to sense the physical signatures of different values orientations and how they influence your decisions and relationships
✨ Discover your personal entrainment patterns through guided self-assessment—revealing which values you've been over-trained toward, which you avoid, and how this imbalance creates the conflicts you experience
✨ Learn three embodied practices you can begin using immediately to work with values tensions and transform either/or exhaustion into both/and integration

This isn't a lecture about values theory. It's an experiential exploration where you'll make direct contact with your own patterns—and start to see how powerfully they've been shaping your experience.

Registration is free. Can't attend live? Register anyway for the replay.
👉 REGISTER HERE: https://www.uzazu.org/webinar-signup-discover-the-unconscious-values-patterns-driving-our-deeper-conflicts/

For those wanting to develop this capacity deeply, Dylan is also launching "The Wisdom of Embodied Values"—an 8-week online training starting November 25th. Early bird pricing (save $100) ends November 11th.

Full training details: https://www.uzazu.org/wisdom-of-embodied-values-online-training/

Whether or not you join the training, this free webinar will give you valuable insights into patterns that may have been operating invisibly for years.

The world needs people who can hold complexity without fragmenting, stand clearly without building walls, and create bridges where others see only division.

This deeper evolutionary work starts with you—dropping (more fully and safely) into your own bodymind, right here in the present moment...

See you Thursday? 🌊

In this special 90-minute free webinar, UZAZU Embodied Intelligence founder Dylan Newcomb will guide you through a simple yet deep approach to working with your full values spectrum to cultivate greater clarity, resilience and ease amidst turbulent times.

09/22/2025

Last call for the UZAZU Embodied State-shifting & Rebalancing workshop this Friday (Sept 27, 10am-5pm), in Portland, Maine!
If you're imagining this day will be about learning to work with somatic awareness, you wouldn't be wrong—but you definitely wouldn't be getting the full picture. UZAZU works with movement, posture, and spatialized experience in very specific ways that make it uniquely different from modalities like somatic experiencing or sensorimotor psychotherapy.
What makes it even better? It weaves beautifully with other therapy modalities. A little goes a long way and can deeply support what you already do, whether you use it for yourself, your clients, or both!
The day will be largely one of learning by experiencing.
I hope this tickles your curiosity!
PS - 5 CE's for social workers. Studio environment, no stuffy conference room.
https://www.uzazu.org/embodied-state-shifting-rebalancing-with-clients-workshop/

09/10/2025

Today (Sept.10) is the last day for the Early-bird rate for our upcoming in-person UZAZU/embodiment workshop on Friday, September 26 (save $40):

Embodied State-Shifting and Rebalancing with Clients:
Working Skillfully with the Full Range of Embodied States
for Therapists, Coaches and other Helping Professionals

with Deb Grant, LCSW, RSMT in Portland, Maine

10 a.m.-5p.m.
500 Forest Avenue, Portland, Maine
$145 Through September 10; then $185

FMI and to register, go to:
[[https://www.uzazu.org/embodied-state-shifting.../](https://www.uzazu.org/embodied-state-shifting.../...)]

This UZAZU-based training will help you become more skilled at discerning how (and in which embodied states) each of your clients tends to become dysregulated or under-resourced. You'll gain a simple & effective 'embodiment roadmap' to help guide yourself and your clients back into balance and integration.

Immerse yourself in this research-based, intuitive and surprisingly powerful system for working with body and mind as an integrated whole:

~The 4 foundational embodied states - balanced vs. dysregulated
~Simple movement protocols to help clients rebalance in real-time
~An integrative framework explaining why clients get stuck in certain states and how to help them shift
~Energy management techniques built into the framework itself
Leave feeling confident and equipped to create lasting change with your clients.

Whether you're new to somatic work or an experienced practitioner, UZAZU's embodied state-shifting approach offers fresh insights and immediately applicable tools:

~Newcomers: Learn an accessible framework for bringing embodiment into your practice. It can even be used as your initial 'scaffolding' for future body-oriented work!
~Experienced practitioners: Discover a fresh perspective that helps organize and deepen the body-based approaches you're already using, and more.

FMI and to register, go to:
https://www.uzazu.org/embodied-state-shifting-rebalancing-with-clients-workshop/

Reach out directly if you have questions! deb@debgrant.net

08/28/2025

Hello to those local(ish) to Southern Maine! Deb here, announcing my upcoming in-person UZAZU training for psychotherapists and helping professionals:

Embodied State-Shifting and Rebalancing with Clients
Working Skillfully with
the Full Range of Embodied States

for Therapists, Coaches and other Helping Professionals

Friday, September 26
10 a.m.-5p.m. EST

500 Forest Avenue, Portland, Maine

Register by September 8th and save $40 USD
Be sure to secure your spot asap - space is limited to 30!

FMI and to register, go to:
https://www.uzazu.org/embodied-state-shifting-rebalancing-with-clients-workshop/

This training will help you become more skilled at discerning how (and in which embodied states) each of your clients tends to become dysregulated or under-resourced. You'll gain a simple & effective 'embodiment roadmap' to help guide yourself and your clients back into balance and integration.

