Danielle Boyd

Registered Physical Therapist, MPT

Kamloops, BC, Canada

3.7k Followers

Danielle is trained as a physical therapist and her most recent work has been investigating the mind-body connection, the nervous system and their roles in pain, stress and overall health. Through this curiosity, she has developed both The Somatic Emotional Awareness (SEA) Practice, a course teaching the mind-body connection and the role of emotions and their physical sensations, and SOMA Movement, a cathartic movement practice rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Functional Neurology, Energy Medicine, Somatic Emotional Awareness and really great music. Danielle currently resides in British Columbia and loves to travel the world.

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Specialities

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Chronic Pain

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Sports Performance

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Women's Issues

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Anxiety

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Stress

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Life Coaching

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Chronic Illness

Reviews

Carly H

Aug 10, 2026

I think this was the best video of the series! I think it would work really well as Part 1 as much as it does at the end, because it really gives context & motivation to learn from all the prior videos. I really appreciate this, because I'm trying to find tools for my own situation. I tend to have a vasovagal/neurocardiogenic syncope in response to pain. I've learned tools to control it when I know to expect pain (blood draws, for example)... BUT many times pain is unexpected, & that's where I'm struggling. I do think my nervous system has become sensitized, so I'm having episodes in response to lower levels of pain. I'm in America, where doctors aren't great & help is hard to get - especially once you enter the grey area of psychosomatics. I'm here to try to find ways to help myself. I appreciate all the tips you gave for regulating a dysregulated nervous system. I was hoping to learn more about the Vagus nerve specifically, so if you're looking for ideas for another video, I think that might help a lot of people with a variety of issues related to that. Thank you again for doing this whole educational series.

Carly H

Aug 10, 2026

Is this related to the addition of the 4th F (fight-flight-freeze-fawn)? Thanks for breaking all of this down. I think the simplification is probably really helpful for someone new to these concepts! I am appreciating it as a brief review, although this video went over some new things for me too.

Carly H

Aug 10, 2026

I'm really enjoying this overview. I know I'm dysregulated, but it seems different from what I hear most people going through. I'm hoping by the end of this series that I'll have more insight. Question: Can you be stuck in BOTH sympathetic & parasympathetic modes? Or maybe have a problem where you have the tendency to get stuck on both ends & are slower to adjust? Thanks again for breaking everything down.

Carly H

Aug 10, 2026

Watching the whole series. This one is probably the one I'm most familiar with already, but it was a pretty good review from Bio Psych (20 yrs ago - was needed!!). Thanks for breaking all the other parts down too!

ccue

Jul 2, 2026

Thanks so much for this video, It helps so much and easy to understand my nervous system problem since as a child.

Pam Kolber-Zicca

Jun 9, 2026

Dear Danielle - listen to your permission to rest almost every day and today was the first time I actually heard about laying in the water with the sun on my face. I teach swimming for a living and it made so much sense and thank you for this track and I look forward to listening to other others.

Pam Kolber-Zicca

Jun 4, 2026

I enjoyed this meditation very much . I was searching for something to listen to and happened upon this meditation. I am feeling more calm and relaxed now. Thank you Danielle

Gerardine

May 17, 2026

Well done. Perfectly clear. Blessings.

Christine Hoffman

May 9, 2026

Really pertinent to me - Worked with therapists related to specific physical facial, head and body wounds received in a major auto accident at the age of 14 years old. I'm now 80 years old - still carry the psychological stress and responses in today's body. Thank Ypu for describing how trauma lives in one's cranium, brain and body...🙏🙏🙏

Chamikera Mihindukula

Apr 28, 2026

Nice techniques of different kind of practice. Thank you for sharing 🙏🏼

My Practice

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In-Person · Virtual

Client Age

Adult

Treatment Approaches

Somatics

About

Identifies as Female, White, Secular and Non-Religious

Speaks English and Français

Joined Insight Timer in July 2019

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