Hi I’m Reina…..

I’ve been dancing since I was a toddler. Dance has always been my first language—the way I’ve expressed joy, passion, told stories, and connected to others. But in 2018, everything changed. I was in a serious car accident that left me with pain in parts of my body I’d never felt before. For the first time, I couldn’t rely on my body to move freely, and as a professional dancer, that felt devastating.

I tried traditional physical therapy, but it wasn’t until I found a somatic practitioner that things began to shift. They didn’t just treat my body; they taught me how to listen to it. I discovered that my body had a voice, a language, and wisdom it had been holding my whole life. The accident became a turning point—it showed me that trauma has a limit, and my body was holding more than it could carry.

At the same time, I was deconstructing the religion and patriarchal systems that had shaped me. I had spent years doing all the “right things,” following the rules, and yet I never felt at peace. Healing my body opened the door to healing my mind and heart. Through therapy, trauma work, inner child healing, EMDR, plant medicine, and deep somatic journeys, I began unraveling layers of shame, fear, and old stories that had kept me small.

In the midst of this, I faced another truth rising inside me: the desire to love and be with a woman. When I shared this with my husband at the time, it wasn’t welcomed. I found myself at a crossroads—continue to silence my needs, or step into full authenticity. Choosing myself meant walking the difficult path of divorce, but it also gave me the freedom to discover pleasure, sensuality, and the sacredness of my own body.

Through this process, I learned how to set boundaries, how to love myself, and how to choose me again and again. I realized that embodiment—bringing my body, heart, and mind into union—is the key to aliveness, freedom, and power.

Today, I integrate all of these experiences into my work. My two plus decades as a professional dancer and coach, combined with trainings and certifications at the Somatica® Institute, The Embody Lab, and my own healing journey, allows me to guide others back into their bodies. I help people release shame, connect to their desires, and embody their truest selves.

I know what it feels like to lose your connection to your body—and I know the fire that returns when you reclaim it. That’s why I created Divine Embodyment: a space where authenticity, attunement, and aliveness meet.

It’s so nice to meet you. I can’t wait to walk with you on your journey back to yourself.

~ I also want to acknowledge and honor the tribes whose lands I now reside on the Potawatomi, Sauk, Ottawa, Chipawas and Fox tribes. Thank you for your sacred work on this Earth.