Hey there, I'm Solana.
I am a somatic movement teacher and dance artist based out of Calgary, Alberta. I help people relieve back pain, chronic tension, and muscle tightness through Somatic Movement Education (SME)— a gentle, brain-based approach to postural correction and muscle relaxation for natural, lasting relief.
I'm always looking to connect with my community and welcome anyone interested in booking classes, lessons, or bouncing ideas around over a cup of coffee.
Let's get to know each other better.
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Pain Relief is Possible
I’m so glad you’re here.
If you’ve been dealing with back pain or chronic tension that keeps you from doing what you love, you’re not alone. It’s frustrating when treatments like physiotherapy, chiropractic, or massage only bring short-term relief—leaving you caught in a cycle of pain and appointments without lasting change.
Here, you’ll discover somatic movement, a mindful practice that helps retrain your nervous system to release deeply held tension, improve posture, and restore natural mobility. Through simple movements called pandiculations, you’ll learn how to move with more awareness and ease—so your body feels lighter, freer, and more at home.
If you’re ready to take a proactive, sustainable approach to healing—without relying on painkillers, surgery, or quick fixes—you’re in the right place. I’m here to guide you through this transformative work, so you can finally experience lasting relief and freedom in your body.
My Unique Approach
& The Importance of "Why"
Why am I in pain?
Why does my back pain keep coming back even after treatment?
What causes chronic muscle tension and stiffness in the body?
How does somatic movement help relieve persistent back pain?
These are the kinds of questions I help you explore — because asking the right questions is the key to finding real solutions.
A good solution gives you good answers — real answers that uncover the missing link behind your pain, inspire meaningful change, and offer hope for lasting relief.
That’s what I do for my students.
You are not just a body that is helpless to help itself.
You are a whole person — with thoughts, perceptions, motivations, and first-hand experiences of what it means to be you.
And you should always be factored into the equation.
When you gain awareness and understanding of what’s really causing your pain — whether it’s chronic tension, poor postural habits, or muscle patterns linked to stress — your body changes on a physical level. That clarity increases the likelihood of true, lasting healing.
There are no “trade secrets” in my approach. Everything I teach is available to you, because awareness is a powerful, physical agent for change.
That’s why I teach you as a student, rather than treat you as a patient.
You don’t need someone to “fix” you — you simply need to learn, slowly and gently, how to unwind, find muscle relaxation, and move with ease.
To do this, I combine somatic movement, awareness-building practices, and mindful coaching — all designed to help you retrain your brain and body for lasting postural correction and relief from back pain and chronic muscle tightness.
This process of learning isn’t passive, and it’s not a quick fix — because quick fixes rarely create permanent change. The tension patterns that are leading you into pain didn't develop in a day. They were learned over time. The same goes for the new way of moving that you will have to learn– it takes patience, awareness, and repetition to re-educate your sensory-motor system.
And since you’re a living, thinking, self-regulating person — with every system of your body deeply interconnected — the wholeness of you is central to how I guide you toward freedom from pain.
A chronic tension pattern never exists in isolation, even if pain appears in just one area. It’s always a whole-body pattern, and that’s how I teach — using integrated movement patterns that restore balance, coordination, and ease across your entire system.
This work is gentle, empowering, and deeply personal. And as hard as you’re working to create change for yourself, I’ll be there every step of the way — supporting, guiding, and celebrating your progress toward freedom and effortless movement.