Immerse yourself in this research-based, intuitive and surprisingly powerful system for working with body and mind as an integrated whole:

~The 4 foundational embodied states - balanced vs. dysregulated
~Simple movement protocols to help clients rebalance in real-time
~An integrative framework explaining why clients get stuck in certain states and how to help them shift
~Energy management techniques built into the framework itself

Leave feeling confident and equipped to create lasting change with your clients.

Whether you're new to somatic work or an experienced practitioner, UZAZU's embodied state-shifting approach offers fresh insights and immediately applicable tools:

Newcomers: Learn an accessible framework for bringing embodiment into your practice. It can even be used as your initial 'scaffolding' for future body-oriented work!

Experienced practitioners: Discover a fresh perspective that helps organize and deepen the body-based approaches you're already using, and more.

FMI and to register, go to:
https://www.uzazu.org/embodied-state-shifting-rebalancing-with-clients-workshop/

06/10/2024

🎉 We are thrilled and deeply honored to announce the graduation of 14 new Certified Practitioners of UZAZU Embodied Intelligence! 🥳 🌟

It has been an absolute joy and privilege to support and witness your profound personal and professional growth during this transformative 9-month journey. We are inspired by the unique ways each of you will apply your new UZAZU Embodied Intelligence facilitation skills to make a positive impact with your clients, in the world, and in your own lives.

This training represents a significant milestone and threshold-crossing for each of you in multiple ways. Deb and I eagerly look forward to continuing to grow together as a community, as we collectively engage in bringing the goodness and 'sustainable vitality' of embodied intelligence to the many people around the world who could benefit from it.

A huge shout-out and heartfelt thanks to our incredible Training Assistants - Graham, Nivi, Jenny, Kathy, Marina, and Julia - for their unwavering support and dedication throughout this 4th year of the program, as we all grow and evolve together - I’m SO very grateful for you and our time and work together.

And last but not least: A HUGE thank you to you Deb Grant, for your grounding presence, deep heart-fullness and practical wisdom you brought in as part-time co-trainer. Having you contrast and compliment my own presence and teaching style so richly and synergistically was again of such huge benefit to everyone.

So... Congratulations again—and many blessings—to all of this year's wonderful graduates! Welcome to the UZAZU Practitioner Community, and we can't wait to see how you shine your light in the world over the coming months and years.

With immense love and appreciation, Dylan Newcomb (with Deb Grant)

PS: Join us in celebrating the Class of 2023/24: Zhanar Smailova, Catelijne Coopmans, Amelie De Brabandere, Lila Maycock, Caroline Conway, Crosby Noricks, Viktoria Morozova, Irina Belevtsova, Igors Tavlidi, Elena Achtiamova, and very soon as well: Rebecca Cogswell, Angela Bolgar, and Lynn Skotnitsky

03/14/2024

Hello therapists, coaches and helping professionals:

You're invited to join Deb Grant for our upcoming 3-day UZAZU intensive, April 5-7, where you'll learn a full-spectrum, integrative framework for embodied 1:1 sessions with your clients.

Approved for 18 CE Credits for social workers by NASW Maine, this workshop is trauma-informed and polyvagal theory-informed.

In this 3-day intensive, you will learn:
• A comprehensive yet flexible framework for facilitating embodied change, based on nine simple postures and movements.
• A way to help clients easily and intuitively re- balance a wide range of dysregulated states and activate balanced, resourcing states.
• A 5-step process for doing focused, somatic work with clients on their specific challenges and helping them utilize these state-shifting skills in daily life.
• Clear methods for managing your own energy and attention during sessions with more embodied awareness, ease and range.

Very seasoned somatically-oriented professionals as well as those at the beginning of their embodiment journey benefit from what UZAZU can bring to your 1:1 client sessions.

Joining a 3-day workshop is a significant investment of time, money and attention. As your guide introducing you to UZAZU Embodied Intelligence, Deb Grant's commitment is to provide you immense value in return - personally and professionally. Please reach out if you have questions!

To learn in (much!) more detail about what this 3-day workshop —along with a follow up webinar + videos and comprehensive handouts— delivers, be sure to see UZAZU’s webpage about this event if you haven’t already:

Unlock the power of Embodied Intelligence in your professional 1-1 practice. Join Deb Grant, LCSW, LSMT, for a 3-day UZAZU Foundations of Embodied Intelligence Training in Portland Maine USA from April 5-7, 2024. Learn to access balanced states, identify imbalanced states and shift them, and facilit...

03/14/2024

Therapists, coaches and other helping professionals:
Deb Grant will be bringing you our next in-person Foundations of Embodied Intelligence training*, April 5-7, 2024 in Portland, Maine:
The Foundations of UZAZU Embodied Intelligence
~Unlock the power of embodied intelligence in your professional practice~
https://www.uzazu.org/foundations-of-embodied-intelligence-for-helping-professionals-in-portland-maine-2024/

In this training, you’ll learn:

~A comprehensive yet flexible framework for facilitating embodied change, based on nine simple postures and movements.
~A way to help clients easily and intuitively re-balance a wide range of dysregulated states and activate balanced, resourcing states.
~A 5-step process for doing focused, embodied work with clients on their specific challenges and helping them utilize these state-shifting skills in daily life.

