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Studio Somatics resources communities facing systemic inequities through storytelling, education, and creativity— cultivating collective agency, empowerment, and resilience.

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MISSION

WHO WE ARE

Laureen Andalib (they/them) and Sakkshi Uomoto (she/her) are the co-founders of Studio Somatics, committed to activism, decolonial practices, and collective healing. They met in 2026 through a shared dedication to embodied practice and liberatory design, combining Laureen’s expertise in ritual, performance, and sensory ethnography with Sakkshi’s grounding in Vedic lineage and somatic disciplines. Together, they create spaces that center dignity, belonging, and nervous system resilience, advancing practices of repair, world-building, and transformation for individuals and communities alike.


HISTORY

Founded in 2022 at Harvard Business School’s Innovation Labs, Studio Somatics was born from a desire to center storytelling, somatic practice, and creative expression as tools for healing, liberation, and collective transformation. At the intersection of trauma, embodiment, and systemic inequities, the organization engages communities through workshops, rituals, and participatory storytelling—inviting people to witness, move, and reclaim agency over their lives and histories.

Started by Laureen Andalib, the daughter of Bangladeshi genocide survivors, whose personal and familial experiences of displacement, intergenerational trauma, and cultural preservation inform the work, Studio Somatics bridges the personal and the collective. By exploring relationships between body, land, movement, and memory, the organization seeks to restore lost legacies, cultivate resilience, and foster radical imagination. Through creative practice and somatic inquiry, Studio Somatics transforms spaces into sites of revival, empowerment, and communal care.


WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

  • "Thank you so much for the wonderful Trauma Informed Care workshop. It was so supportive and thoughtfully crafted and presented, what a gift. The tools and perspectives shared will be so helpful to me in my almost-daily mutual aid work, which can be a bit hard on the body and mind. Thank you to you and the team for the wonderful gift you gave all of us attendees. "

    — Former Workshop Participant

  • "The somatic techniques shared in this workshop were some of the most helpful I’ve ever heard, and was grounding and very accessible. In the stress of showing up for community doing mutual aid, these will be very helpful for me to use to tend to my body to repair and recharge my nervous system to do it all again week after week."

    — Former Workshop Participant

  • "Trauma-informed Care in the age of ice was such a great workshop! It made theory practical and gave great tools to use for mindfulness, community protection, and legal knowledge."

    — Workshop Participant

  • “[Trauma-Informed Care in the Age of ICE] was such a healing and relaxing space, being very grounding while also very informative. I learned a lot!”

    — Former Workshop Participant

  • "Studio Somatics is a creative powerhouse that is also a pleasure to work with. their human-centered process shone through not only in their design and strategy work, but also through their warmth, generosity, commitment to values, and readiness to accept feedback and pivot as needed. thank you for helping us bring our vision to life!"

    —Former Collaborator

  • "Working with Studio Somatics was fantastic. The team not only has a clear and well communicated direction, they encourage participation at every step. As a photographer, I never felt my suggestions were overlooked or overshadowed. Above all else, Laureen is just a fun person to work with and they keep that energy going throughout the whole creative process."

    —Former Collaborator

  • "I modeled for the Azaadi collection in January 2025. I was well taken care of the entire time and Laureen was so attentive, caring, kind, and so humble. You can tell that each piece was created with careful intention and quality. Beyond the clothing itself, the brand stands out for its commitment to uplifting and advocating for marginalized communities, which is both rare and deeply meaningful. I genuinely felt seen, respected, and safe working with them. Studio Somatics is something truly unique, and I’m so excited to watch them grow in the years ahead. I have no doubt they’ll continue expanding and making a powerful impact."

    —Former Collaborator