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Studio Somatics empowers individuals, communities, and organizations through storytelling, somatic education, creative facilitation, and community engagement— cultivating resilience, belonging, and collective agency for a more just and connected world.

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MISSION

Studio Somatics is currently transitioning from an LLC to a non-profit organization. This next chapter will enable us to expand community-centered programming, pursue grant funding, and deepen our impact across the Bay Area and beyond. We are building a sustainable model rooted in storytelling, somatic education, and creative empowerment, and welcome conversations with foundations, sponsors, and mission-aligned partners interested in supporting this work.

200+

Community members engaged

5

countries reached

$1k

donated back to community organizations

90%

Reported feeling more prepared to respond to stress and crisis

Meet the Team

At Studio Somatics, our work is shaped by a diverse collective of storytellers, educators, facilitators, designers, and community builders committed to healing, creativity, and social transformation. Drawing from lived experience and interdisciplinary practice, our team creates spaces where people can reconnect with themselves, one another, and their capacity to imagine new possibilities.

We believe meaningful change begins with relationship—and every offering we create reflects our commitment to honoring the wisdom, dignity, and humanity of those we serve.

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STORY

Studio Somatics is a Bay Area storytelling, education, and creative facilitation studio that helps communities and organizations build resilience, connection, and collective agency through trauma-informed storytelling, somatic practices, and community-centered learning. Through workshops, trainings, media projects, and creative experiences, we create opportunities for healing, cultural preservation, and meaningful social change.

Founded by Laureen Andalib, the daughter of Bangladeshi genocide survivors, Studio Somatics is a womxn- and immigrant-led organization shaped by lived experiences of displacement, intergenerational trauma, and cultural resilience. We use storytelling as a tool for empowerment, helping people reconnect with their bodies, histories, and communities while navigating change and uncertainty.

Studio Somatics was founded in 2022 at the Harvard Business School Innovation Labs through a social venture competition. Originally launched as a storytelling and fashion studio exploring movement, identity, and wearable expression, it has since evolved into an interdisciplinary practice spanning storytelling, somatic education, community engagement, creative facilitation, and cultural programming.

Today, we partner with communities, nonprofits, educators, artists, and mission-driven organizations to design workshops, trainings, and creative initiatives that foster belonging, well-being, and collective empowerment.

selected partners

  • harvard innovation labs

  • MIT D-Lab

  • sama life

  • bodies as clothing

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