Guide at the Threshold
Erika Lyla
Somatics Coach · Bodywork and Collectives
Erika Lyla is a somatics coach, bodyworker, trainer, therapist, facilitator, activist, mother, and lover, among many others. She loves working with individuals and couples to reveal their power, potential, and purpose, guiding with love and laughter towards life grounded in authenticity and shaped by dreams.
She practices on unceded Ohlone land known as Oakland, CA and leads collectives of people through healing journeys for the sake of more embodiment in what we truly care about.
Erika has been facilitating collective and personal transformative processes for over 20 years and holds a Master's Degree in Social Welfare from UC Berkeley. She specializes in working with people facing psychiatric crises, survivors of sexual violence, and individuals healing from complex trauma. Prior to expanding her private practice, Erika supported individuals in navigating the medical industrial complex as a social worker, worked as a youth organizer, and with school-age children as an after-school teacher and program director.