You carry within you a compass
a capacity for orientation and guidance
that is uniquely yours,
waiting to be embodied.
Your body is a bridge
between matter and consciousness,
between sensing and meaning.
When the body meets experiences that are too much, too soon, or too alone,
It adapts.
It learns how to protect.
It learns how to disconnect
When staying present is not possible.
Disconnection is not a mistake.
It is an intelligent response.
Over time, this can show up as chronic tension, pain,
psychosomatic symptoms, collapse,
numbing or anxiety and overwhelm,
or knowing without being able to change.
These patterns live in the body —
in nervous system responses,
in tissue, muscles, and rhythm.
We spend enormous energy managing, fixing,
and holding ourselves together.
As we learn to listen and stay present,
The body can begin to orient us —
not something to obey or override,
But a living intelligence we can be in relationship with.
Emotions become signals rather than stories or problems to solve.
The body can show us where we are holding
and what regulation actually requires —
not by force, but through
curiosity, pacing, and precise presence.
We relearn how to sense rather than solve,
to meet emotion rather than escape it,
to find safety within rather than outside ourselves.
This is where change begins.
Regulation does not always look calm.
As support increases, what has been held down may begin to surface.
Intensity can rise before integration becomes possible.
This work is not about suppressing emotion.
It is not about chasing catharsis.
It is about developing the capacity and conciseness,
to remain present within what unfolds —
without collapsing,
without overriding,
without losing contact.
Containment is not control.
Attunement is not soothing.
It is a precise, grounded presence
that allows strong currents to move and reorganize safely.
What once protected you does not need to be undone.
It needs to be met.
As safety and relationship deepen,
The body can begin to reconnect — slowly, at its own pace.
Embodiment is not about feeling more.
It is about increasing the capacity
to stay with what is already here.
The body holds history as well as wisdom.
This work supports differentiation —
between activation and aliveness,
between past adaptation and present choice.
Inner authority develops over time
as the ability to remain present
within intensity, clarity, and change.
clients share their experience
Dana's work is based on many years of experience and a multitude of educational training that support each other.
She works intuitively and has the ability to listen to the unspoken needs of the client, as well as respect the client's personal limitations and integrity.
I recommend her soft, yet strong and supportive sessions.
Mariel Kvaale, Oslo
K. J.G
Stavanger, Norway
I've learned to manage my chronic tension and stress. I got in touch with my emotions after I hadn't cried for more than 20 years.
I feel a lot more. I have feelings that I didn't have before, but the biggest unexpected win was the relationships with my wife, children, and people in my life that grew in new and exciting ways.
I got much more patient with myself and others.
My sense of life became much more interesting in many ways, and my role in it,
I became a better leader in my work.
My wife even said about this process, it was a great investment :)
After years of anxiety and PMDD,
where I felt I've told my adversity story so many times to so many professionals.
In relatively, such a short time, my anxiety symptoms were gone.
My PMDD symptoms were so much better.
But really, more than anything, I found safety within.
And I feel much more capable and present.
So grateful!
AJ. United State
Dana never fails to amaze with her knowledge, intuitive approach, and her ability to guide you in finding YOUR OWN BODY's way.
Forever grateful and in awe of your skills with people and the body.
I've learned so much about myself and my body.
I received knowledge and techniques to listen to my body and not only manage my pain but also prevent it.
Thank you
About
Dana Biechonski Fernandes is a somatic–transpersonal psychotherapist and bodyworker with years of international clinical experience. Her work is grounded in a deep understanding of the body as a site of intelligence, adaptation, and meaning — and in the recognition that real change requires more than insight.
Her approach integrates somatic developmental psychology (Bodynamic Analysis System),
nervous system science, fascia studies, and transpersonal and spiritual inquiry. It is rigorous, relational, and exacting, supporting processes that are both contained and transformative.
Dana is known for her precise presence and her capacity to work directly with complexity and intensity. She does not equate regulation with calmness, nor does she mistake catharsis for integration.
Her work holds strength and sensitivity together —
guided by clear boundaries, ethical depth, and a commitment to embodied truth.
Stay connected
If you’d like to stay in touch with this work,
You’re welcome to explore the spaces where it currently lives.
These are offered as places to listen, sense, and orient —
at your own pace.
