Embodied Facilitation

Each workshop or facilitated experience is purposefully designed and curated in response to the client’s context, community, and goals. This includes: consultation to understand the event theme, participant community, and desired outcomes; original design of the workshop arc, language, and somatic sequence; and facilitation of the experience itself. Where a client shares their theme or vision in advance, Camille may provide written workshop descriptions, participant-facing copy, and programming language as part of the engagement — all of which reflect their intellectual and creative labour and remain their intellectual property unless otherwise agreed in writing.

Embodied facilitation is a distinct professional practice. For a full description and definition of what this practice is, please see the Embodied Facilitation FAQ below, on this page.

All engagements with Camille Djokoto are formalised through a written service agreement prior to the commencement of any work. By proceeding with a booking, clients acknowledge and agree that a signed contract outlining the terms of service, scope of work, compensation, and applicable rights is a condition of engagement. No engagement is confirmed until a signed agreement is in place.

Camille Djokoto’s service agreement constitutes the governing terms of the engagement and should be included alongside any additional terms put forth within the client’s contract. Where terms or contracts are put forth that conflict with Camille Djokoto’s service agreement, they will require written negotiation and mutual agreement prior to signing. A client organization’s contract does not supersede or replace Camille Djokoto’s terms of service without explicit written consent. All client contracts and agreements will need to be adjusted for the mutual benefit and consideration of both parties. Camille Djokoto reserves the right to decline any terms that are inconsistent with the scope, compensation, intellectual property, or conditions set out in their service agreement.

Where a client organization requires Camille Djokoto to review, respond to, or negotiate the terms of an organization-issued contract, a contract review and negotiation fee will apply. This fee reflects the time and expertise required to ensure any agreement is fair, clear, and consistent with Camille Djokoto’s terms of service. This fee will be communicated in advance and is separate from the facilitation or consultancy fee.

No public promotion, announcement, listing, or advertisement of Camille Djokoto’s name, likeness, or services in connection with any event, program, or offering may be made prior to the execution of a signed service agreement. Promotion of Camille Djokoto’s involvement before an agreement is in place does not constitute confirmation of the engagement and does not obligate Camille Djokoto to proceed under any terms other than those set out in their own service agreement.

Any contract, terms, or conditions submitted by a client organization must be provided to Camille Djokoto no later than 30 days prior to the engagement date to allow adequate time for review and negotiation. Contracts submitted within 30 days of the engagement date will be subject to a late-negotiation fee, and Camille Djokoto reserves the right to withdraw from the engagement without penalty where insufficient time has been provided to reach an ethical mutually agreeable contract.

Where an engagement includes advisory consultancy, collaborative planning, or education support, these are offered as distinct services with their own scope and fees, agreed upon in writing before any such work begins.

​​Any recording, reproduction, or redistribution of a facilitated session — including for marketing, training, or future programming purposes — requires explicit written consent from Camille Djokoto prior to the engagement.

This service is distinct from psychotherapy and is not interchangeable with any other listed service.

*Have a short turnaround time?: Past clients with established working relationships, and those already familiar with what it takes to provide embodied somatic facilitation who require a workshop outside of the timeline outlined in the terms of engagement should send along their requests. Exceptions can be considered on a case-by-case basis, depending on the support and conditions provided.

Embodied facilitation is a praxis I offer as a distinct service encompassing a de-colonial lens: demonstrating socio-cultural humility, delivering socio-cultural attunement and safely and effectively using my sensing and feeling presence throughout my engagement with participants. My approach centres the body as the primary site of learning, processing, healing and transformation. Rather than delivering information through instruction or talk, as an embodied facilitator I create and hold space — a sacred container — in which participants are invited to access their own bodies’ wisdom, memory and resilience as they move through experience, and arrive at understanding from the inside out.

My practice draws from somatic modalities, African diasporic culture and communal practices, ancestral wisdom, and decades of movement experience. My facilitation is guided by anti-oppressive, healing-centred, and liberatory values, and is grounded in the understanding that the body holds knowledge that the mind alone cannot access.

Embodied facilitation is not performance, fitness, or recreational dance. It is a trauma-informed, culturally-attuned, relational practice — and every experience is purposefully curated to meet your community exactly where they are.

My method of offering somatic movement and dance is a relational, embodied practice that invites collective exploration of emotions and experiences through the body’s wisdom. It is not performance, fitness instruction, or recreational dance. As a relational somatic practitioner, I offer experiential support that honours each body’s natural capacity for healing and authentic expression through the exploration of rhythm as meaning making, sensation, emotions, relationship, expression and communication.

