Portland
Somatic yoga, MOvement, & Wellness Classes in Portland, OR
A heart-centered, donation-based support circle blending peer connection, nervous system regulation, and guided somatic practices.
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Somatic Support Circle
Donation-Based • All Are Welcome • 90 Minutes | SE Portland, MontavillaSomatic Support Circle is an ongoing, heart-centered space for connection, reflection, and embodied healing.
Each circle is guided by a unique theme shaped by the needs of those who attend—creating a grounded, supportive environment for emotional processing, nervous system regulation, and authentic connection.
Rooted in the Nordic concept of nytta—to be of benefit, to offer what is needed—this donation-based circle is designed to make healing work accessible to all. It is an opportunity to receive support, share your experience, and reconnect with your body in a safe, welcoming space.
Each 90-minute circle includes:
• Peer support & deep listening — a facilitated space for sharing, reflection, and being witnessed
• Somatic healing practices — gentle movement, breathwork, meditation, and body-based awareness
• Ancestral & folk medicine elements — grounded, ritual-informed practices that support connection, remembrance, and integrationCome as you are. Leave feeling more connected—to yourself, your body, and your community.
This circle is ideal for those seeking peer support and somatic integration in the SE Portland area. Our circle is open to all bodies and experience levels. You are welcome to participate in whatever way feels right—sharing, listening, or simply being present.
Suggested donation: $15-$30
Intimate group setting—limited to 15 participants. Advance registration encouraged. No one will be turned away due to inability to pay.
Sign up HERE on Meetup.
or EMAIL IDA to reserve your spot
Upcoming Dates & Themes:
5/11 For Teacher & Educators
5/18 For Mental Health Workers
6/1 For Releasing Anger
A gentle, trauma-informed practice blending traditional postures with somatic awareness to sense from the inside out.
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Somatic Yoga is a 60-minute, trauma-informed evening practice led by Ida, offered weekly at The Alignment Collective in Portland, Oregon, located on the SW Waterfront. Designed to support a gradual transition from the activity of the day into a space of quiet presence and inner awareness, this class weaves traditional yoga postures with somatic sensing and self-care, inviting you to experience each shape through sensation, awareness, and connection.
Each session is intuitively guided and shaped by the unique nervous system and bodycare needs of those present. You may experience elements such as mindful breath, meditation, sensory awareness, and at times self-touch or Reiki. Together, we create space for the nervous system to settle, for emotional and physical tension to release, and for the body to integrate the day’s experiences. By approaching familiar postures with curiosity and attention, we shift from simply “doing” poses to fully experiencing them through direct sensation and embodied awareness.
Through the practice, you are invited to explore:
• Connecting breath with movement to support nervous system regulation
• Using micro-movements to access the deep core and inner body awareness
• Taking traditional yoga postures deeper into sensing and embodiment
• Mindfulness and meditation to support emotional integration and relaxation
• Exploring gentle, nurturing therapeutic self-touchSomatic Yoga provides a restorative container for processing stress, nurturing embodiment, and cultivating presence.
Who it’s for
Ideal for those seeking somatic yoga in Portland or near the SW Waterfront, this gentle, trauma-informed class supports nervous system regulation and deep relaxation. The pace is slow, accessible, and welcoming to all bodies and experience levels.What to Wear
Comfortable clothing that allows full range of motion. Layers are recommended. Practice barefoot or in socks.What to Bring
Yoga mats, blankets, and blocks are provided, though you’re welcome to bring your own. Please bring a water bottle and any personal items that support your comfort. Chairs are available for those who prefer or need additional support.Cost:
$28 drop-in
5-10 class passes & memberships available to significantly reduce class cost
Use code FREECLASS to try your first class for free!
Sign up HERE.
A body-led intuitive movement class designed to support emotional release, from subtle unwinding to cathartic expression
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Somatic Movement is a 75-minute guided somatic movement and embodiment class led by Ida, offered weekly at The Alighnment Collective in Portland, Oregon—on the SW Waterfront. This class is designed to support emotional release, nervous system regulation, and embodied integration. The class moves with the needs of those present, offering a gentle or more cathartic experience as appropriate.
Through intuitive and exploratory movement, breathwork, meditation, vocalizing, sound healing, and self-touch, you’ll access tension and emotion stored in the body, awaken vitality and flow, and move beyond insight into true somatic experience. This work complements talk therapy, offering a space to feel, express, and integrate what words alone cannot reach.
