Cultivate a greater capacity to hold ALL of what life has to offer.
There is no doubt that what life is serving up these days is A LOT. What do we do when it appears that the world is unraveling? How do we approach our futures when uncertainty, tension, and apocalyptic fear are our “new normal?”
This time is calling for humans who know how to stand firmly in their sense of self, present to the world in all of its messy intricacies. We need folks who can show up with strength, capacity, and voice. But how do you “build capacity” when you are overwhelmed, burnt out, and completely uncertain about where to enter the conversation?
I’m for radical possibility and getting there gently.
Hi. I’m Alaya Morning, a nervous-system-informed life coach helping folks like you untangle from old patterns of stress, anxiety, and self-defeat and reconnect to a deeper well of resource.
My clients are:
deep feelers
meaning makers
rebel hearts
visionaries
self-proclaimed “nerds”
…who sometimes get lost, overwhelmed, and paralyzed by the immense gap between what they know is possible and what they see and experience in the actual world.
I spent years stuck in my own patterns of overwhelm. I believed that “higher” was better and that our humanness was an unfortunate reality we were meant to hold with compassion as we moved toward a more utopian (whole! healed! radiant! perfected!) version of ourselves. I believed that to make positive change in the world, I first had to wrench myself into a perfected, optimized version of “Me.”
I no longer believe that.
Through the work of returning to my own body (through the wisdom of my nervous system) I’ve finally settled into the sense of peace and belonging that I had been chasing all along. As I’ve come home to myself, I’ve found the capacity to make real and lasting change, both in my own life and in the ways I engage with my family, my community, and the world.
And now this is what I offer my clients: a pathway back home to themselves.
Lasting change starts with feeling safe.
You can soften your grip. There is no one way you need to be. You can trust that all of the tiny pieces of your life will weave a beautiful tapestry that will continue to keep you warm as you grow and age.
As I work with my clients, they gently re-establish an experience of safety within their own bodies. This increased sense of safety leads to making more aligned choices. Aligned choices become the small, sustainable habits that lead to meaningful change. Slowly, over time, my clients soften into the lives they always knew were possible for themselves.
My clients walk away with more clarity, deeper self-trust, and a greater sense of meaning in their daily lives. Over time they embody healthier (more conscious) responses to the chaos and stress life inevitably has to offer. They become better-regulated humans with greater capacity to engage with all of what comes their way: grief, joy, anger, creativity, connection, freedom… they have space for the rich diversity that life has to offer.
Are you ready to come home to yourself in this way? I’d love to chat.
You can come home to yourself.
You are here to be human.
You belong to Life in all of its weird/messy/uncomfortable/joyful/pleasure-filled realities. Life contains tension, nuance, gray-area and complexity. This is the joy and heartbreak of being human. There is nothing to transcend!
Your body knows the way.
There are many (good!) reasons why you may not fully trust your body. Even so, there are small and gentle ways you can begin to invite in his/her/their brilliance. This way of knowing will be your greatest ally in building a life that is an extention of YOU.
You are part of a bigger picture.
Not all of our challenges can be solved at the individual level. Context matters. Our experiences are shaped by the systems we live within: white supremacy, patriarchy, late-stage capitalism, etc. Inner-work must be paired with outer, structural, change if we really want to create a world that works for all.
Client Praise
“My experience of Alaya’s coaching was magical — her presence is so light and clear and I was amazed at how she got to the heart of the matter.”
— Katie Lane-Karnas
“I felt like she was able to listen to my heart, decipher its codes... I learned more about myself in our 12 sessions together than I have in my 31 years of being alive.”
— Hannah Pfeil
“Alaya had the unique ability to help me ‘untie the knots…’ and to (gently) get to the core of an issue.”
— Hollie Friot
