Selah. Somatic Therapy & Yoga
Erin Upchurch, MSSA, LISW -S Clinical Somatic Educator & Therapist Founder & CEO
Selah. Pause.
Selah. Pause.
Selah is a place for pause
In ancient texts, the word selah signals a moment to stop, breathe, and reflect before moving forward.
Selah offers somatic therapy and restorative practices for leaders, founders, visionaries, and changemakers who are ready to move beyond urgency culture and survival mode leadership; including organizations ready to invest in the impact and sustainability of their mission.
“What would it mean to slow down enough to actually listen to what we need?”
Somatic Therapy
Somatic therapy is a body-based approach to healing and personal growth that recognizes the body as an essential source of information, regulation, and wisdom.
Rather than focusing only on thoughts, stories, or analysis, somatic therapy works with physical sensations, nervous system responses, posture, breath, movement, and felt experience. The premise is simple but profound, our bodies hold experiences - especially stress and trauma - and healing happens when the body is included in the process.
Who is this for?
This work is for leaders, founder, visionaries, practitioner - those who carry responsibility for others, for systems, for outcomes - and are ready to relate to leadership differently.
In sessions and classes at Selah, you are not asked to perform, push, or improve yourself. You are invited to slow down, listen, and build trust with your body as a source of guidance.
Participants often experience:
Greater clarity in decision-making
Increased ability to respond rather than react
A deeper sense of internal steadiness
More sustainable energy in work and relationships
This work doesn’t ask you to step away from leadership. It helps you inhabit it differently - from a regulated, resourced, and embodied place