Somatic Wisdom Institute

Somatic Wisdom Institute OUR MISSION IS BOLD:
Personal and collective liberation.

Free Zoom Event!!Standing In Your Season: An Introduction to the Medicine Wheel ✨Join us Wednesday, May 13th from 6:30–8...
04/27/2026

Free Zoom Event!!

Standing In Your Season: An Introduction to the Medicine Wheel

✨Join us Wednesday, May 13th from 6:30–8:00pm for a gentle and illuminating 90-minute online session exploring the Medicine Wheel as a powerful map for the cycles of life.

✨This simple yet profound framework helps us understand the seasons we move through in our growth, relationships, work and inner world, offering insight into where we are, what may be shifting and what is being asked of us.

✨Together, we’ll learn the foundational structure and directions of the Wheel, explore how it relates to life transitions and reflect on where you may find yourself right now, all while engaging in simple guided practices to connect this wisdom to your own lived experience.

✨No prior experience is needed. You’ll leave with a clearer sense of orientation and a grounded tool you can return to as life continues to unfold.

✨These teachings draw from Cherokee and Lakota lineages, and we offer them with deep gratitude, humility and respect for the Indigenous elders and lineage holders who have carried this wisdom forward.

✨This is for anyone longing for a simple, meaningful way to understand where they are and how to move with what’s next.

🔗This is a FREE event - click the link in bio to register and get the zoom link

04/27/2026

✨Matia Kalli✨

LIVE in concert
Tuesday, April 28
6:30-8:00pm

Doors open at 6:15pm | Concert starts at 6:30 🪶

We are overjoyed to welcome our dear friend and teacher, Matia Kalli, for her very first concert in Grand Rapids! Many of you know Matia through her powerful vocal workshops and in ceremony — and now we have the rare gift of experiencing her live performance as she shares new music from her new album, Heart Songs!

Matia is a Greek-American singer and songwriter whose music carries the spirit of jazz, R&B, and devotional song. With roots in sacred healing songs, mantras, and chants, her voice is both medicine and celebration — spanning from ethereal whistle tones to rich, soulful depths. She has traveled the world with The Hanuman Project and inspired countless communities with her kirtan, group singing, and medicine music.

This evening will be a joyful, heart-opening gathering of song, sound, and celebration. Together, we’ll witness the beauty of her artistry and join in the collective energy of music that uplifts and unites.

✨ Come ready to listen, to feel, and to be moved. ✨

✨Free Information Session✨Women’s Threshold Retreat Information Session💻Live on Zoom🗓️Sunday, May 17th⌚️11:00 AM🌿In ever...
04/23/2026

✨Free Information Session✨

Women’s Threshold Retreat Information Session

💻Live on Zoom
🗓️Sunday, May 17th
⌚️11:00 AM

🌿In every season of our lives, we carry stories that are ready to be honored, witnessed, tended, and transformed.

🌱If you’ve been feeling curious about wilderness work but aren’t quite sure where to begin, this is a beautiful place to start.

🍃Join us for this complimentary information session, where we’ll share how our retreats guide women back to the land, their bodies, and the deep inner wisdom that emerges when we slow down and truly listen. Together, we’ll explore what it means to cross a threshold, enter into ceremony, and work with the medicine wheel as a guide for your human experience.

🍂The retreat we’ll be sharing is six days and five nights. Each day invites you into one direction and one archetype of womanhood—through intention, contemplation, and connection to nature.

✨Spend an hour with Leah and Erinn as they speak to the healing power of wilderness work and how this retreat can support you in whatever season you’re in. Whether you’re seeking clarity, healing, transition, or deeper connection, this conversation offers a glimpse into what becomes possible when you step into the circle.

📓Come as you are—bring your questions or simply listen. Leave with a deeper sense of what’s possible, and space to feel into whether this work is calling you.

🔗link in bio

04/15/2026

Emotional Self Care at the Solar Plexus:

A Five-Week Somatic Kundalini Yoga Series

🗓️April 21 – May 20, 2026

💗Join Susanne Werblow for a 5-week exploration of emotional self-care through the lens of Kundalini Yoga.

Each week we will:

☀️Build awareness in the solar plexus area

✨Physically and energetically strengthen and open this center

🌙Gently release stored emotional patterns

🐥Nurture the inner child

🙏Support nervous system regulation and resilience

This series includes two hybrid live classes per week (attend in person or online)

All classes will be recorded and emailed to participants, allowing you to practice at your own pace throughout the series.

✨silence✨May 15-17, 2026This retreat is an opening into silence—not as emptiness, but as a presence that restores, softe...
04/08/2026

✨silence✨

May 15-17, 2026

This retreat is an opening into silence—not as emptiness, but as a presence that restores, softens, and renews.

Together, we will share in the sacredness of quiet, listening for what emerges when words fall away and our bodies can rest into the deeper rhythms of being.

