Jessica Starr is a bridge-builder between the modern science of the nervous system and the ancient mystery of sacred embodiment. As a licensed Somatic Psychotherapist, Qigong instructor, and the creator of Sacred Somatics, her body of work is rooted in the truth that the body is not only capable of healing trauma, but is a portal for profound wisdom and transformation. She shares these practices through a private clinical practice, as well as classes and retreats locally and internationally. Jessica is also the visionary behind a cooperative, land-based, yin healing community in North Carolina.

Deeply committed to collective liberation, Jessica intentionally cultivates safer, inclusive, and identity-affirming spaces where every body belongs. Her work is explicitly anti-oppressive, honoring diversity across all lived experiences. As a guest and practitioner of ancient movement arts, she walks with deep humility as a white, cis woman—actively de-centering herself to honor the teachers, ancestors, and indigenous wisdom lineages that have kept these healing traditions alive across generations.