Body Wisdom Sanctuary

Body Wisdom Sanctuary Body Wisdom Sanctuary specializes in offering bodywork & hands on healing in a quiet and peaceful environment.

Our goal is to help you to feel better in your body as you move through life, through education, manual therapy, and self-compassion.

Hi friends!I’m teaching a Beginner’s Yoga class at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) tomorrow — Friday, Jun...
06/14/2025

Hi friends!
I’m teaching a Beginner’s Yoga class at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) tomorrow — Friday, June 14 — and again on Friday, June 28, both at 11 AM.

It’s free and open to all — come move, breathe, and reset with me in this beautiful space!
I don’t teach often these days, but when I do, it brings me so much joy. I’d love to see some familiar faces. 💛

Details:
🧘‍♀️ Beginner’s Yoga with Siewli
📅 June 14 & June 28
🕚 11:00 AM
📍 Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
  455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016

Feel free to share or bring a friend!

Today I say goodbye to my 30s. Here are some random pictures of me, mostly in my late 30s and a rare photo of me at age ...
06/08/2025

Today I say goodbye to my 30s. Here are some random pictures of me, mostly in my late 30s and a rare photo of me at age 10 or 11 😆?!
What a decade it’s been, and what a life (or many lives) it has been.

In the past few years, I’ve poured my heart into creating Body Wisdom Sanctuary and learning to care for myself deeply—mind, body, and soul.

I’ve let go of what no longer serves, and held close what truly nourishes me. I’ve stopped waiting for others to validate my worth, and started showing up fully for myself.

I’m not chasing perfection anymore.
I’m practicing love.
Every day.
Starting with me.

This is what I want for others, too.

✨ If you’re ready to feel more at home in your body,
✨ to become a better friend to yourself,
✨ and to tend to your inner life with compassion and care—I’d love to support you.

My somatic coaching practice is open to those on a path of healing, embodiment, and becoming.
Let’s walk it together.

DM me to learn more. 💗

I came here to the Sacred Valley of Peru because of a vocal retreat, which I attended last year but wanted to repeat. Bu...
09/25/2024

I came here to the Sacred Valley of Peru because of a vocal retreat, which I attended last year but wanted to repeat. But my body, after a period of overworking and hrs of being in different airports and planes, decided to give me a cold to slow me down, preventing me from joining the retreat. Since I have a thing for beautiful jewelry, and I didn’t want to just rest in my temporary casita, I decided to reach out to this beautiful human .pe, artist, mama of two children, to see if we can meet for a bit. We did and I’m reminded of her grace, her feminine style in her art, and her big heart which can easily be felt when you wear her art. I love supporting artists and people that you know put their heart & soul into their work. I wanted to share about her work here, in case I have any friends in NY or the US who would also be interested in supporting her. DM me or her please ❤️ 1. From tonight 2-4. Modeling to show her art 5. Her beautiful children in her cute little shop in Pisac, Cuzco.

Hi friends, Happy Summer Solstice 🌞 I’m teaching two yoga classes at the NYPL Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library at 455...
06/21/2024

Hi friends, Happy Summer Solstice 🌞 I’m teaching two yoga classes at the NYPL Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library at 455 5th Ave tomorrow. 11:30am chair yoga, 1pm open level yoga class. It’s part of the community resource fair and it’s free. Come say hi. I don’t teach public classes so much these days, but I’m always looking forward to it wherever I do. Hope to see some familiar faces 🤗💕✌🏽

Currently, I’m doing all of that for my inner little girl. After just a few months of daily practice, I feel profound lo...
02/14/2024

Currently, I’m doing all of that for my inner little girl. After just a few months of daily practice, I feel profound love and compassion towards all versions of me; all the past versions that got locked up in the basement and ignored were finally released and are receiving the love and care they desperately needed. I’m shy to acknowledge it publicly, because I know I’ll be perceived as arrogant, egotistical, or even selfish. But the truth is I really adore myself. I love myself so much that I can honestly say that I’m my favorite person in the entire world. It’s taken years to be able to say and feel it deeply. It feels like I’m saying it and doing this “work” both for myself AND for all those that didn’t feel safe to love themselves, those that came before me that were born and forced into codependency, just to survive, just to receive a few bread crumbs of “love.” This inner work means everything to me. I can’t be fully alive in my humanness, in my soul essence, in my body, if I ignored this work that I believe needs to be done, for the betterment of humanity. Why should we do this work? Because “love” will always be conditional, transactional, empty. That’s not real love. I’m interested in REAL LOVE, the love that brings peace, deep connection to self, understanding, compassion, the love that embraces authenticity, freedom, and growth. What else is more important?

