bodywork + yoga
When a felt experience of safety happens internally, the nervous system switches from survival mode of fight, flight, or freeze into the healing mode of rest and repair. It is here, in the space of the parasympathetic nervous system, where connection is experienced, goodness is felt and the body can heal.
bodywork
Kumi’s bodywork approach is an integrative method that weaves together deep tissue massage, myofascial release, craniosacral therapy, and somatic experiencing to support both physical and nervous system healing. Sessions are guided by attentive listening to the body, allowing tension patterns, restrictions and stored stress to gently unwind at a pace that feels safe and supportive. This work helps to regulate the nervous system, restore balance and vitality, ease chronic pain and cultivate a deeper sense of presence, resilience and embodied well being.
Sessions take place at her beautiful studio in the heart of Echo Park.
yoga
Kumi approaches yoga as an embodiment and spiritual practice that gives you personal tools and techniques to handle living in a human body with all of its joys and difficulties. She teaches as a way to organize the body and mind to become more connected, resilient and adaptable so one can experience more joy, ease and presence. She emphasizes precise alignment, clear structure, and the use of metaphor and play to create stability and spaciousness in the body, while also inviting subtle awareness of sensation, breath, and nervous system response. Classes are paced to support curiosity rather than force, helping students drop in, attune, and listen to the wisdom of their body.
She teaches a weekly public class in Echo Park at Light & Space, offers 1:1 private sessions in person or on zoom, and leads retreats.