About me

I’m Emilia Lapinska — a somatic movement and expressive arts educator based in New York City, with roots that stretch back to Poland and beyond. Living across countries has shaped the way I see the world — with openness, adaptability, and deep respect for the many ways people carry their stories in their bodies.

I’ve trained extensively with the Tamalpa Institute, learning how movement and creative expression can open doorways to healing and self-understanding. I’m also a certified practitioner of Quantum Energy Coaching (QEC), a gentle, client-led method grounded in Gestalt therapy that works with the subconscious mind to shift long-held patterns and beliefs — without pressure, jargon, or judgment.

Dance has been my first language since I could walk — a way to express what I felt before I had the words. Creativity has always been my companion: as a child in Poland, I learned to express myself through clothing and style, helping my mother sew at our kitchen table. Patterns, colors, textures — how I put them together became a part of how I showed up in the world.

I’ve also lived through moments that changed me. I’ve witnessed violence, survived a home invasion at gunpoint, and lived with depression and anxiety. These experiences brought me face-to-face with fear, survival, and resilience. They taught me the necessity of reclaiming safety, presence, and trust in my own body.

This work grew from those real moments — from learning, over and over, to listen to the body’s wisdom and to meet it with compassion. My approach is gentle and empathetic, shaped as much by professional training as by lived experience. I understand what it’s like to feel disconnected or unsafe in your own skin, and I also know the quiet joy of coming home to yourself.

Every day, I bring my own practice of dance, breathwork, and presence into my work — not as rigid routines, but as ways to stay connected to what’s alive and true in the moment.

This isn’t just what I do. It’s who I am — shaped by where I’ve lived, what I’ve survived, and my deep belief in the body’s ability to heal, create, and remember itself. If you want honest support from someone who’s been there, I’m here.