Somatic Therapist: Alanna La Cippoa - Grief, Growth & the Language of the Body

The Space Between

What if your body has been speaking to you all along, and you just haven’t learned its language yet?

In this powerful episode, Bevan Pfeiffer sits down with somatic coach and therapist Alanna to explore what it really means to live from the body. This is a conversation about feeling rather than fixing, presence over performance, and the radical act of slowing down in a world that keeps speeding up.

Alanna shares her transformation from corporate life and gym culture into the world of yoga, mindfulness, and embodied healing. After heartbreak, stillness became her greatest teacher. “The body is a beautiful data source that we tend to forget about,” she reflects, reminding us that wisdom doesn’t just live in the mind, it pulses through every breath, sensation, and emotion.

Together, Bevan and Alanna unpack the tension between mind and body, exploring how to rebuild trust in our inner signals through practice, patience, and compassion. They dive into grief as a teacher, with Alanna sharing her journey through profound loss, and how love and grief are two sides of the same truth. “The depth of my grief is a reflection of how deeply I loved.”

They explore relationships and boundaries, the art of self-leadership, and the courage it takes to say “no” when the world tells you to keep saying “yes.” It’s a raw and honest dialogue about healing, growth, and what it means to come home to yourself.

This isn’t self-help, it’s self-return. A reminder that transformation doesn’t come from doing more, but from feeling more deeply.

If you’re drawn to conversations on embodiment, healing, grief, mindfulness, and emotional intelligence, this one will stay with you long after it ends.

“Live in such a way that you’d be willing to live the same life again and again for eternity.”

“You are in the driver’s seat. It’s all within your control to design the life of your dreams. Just keep taking the next step.”

For more information about Bevan's therapeutic work:

https://www.theembodiedmind.com.au/

For more information on Alanna's therapeutic work:

https://www.alignedbyalanna.com/