Nestled within 27 acres of open land and forest, this retreat offers ample space to wander, breathe, and reconnect with the natural world.

Why Silence?

Silence is a teacher. It allows the nervous system to reset, the heart to attune, and the body to remember its natural pace. In shared stillness, we feel the beauty of being together without performance or pretense—a collective energy that uplifts even in its quiet.

What the Retreat Offers:

🔥Hot tub and sauna for warmth and renewal

✨Sound Bath to deepen rest and resonance

🌀We’ll walk a labyrinth together

🧘Guided meditation

🎨Quiet studio space with cozy nooks for reading, journaling and creative expression

💤Individual sleeping pods for private, restful nights

🥗Nourishing meals: self‑serve breakfast, hearty late lunch, and dinner provided

Stay one night or two!

🔗click the link in bio for additional details and booking information





04/07/2026

✨A Complimentary Immersive Introduction to Gender Equity and Reconciliation✨

🎟️April 9th, 6:30 - 8:30pm at The Hive

🙏We are deeply honored to be hosting Cynthia Brix and William Keepin, founders of Gender Equity and Reconciliation International. For decades, their work has centered on healing and transforming the relational dynamics between genders through story, dialogue and deeply embodied process. At its core, this work invites truth, accountability and reconciliation.

✨We know it’s spring break and life is full, and that this offering came together quickly. And still, so many of you have expressed interest. In response, Cynthia and William have generously opened up Thursday evening of their program at no charge to the wider community.

🌱Whether or not you’re able to attend the full weekend, this is a beautiful opportunity to experience their work firsthand and step into the possibility of meaningful healing, both within ourselves and in relationship with others.

✨kirtan✨Community Kirtan with Bhakti HeartWednesday, April 8 and May 20.Somatic Wisdom Institute1324 Lake DR SE, Suite 4...
04/06/2026

✨kirtan✨

Community Kirtan with Bhakti Heart

Wednesday, April 8 and May 20.

Somatic Wisdom Institute
1324 Lake DR SE, Suite 4
7:00 – 8:30 PM

✨Come as you are and join Prem, Kristin, Jeff and Susanne for an evening of heart-opening Kirtan — meditative practice of chanting and community connection.

🕉️We’ll share sacred chants from a variety of traditions, including Buddhist and Sikh lineages, in a welcoming and inclusive space. Many of the chants are call-and-response and all are easy to follow — no experience needed, just your voice and your presence.

🎶Bring your open heart, your curiosity, and your voice.

🪶Let’s co-create an atmosphere of peace, joy, and connection.

🙏This event is free and open to all. Donations are welcome and will go towards Somatic Wisdom’s Foundation which gives access to workshops, trainings and more to people that cannot afford it.

We can’t wait to chant with you!

🌿A P R I L🌿A month full of music, movement, meditation, and connection is here! Join us for experiences that nurture you...
04/01/2026

🌿A P R I L🌿

A month full of music, movement, meditation, and connection is here! Join us for experiences that nurture your mind, body, and spirit:

🎶 4/6: Song Circle
🎵 4/8: Community Kirtan w/ Bhakti Heart
💫 4/9–12: The Alchemy of Reconciliation
🌬 4/13: Co-Ed Breathwork Ceremony
🃏 4/18: Create a Personal Universe Deck
🌀 4/20: The Wisdom Circle
🧘‍♀️ 4/21: Kundalini Yoga Series Begins
🍫 4/24: Cacao Meditation
🎤 4/28: Matia Kalli, Live in Concert

Spaces are limited for some events — explore the full calendar and reserve your spot today.

🔗link in bio

✨m a t i a✨Live in Concert: Matia Kalli!We are overjoyed to welcome our dear friend and teacher, Matia Kalli, for her ve...
03/30/2026

✨m a t i a✨

Live in Concert: Matia Kalli!

We are overjoyed to welcome our dear friend and teacher, Matia Kalli, for her very first concert in Grand Rapids!

🗓️Tuesday, April 28, 2026
⌚️6:30 PM 8:00 PM
📍1324 Lake Drive SE, Eastown

Doors open at 6:15pm | Concert starts at 6:30 🪶

Many of you know Matia through her powerful vocal workshops and in ceremony — and now we have the rare gift of experiencing her live performance as she shares new music from her upcoming album, Heart Songs!

Matia is a Greek-American singer and songwriter whose music carries the spirit of jazz, R&B, and devotional song. With roots in sacred healing songs, mantras, and chants, her voice is both medicine and celebration — spanning from ethereal whistle tones to rich, soulful depths. She has traveled the world with The Hanuman Project and inspired countless communities with her kirtan, group singing, and medicine music.

This evening will be a joyful, heart-opening gathering of song, sound, and celebration. Together, we’ll witness the beauty of her artistry and join in the collective energy of music that uplifts and unites.

