Nazbah Tom

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Nazbah Tom https://linktr.ee/nazbah.tom One's current "shape" is the sum of a person's lived experience up until now. Family. Society. Institutions. Systems. Landscapes.

Somatic bodywork uses conversation, touch, breath, gesture, and practice to move the mind/body/spirit from a historically conditioned "shape" to one that is aligned with the person's visions and goals. This includes the body they were born into, the memories, the wounds, hopes and dreams that the body holds. History of one's community. These elements have literally physically shaped, moulded the person's identity, relationship to others and how they negotiate the world that they live in. To give you an example (these are not actual case examples):

Greg is a First Nations man who has lived most of his life in urban Vancouver. Although he has a well paying job as a social worker, he is riddled with fear that he is living paycheque to paycheque and is too scared to use his funds for pleasurable things like travel or take time off work for self care. Greg comes to Somatics with complaints of the inability to sustain a relationship, feeling too tired to workout, and not sleeping well. Mary is a white woman who lives a financially comfortable life thanks to an inheritance given to her after the death of her father. While she enjoys the privilege of owning a home, she is consistently unhappy knowing the source of her comfortable lifestyle. Mary comes to Somatics with symptoms of anxiety, inability to sleep, explosive anger, which she directs at her partner. During the course of her work with Somatics, it is revealed that her inheritance is from a sexually abusive parent. People generally know what is working and not working about their historical shape, and it's the ways in which it is not working in their relationship to self, others, and the world that they want to change and shift.

Please share widely. Somatic Resurgence is in its SECOND YEAR of operation and we cannot be more thrilled that it has ha...
09/29/2026

Please share widely.

Somatic Resurgence is in its SECOND YEAR of operation and we cannot be more thrilled that it has had a positive impact on our students.

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Testimonials: what our students are saying about their experiences with Somatic Resurgence

“...A masterclass in co-facilitation. Fayza, Kai Cheng, and Nazbah each brought a strong sense of presence, care, and attentiveness, and together they created a facilitation dynamic that felt both seamless and deeply supportive.The container they cultivated was safe, spacious, and expansive, allowing for a depth of presence that made meaningful learning, reflection, and experimentation possible.” (Remaining text in comments)

“I have been longing for this kind of connection and learning that takes place outside of institutionalized spaces...I still feel more centred and connected to myself and feel much more capable of showing up for the causes and communities I care about. Prior to this I was feeling collapsed from fear and overwhelm and I now feel much more capable of staying centred while engaging with the realities of the world. I hope to continue these practices in my life and in my work. Thank you!”

“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to engage with these teachings and practices, and to do so within a collective learning environment that felt both supportive and transformative...The course has left a meaningful impression on me, and I will carry many of these learnings forward into both my personal life and my artistic and community practices.”

“Despite some of the activities being at the edge of my comfort zone I was able to engage because I always knew I had choice...I really appreciated how genuine Fayza, Kai Cheng, and Nazbah were, and I found that it helped me take risks and show up as honestly as I could.”

“I have been looking for somewhere like this for years...I came back today to 1-1 work and am finding it so natural to bring in some of what we practiced.”

“I'm grateful to have been a part of this learning and training as it is a training I will hold very close to my heart as I move through my work and my own healing journey.”

“You are all beautiful, generous spirits and I'm incredibly grateful to be learning somatics within a decolonial, q***r/trans positive, political, and loving framework. I look forward to the next one!”

Somatic Resurgence
2027 season of workshops
3 dates. 2 levels. 2 locations.
Mark your calendars and register now.

Level 1
Toronto, Ontario
Apr 27 (online) & Apr 30 - May 2 (in person), 2027
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Mar 26, 2027
Level 1
Vancouver, British Columbia
Sept 28 (online) & Sept 30 - Oct 2 (in person), 2027
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Aug 27, 2027
Level 2
Toronto, Ontario
Nov 1 (online) & Nov 4-7 (in-person), 2027
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Oct 8, 2027

REGISTER NOW
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https://www.nazbahtom.com/somatic-resurgence.html

FEE STRUCTURE
For Level 1:
Supporter Rate: $1400
Full Rate: $1250
Solidarity Rate: $750
Scholarship Rate: 2 Pay What You Can spaces held for Black, Indigenous, and trans fem applicants who need that fee level.

For Level 2:
Supporter Rate: $1850
Full Rate: $1650
Solidarity Rate: $1000
Scholarship Rate: 2 Pay What You Can spaces held for Black, Indigenous, and trans fem applicants who need that fee level.

3 dates. 2 levels. 2 locations. 1 movement. Check out our brochure and apply now to be part of the 2027 season of worksh...
09/17/2026

3 dates. 2 levels. 2 locations. 1 movement.
Check out our brochure and apply now to be part of the 2027 season of workshops!

Please share widely.

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Somatic Resurgence
ancestral, present and future transformation
2027 season of workshops brochure

Somatic Resurgence is a collective project from Nazbah Tom, Kai Cheng Thom, and Fayza Bundalli. As three seasoned somatics teachers, practitioners and bodyworkers, we bring the embodied wisdom of our life experiences and facilitate a somatics that we are proud to offer our communities, towards embodiment, collective power, and creation of new worlds.
We offer a somatics that comes from Nazbah’s Diné cosmologies, Kai Cheng’s trans femme of colour and s*x worker lineage and Fayza's embodied wisdom from chronic illness alchemy and q***r Muslim lineages. Combined, we bring over 50 years of somatics training experience and weave it with our own lineages to create Somatic Resurgence: A life-affirming, consent-forward, somatic methodology that lives in service to life, liberation, pleasure and joy for the individual and the collective. (Remaining text in comments)

Bodies of Medicine is back. Mark your calendars. Apply now. Please share widely. ID: A series of images of seeds rooting...
08/27/2026

Bodies of Medicine is back. Mark your calendars. Apply now. Please share widely.