UZAZU easily integrates with & complements other therapeutic approaches. You'll leave ready to start working in a more embodied way with your clients on a broad range of issues.
Reach out if you have questions! And you can find lots of details (including a comprehensive FAQ) here:
https://www.uzazu.org/foundations-of-embodied-intelligence-for-helping-professionals-in-portland-maine-2024/

Meet lead trainer Deb Grant and learn more about this 3-day intensive:

03/07/2024

**EARLYBIRD REGISTRATION ENDS AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT (Friday March 8th). Register now for $100 savings!**
Hello therapists, coaches and helping professionals:

You're invited to join Deb Grant for our upcoming 3-day UZAZU intensive, April 5-7, where you'll learn a full-spectrum, integrative framework for embodied 1:1 sessions with your clients.

Approved for 18 CE Credits for social workers by NASW Maine, this workshop is trauma-informed and polyvagal theory-informed.

In this 3-day intensive, you will learn:
• A comprehensive yet flexible framework for facilitating embodied change, based on nine simple postures and movements.
• A way to help clients easily and intuitively re- balance a wide range of dysregulated states and activate balanced, resourcing states.
• A 5-step process for doing focused, somatic work with clients on their specific challenges and helping them utilize these state-shifting skills in daily life.
• Clear methods for managing your own energy and attention during sessions with more embodied awareness, ease and range.

Very seasoned somatically-oriented professionals as well as those at the beginning of their embodiment journey benefit from what UZAZU can bring to your 1:1 client sessions.

Joining a 3-day workshop is a significant investment of time, money and attention. As your guide introducing you to UZAZU Embodied Intelligence, Deb Grant's commitment is to provide you immense value in return - personally and professionally. Please reach out if you have questions!

To learn in (much!) more detail about what this 3-day workshop —along with a follow up webinar + videos and comprehensive handouts— delivers, be sure to see UZAZU’s webpage about this event if you haven’t already:

Unlock the power of Embodied Intelligence in your professional 1-1 practice. Join Deb Grant, LCSW, LSMT, for a 3-day UZAZU Foundations of Embodied Intelligence Training in Portland Maine USA from April 5-7, 2024. Learn to access balanced states, identify imbalanced states and shift them, and facilit...

02/29/2024

Therapists, coaches and helping professionals,
Join UZAZU lead trainer Deb Grant for this 3-day intensive embodied learning opportunity in Portland Maine, April 5-7. 18 CE's approved by NASW-Maine for social workers in Maine.
For (lots) more information, go here:
https://www.uzazu.org/foundations-of-embodied-intelligence-for-helping-professionals-in-portland-maine-2024/...and reach out if you have any questions.

Unlock the power of Embodied Intelligence in your professional 1-1 practice. Join Deb Grant, LCSW, LSMT, for a 3-day UZAZU Foundations of Embodied Intelligence Training in Portland Maine USA from April 5-7, 2024. Learn to access balanced states, identify imbalanced states and shift them, and facilit...

02/28/2024

Hello therapists, coaches and other helping professionals:
Join Deb Grant, April 5-7, in Portland, Maine, for our next in-person Foundations of Embodied Intelligence training*:

The Foundations of UZAZU Embodied Intelligence:
A 3-Day In-Person Training for Therapists, Coaches and other Helping Professionals
Portland, Maine, USA, April 5-7, 2024

~Unlock the power of embodied intelligence in your professional practice~

In this training, you’ll learn:
~A comprehensive yet flexible framework for facilitating embodied change, based on nine simple postures and movements.
~A way to help clients easily and intuitively re-balance a wide range of dysregulated states and activate balanced, resourcing states.
~A 5-step process for doing focused, embodied work with clients on their specific challenges and helping them utilize these state-shifting skills in daily life.

UZAZU easily integrates with & complements other therapeutic approaches. You'll leave ready to start working in a more embodied way with your clients on a broad range of issues.

Reach out if you have questions! And you can find lots of details (including a comprehensive FAQ) here:
https://www.uzazu.org/foundations-of-embodied-intelligence-for-helping-professionals-in-portland-maine-2024/

*Please note that the earlybird deadline is coming right up--` Register by Friday, March 8 and save $100 on the training.

Meet lead trainer Deb Grant and learn more about this 3-day intensive:

10/11/2023

Join me October 27 for my workshop Embodied State-Shifting & Rebalancing with Clients...earlybird ends Friday!
https://www.uzazu.org/embodied-state-shifting-rebalancing-with-clients-workshop/

10/02/2023

Hi all, UZAZU trainer Deb Grant here, calling out to helping professionals who would like to integrate an easy-to-digest, simple yet sophisticated approach to embodiment work in client sessions. This UZAZU workshop provides 5 hours of training on October 27, with a 2 hour follow up 2 weeks later for review and Q&A. Reach out if you have questions!
https://www.uzazu.org/embodied-state-shifting.../

As a therapist, coach, or other helping professional, you may have already discovered how incorporating body awareness & movement into your work can be a potent ingredient for helping your clients move towards the changes they’re seeking. And you may even already be utilizing some effective method...