About Me

My work is shaped by a rare combination of academic rigor, clinical somatic training, and over 17 years of experience as a tertiary level educator and university department head. I hold a TESOL certification from New York University, which gives me a deep understanding of instructional design and how people learn.

I’ve taught across Japan, China, Cambodia, Taiwan, and the United States, giving me a deep understanding of how the nervous system expresses itself across cultures, languages, and lived experiences.

This background allows me to:

• Translate complex neurological concepts into simple, actionable movement patterns
• Support diverse learning needs with clarity, structure, and compassion
• Create an “impossible-to-fail” environment through precise cues, strategic repetition, and feedback that builds confidence

Every session is designed to meet you exactly where you are — and move you toward where your body is capable of going.

My Commitment to Excellence

Excellence is my standard. Instead of pursuing quick certifications, I invested years in the most rigorous, research-backed training available, including:

• Level 3 Clinical Somatic Exercise Instructor (300-level)
• Specialized certification in Applied Neurology
• Advanced training in trauma-sensitive movement and nervous system rewiring
• Harvard Medical School evidence-based, clinically backed program in Stress Management and Resiliency
• Certification in Mindfulness and Healthy Connected Living (HCL)

My academic background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Business and a Master’s degree in Education. This foundation gives me a deep understanding of human development, learning, and the toll that chronic stress places on the mind and body.

My Areas of Expertise

• Emotional Regulation & Mental Resilience: Mindfulness-based somatic movement and cognitive strategies that restore internal balance, enhance focus, and calm the stress response.
• Trauma-Sensitive Movement: Choice-based, trauma-sensitive somatic practices (TCTSY) that support the nervous system in shifting out of defensive, protective survival states and restoring a sense of safety within the body.
• Somatic Pattern Re-Education: Advanced methods that retrain the brain-to-muscle connection to voluntarily release deep, habituated structural holding patterns, including lower-back lumbar compression, pelvic rotation, upper-trap guarding, and lower-extremity bracing.
• Neuro-Somatic Rewiring: Applied Neurology and neuroplasticity-based drills that optimize sensory-motor coordination, help the brain navigate high-stress environments, and foster lasting physical ease.

My Foundation

I view healing through a Biblical lens. As a follower of Jesus Christ, I believe that while pain and brokenness are part of the human experience, freedom is our divine inheritance through Christ. My work is an expression of that calling — using both scientific knowledge and spiritual wisdom to support healing.

Although my personal faith informs my ethics and integrity, my practice is grounded in science and applied neurology. I welcome every person with deep respect for their beliefs. The nervous system is universal, and the methods I use support healing for every human body.

My commitment is to create a space where every person is treated with patience, love, respect, and honor — as God intends.

A Closing Word

I look forward to walking with you as you rediscover the freedom, clarity, and physical ease your body was designed for.

Lauralee Henry, M.Ed
The Nervous System Whisperer

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