Embodiment Coaching

★ for thoughtful leaders who want to lead with heart and need to find ease among constant pressure and competing demands.

☆ for achievement-driven Asians who are tired of meeting others’ expectations and want to start defining success on their own terms.

Hi, I’m Yan Li, embodiment coach and founder of Moving Stillness School of Embodiment.

I help people seeking sustainable changes in how they show up at work and in relationships, so they can live a freer life and share their gifts more fully.

People who enjoy working with me tend to be those who find themselves straddling different cultures — for example, first- and second-generation Asian Americans or immigrants from family-/community-oriented cultures in general, women who work in predominantly male occupations or spaces, professionals with working class parents — folks who do a lot of cultural code-switching (you know who you are!).

I am a certified somatic coach with an academic background in sociology and social psychology. I practice and teach Tai Chi, and study classical Chinese medicine and Buddha dharma. I am an immigrant from China and have lived in the United States longer than on the land of my ancestors. These strands of heritages are weaved into my coaching practice and are the wellspring of growth for my clients and myself.

What Clients Are Saying

I started coaching with Yan after starting a new leadership position and struggling with feelings of imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and general lack of self-confidence. Receiving coaching from Yan was transformational. In a 12-week coaching package she taught me simple tools and practices that allowed me to trust in my own decision-making and instincts. As a result, it brought back joy to my work and gave me energy to focus on the aspects of my job that I enjoyed (rather than focusing on areas in which I felt unsure of myself). The tools she teaches can be practiced alone and focus on self-reliance, leaving me feeling confident in my current job and prepared for future challenges. Yan is so knowledgeable, remarkable at listening, and fun to work with. I would highly recommend her to anyone in a leadership position, or otherwise anyone looking to grow in confidence while maintaining authenticity. 
S.B. an early career academic
My experience with somatic coach Yan Li has been transformational. We just concluded a 12-session coaching engagement that was simply extraordinary. I am an executive coach myself, and sought out Yan in order to overcome some longstanding eating habits related to stress. She led me on a path that uncovered deeper roots of these habits. This new awareness was profound. I felt safe and centered. The unhealthy habits I couldn’t shed for many years are now history, and I feel an openness towards the future. The tools and affirmations I gained from this experience continue to nurture a higher quality of life and my inner peace. I am grateful to Yan’s brilliant talent as a coach.  
R.S.Executive Coach
Yan’s 10 sessions of somatic coaching has been a magical and rewarding journey. It helped me with my career shift, which had troubled me for the past ten years. I am passionate about French pastry, but somehow, many things held me back from pursuing my dream. Yan helped me identify the obstacles and overcome the fears, through talking, somatic exercises and bodywork. During the five months of coaching, I started my home bakery business from scratch, and I am now confident to continue my career and life pursuit. Yan is a great listener. She is also very compassionate, creative and an excellent communicator.
ShushuFrench Pastry Chef

Mentor Coach Endorsement

Yan brings a depth of presence to the work she does. All the layers that she is are present in her coaching. She holds a warm spaciousness that is very generative for her clients. What also makes Yan a powerful coach to work with is how committed she is to her own growth and her own healing – she does what she’s going to invite other people to do and goes deep inside the work, which requires a lot of integrity and courage.

— Alejandra Silberman, Mentor Coach; Master Somatic Coach, Chile

© Yan Li & Moving Stillness LLC