In this practice, you may:
• Reconnect with your body’s innate wisdom and signals
• Release emotional and physical tension
• Cultivate grounding, presence, and self-trust
• Access deeper states of joy, authenticity, and flowWho it’s for:
Ideal for those seeking somatic movement in Portland or in the SW Waterfront area, this trauma-informed class supports embodied healing and invites you to move beyond cognitive insight into felt integration.The depth and intensity are self-directed, making it accessible to all bodies, ages, and experience levels, including those navigating injuries or limitations.
What to Wear:
Comfortable clothing that allows full range of motion. Layers are recommended for changing temperatures. Practice barefoot or in socks.What to Bring:
Yoga mats, blankets, and blocks are provided, but you’re welcome to bring your own. Please bring a water bottle and any personal items that help you feel comfortable on the floor. Chairs are also available for those with mobility limitations.Cost:
$28 drop-in
5-10 class passes & memberships available to significantly reduce class cost
Use code FREECLASS to try your first class for free!
Sign up HERE.
Community Building & Group Healing Events in Portland, OR
Wyrd Witch
a women’s Witchcraft gathering & Magical Support Circle for exploration, learning, & Play
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Wyrd Witch is an ongoing support and study circle for women and femme-identifying people who want to begin or deepen their relationship with Witchcraft. This intimate, magical gathering offers a safe, supportive space to explore, share, ask questions, and practice alongside other practitioners.
Meeting 1st Fridays in Gladstone and 3rd Fridays in Portland, Wyrd Witch is perfect for anyone looking for a women’s Witchcraft group or magical support circle in the Portland/Clackamas County area. Participants cultivate meaningful, authentic personal practices, allowing their magic to flourish naturally in everyday life.
Each gathering begins with an “Emptying of the Baskets”—a time to share what has been present in your emotional, spiritual, and mental landscape. Through this practice, participants witness and support one another, offering encouragement, comfort, and accountability within the circle.
From there, the group explores a magical topic together through discussion, teaching, hands-on practice, and/or ritual.
Practices explored at Wyrd Witch circle may include:
• Crafting personal and group rituals
• Spellwork and enchanting
• Grounding, clearing, and energetic protection
• Manifestation and visioning
• Altar creation and tending
• Divination and scrying
• Working with the elements
• Connecting with guides and ancestors
• Honoring seasonal cycles and the Wheel of the Year
• Approaching and working with deities
• Embodiment practices
• Deepening relationships with plant, animal, and nature spiritsWyrd Witch is a space for curiosity, connection, magical exploration, and sisterhood. Each participant is invited to grow their practice in a way that feels authentic, empowered, and deeply their own.
Sliding scale: $20-$30
You can make payments at this LINK or pay in person. Cash graciously accepted.
Sign up on HERE on Meetup.
Sacred Rage: Spring Edition
A cathartic group ritual experience honoring the Release & Reclamation of our anger
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Officially SOLD OUT
Feel free to DM Ida if you’d like to be added to the waitlist.
Next Sacred Rage: July 18thSacred Rage: A Ritual of Release & Reclamation
Are you tired of being quiet? Of being polite? Are you ready to unlock the places within you that have been shut down or frozen?
What if your rage is not something to suppress — but something sacred?
Your rage is not a flaw. It is not “too much.” It is not wrong.Our anger is as divine as our joy. As holy as our pleasure. It is a sacred signal — an indicator that a boundary has been crossed, that something unjust has occurred.
When anger is suppressed or shamed, it does not disappear. It lodges in the body. It smolders beneath the surface. It leaks out sideways — or erupts.But what if this powerful force were given a safe and intentional space to be felt, expressed, and witnessed?
When we consciously befriend and honor our rage, it becomes medicine. It sharpens clarity. It restores boundaries. It reconnects us to our power. From that place, joy expands. Freedom deepens. Wholeness becomes available.What to Expect
In this 3.5-hour ritual container, you will be invited to come home to your body — and to the truth of what lives there.
Your voice is welcome. Your tears are welcome. Your sweat is welcome. Your “no” is welcome. Every part of you is welcome.
Nothing is forced. Nothing is performative. This is not about reliving trauma. This is about reclaiming your power.Inside this container, we will:
Ground and resource the nervous system
Build safety and consent agreements together
Cultivate community connection and inclusion
Move through guided somatic practices
Work with breath, sound, and vocal release
Engage in intentional movement and embodied expression
Create space for anger to surface, move, and transform
Your whole self is honored here. You move at your own pace. You choose how you show up. The parts of you that have been silenced, shamed, or frozen are invited back — on your terms, with the steady support of community.
