Welcome to Vitalist

If you have hungered for a spiritual community that can dance, laugh, cry, and heal as hard as they can meditate, this is your place.  For decades, we have been supporting humans on their journey from suffering to meaning by integrating the most effective principles of psychology, spirituality, breathwork, and somatic healing modalities. This is our medicine, and it is our deepest joy and passion to share it. 

This work is certain to change you and the world. 

Have you ever felt like you are just applying a Band-Aid instead of making real change?

We get it. We have been there...
wanting to change so badly and just not knowing how.

That is why we are here.
We believe you are capable of transforming your life.

Deep within you exists an intuitive owner’s manual. 
We call it the Vital Force.

Calling on the wisdom of our ancestors and modern understandings of trauma, psychology and somatic work, we have found that by awakening this Vital energy, people are able to create changes in their lives they never thought possible.

Where to begin…

To support you on your path, we have designed a comprehensive set of offerings that when used together offers a dynamic, accessible, and affordable roadmap for the transformational journey towards embodiment.

Join us for our weekly in-person Embodiment Classes to learn at-home embodiment practices to support your healing journey.

When the discomfort, pain, and hurt of life become too much, it’s common for us to close off and shut down.

In this process, you stop the flow of energy to the hurt, but you also disconnect from joy, peace, and love.

By joining our weekly in-person embodiment classes, you will learn to reclaim the parts of yourself that have been abandoned.

Attend our in-person events for a deeper experiential dive into this work.

Our dynamic collection of events are designed with the utmost intentionality and integrity to provide you with an embodied transformational experience.

Taught by our trained teachers and facilitators, these sessions include breathwork ceremonies, bioenergetics, sound healings, retreats, and more.

You’ll find each event is a beautiful opportunity for you to step into a sacred space and connect to yourself and other amazing humans.

Choose your guide.
Individual sessions personalize the work for you.

This journey can be intense. Having guides who see and support you is invaluable.

The Vitalist Institute practitioners provide a safe space for you to explore your own inner workings. These one-on-one sessions are potent and effective on their own or as additional support to the work you’re doing through our retreats, events, and embodiment classes.

Our trauma-informed Vitalist Practitioners are available for 1:1 appointments at our Grand Rapids, MI location or via Zoom.

Commit to yourself and this work by joining our immersive training program.

The Vitalist School exists to provide a deep and full-bodied transformational experience for coaches, counselors, bodyworkers, or anyone with a commitment to creating more consciousness in the world.

Through the understanding of trauma, breathwork, somatic practices, neuroscience, and the ancient practices of our ancestors, students will learn to work with the natural rhythms of the body.

This school is for practitioners who are as dedicated to their own growth and healing as they are to their clients' transformation.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact support@vitalistinst.com

  • *Space is limited. If you need to cancel, please contact us as soon as possible, as there is often a waitlist. Cancellations will be refunded with a $50 processing fee, if you notify us in writing prior to 14 days before the event. Within 14 days of the event, refunds will not be given due to health reasons, weather, or winter road conditions, unless your space is able to be filled (minus $50 processing fee). Please plan accordingly.

    *Should our event be full, please do not hesitate to join our waitlist by emailing support@viatlistinst.com Please include your phone number, as we will notify you as soon as any cancellation occurs.

  • Pregnancy, severe asthma, severe heart disease, unmedicated high blood pressure, mental illness, epilepsy and/or history of seizures, acute physical injuries, severe or unregulated diabetes

    *If you are unsure if breathwork is right for you, please reach out to us for a conversation. We offer many unique adaptations and modifications to meet your needs.

    *Everything shared during the sessions and throughout the weekend is confidential.

    *No photos will be taken without participants' consent.