SERPENTINE DANCE STUDIO
ONE-ON-ONE ZOOM CONSULTATIONS
FOR BOOKING PLEASE CONTACT FRANCESCA.MARIANO1@GMAIL.COMMy own healing journey began early on, when illness became my unexpected teacher, a doorway into understanding the profound connections between body, emotion, and spirit. What started as a personal search grew into a lifelong devotion: learning the most advanced somatic healing techniques so I could help others find their way home to themselves.
For over a decade, I’ve had the honor of supporting hundreds of remarkable individuals across the globe, people navigating trauma, burnout, or the quiet loneliness of feeling disconnected from their own lives. Together, we’ve uncovered a truth: our body already knows how to heal. It just needs the right conditions to remember.
My work is grounded in academic training but it extends far beyond the individual body. We are ecosystems, shaped by family histories, cultural conditioning, and the invisible pressures of modern life.
True healing requires us to gently untangle these layers.
In our sessions, we’ll explore
The body as archive: where ancestral patterns and personal traumas live as sensation, posture, and instinct
Relational imprints: how early bonds still ripple in our nervous system
Art as dialogue with the unconscious: using movement, drawing and symbolic expression to bypass the thinking mind and converse directly with your deeper wisdom
The cultural nervous system: the toll of capitalism, disconnection, and digital overload on your capacity to feel safe and alive
This Work Is For You If:
You’re tired of talking in circles about your pain: you want to release it from your body.
You sense that your anxiety, exhaustion, or numbness isn’t just "in your head" it’s stored in your muscles, your breath, your posture.
You long for a space who will help you reclaim your instinctual wisdom.
You’re ready to approach healing as an act of sacred collaboration rather than a problem to fix.
What to Expect in Our Sessions
Drawing from the most effective somatic traditions, including the work of Anna Halprin, Rosangela Silvestre, trauma release techniques, and Qi Gong, we’ll create a personalized space where:
Your body’s whispers (or shouts) are heard with absolute respect.
Stuck emotions and forgotten memories can finally move through you, not just weigh on you.
You develop a living, breathing relationship with your inner compass, what I call your "atlas of meaning."
An artful exploration of personal mythology, cultivating what’s alive in you, especially the parts that have been silenced or rejected by shame.
Why This Approach Matters Now
We’re living through an epidemic of disembodiment. We’re taught to ignore cues, push through pain, and mistrust our instincts, until one day, we realize we feel like strangers to ourselves.
Healing begins when we stop overriding our aliveness.
In our work together, you’ll learn to:
Decode your body’s unique language of sensation and symbology.
Reclaim safety in your own skin.
Carry this awareness into daily life, so healing isn’t just something you do, but a way you live.
Booking & Cancellation Policy
Appointments rescheduled or canceled with less than 48 hours notice will incur a charge equal to 50% of the scheduled service fee. This policy ensures I can continue offering focused, high-quality care to all consultants.
***Please note that consultations do not replace medical health care. I warmly encourage you to maintain relationships with licensed physicians and therapists as needed.
Three pathways to work together
1. INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATION
MODALITIES: Videocall
DURATION: 1 hour
CONTRIBUTION: 80 €
TO BOOK: francesca.mariano1@gmail.com
In our time together, we create a sanctuary where healing unfolds through three interconnected pathways. Through somatic inquiry, we'll listen to the wisdom your body holds. Ritual care becomes our bridge between intention and embodiment, using simple, meaningful acts to honor your process. And through conversational mapping, we'll trace the patterns emerged from the previous steps with curiosity, discovering where old narratives might be ready to transform.
This blend of approaches allows us to meet you exactly where you are, whether you're navigating a specific challenge or simply longing to reconnect with your deeper rhythm. I kindly request 48 hours notice for cancellations (with late cancellations subject to 50% of the fee), so I can offer the time to others in the waiting list.
2. INDIVIDUAL PATH
Deeper transformation through committed practice
MODALITIES: Videocall , Weekly 1 hour Sessions
OPTIONS:
5 Session Path: 390 € (78€/session)
10 Session Path: 780 € (78€/session)
TO BOOK: francesca.mariano1@gmail.com
An individual path is highly personalized and it begins with co-creating a living map of your initial needs in our first session, without excluding the possibilities of discovering themes organically through the process. Each subsequent meeting builds upon the last, cultivating safety and depth as we alchemize emotional challenges through:
Progressive somatic exploration: your body’s evolving language
Ritual continuity: meaning-making across sessions
Dynamic conversation and creative tools: tracking growth and insights
This structured path allows breakthroughs that single sessions can’t offer, you’ll witness how old patterns soften as new capacities for joy, purpose and embodied fulfillment emerge organically.
Flexible payment plans are available to ensure this work remains accessible, just ask when booking :)
3. CREATIVE MENTORING
Existential inquiry meets artistic evolution
MODALITIES: Online
STRUCTURE: 10 sessions × 1 hour (weekly)
INVESTMENT: 1200 € (120€/session)
TO BOOK: francesca.mariano1@gmail.com
This mentorship is a ritual space where your uncertainties about purpose, belonging, or career direction become the raw materials for your evolution. Designed especially for those in early career phases (though open to all), we’ll work through:
The Three Pillars:
- Excavation: Mapping how your life questions manifest in your work
- Integration: Weekly "homework" artistic experiments to ground insights
- Legacy: Curated bibliography from radical art practitioners to contextualize your voice
You’ll receive:
- Personalized bibliographies of pioneering artists/philosophers
- Continuous feedback on your creative and healing process
- Tools to navigate both inner blocks and external challenges
A Creative Mentoring Path is ideal for emerging artists/creatives (all ages welcome) seeking to:
- Untangle the relationship between your existential questions and creative output
- Build a sustainable practice that aligns with your values
- Navigate the practical challenges of an artistic/creative path without losing soul
The investment reflects the intensive, academy-style structure—including research tailoring and progress reviews between sessions. Payment plans available to support your journey.
Reflections from the journey
After a decade of talk therapy, Francesca's somatic approach reached parts of me I couldn't access through words alone. The way she blends emotional processing helped with movement and other artistic techniques helped me finally release grief I'd been carrying in my hips for years. I walk differently now - literally and metaphorically."
- Eleanor, London
As a survivor, I'd disconnected from my body to survive. Francesca's gentle but precise guidance taught me how to safely inhabit myself again. The rituals she created for me became lifelines - now I use them whenever I feel dissociated. This work gave me back my right to take up space.
- Tahlia, Melbourne
Francesca helped me process deep emotions through my body that my mind couldn’t reach. I’ve found confidence in my womanhood and my voice."
– Chiara (Italy)
I came to Francesca burnt out from corporate life, my creativity strangled by perfectionism. Through our sessions, I rediscovered play - how to let my body lead without judging itself. That permission changed everything: I can hear my voice again. Who knew healing could be so revolutionary?
- Claire, Vancouver
Her gentle guidance created a safe space for my self-healing. Each session sparked profound change.
– Alice, Amsterdam
Working with Francesca is simple yet revolutionary, it reclaims your unique rhythm."
– Monia (Italy)
I’d tried every trauma therapy in NYC, but still felt trapped in my own skin. Francesca’s approach is a bit different... she helped me befriend my dissociation instead of fighting it. Through her guided somatic writing practices, I discovered my body’s ‘early warning system’ for triggers. Now when I feel that old freeze response, I have the tools to respond. It’s not ‘healed’… it’s healing. And that’s everything.
— Alicia, Brooklyn