Come ready to listen to your body, to feel what has been unfelt, and to leave with more of yourself than you arrived with. On the other side of this ritual awaits deeper clarity, embodied strength, and a fuller sense of who you are.
All humans 18+ welcome. Limited to 10 attendees total.
This event will be offered seasonally in October, January, April, and July. Each ritual will be flavored with the current season that we're in; expressing and collaborating with the cyclical themes and dynamics that nature provides us.What to bring:
Journal
Water bottle
A large mixing bowl (any material)
A shawl or scarf large enough to cover your head
Anything extra that your body needs to be comfortable on the floor. (the studio provides yoga mats, blankets, & blocks)
Any items that feel important to be added to our altar (items will be returned unless they’re intended as an offering)
What to wear: Comfortable clothing that allows full body range of motion. Layers are helpful as your temperature will fluctuate. The studio is a shoe free zone so you will need to be barefoot or wearing socks.
Who are your facilitators: Andrea Thompson and Ida Cavewoman have been close friends for over 20 years and have spent over a decade regularly practicing magic together within a Coven. Through their mutual respect and deep trust of one another, their medicine weaves in an effortless way and you’re sure to be in good hands for such BIG work.
Andrea is a native to Oregon, lover of magic, tinkering herbalist and dancer at heart. She has cultivated her practice of holding space for others through her 25 years of Massage Therapy experience in which she deeply listens to what the individual’s body is asking for and what old stories are ready to be released in that precise moment versus going with a specific protocol. Studying with Danielle Renee Battigione initiated her into her Magical practice many moons ago. Since then, she has shared and held ritual space in various magical workshops, embodiment events and at Soul Revival Ecstatic Dance for BIPOC. To hear more about her magical practice, check out Magic From the Root Podcast. To learn more about her offerings for bodywork, you can find her at[ www.andreatlmt.com](http://andreatlmt.com "http://andreatlmt.com").
Ida is an American-born Nordic Folk Healer, Somatic Guide, and massage therapist with over twenty years of hands-on experience. Rooted in ancestral healing traditions, she blends earth-based wisdom with somatic yoga and embodiment, guiding modern humans to reconnect with their bodies, remember their lineage, and restore their relationship with nature.
Through movement, sound, breathwork, and ritual, she creates transformative spaces for presence, connection, and belonging.She is the founder and hearth-keeper of Caveside Wellness in Gladstone and co-owner of The Way Home Studio in Southeast Portland—two wellness spaces devoted to helping people find their roots and remember their way back home. Learn more and subscribe to her monthly newsletter at [www.CavesideWellness.com](http://www.cavesidewellness.com/).
Location & Parking:The Way Home Studio is located at 8435 SE Stark St. Portland, OR. There's plenty of street parking around the neighborhood as well as the "bus lane" directly in front of the building on the North side of Stark St. Look for the brick building on the North side of Stark street under the 'Progressive' sign. To learn more about the studio you can visit www.thewayhomestudio.com.
Cost: This event is being offered at a 3 tiered sliding fee scale.
Standard Ticket $80, Generosity Ticket $100, Accessibility Ticket $65 (available to the BIPOC Community & Low-income individuals)Register via Acuity Scheduling:
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=37285931&appointmentType=91629909Officially SOLD OUTOfficially SOLD OUT
Feel free to DM Ida if you’d like to be added to the waitlist.
Next Sacred Rage: July 18thSacred Rage: A Ritual of Release & Reclamation
Are you tired of being quiet? Of being polite? Are you ready to unlock the places within you that have been shut down or frozen?
What if your rage is not something to suppress — but something sacred?
Your rage is not a flaw. It is not “too much.” It is not wrong.Our anger is as divine as our joy. As holy as our pleasure. It is a sacred signal — an indicator that a boundary has been crossed, that something unjust has occurred.
When anger is suppressed or shamed, it does not disappear. It lodges in the body. It smolders beneath the surface. It leaks out sideways — or erupts.But what if this powerful force were given a safe and intentional space to be felt, expressed, and witnessed?
When we consciously befriend and honor our rage, it becomes medicine. It sharpens clarity. It restores boundaries. It reconnects us to our power. From that place, joy expands. Freedom deepens. Wholeness becomes available.What to Expect
In this 3.5-hour ritual container, you will be invited to come home to your body — and to the truth of what lives there.
Your voice is welcome. Your tears are welcome. Your sweat is welcome. Your “no” is welcome. Every part of you is welcome.