Movement can appear as stillness, micro-gestures, or full-body expression — this practice reclaims movement as one’s birthright, free from judgments about what bodies ‘should’ do. Dance and movement become pathways to express, process, and integrate one’s experiences through exploring natural, everyday movements that already live within a body, as well as the organic emergence of unique expression. No technique or dance experience is needed — only the honouring of movement that wants to emerge from within.

Each workshop is uniquely shaped by what the group’s bodies and nervous systems need, whether that’s exploring breath, sound practices, gentle movement, rhythmic expression, or profound stillness — cultivating felt safety within our shared container.

My approach is grounded in somatics as liberation practice, drawing from African diasporic culture and communal practices that decentre colonial perspectives. This creates spaciousness for co-regulation, relational support, and attunement while honouring cultural wisdom and inviting connection to ancestry and Spirit. This work centres participant care and autonomy. Together we honour the life force energy, supporting the process of re-membering and returning to the innate sense of knowing. We honour the body’s wisdom and cultural ways of knowing at the group’s pace, respecting the levels of capacity present. Wherever the group is at and what feels right will be honoured with humility.

Embodiment practices involve intentionally connecting with and inhabiting your body to deepen awareness of your felt experiences. These somatic approaches help you tune into your body’s sensations, emotions, and wisdom, creating a clearer understanding of how you experience yourself and the world through your physical being. Embodiment practices invite you to move beyond thinking about your body to actually feeling and sensing from within it.

There are three distinct ways we can work together depending on your organization’s needs and goals. These can be booked individually or in combination, and the scope of each will be outlined clearly in your service agreement.

Embodied Facilitation — Somatic Movement and Dance Workshop

For this service alone, I design and facilitate a somatic movement and dance experience for your participants, community, or event. I work with you to understand your event context, community, and goals, and will curate an experience that is trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and tailored to your participants’ needs. As part of this process, I also assist your organization in understanding the components of an embodied, trauma-informed, and responsive environment necessary to make your event as successful as possible. This service includes pre-event consultation, original workshop design, and facilitation of the experience itself.

Embodied Consulting — Advisory and Education Support for Organizations

This service is for organizations working toward internal goals around embedding anti-oppressive, liberatory, and trauma-informed practices into their work. I offer advisory consultancy to support the planning and implementation of these practices — including what needs to be considered, how to approach it responsibly, and what your team or organization needs to understand before and beyond the event itself. This is a distinct, billable engagement separate from facilitation, and is available as a standalone service or as an add-on to a facilitation booking.

Embodied Collaboration — Event Planning and Development

This service is for organizations that would like to collaborate in building and shaping their event or programming — not only as a facilitator on the day, but as a practitioner who helps embed an embodied, trauma-responsive approach throughout the planning process. This service can be engaged on an hourly basis according to the scope of involvement your organization requires.

Many organizations come to this work with genuine commitment and an open heart — and also without a background in somatic, embodied, or trauma-informed practice. That gap is completely understandable, and bridging it thoughtfully is part of what makes an event truly land for participants.

During your initial consultation, we can explore whether your organization or event would benefit from additional advisory support — for example, guidance on designing a participant-centred event structure, understanding what trauma-informed facilitation requires of the hosting environment, or developing your team’s foundational literacy around somatic and embodied approaches.

This consultancy is offered as a distinct, billable service and can be incorporated into your service agreement as an add-on. The scope, time commitment, and associated fees will be discussed and agreed upon in writing before any advisory work begins. Please note that this work requires dedicated time and expertise beyond the facilitation engagement itself, and is reflected accordingly in the investment.

Start by sending a booking request for a 30 min. Complimentary consultation through my booking system.

Once you send your booking request, you will receive a short consultation questionnaire to complete and return 48 business hours in advance of your consultation. This helps us make the most of our time together and ensures that I can come to the conversation with a sense of your organization, your community, and what you are hoping to create.

From there, we will discuss your needs, explore which service or combination of services best fits your goals, and talk through next steps. There is no pressure to have everything figured out before we speak — that conversation is exactly where the figuring out happens.

Each engagement is scoped and priced individually based on the nature and complexity of the work. Your service agreement will clearly outline all fees before any work begins.

Where an organization requires additional support — such as advisory consultancy, collaborative event planning, or education around trauma-informed and embodied approaches — these are offered as distinct services with their own scope and fees. This will be discussed openly during your initial consultation and will never be assumed or added without your knowledge and agreement.

Yes, workshops and consultancy are available both in person and online. Location-specific details and any associated travel requirements will be discussed during your initial consultation and confirmed in your service agreement.