✨ Come ready to listen, to feel, and to be moved. ✨

🔗ticket link in bio

✨gender equity retreat✨The Alchemy of Reconciliation: Awakening to the Mystery of Love between Masculine and FeminineHow...
03/25/2026

✨gender equity retreat✨

The Alchemy of Reconciliation: Awakening to the Mystery of Love between Masculine and Feminine

How can we begin to remember the real secrets of love between feminine and masculine, in a world so lost in the story of discord and division?

We start by making a place for the truth. Not the false light of our collective ideologies, but the real, more personal, intimate truth, of our own heartbreak. Women and men of all sexual orientations, coming together in the pursuit of truth and reconciliation, making a sacred space for one another, to lay down the burden of their sorrows, and walk—together—in a new way, rooted in dignity, reverence, and wonder.

Join us, April 9 – 12 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for a 4-day immersion into this experience we call Gender Equity and Reconciliation International (GERI). Our facilitation team will guide you through an interactive and highly experiential process that includes personal reflection, small group interaction, silent meditation, yoga, breathwork, experiential honoring, and council process to explore and transform sensitive issues relating to gender and sexuality. The consistent result is a deeply nourishing and liberating experience for all participants.

🔗 link in bio

⭐️brotherhood⭐️🗺️In a world that’s constantly shifting, many men are left asking: “How am I supposed to show up?🗓️Tuesda...
03/17/2026

⭐️brotherhood⭐️

🗺️In a world that’s constantly shifting, many men are left asking: “How am I supposed to show up?

🗓️Tuesday, May 5, 2026
⌚️6:30 PM 8:30 PM
📍Somatic Wisdom Institute
1324 Lake Drive SE, GR

🌀Between expectations, pressures, and changing definitions of masculinity, it’s easy to lose our place—or feel like we never had one to begin with.

🪶Breathing Into Brotherhood is a guided breathwork experience designed to support men in healing, grounding, and reconnecting with their true essence. This is a space to explore what it means to be a man today—without judgment, without the need to perform, and without having to explain your story.

✨Through conscious breathwork, we’ll move energy and emotion through the body—not to dissect it, but to release it. This is not about talking it out, it’s about feeling it through.

🔗link in bio

✨💛solar plexus💛✨A 5-Week Kundalini Yoga Series with Susanne Werblow🗓️April 21 – May 20, 2026Tuesdays & Thursdays⌚️7:00 A...
03/17/2026

✨💛solar plexus💛✨

A 5-Week Kundalini Yoga Series with Susanne Werblow

🗓️April 21 – May 20, 2026

Tuesdays & Thursdays
⌚️7:00 AM 8:15 AM
📍Somatic Wisdom Institute
1324 Lake Drive

💛Traditional yogic systems describe seven chakras, yet the dynamic bridge between the lower and upper chakras — the solar plexus — is often overlooked. While commonly grouped with the navel center, the solar plexus carries a distinctly different quality of energy.

✨As beautifully described by Guru Ratana in her book Your Life Is in Your Chakras: “Navel energy is one-pointed, defined, fiery. Solar plexus energy is deep, amorphous, watery and emotional. Our solar plexus is either a blockage or a gateway to our heart.”

⭐️The solar plexus, located between the navel and the heart, is intimately connected to our emotional body. It stores old stories, childhood imprints, unprocessed anger, grief, and vulnerability. When balanced and open, it becomes a powerful gateway to compassion, authenticity, and heart-centered living.

Each week we will:
🌟Build awareness in the solar plexus area
🌻Physically and energetically strengthen and open this center
🌙Gently release stored emotional patterns
🌼Nurture the inner child
🌕Support nervous system regulation and resilience

⭐️This series includes two hybrid live classes per week (attend in person or online):
A 5-Week Kundalini Yoga Series with Susanne Werblow
April 21 – May 20, 2026

All classes will be recorded and emailed to participants, allowing you to practice at your own pace throughout the series.

🔗link in bio

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Grand Rapids, MI
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MISSION: This Wellness Collective GR is formed on the belief that all aspects of life are deeply interconnected and that through collaboration, education, and empowerment we can offer a new vision of wellness to our community. At The Wellness Collective we strive to provide opportunities for anyone wishing to deepen their relationship with body and soul in a compassionate, safe and confidential environment. Each practitioner brings a specialized approach and valuable insight into the wellness journey. We each offer individualized appointments along with educational classes and transformational workshops held here at our center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. WELLNESS COLLECTIVE SERVICES - The Collective features therapy rooms and a large studio space which is used for teaching classes. -The studio space can be rented for workshops, evening classes, documentary showings, yoga and evening wellness classes. - The Wellness Collective is comprised of 27 practitioners offering services such as naturopathic consultations, life coaching, energy work, massage therapy, cranial sacral therapy, to name a few.