Your body has been carrying something.
Private somatic therapy and bodywork for the places where talking, thinking, or trying harder hasn't been enough.
1 session · $150 · 3-session journey · $400
Start with a free Clarity Call. If it feels like a fit, begin with a single session or the three-session journey.
In person along the Oaxacan coast or online from anywhere.
Mazunte · San Agustinillo · Zipolite · Puerto Ángel · Puerto Escondido
Free · online · no commitment
Somatic work, here on the coast.
If you're living, working, traveling, or spending a season along the Oaxacan coast, you don't have to leave the coast to do deeper work.
We give our sessions overlooking the ocean in San Agustinillo.
We work with people living, working, and traveling throughout the Oaxacan coast, including Mazunte, San Agustinillo, Zipolite, Puerto Ángel, and Puerto Escondido.
Let's talk first.
You may have questions.
What exactly is somatic therapy? What happens in a session? Is this right for what you're going through?
And perhaps most importantly: do you trust the people you're considering working with?
We understand.
That's why we offer a free Clarity Call with René before you begin.
Bring your questions. Tell us what's going on. René will explain how we work and help you understand whether Somatic Recoding feels like a good fit.
No commitment. No pressure to book.
You might understand the story. Your body may still be living it.
Your jaw, shoulders, chest, or belly are always holding something.
You understand your patterns intellectually but keep repeating them.
Your nervous system rarely seems to fully switch off.
You feel disconnected from your body.
Something feels stuck, but you can't quite name what.
You've talked about it many times and still feel something underneath the conversation.
You're moving through a transition and can feel an old pattern asking to change.
You want to feel more at home inside yourself.
The body is part of the conversation.
Somatic Recoding brings together somatic therapy, bodywork, fascia, breath, nervous-system regulation, emotional processing, movement, and awareness of embodied patterns.
Rather than working only through the story, we pay attention to what happens in the body while the story is happening.
What changes in your breathing? Where does tension appear? What happens when you approach something difficult? What does your body already know before the mind has words for it?
The work is not about forcing a release.
It is about creating enough awareness, safety, and choice for something different to become possible.
This is more than massage.
Massage can feel wonderful. Somatic Recoding is different.
We are interested not only in how your body feels after an hour, but in the relationship between your body, your nervous system, your emotions, your attention, and the patterns you keep returning to.
Touch may be part of the work. So may conversation. So may breath, movement, stillness, or simply noticing what your body does when something difficult comes close.
Two practitioners. One process.
René and Atabey are both involved in your overall process. An individual session may be with René, Atabey, or both, depending on what is unfolding. Between sessions, we stay in conversation about what your body is showing us.
René
René Refi is a somatic practitioner, relational guide and co-founder of Somatic Recoding. Trained in Polyvagal Theory, somatic therapy, Ayurvedic massage and craniosacral therapy, and in yoga and Ayurveda in India, she has learned from the Matsés of the Peruvian Amazon and made pilgrimage to the Wirikuta desert. She is known for holding people through deep emotional process with a presence students describe as safe, attuned and deeply caring.
Atabey
Atabey is a bodyworker, meditation and yoga teacher, and co-founder of Somatic Recoding. Trained in Osho Rebalancing, Thai massage, Nahuatl massage, Reiki and cupping, he has taught and held sessions across North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Before bodywork he studied computational biology at the University of Pennsylvania and co-founded BioBots, the 3D bioprinting company that put him on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, and he brings that scientist's mind to how the body changes.
Start with a conversation.
You don't have to know exactly what you need before you begin.
Start with a free Clarity Call with René. Talk through what's bringing you here, ask your questions, and get a sense of how we work.
If it feels like a fit, you can begin with a single session for $150 or the three-session journey for $400.
Your first session gives us a chance to meet you where you are, understand what your body is communicating, and begin working with the pattern itself.
It may include conversation, body awareness, fascia and manual work, breath, movement, nervous-system regulation, emotional processing, or stillness. The work is responsive rather than scripted.
Choose what feels right.
Begin with a single session for $150, or commit to the three-session journey for $400.
The journey includes Somatic Reset, yours for life.
No subscription. No contract. No pressure.
If you continue, we go deeper.
Session 1
See
Begin to understand what is happening in your body, nervous system, emotions, and patterns.
Session 2
Work
Go deeper into the pattern through somatic therapy, bodywork, breath, awareness, and embodied practice.
Session 3
Integrate
Explore what has shifted, what is still unfolding, and how to carry the work into everyday life.
This is not a three-step formula. The process changes according to the person. Three sessions simply give enough continuity to explore something beyond a single encounter.
The work can meet you where you are.
In person
Along the Oaxacan coast, including Mazunte, San Agustinillo, Zipolite, Puerto Ángel, Puerto Escondido, and surrounding areas, depending on current availability.
Online
Available wherever you are.
Both
Combine online and in-person sessions within the three-session process. Useful if you're traveling along the coast.
Two ways to begin.
Single Somatic Recoding session
$150 USD
One session. A space to begin.
Sometimes transformation begins with a single moment of awareness. A moment when we finally slow down enough to listen to what our bodies have been trying to communicate.
A Somatic Recoding session offers a safe, compassionate space to explore unconscious patterns, emotional imprints, and nervous system responses that may be keeping you stuck.
The Somatic Recoding Journey
3 Private Sessions + Somatic Reset Online Program
For those ready to go deeper, create continuity, and bring their transformation into everyday life.
$400 USD
Save $50 compared with three individual sessions, plus receive lifetime access to the Somatic Reset online program.
Give your transformation the space it deserves.
Real transformation isn’t always about one big breakthrough.
It’s about creating the safety, awareness, and consistency that allow meaningful change to unfold.
