Come Home to Your Body.
Reclaim Your Aliveness.
SELF SOURCED is a somatic initiation methodology developed through 13 years of lived practice at the edges of embodiment, nervous system health, movement, and ritual.
It is designed for threshold moments:
when understanding is no longer enough, and the body & nervous system must lead.
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Why this Matters:
SELF SOURCED is for brave, curious humans who know something is calling...
This work draws from trauma-aware somatics, including but not limited to:
Somatic Expereicing™
Dance as Medicine™
Continuum™/ Awake One Divers
and initiation frameworks found across cultures-
refined into a modern, ethical, and individualized process.
SELF SOURCED meets you where you are and trains your capacity to meet life as it is.
THE BASES METHOD:
Reorganizes the nervous system through direct sensation, movement, and relational presence
Completes interrupted survival responses stored in the body
Translates sensation into clear, actionable inner guidance
Builds embodied authority and self-led leadership
Integrates ancestral and modern somatic technologies without dogma
Finds celebration in the process
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This is for you if:
- You feel disconnected, tense, or shut down in your body or emotions
- You feel overwhelmed by emotional states, dreams, or anxiety
- You have unexplained body pains or auto-immune issues
- You’ve tried traditional talk therapy and need something more or haven't tried but don't feel it's the right fit for you
- You want an embodied, experiential process
- You’re craving initiation, structure, and real support
This is NOT for you if:
- You want quick fixes or surface-level help
- You’re not willing to learn how to feel your body and it's energy
- You want someone to “fix” you or heal you without your own self-work
What's Included + Logistics:
Format:
Personalized 1:1 body-led sessions (movement, nervous system work, expression)
Length:
A consistent container over 3 months
(so your system can change & integrate)
Sessions:
Weekly
Location:
Online or hybrid for those physically close
Additional Bonuses:
Full Access to the Soma Space Library
(25+ hours of classes)
Practices to integrate embodiment into real life (work, relationships, creativity)
Optional voice/text support between sessions
Community Area for other Somatic Initiates
Investment:
Fill out application belownt
Phase 1 — Express & Loosen
Step into your body and shake loose what’s stuck.
Personalized Dance as Medicine™ sessions guide you to release old patterns,
reclaim your felt-sense, and express emotion without holding back.
This is your initiation into presence- your first threshold.
Phase 2 — Journey & Explore
Dive deeper. Face what’s real.
Through Somatic Experiencing™, we navigate your nervous system, uncover what’s been hiding beneath the surface,
and reconnect with your inner child and lineage.
This is your journey across the threshold - the space where the deepest transformation begins.
Phase 3 — Deepen & Complete
Step fully into your aliveness and embodied power.
Continuum™,-inspired movement awakens sensuality, fluidity, and relational connection.
Integrate your inner work into daily life, creativity, and relationships- and celebrate your passage with newfound presence & joy.
Your Guide:
This is aI’m Ashtara Kukuk : a somatic practitioner, facilitator, and DJ working at the intersection of nervous system health, movement, and collective experience.
SELF SOURCED is built from 13 years of practice, study, and lived experience in embodiment, trauma work, and dance as initiation.
For over a decade, I’ve immersed myself in rites of passage and initiations across cultures and continents- from Vision Quest in remote wilderness, to six months of apprenticeship in the Peruvian jungle with the Shipibo tribe, to pilgrimages with the Kogi Mamos of Santa Marta, to silent temple retreats with Thai Buddhist monks.
I’ve also studied deeply with modern masters of embodiment and initiation: Dance as Medicine Facilitator Training, with Milena May, Awake One Divers Mystery School with Cass Phelps, and Somatic Experiencing™ 3-year Practitioner Training.
Through all of this, I’ve seeped in initiation. The threshold spaces — where life and embodiment deepen — are my greatest passion. Now, I am honored to hold and guide you through your own threshold, into SELF SOURCED: your embodied knowing.
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