Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA, MFT, is an internationally respected somatic psychotherapist, trauma specialist, Continuum teacher, and somatic educator with over thirty years of clinical and teaching experience. She is a founder of the Hakomi Institute of California and the creator of Embodywise, a platform for embodied learning. Manuela developed the Innate Somatic Intelligence Trauma Therapy Approach (ISITTA), an advanced training for therapists, and co-developed the Hakomi Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Training. She is the author of four influential books: Trauma-Sensitive Movement, Embodied Psychedelic Therapy: A Somatic Guide, 125 Somatic Psychotherapy Tools for Trauma and Stress, and 8 Keys to Practicing Mindfulness. Her work continues to inspire practitioners worldwide who are bringing depth, embodiment, and somatic wisdom into therapeutic, healing, and collective spaces.