Three private sessions give us the opportunity to explore deeper patterns, work with what arises, and begin integrating new ways of being into everyday life.
Alongside your sessions, you’ll receive lifetime access to our Somatic Reset online program, offering practical tools, movement, breathwork, and somatic practices to continue supporting your journey between sessions and beyond.
Included with your 3-session journey
The journey continues at home.
Because the real magic happens when the work becomes part of your everyday life.
Somatic Reset is our online program designed to help you reconnect with your body and develop a deeper relationship with your nervous system.
Through guided somatic movement, breathwork, embodied awareness, and practical nervous system regulation tools, you’ll have ongoing support to integrate what you discover during your private sessions.
Your body learns through experience, repetition, and practice. Somatic Reset lets you continue in your own time, from the comfort of your home.
No complicated routines. No pressure to do it perfectly. Just practical, accessible tools to bring greater presence, awareness, and embodiment into everyday life.
Included in your 3-session journey at no additional cost.
Why we recommend a journey
Give yourself the space of three sessions.
Your nervous system has spent years learning how to protect you, respond to life, and navigate the world.
Creating new patterns takes more than awareness. It takes experience, repetition, and integration.
That’s why we recommend giving yourself the space of three sessions. Not to rush your transformation, but to allow it to unfold with greater continuity, support, and intention.
Three sessions to explore more deeply. Somatic Reset to support you along the way.
Where science meets magic
Your body is not the obstacle. It can become your greatest ally.
You don’t have to keep repeating the same patterns, carrying the same stories, or navigating life through the same protective responses.
Your body has an incredible capacity to learn, adapt, and create new possibilities.
Sometimes all we need is the right environment, the right support, and the willingness to begin.
Your transformation is a journey. Give yourself the space to experience it.
Experience the work for free.
Soma Lab is our free live exploration of the body, nervous system, fascia, emotion, breath, and embodied awareness. Each Lab is part teaching, part demonstration, and part practice you can experience in your own body.
If you're curious about Somatic Recoding but not ready for private work, come join us.
The next Soma Lab
Next date announced soon · Online · Free
The Inner Child
Past Labs
There are different ways into the work.
01 · Soma Lab
Come explore.
Free live teaching + practice.
02 · Somatic Reset
Start on your own.
$110 · lifetime access
A self-guided introduction to Somatic Recoding. A structured way to begin exploring your own patterns, nervous system, body awareness and embodied practice.
Included with private therapy.
Somatic Reset is included with the three-session private journey and remains yours for life.
Explore Somatic Reset →03 · Private somatic work
Work with us directly.
1 session · $150 · 3-session journey · $400
For people who want individualized support and a deeper exploration of what is happening in their body and life.
Begin with a free Clarity Call.
Book a free Clarity CallWhat people notice.
He is truly trustworthy to navigate the sensitive and sometimes unfamiliar waters of my inner world in a gentle, loving way that allows me to feel seen, held, and safe as I journey deeper within.
The capability she has to create a container for everyone to feel safe, supported, and seen is incredible. I've learned how to trust my intuition and surrender to the needs of my body.
I feel a genuine sense of safety, honesty, and trust when working and flowing with Atabey. The many years dedicated to the exploration of spirit, body, and self come through in his authenticity.
René has a deep connection to health and well-being within herself and she shares her wisdom and knowledge so fluidly. Her skill with the human body and mind is extremely potent.
He worked with me to ease out years of tension through his deep technique and profound understanding of the body. Each session left me feeling more at home in my body.
This work tends to resonate with people who...
have done a lot of inner work but still encounter the same patterns
feel disconnected from their body
are navigating a transition
want something more embodied than conversation alone
are curious about the relationship between body and psyche
feel something is asking to change
want support during an emotionally intense period
are ready to become more intimate with what is actually happening inside them
This is not emergency mental-health care. If you are in immediate danger or crisis, please seek appropriate emergency or clinical support.
Before you begin.
Do I need to pay before speaking with you?+
No. The first step is a free Clarity Call with René. You can ask questions, explain what you're looking for, and decide afterward whether you want to begin.
What happens on the Clarity Call?+
It's a short conversation to understand what is bringing you here, answer your questions, explain how Somatic Recoding works, and see whether it feels like an appropriate fit. No obligation to book a session.
How much does it cost?+
A single session is 150 USD. The three-session Somatic Recoding Journey is 400 USD, saving 50, and includes Somatic Reset.
What happens if I don't want to continue?+
Nothing. You simply stop. No questions asked and no further payment is required.
Do I keep Somatic Reset?+
Yes. Somatic Reset is included with the three-session journey and remains yours for life.
Who will I work with?+
René and Atabey are both involved in your overall process. Individual sessions may be with René, Atabey, or both depending on what is unfolding.
Where are sessions held?+
In person along the Oaxacan coast, including Mazunte, San Agustinillo, Zipolite, Puerto Ángel, Puerto Escondido, and nearby areas depending on availability.
Can I do the sessions online?+
Yes.
Can I mix online and in-person?+
Yes.
How long is each session?+
90 minutes.
What is Soma Lab?+
Soma Lab is our free educational space and the open door into Somatic Recoding. Live sessions, conversations and practices exploring the body, nervous system, fascia, emotion and breath.
Is Soma Lab included with private therapy?+
No. Soma Lab is a separate free educational experience. Anyone can join it, whether or not they work with us privately.
Is Somatic Reset included?+
It is included with the three-session journey (400) and remains yours for life.
You don't have to decide today.
Start with a conversation.
Book a free Clarity Call with René, ask your questions, and see whether this work feels right for you.
No commitment.
Mazunte · San Agustinillo · Zipolite · Puerto Ángel · Puerto Escondido · Online
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