What is real love to you?


Part 1: Love. I’ve been cultivating the skills of listening, caring, and being with all parts of myself. Learning to be ...
02/14/2024

Part 1: Love. I’ve been cultivating the skills of listening, caring, and being with all parts of myself. Learning to be my own loving family; the one I secretly wished for but never got. And I’ve had the privilege of time to reflect on what love means to me. Since I’m human and living in a relational world, I’ll share what love looks like in relationships (it applies to self, family, friends, romantic partners). There’s the basics of showing affection; expressing gratitude, hugs; communicating with honesty, feeling safe to share thoughts and feelings, reassurance of your love (words of affirmation & physical affection), encouragement; using words to encourage the other to be their best self. There’s also the practice of emotional support, understanding, acceptance, loving the whole person, flaws and all, wanting growth and what’s best for them, and giving the other freedom to be themselves however feels most authentic to them.

In the past few months, I found myself lost in many moments of confusion, questioning if I’m doing enough, if I’m on the...
12/10/2023

In the past few months, I found myself lost in many moments of confusion, questioning if I’m doing enough, if I’m on the right path.

When I was a child, I wanted to be a singer, dancer, a performer, and I did that for a period of time. But then it became unsafe for me, shining too much made others uncomfortable, jealous, violent even. The oppression & shaming of young girls developed self-loathing in me. It was safer to live under the beliefs of “better to be quiet, to stay small, to not speak up, to not be seen.” If I let myself be free, I could literally be destroyed. Fast forward a couple decades, I’m in a different environment, a different culture, where healing is available and self-love possible. I’ve centered the majority of my adult life on healing and cultivating self-love.

As I was cleaning my apartment today, I saw a pile of my business cards. Then I thought, what’s there to be confused about? I am the CEO of my own business, Body Wisdom Sanctuary, and it’s growing and thriving. I took it as a sign to go back to deepening my relationship & reconnecting with the wisdom of my body, to find sanctuary within this beautifully tiny but mighty vessel, to love every part and every fiber of my “home.” What a beautiful experience to be able to witness the resilience of the human spirit (in me and others). What an honor to be able to do the work that I do. I am re-committing myself to this sacred work, as an embodied movement guide and teacher, a compassionate bodyworker, a healer.

Later, I decided to do a little gazing at myself in the mirror, admiring & loving the face I have, the strength of body I inhabit, noticing all the details, all the perfect imperfections. Just like that, I was falling in love with myself again! I’m grateful to be alive, grateful to have this body, to experience this life. I vow to take exquisite care of my body, to love myself completely, and if that helps a little corner of the world to also care for and love themselves, then that’s enough. (But I want more 😂 that’s for later!)

Trust Yourself. One of my favorite things to do is to find a moment of my day to be still and be guided by the Universe,...
12/10/2023

Trust Yourself.

One of my favorite things to do is to find a moment of my day to be still and be guided by the Universe, the higher realms. This deck by Alana Fairchild is one of my favorites and always gives me the message I need to hear.

I want to share my take on this message. Our amazing lives don’t have to look like what others consider to be amazing or successful. We are growing and our lives are unfolding the way it’s meant to unfold. You might not own 3 successful businesses, houses, cars, or have a financially wealthy partner or family, or the kids you dreamed of having when you were younger. But it doesn’t mean you’ve lost the game of life. It only means that if you make it mean that, and if you get sucked into social comparison, which they say kills all joy! We don’t want that! Instead, let’s practice trusting; trust that we’re exactly where we need to be, trust that we are growing. Trust yourself and the wisdom that comes from within. It could help to remove ourselves from all the distractions around us. Trust that the uncertainty and instability we feel (in all areas of our lives) is simply an opportunity for more love and light to be cultivated and revealed.

