The Mission
To develop a deeper understanding of human behavior, cognition, emotions, values, beliefs and choices - through creative collaboration, coaching and experiential research.
Coaching & Masterclasses
Litza’s coaching is rooted in the client’s somatic experiences (from the Greek Sōmatikós, meaning bodily or of the body) and personal myth-making. Her approach is grounded in the belief that people do not change their narratives solely through intellectual and cognitive processes. Change happens when we connect our stories, i.e. the way we make sense of ourselves and our world, to our bodies.
Litza has over 25 year of experience teaching courses that tie internal physical perception to external experience via the creative process. She also has a life-long curiosity about how thoughts, feelings, traumas, beliefs and values are physically and narratively expressed. She believes that that every person has a voice that deserves to be heard, a body that deserves to move, and the capacity to listen. Through story-telling, behavior change and immersive / experiential techniques, Litza helps people build self-awareness; improve their cultural and emotional intelligence; practice radical acceptance; develop empathy and compassion; and become physically active participants in their life stories. Litza also teaches workshops on how people can listen and speak through their bodies to supercharge their communication and presentation skills.
Under Graduate & Post Graduate Work
Litza engages students through practical exercises, while encouraging them to view themselves and the world with a critical eye. Through the learning and creative process, students develop the cognitive, social, and emotional skills they need to lead successful and flourishing lives. Her approach is realistic and clear-eyed and she brings a wealth of practical knowledge and experience to her courses. She supports learning and mastery through direct instruction and feedback, somatic techniques, deep discussion, exploration, experimentation, relational exercises and by facilitating creative play and collaborative engagement.
“We have progressed from a society of farmers to a society of factory workers to a society of knowledge workers. And now we’re progressing yet again – to a society of creators and empathizers, of pattern recognizers and meaning makers.”
Litza Bixler is a coach, movement, film and creative expert with experience across a wide range of somatic techniques and art forms: including the Feldenkrais Method, Alexander Technique, Pilates, yoga, contemporary dance, film, physical theatre, fine-art, dance, and writing. She is a certified Kaizen-Muse Coach, with additional certificates in counseling and hypnotherapy. She also has a Masters Degree in Dance Anthropology & Choreography and an undergraduate degree in Theatre.
Litza’s journey has been full of twists and turns, ups and downs, playfulness and laughter, interesting characters, and of course a few dark nights of the soul. Her coaching and education work is designed to help others weather life’s inevitable storms, and to navigate their journeys with compassion, curiosity and courage.
“Possible selves [are] a better predictor of well-being and self-esteem than one’s actual self. The possible self is an active and important ingredient of your whole self. It’s a sense of what can be possible for you that keeps you going emotionally, that motivates.”