Somarth School

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Somatic Art Therapist and Lecturer,
Family Constellations Facilitator, Reiki Master. Podcast Host. Welcome to a safe space for healing!

My name is Marka, I graduated over 10 years ago and have extensive experience, including giving lectures on the use of photography in mental health. My area of expertise is body-oriented art therapy and photo art therapy, and I also work with family constellations (addressing intergenerational traumas and patterns), shamanic journeys, meditations, and Reiki energy (My Master is Bonita Choi-O’Neil). Currently, I focus on working with women in both group settings and one-on-one sessions. My work addresses body image issues, inner conflicts, fears, early traumas, and somatic symptoms. I also specialize in female-specific concerns, such as psychological infertility, painful periods, and endometriosis. I’ve had three cases of successful natural pregnancy through this approach, using images and sensations to communicate with the body and its organs. In addition to my main focus, I have also supported clients during cancer treatment and remission, helping them work through feelings of body betrayal. My approach is about expressing what has been suppressed. This is especially helpful for those who find it difficult to remember, speak about, or face their experiences due to shame or pain. By tapping into implicit memory, inner knowledge, and intuition, we create space for healing. No artistic skills or creativity are required for this process, as it is accessible to everyone.

06/10/2026

I look at all this femtech evolution and sometimes wonder: why are you so excited that a gadget can detect something happening in your body?

Then you use another gadget to fix it. And then you take a special medication for it…

Where are you in all of this, woman?
Where is your trust in your own body?

In your warm hands, your intuition, your ability to feel and listen — rather than relying only on your clever, functional mind?

Technology can be useful. But what happens when we stop trusting ourselves and start outsourcing our relationship with our own bodies?

05/10/2026

Women need a basic sense of safety.

And safety is not a thought or word. It is a stable connection with the ground, with your environment, with the place where your body lives.

When you change countries, your body can remain in a state of stress, unsafety, and longing to go back.

A wise decision is to talk to your body and explore its perspective on what you are trying to understand or make sense of in your head — or in verbal therapy.

If you stay in your head and avoid difficult emotions, it is natural for them to find another way to express themselves — through the body. So - non-verbal approach is needed.

Somatic symptoms can be a way of saying: I need space. I need to be acknowledged. Something needs your attention.

And if you are standing on cold concrete, no amount of positive thinking will make you feel grounded.

This is why embodied work for migrants is not a luxury. It is a necessity.

We don’t always need to fix anxiety. We need to pay attention to what it is trying to tell us.

Anxiety is a signal, not a problem.

In our sessions, we do exactly that.

We dive into the body and listen to different emotions.
We explore the past and look beneath the surface.
We awaken what has been forgotten or silenced.
And we work towards restoring a sense of integrity in the present.

But the death of the old Identity is another story.

That’s for another post.

30/09/2026

If you experience anxiety or strong fear around people who are higher in the hierarchy, you may be projecting your parental figures onto them. In the corporate world, this is often the Father.

When you acknowledge that story and separate your professional experience from your personal history, any pitch or presentation can become much easier.

You can speak with confidence instead of getting lost in the position of a teenager or child.

Look deeper beneath the surface.

Systemic constellations are a powerful tool for working with this.

If you want to know more, book a free session — link in bio. ✅

And in my Body Landscapes podcast I made an episode exactly about Father wound.

29/09/2026

Don’t be afraid to see “something” unexpected during the somatic exploration. Yes, you meet creatures in Art Therapy process, you talk to them and apply Love. Warm sunshine melt and transform any image. And you can find out, that this “something”, your inner teenager, not a “demon”.

Be curious and be careful.
Open minded and non-judgmental.
Listen to your senses, not your logic.
Then you can transform anything you meet on the way.

29/09/2026

We follow signals, somatic messages. And get access to the information written through images, sensations.

If you disconnected from the body, you do not feel any signals, so we begin from the outside - we begin with photos of the body parts - Body Landscapes Method.

Body is a sacred space where the alchemy happens.
Body is sculpture of your emotional experiences.
Body is an archive.

Body shows you the architecture, visible and invisible.

28/09/2026

When we meet at the right time, in the right place, with the right people, magic happens. Alchemy without words. ✨

Thank you 👁️👁️ .immu and

It is a pleasure to be surrounded by women who are using their magic ✨🫆

I do not have contacts of everyone yet, but for now

Blacksmith — old wisdom travels through her 🪶 Finnish spirits are here

Herbalist, who speaks with the spirits of plants 🌿

Stone and crystal whisperer 🪎

Femke — her voice can guide you 🪽🌬️to find the way, even from the darkest place.

Send love to all other beautiful women whose I am not mentioned (yet).

Did not take a lot of pictures or video, because wished to leave it to emotional memory, not visual documentation 👁️

And if you are in Haarlem, .immu is not only about hair, but about whole your system. 🪬 come and feel it 🧚🏻‍♀️

23/09/2026

So, we agreed to begin. With
8 weeks program for Ukrainian women.
Creative embodiment, to feel the Body in a new way.

To build something, to start over, we need to feel the Ground first. And this is Body.

It will take place somewhere in de Pijp.

21/09/2026

From anxiety, disorientation and leaking energy to the inner integrity and strong core.

Want to explore your Gold in your Shadow - book a free 30 min call.

20/09/2026

Mysteries of the Womb: Transforming Fear into Your Shining Queen Identity.

We begin 23 September - DM if you want to join 💛

We talk about the Mysteries of the Womb and what you can expect from this group work. I address the fear women often feel in their lower abdomen when considering participation, and I explain that your gold is hidden in the shadow.

The result can be a shining bright light, embodying your queen identity. I describe the uterus as a cave or castle, and how you can activate your dragon to save your princess and make her a queen. I emphasize that this journey is about you, not me, as I am just a guide and a portal.

I encourage you to focus on the shining star rather than fear or darkness, and I offer a free 30-minute call to explore your situation and the gold hidden in your shadow.

20/09/2026

Invitation to Endometriosis Research Group and Art Therapy Practice. Want the join? Participate in a free circle?
DM me 👉

We are still forming a research group for endometriosis and invite you to a free sharing circle and practice. I deeply resonate with the pain, as I talk to girls privately and see so much unaddressed pain contained in the body. I feel the need to offer tools and space, sharing the word: ‘Girls, let’s draw it.’ Art therapy is natural and I don’t understand why it’s not widely used. Women with endometriosis already spread images through body mapping and drawing symptoms, but art therapy offers next steps to transform pain, make sense of it, and internalize the experience. This is psychological work and self-exploration.

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Keizersgracht 394
Amsterdam

Website

https://somatic-art-therapy.com/

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