Episode Library
What It Means to Feel
"To feel is to remember not only with the mind, but with breath, heartbeat, and the subtle music beneath the skin."
Here, every sigh, tremor, and gesture becomes a story. From trauma to creativity, from silence to laughter, from resilience to renewal, each episode traces how the body stores, reveals, and transforms experience. We slow down. We listen. We let the body finish its sentences.
Because to heal isn’t to erase the past; it’s to feel it, move with it, and let it become **wisdom**.
Because to heal isn’t to erase the past; it’s to feel it, move with it, and let it become wisdom.
A Space for Science, Art, and the Soul
Guided by Teresa M. LaFontaine, a social scientist and Certified Integrative Somatic Practitioner.
- Bridges evidence-based research with human reverence.
- Draws from neuroscience, movement, and sensory practices.
- Explores stories carried in the body: relationships, health, and belonging.
Why We Listen
We listen not only to understand the body, but to remember we are the body-fluid, alive, and in constant conversation with the world.
Each episode opens space for clarity, renewal, and peace.
Each episode opens space for:
🗺️ New to Somatic Language?
What It Means to Feel — a simple intro to how your body speaks through sensations and emotions.
🧘♀️ Feeling Overwhelmed?
Live calls can be camera on or off, depending on what feels most comfortable for you — your choice, your pace.
📜 Curious about Santiguar?
An ancient Latin American practice of embodied prayer and energy cleansing. Rooted in ancestral wisdom, Santiguar helps you release tension, restore balance, and reconnect with your body’s natural calm.
🌿 Want Sensory Self-Care?
Discover simple ways to calm your body and mind through touch, sound, and breath. Gentle, practical self‑care you can truly feel.
Latest Episodes
Teresa M. LaFontaine
Teresa M. LaFontaine is a social scientist and **Certified Integrative Somatic Practitioner**, and co-founder of Sensate Canvas. She bridges evidence-based science with holistic and artistic practice, drawing inspiration from Don Hanlon Johnson, Peter Levine, Rae Johnson, Stephen Porges, and Chris Walling.
A former dancer with the Puerto Rico Youth Ballet, Teresa transformed the pain of scoliosis through movement, turning her own body into a **living laboratory**. Her approach unites the scientific with the sacred, the measurable with the mysterious.
She believes humor, creativity, and **sensory rituals**—yoga, a warm cup of tea, a gentle breath, the scent of cedar—are essential ways to remember our shared humanity.
Listen & Subscribe
Each episode is an invitation to pause, breathe, move, and remember yourself as part of a greater story written in the body.
Notes for Your Nervous System
Get new episodes, one "pocket practice" and short reflections from Teresa—gentle, practical, and lived in the body. You'll also receive sensory rituals you can try at home, including yoga sequences, tea blends, and aromatherapy moments designed to regulate and restore.
Values & Scope (Ethics)
☑ Consent first. We move at the speed of safety.
☑ Inclusive & trauma-aware. Access needs welcome; sensory-friendly pacing.
✨ Coaching Note:
Coaching, not clinical care. The content is educational and should not replace psychotherapy or medical treatment. If you need support, contact a licensed provider.
Start Here (Quick Guide)
New to somatic language? Start with Episode 1: What It Means to Feel.
Curious about Santiguar? Read our blog post: Hands That Remember.
Interested in sensory self-care? Explore upcoming episodes on yoga practices, tea rituals, and aromatherapy for nervous system balance.
Press & Contact
Speaking & Interviews:
Invite Teresa to your classroom, studio, or event for a collaboration.
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"Everybody holds a story. When we listen deeply—through skin, sound, movement, scent, and breath—we begin to heal, together."
The Art of Feeling — by Sensate Canvas
A podcast for clarity, renewal, and peace for your health.
