I’m Carly. Born in Calgary, Alberta (Blackfoot) and raised in Mesa, Arizona. (Hohokam) My father is 2nd generation cantonese Chinese and my mother is 3rd generation Austrian-English. 

I currently pop into Marin County (Coastal Miwok) in SF Bay Area and mainly live on the big island of Hawai’i  (Nā moku ʻehā). 

Childhood

I was raised by a father suffering the trauma of intergenerational immigration challenges, poverty and abuse. He physically abused my mother, myself and brother. My mother, child of emotionally detached parents had narcissistic characteristics. Due to lack of a safe environment, security and love, along with the authoritarian evangelical-christian brainwashing, I suffered CPTSD which showed up as chronic shyness, self criticism, doubt, unworthiness, a host of trust issues and sense of isolation. 

I knew I needed to push myself out of my comfort zone to heal. I began my journey at the age of 16. This involved becoming a nomad, traveling the world, becoming a circus street performer, artist, actress and model.

I delved into my personal healing through exploring shamanism, sexuality, buddhism, meditation, yoga, psychedelics, spiritual healing, energetic healing, somatics, neural rewiring, and so much more.


Thanks to the journey..

I can now say that I have the experiential skill set to resonate with my clients challenges and I have the ability to say “yes, healing is truly possible.” AND it doesn't have to take as long as it did for me! 

I can also say that I have become a powerful embodied woman with an incredible self-awareness and true capacity to offer and be the gift that I was meant to be when I was incarnated into this world. As an HSP (highly sensitive person) I have access to deep empathic resonance and heightened intuition and have had to learn how to care for my sensitive nature while navigating an intense world.

I specialize in trauma-related challenges, supporting clients who experience symptoms of anxiety, depression, PTSD, and complex developmental trauma. I support clients to feel safe in their bodies, self-aware and to navigate challenging life situations. I show my clients how to listen to their bodies and access their own innate wisdom. 

I am an expert at life change and transformation. I work with my client to see the realm of possibilities and potential and to overhaul the belief systems that keep them from living an outrageously gratifying life. 

I support a whole system shift; physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing, which includes ALL aspects of one's life.

I am a constant learner…

and warm, empathic, deep, funny, rule breaker, a bit irreverent and I love to think out of the box.

I love working with individuals, couples and families who are desiring more embodiment, emotional resiliency, nervous system regulation and more clarity and ease in their lives. 

I come to my clients with a vast toolbox of over 25 years of experience in the field of personal development, healing, quantum physics and spirituality along with a science based approach to understanding and releasing trauma stored in the body. 

I also deeply trust our body’s innate intelligence and capacity to heal when given the time, space and right keys.

I am informed by my higher intuition and often ask a “higher intelligence” to support the process with my client so as to keep my own biases and personal experience from tainting the healing process. 

I am deeply moved and connected to the systems of oppression of multiple ethnicities and intergenerational trauma still stored and passed on in our world. 

My desire is to break the cycles by supporting the healing and expansion of each one of my clients so as not to continue the damaging cycle that affects so many aspects of our society as we know it. 

My greatest value is unveiling true authenticity. I believe that being who we truly are on all levels is the key to radical self love, true connection and aligned action. 

My current hobbies:

Writing way too risky ultra personal, sexy and traumatic true stories on Substack.

Drinking my mushroom hot chocolate after my animal movement or HIIT routine every morning.

Diving to 90 ft below the ocean on 1 breath and pretending like I’m in heaven (I kind of am).

Watching the sunset and an occasional whale breach on a lava rock.

Having great sex as much as possible.

Reading and studying constantly as I’m obsessed with everything connected to supporting my clients.

Talking to the wild chickens in my yard and trying to figure out where the hell they they hide their eggs.

Attempting to interpret the wisdom of the geckos who stare at me with that knowing look.

Traveling to France, California, Spain and other places to do things that you can’t do in Hawaii, along with seeing my son who lives in France multiple times a year.

And I’m a creative, so tomorrow might look different.

Credentials :

  • Somatic Movement Therapist RSDT RSMT

  • Certified Sex Therapy Informed Professional CSTIP

  • Masseuse and Access Bars Facilitator

  • Akashic Records Channeler

  • Professional Actress, Model & Performer

  • and a proud mother…

Training and education

Somatics & Therapy

Tamalpa Life Art Process® RSMT, RSME healing through somatic movement, expressive arts, dance and NVC (non- violent communication) in France and in San Francisco, CA

Somatic Experiencing®, Trauma healing, San Diego, CA (3rd year)

CSTIP Certified Sex Therapy Informed Professional. Dr. Tammy Nelson

IFS Internal Family Systems ® 6 month Circle Program

Integral leadership training program (ITP), purposeful leadership, integral body & mind practice in San Francisco, CA

Non Violent Communication

Say What you Mean 12-week course Oren Jay Sofer, NVC, Mindfulness, Somatic Experiencing

Authentic Communication 6-week course Oren Jay Sofer, NVC, Mindfulness, Somatic Experiencing

Massage and Energy Healing :

Access Bars ®, Bordeaux, France

Therapeutic Touch, Bordeaux, France

Reiki 1, Sarah Biseglie, Taos, NM

Channeling

Akashic Records Earthbound Method®, Mentor Sarah Bisceglie, Taos, NM

Ritual

Grief Ritual Training, Dagara Tradition, Maria Owl, Kona, HI

Yoga Certification:

Iyengar (120 hours) Yog-ganga in Rajpur, India), Ashtanga (Ashtanga Yoga Paris), Bikram (Bikram yoga, AZ) and Kundalini.  Hatha Yoga (200 hours) in Sedona, AZ (7 centers yoga center). meditation retreat Vipassana , Belgium

Art, Dance, Performance

International school of performing arts, Paris (AIDAS),

Painting with Edgar Saillen, Paris (Restoration Louvre)

Contemporary dance, Paris & Brussels  (Micadanse, Menagerie de Verre)

Corporeal mime, Paris (Théâtre du Mouvement).

Accademia di Circo di Cesenatico, Italy (Circus School)

Links

IG@ sunrisesomatics

Tik Tok @sunrisesomatics

Youtube channel www.youtube.com/carlyko1

FB @carlyko

IG Person @ ko_creation

If you’d like to dive deep with me check out this interview as a guest for the Path to Empowerment Summit– I talk about:

  • My abusive childhood as a “sinner” and the evangelical christian oppression

  • Modeling in Italy and my circus nomad performing years in Europe

  • How I managed to leave my 7 yr. old son in France and dealt with the guilt and pain

  • How I moved to SF with 1k in my pocket and made it.

  • How I overcame C-PTSD and chronic battles of unworthiness and chronic shyness

  • The journey to slowing down in Hawaii

  • My connection to spirit and channeling

  • And finally insights on how to live in a the challenges of the world today.

 Some events Carly has organized or facilitated at:

Some of my past performances, commercials, dances, etc… here’s a playlist, enjoy the journey!!!

Some performance life imagery :-)