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In times of systems of collapse, we need practitioners who:
Work directly with the depth and power of bodies,
Can facilitate the width and wisdom of ritual, and
Are returning to relationship and learning to conspire with the land.

Bodies of Medicine is a 10 week Practitioner Development Mentorship rooted in Indigenous and culturally informed somatics.

Seasoned Somatic Practitioners, Bodyworkers, and Teachers, Nazbah Tom and Fayza Bundalli lead an intimate group of BIPOC Practitioners through an experiential arc of somatic practices grounded in Nazbah’s Diné cosmologies and Fayza’s South Asian and Muslim cosmologies.

Bodies of Medicine dives deep into ritual, hands-on bodywork (each person working on their own body), and practice returning to a mutual relationship with land; participants will over the 10 weeks strengthen their relationships with their selves, with others, and with land.

When: Mondays, 10-12 PT | 1-3 ET, from Oct 5 - Dec 14th, skipping Oct 12th.
Who: Maximum 16 participants.� BIPOC Practitioners.
Where: All online.
Investment: $1275 + applicable taxes.
Deadline to apply: Sept 4th 2026
Apply now: https://shorturl.at/ynLYX

08/06/2026

In times of systems of collapse, we need practitioners who:
Work directly with the depth and power of bodies,
Can facilitate the width and wisdom of ritual, and
Are returning to relationship and learning to conspire with the land.

Bodies of Medicine: a 10 week Practitioner Development Mentorship rooted in Indigenous and culturally informed somatics.

Facilitated by seasoned Somatic Practitioners, Bodyworkers, and Teachers, Nazbah Tom (Diné cosmologies) and Fayza Bundalli (South Asian and Muslim cosmologies)

Bodies of Medicine dives deep into ritual, hands-on bodywork (each person working on their own body), and practice returning to a mutual relationship with land; participants will over the 10 weeks strengthen their relationships with their selves, with others, and with land.

When: Mondays, 10-12 PT | 1-3 ET, from Oct 5 - Dec 14th, skipping Oct 12th.
Who: Maximum 16 participants.� BIPOC Practitioners.
Where: All online.
Investment: $1275 + applicable taxes.
Deadline to apply: Sept 4th 2026
Apply now: https://shorturl.at/ynLYX
Video production by Catherine Hernandez

07/28/2026

Happy Summer!

My partner and I had so much fun making this video. I had asked my colleagues (Dona, Donaji, and Sue) to share with me what they saw as my unique offering to somatics. With their feedback we came up with this video. Please enjoy and pass on to your networks.
Feel free to use the link in my bio to schedule a consultation.
Video production by Catherine Hernandez.

Bodies of Medicine is back. Mark your calendars. Apply now: https//shorturl.at/ynLYX. Please share widely.ID: A series o...
07/15/2026

Bodies of Medicine is back. Mark your calendars. Apply now: https//shorturl.at/ynLYX. Please share widely.

ID: A series of images of seeds rooting itself into the ground with the following text.

In times of systems collapse, we need practitioners who:
*Work directly with the depth and power of bodies
*Can facilitate the width and wisdom of ritual, and
*Are returning to relationship and learning to conspire with the land.

Bodies of Medicine is a 10 week Practitioner Development Mentorship rooted in Indigenous and culturally informed somatics.

Seasoned Somatic Practitioners, Bodyworkers, and Teachers, Nazbah Tom and Fayza Bundalli lead an intimate group of BIPOC Practitioners through an experiential arc of somatic practices grounded in Nazbah’s Diné cosmologies and Fayza’s South Asian and Muslim cosmologies.

Bodies of Medicine dives deep into ritual, hands-on bodywork (each person working on their own body), and practice returning to a mutual relationship with land; participants will over 10 weeks strengthen their relationships with their selves, with others, and with land.

WHEN: Mondays, 10-12 PT | 1-3 ET, from Oct 5 - Dec 14, skipping Oct 12.

WHO: Max 16 participants

WHERE: All Online

INVESTMENT: $1275 + applicable taxes.

DEADLINE TO APPLY: Sept 4th, 2026

Apply now: https//shorturl.at/ynLYX

Images and Design by Catherine Hernandez

08/29/2024

Hivemind, especially folks with connections to social work, counseling, or community health programs across so called USA and Canada, do you have contacts of folks in those institutions who would bring me in for a workshop, lecture, or support their alumni working in those fields with either 1:1 somatic work for their own development and/or as their somatic supervisor.

I can offer my training and experience as part of my work with these institutions and individuals as a speaker, practitioner, or supervisor. Please DM me any emails or, if you can, connect me with folks in an email. I appreciate any leads and warm hand offs.

Thank you.

Did you know I’m also a speaker? Invite me to your organization, community, or conference to hear stories that have shap...
03/26/2024

Did you know I’m also a speaker? Invite me to your organization, community, or conference to hear stories that have shaped and inspired me. Perhaps they can inspire you as well. Go to my website to book a gig!
www.nazbahtom.com

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