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Starting Over: A Guide to Embracing New Beginnings and Creating the Life You Desire

Discover the ultimate guide to starting over, embracing new beginnings, and crafting the life you've always desired. Find practical tips, insights, and inspiration to embark on a transformative journey.

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Unleashing the Power Within: The Art and Science of Breathwork for Healing and Transformation

Explore the transformative world of breathwork for healing and personal growth. Learn the art and science behind this powerful practice to unlock your true potential and achieve profound transformation

A Call To Rise

For centuries, patriarchal systems have cast shadows over women’s voices, diminishing the feminine qualities of softness, compassion, and cyclical wisdom. Outdated theories once labeled women as “less evolved,” rooted in an oppressive framework that viewed our bodies and cycles as weaknesses. As a society, we’re seeing the consequences of these beliefs today, with the rates of trauma, anxiety, and depression among women reaching staggering highs. But within this pain, a new call emerges—a call to reclaim, heal, and restore.

Remembering Our Roots

The Mother Goddess Theory speaks to a time when women were revered, not for their conformity but for their life-giving power, wisdom, and leadership. These early matriarchal societies celebrated a profound connection to nature, the feminine mysteries, and community. Now, as the old systems begin to falter, it’s time for the rise of a new era—one built on love, honoring all bodies, and embracing your feminine power.

Our Mission

The Voice and Womb Art & Somatic Healing is an invitation to rediscover the powerful, creative, and connected woman within. This isn’t a path to fight the old systems with violence or division but to transcend them by reconnecting to our inner strength and healing power. We believe that healing from past trauma, reclaiming our bodies, and expressing our truth through creativity are our greatest tools.

Together, we will honor and amplify the feminine frequency to reshape the world.

Take a look at what we co-created with our 2024 cohort.

Will You Join Us?

If you’re a cycle-breaking womxn ready to shed societal conditioning, heal from past wounds, and emerge as the confident, capable, and creative force you’re meant to be, join us in 2025!

Through creative practices, somatic healing, and deep alignment with natural rhythms, we will guide you in reconnecting with your body, processing old traumas, and reclaiming your voice and power.

Sign up for the 2025 waitlist to join a community of warrior women ready to change the world from the inside out.

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Client Testimonial

“This opened me up and pushed me forward!”

Trauma Informed Care

Feeling lost in a broken medical system that overlooks the root causes of your anxiety and depression? Maybe it’s time for a safe space where your experiences are truly validated. You've tried everything to "fix" yourself—now it's time to approach healing with curiosity, compassion, and care. At Winds of Change Therapy & Coaching, we offer trauma-informed care that prioritizes safety, trust, and empowerment, helping you understand and meet your needs.

Somatic Therapy & Tools

Thinking and analyzing won't heal you; you need support that brings you back into the body, feeling, and sensing. Engage in the transformative magic of somatic practices. Through breathwork, movement, and mindful exploration, we guide you to find the wisdom within and create a harmonious connection with your body.

Free Resources to Get Started Today

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More About Riva

Riva is an artist, a coach for women, and a trauma-informed somatic practitioner. She has been working closely with women and the body since 2015 as a creative director, fitness instructor, breathwork facilitator, and coach. In 2022, Riva began studying with a trauma specialist and has begun to transition her practice into trauma-informed care. Her approach to trauma recovery is a beautiful blend of spirituality, creativity, self-care, and a deep connection with the female body. Riva’s work aims to empower women to feel safe in their bodies again, take back their power, and move forward from the painful memories of the past. Riva specializes in circular breathwork, psychedelics, somatic experiencing, the moon cycle, and women’s health. As a perpetual learner, Riva's commitment to growth is woven into her ongoing education and practice and she is currently pursuing her Masters in Art Therapy & Counseling.

Riva's vision reaches beyond individual transformations; she dreams of a world shaped by resilient, connected, and empowered women leading the way. Her work is dedicated to fueling the rise of the feminine and the next women's revolution.

When she's not immersed in learning or fulfilling her life's purpose, you can find Riva cherishing moments with her husband and two cats. She finds joy in cooking, dancing, singing, and exploring new places, all while nurturing her body, mind, and soul.

Certifications & Training:

MA Art Therapy & Counseling, 2028
Menstrual Cycle Coach, 2025
Trauma-Informed Plant Medicine Facilitator, 2023
Trauma-Informed Somatic Plant Medicine Integration Practitioner, 2022
Revelation Breathwork Facilitator, 2021
CPR/AED, 2024
BA Interdisciplinary Studies - Concentration in Arts Management , 2023
NASM Personal Trainer, 2017
AFFA Group Fitness Instructor, 2016

Location

Based out of Sacramento, CA

Sessions Offered Virtually

Contact

riva@windsofchangesac.com
(530) 746-8216

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