Recently, I asked my parents if they have any pictures of my grandparents. I've been wanting to make an ancestral altar;...
11/03/2023

Recently, I asked my parents if they have any pictures of my grandparents. I've been wanting to make an ancestral altar; a space where I can honor those that came before me. I grew up in a culture where ancestral worshipping is practiced, it's often done in such a way where they're deified and all their mistakes/wrongdoings were ignored. I believe this is how intergenerational traumas continue. I resisted honoring them for a good period of my adult life. I wasn't proud to be part of that blood lineage. Well, racism doesn't help; talk another time.

About 11 yrs ago, I was hit with this realization that life’s a gift, that my connection to life (my thoughts, inner voice, dialogue) is within my control. I turned to different healing modalities to help digest & alchemize all of what's within me. Today, still learning, growing, digesting, alchemizing, and healing.

I still don't fully know why I'm here. Maybe it's as simple as making the best out of life. To follow my heart, to live life to the fullest, to be a rebel so that I can explore what life could feel like if there's no box to force myself into. A friend once told me that, "we are our ancestors' dream come true." wow.

Yesterday, as I celebrated Dia de los Mu***os, I decided to look in the mirror as a way of remembering them, since I don't have any pictures. After all, my face & body, although uniquely mine, is a collection of my ancestors. My mouth started moving, as if they were speaking through me, "Keep going, child, you're not alone, we're with you, in your heart, blood, bones, every cell in your body. Listen to the sound that can only be heard in deep silence, there you'll find answers. You are all the things that we dreamed of. Thank you for enjoying the fruits of our labor. We love you."

I see them all on my face & body. It's my responsibility to love and honor all parts of me, that's the only life long commitment I have. By loving and honoring myself, I love and honor all of them. Thank you, my beloved ancestors.

A few months ago, I noticed that I had not been living life fully awake and was on autopilot of working, letting my chil...
10/06/2023

A few months ago, I noticed that I had not been living life fully awake and was on autopilot of working, letting my childhood programming and injuries run the show. I was not taking great care of myself, and cared more about the bottom line than the health of my body, heart, soul. Thank goodness, I never went too far off course and was always guided back to a place of deeper ease and alignment. What a sweet feeling it was to be able to love and forgive myself.

One realization that came recently (from my mini journey back to alignment) was that happiness is a choice. Doesn’t matter how chaotic, scary, uncertain, tumultuous life feels, I can choose acceptance, peace, & happiness. I saw that as much as I wanted certainty in life, I was never going to get it. No one knows what tomorrow will bring. The only thing that has a chance of dancing harmoniously with uncertainty is SURRENDER. Surrendering means without resisting what is. It has a feminine quality of softness, receptivity, accepting life however it happens and having faith that things will work out no matter what.

One of the things that I’m exploring as I learn what choosing happiness means is connecting the fun of adorning & dressing myself. I did some fun shopping in Peru; getting hats, clothes, jewelry, and getting my photos taken. Here are some that were taken by my dear friend who lives in the sacred valley of Cusco. What do you think? I’m enjoying being in a female body, being a woman who is reconnecting with her yin, the feminine way. No forcing, no trying to lead where my leadership isn’t needed. Leading only in my business and work. The rest of the time, I surrender & will play, sing, and dance in my feminine bliss.


All the “achievements” that happened in September! I’ve survived “Dead Women’s Pass” 13,776 feet above sea level and suc...
10/01/2023

All the “achievements” that happened in September! I’ve survived “Dead Women’s Pass” 13,776 feet above sea level and successfully completed the 45 km 4 days Inca Trail trek to Machu Picchu in one piece. Thanks to our guide Fletcher and all the amazing porters (all beautiful native Incan people) that made this trip possible.

While in the Sacred Valley of Cusco, I attended a 8 days retreat “Vocal Sound Healing & Medicine Music Initiation,” led by our super kind, loving, and amazing father & facilitator Niko Chiesa. And after my almost month long trip, I went back to my NYC life again but with a group of highly trained bodyworkers, and deepened my skills in Thai massage and Osteopathy with these incredible bodyworkers, osteopaths, and healing powerhouses, Pau Castellsague, and Andres Webber.

All these containers happen to be facilitated by men, and I am deeply grateful for being guided and held by the Divine Masculine. I wonder how much more relaxed and how much more enriched our lives would be if we (men and women) allowed the Divine Masculine to support us more.

Thank you, this is what I needed. And thank you to all the mamas that nurture boys and women that uplift men and that give men the space to shine and uplift us all. Here is to more fun and learning in life while resting & being in my feminine flow.

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