Michèle Saint-Michel
Filmmaker, Intermedia Artist, and Poet
Somatic Coaching in Manhattan’s East Village
In-person sessions in Manhattan’s East Village — reset your nervous system and leave with clarity.
Most people try to think their way out of stress.
Somatic coaching helps you feel your way back into presence.
Calm your body, so your mind follows
Restore focus and resilience
Private, one-on-one sessions in a quiet East Village studio
Your Soft Studio NYC session is held at the state-of-the-art Downtown Art Studios, 70 E 4th St, New York, NY 10003 in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan.
What You’ll Experience
Gentle somatic techniques inspired by Feldenkrais and other body-based modalities
Space to speak and be witnessed without fixing or rushing
Written integration notes + custom somatic prompts after each session
Priority scheduling with pacing that matches your bandwidth and capacity
Breath-based attunement
Guided movement exploration (optional)
Integration through conversation
“Michèle will help you learn to work with grace, elegance, and precision. Work with her, trust her, and watch magic happen.”
Why In-Person Works
Space designed for presence
Immediate feedback from an experienced practitioner
Removes screen fatigue — reconnect to your body without distraction
Pricing & Packages
Intro Session (new clients only): $90 (60 minutes)
Standard Session: $275 (60 minutes)
3-Session Package: $750 (save $75)
6-Session Package: $1,440 (save $210)
Getting here
Your Soft Studio NYC session is at Downtown Art Studios, 70 E 4th St, New York, NY 10003 in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan.
Downtown Art Studio, sits between 2nd Avenue and Bowery.
It’s east of Bowery and west of Avenue C.
Closest subway stops: Astor Place (6 train), 2nd Ave (F train), and 8th St–NYU (R/W).
About Soft Studio NYC
I’m Michèle Saint-Michel, founder of Soft Studio NYC. I’m a somatic coach with a background in contemporary and modern dance, somatic methods (including Feldenkrais), and years of experience facilitating body-based learning.
This work is not therapy. It’s a structured, embodied process that helps you reset your nervous system, clarify direction, and move forward with grounded presence.
Through my work with the grieving, with poetry and poetic film, and from deep somatic work, I’ve learned: change doesn’t begin in the mind. It begins in the body.
Michèle St. Michel, curator, artist filmmaker, and founder of Soft Studio NYC Somatic Coaching.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is somatic coaching?
Somatic coaching is a body-centered approach to personal clarity and transformation. Instead of analyzing your thoughts alone, we include what your body is already communicating—through sensation, tension, impulse, and stillness.
At Soft Studio, somatic coaching blends nervous system regulation, embodied inquiry, and reflective conversation to help you access truth, direction, and sustainable momentum.
How is somatic coaching different from therapy?
Somatic coaching is not clinical or diagnostic. Unlike therapy, which may focus on treating mental health conditions or processing trauma in-depth, coaching supports you in the present moment—helping you reconnect to your body, your direction, and your creative instincts.
Think of it as guided attunement: we focus on regulation, clarity, and embodied action—not pathology or fixing.
Where do sessions take place?
Your Soft Studio NYC session is at Downtown Art Studios, 70 E 4th St, New York, NY 10003 in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan.
What can we work on together?
Common themes include:
Reconnecting with the body after burnout
Making aligned decisions without self-abandonment
Goal setting and intentional art practice motivations
Recovering creative direction after trauma or transition
Learning to regulate your nervous system without numbing out
Unlearning patterns of over-functioning, people-pleasing, or perfectionism
Reclaiming voice, desire, and emotional honesty
Soft Studio is where you begin again.
We slow the loop. Interrupt the overwhelm. Reattune to the place where clarity actually lives: your body.
“There’s nothing else like this in my life. Somehow I got more done this week than I have in forever. ”
📍 Soft Studio is based in Manhattan, working with NYC-based clients in NYC and online clients worldwide.