Your Body Holds the Key to Healing 

(And you're already carrying this wisdom within you)
→ Feeling disconnected from your body, living from the neck up?
→ Carrying tension that medication alone can't touch?
→ Finding that traditional therapy isn't quite reaching deep enough?
→ Experiencing anxiety that seems to live in your cells?
→ Seeking a way to heal without having to relive the past?

Your body remembers everything. But it also knows how to heal.
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Through gentle, body-based approaches that honor your nervous system's natural rhythm, there's a path back to feeling at home in yourself again.

Ways to Work With Me​

​Somatic Experiencing® &
 Transforming Touch® Therapy

One-on-one sessions for deep nervous system healing
→ Release trapped trauma without reliving it
→ Build resilience in your nervous system
→ Find peace in your body again
→ Available in-person and online
→ 50-minute/1-hour healing sessions

TaiChi &
​​Qigong Classes


​Ancient wisdom for modern wellbeing
→ Reduce stress through mindful movement
→ Enhance vitality and balance
→ Build mind-body connection
→ Classes for all levels
→ Regular group sessions at Vital Force Taichi Academy
QIGONG + TAI CHI
Qi (pronounced "chee" as in "cheetah") is the prana or vital force of any person. Gong (pronouned "gung" to rhyme with "lung") is our investment to cultivate our Qi. 
​Tai chi is an ancient martial arts form known for its numerous health benefits. Practitioners are relieved of stress and regain vitality. 
SOMATIC EXPERIENCING® & TRANSFORMING TOUCH®
Hi, I'm Cicily Thomas. As a practitioner with expertise in Somatic Experiencing®, Transforming Touch®, Specializing in  (working with all genders), I integrate various therapeutic approaches including Somatic Movements, Taichi-Qigong, Counselling, Gestalt, and NLP therapy. In my practice, I recognize how life events can interrupt our natural flow, creating blockages and stress responses in our bodies. Through Somatic Experiencing and Transforming Touch®, I help clients disentangle these blockages by addressing physical symptoms, behavioral responses, and developmental trauma in the present moment, supporting nervous system regulation. My approach is grounded in creating relationships based on safety, trust, respect, curiosity, openness, kindness, compassion, and acceptance.
"Trauma is perhaps the most avoided, ignored, belittled, denied, misunderstood, and untreated cause of human suffering." 
Peter A. Levine

client stories

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​Hi, I'm Cicily THOMAS

For over 25 years, I've been guiding souls like yours to rediscover their body's innate wisdom. My journey began with my own search for meaning and healing, leading me through extensive training with masters including Dr. Peter Levine and Grand Master Fu Sheng Yuan.

Today, I blend ancient wisdom with modern therapeutic approaches to create a safe haven where your nervous system can finally exhale.
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When I'm not in session or teaching, you'll find me hiking with my dog, exploring mountains, swimming, or engaging in various creative pursuits. I believe in living the wholeness I teach.
You can also find me listed at the below directories

​RECENT EVENTS

Part 1 of the 4 part certificate series on embodiment, sexuality and healing sexual trauma in Chicago with ariel giaretto- from  13-16 March 2025 

Dream, dream , dream... starting  tomorrow...
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Credits - https://eightfoldpath.us/sacred-restoration-online
Are you ready to heal your trauma?
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Sacred Restoration Online Spring Retreat
A Somatic Experiencing® Trauma Healing Online Retreat
Retreat orientation: March 13 (9am-11am EST)
Retreat dates:  14-16 (8am-6pm EST) & 22-23, 2025 (8am-4pm EST)
Post retreat practice dates: March 24-April 18, 2025 (12-12:30pm EST)
Presented by Eightfold Path
Honoured and Proud to be a part of Dr. Peter Levine's  team at the 'Eye of the Needle' Masterclasses at Burlingame, CA in May 2022 as well as at San Diego, CA in December 2022.
​Enjoyed being apart of Peter Levine's and Dafna Lender's team in ‘Embodied Practices for Healing Attachment Trauma’ Combining Somatic Experiencing® & IAFT — Ergos Institute, inc™

aLTERNATIVE HEALING THERAPIES

Tai Chi program for for 300 participants the International Faculty Development Program at the Shri Shankarlal Sundarbai Shasun Jain College of Women

Assisted Dr. Peter A. Levine and  CIIS in several trainings!

15-16 January 2022
Assisted in a workshop on mind, brain and body in the transformation of trauma

Fitness for the elderly

Part of a combination workshop by Kintsugii that covered  Tai Chi and Qigong

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