Nothing is forced. Nothing is performative. This is not about reliving trauma. This is about reclaiming your power.Inside this container, we will:
Ground and resource the nervous system
Build safety and consent agreements together
Cultivate community connection and inclusion
Move through guided somatic practices
Work with breath, sound, and vocal release
Engage in intentional movement and embodied expression
Create space for anger to surface, move, and transform
Your whole self is honored here. You move at your own pace. You choose how you show up. The parts of you that have been silenced, shamed, or frozen are invited back — on your terms, with the steady support of community.
Come ready to listen to your body, to feel what has been unfelt, and to leave with more of yourself than you arrived with. On the other side of this ritual awaits deeper clarity, embodied strength, and a fuller sense of who you are.
All humans 18+ welcome. Limited to 10 attendees total.
This event will be offered seasonally in October, January, April, and July. Each ritual will be flavored with the current season that we're in; expressing and collaborating with the cyclical themes and dynamics that nature provides us.What to bring:
Journal
Water bottle
A large mixing bowl (any material)
A shawl or scarf large enough to cover your head
Anything extra that your body needs to be comfortable on the floor. (the studio provides yoga mats, blankets, & blocks)
Any items that feel important to be added to our altar (items will be returned unless they’re intended as an offering)
What to wear: Comfortable clothing that allows full body range of motion. Layers are helpful as your temperature will fluctuate. The studio is a shoe free zone so you will need to be barefoot or wearing socks.
Who are your facilitators: Andrea Thompson and Ida Cavewoman have been close friends for over 20 years and have spent over a decade regularly practicing magic together within a Coven. Through their mutual respect and deep trust of one another, their medicine weaves in an effortless way and you’re sure to be in good hands for such BIG work.
Andrea is a native to Oregon, lover of magic, tinkering herbalist and dancer at heart. She has cultivated her practice of holding space for others through her 25 years of Massage Therapy experience in which she deeply listens to what the individual’s body is asking for and what old stories are ready to be released in that precise moment versus going with a specific protocol. Studying with Danielle Renee Battigione initiated her into her Magical practice many moons ago. Since then, she has shared and held ritual space in various magical workshops, embodiment events and at Soul Revival Ecstatic Dance for BIPOC. To hear more about her magical practice, check out Magic From the Root Podcast. To learn more about her offerings for bodywork, you can find her at[ www.andreatlmt.com](http://andreatlmt.com "http://andreatlmt.com").
Ida is an American-born Nordic Folk Healer, Somatic Guide, and massage therapist with over twenty years of hands-on experience. Rooted in ancestral healing traditions, she blends earth-based wisdom with somatic yoga and embodiment, guiding modern humans to reconnect with their bodies, remember their lineage, and restore their relationship with nature.
Through movement, sound, breathwork, and ritual, she creates transformative spaces for presence, connection, and belonging.She is the founder and hearth-keeper of Caveside Wellness in Gladstone and co-owner of The Way Home Studio in Southeast Portland—two wellness spaces devoted to helping people find their roots and remember their way back home. Learn more and subscribe to her monthly newsletter at [www.CavesideWellness.com](http://www.cavesidewellness.com/).
Location & Parking:The Way Home Studio is located at 8435 SE Stark St. Portland, OR. There's plenty of street parking around the neighborhood as well as the "bus lane" directly in front of the building on the North side of Stark St. Look for the brick building on the North side of Stark street under the 'Progressive' sign. To learn more about the studio you can visit www.thewayhomestudio.com.
Cost: This event is being offered at a 3 tiered sliding fee scale.
Standard Ticket $80, Generosity Ticket $100, Accessibility Ticket $65 (available to the BIPOC Community & Low-income individuals)Register via Acuity Scheduling:
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=37285931&appointmentType=91629909 Officially SOLD OUT
Personal Somatic & Wellness Support
Looking for a private, personalized somatic experience?
Explore my private Somatic Healing sessions at Caveside Wellness in Gladstone, OR. Each session is uniquely tailored to your body, energy, and needs—no two are ever the same. Through somatic movement, breathwork, and hands-on support, these sessions help you release tension, reconnect with your body, and restore balance on a physical, emotional, and energetic level.
In need of a Mental Health Therapist?
In addition to the movement studio, The Alignment Collective in Portland, OR offers compassionate mental health practitioners supporting individuals, couples, and families—available in-person or virtually. Their yoga, Pilates, and somatic classes complement talk therapy, providing holistic support for mind, body, and nervous system. Explore their full class schedule to find the practices that best support your wellness journey.
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