The Whisker Forest

You belong here🐛 Weird is welcome🐈 No experience needed🌳 Your body knows🐛 Play is healing🐈 Come as you are🌳 Paint as language🐛 All parts of you are welcome🐈 You belong here🌳 Weird is welcome🐛 No experience needed🐈 Your body knows🌳 Play is healing🐛 Come as you are🐈 Paint as language🌳 All parts of you are welcome🐛

Welcome to the forest

The wild, the silly, the weird, the unknown.

The Whisker Forest was created as a representation of my inner world. I have always felt my spirit animal to be a house cat — and so using "Whisker" as a part of this world felt right to me, because animals use them to navigate and sense the world around them. And this is exactly what the paint brush does with our internal world. The world we sometimes struggle to navigate.

The Whisker Forest provides a creative space to explore the wild, the silly, the weird, the awkward, and the unknown. It's a space to witness, be witnessed, and just happen.

Wild

Bright

Flow

Deep

Soft

Fire

Root

Detail

The palette of The Whisker Forest

Open · Connected · 10/10 safety

"I wasn't 100% sure what I was going to be getting myself into, but after opening up and allowing myself to just BE, this experience was so satisfying and uplifting. I would do this over and over again."

— Guff · Forest Gathering

The work

Paint in motion · bodies as canvas

Every mark made is a conversation between the brush and the body, the artist and the held. This is what it looks like when people come home to themselves.

Face paint · pastel swirls

Somatic session · blue + lavender

Arm art · fire florals

Community gathering · outdoor session

Body paint · full torso

Hand art · teal spirals + hearts

How we meet

The offerings 🌱

Every session is its own ritual. You don't need experience, a certain kind of body, or any idea what you're doing. You only need a willingness to arrive.

🐈 01 — In Person

Somatic Body Painting

We begin with some guided grounding to get you back into your body, followed by an intuitive paint session. This is a moment you get to allow yourself to sit with all of yourself.

Investment: $200–$600

1:1 · In-Person · The Bay Area

🐛 02 — Virtual

Color Me Chaos

A virtual group embodiment experience on a set date. Your Whisker Forest kit — a split cake, sponge, and brushes — gets delivered to your door beforehand. Then we gather on Zoom and you paint yourself in real time, guided through breath, sensation, and presence. In your space, on your terms. It's not about how it looks, it's about how it feels.

$100 · includes your Whisker Forest kit delivered to your door

Group · Virtual · Set Dates

🌳 03 — Community

Forest Gatherings

In-person group experiences of embodied painting. You paint yourself and others. Deeper than virtual — bodies in the same room, nervous systems in conversation. All supplies provided. You just show up.

$35 per person

In-Person · Small Group · Bay Area

Dip, Drip & Dance

"Didn't realize I needed an expressive activity like this that didn't require words — because typically I'm so quick to analyze and process or label an emotion. But none of that was required here. I'm just so glad I decided to join."

— Kiana · Forest Gathering

The ritual

What a session actually feels like

No performance. No right way. Just you, your body, and whatever wants to move through. This is where you get to just happen.

nervous system somatic intuitive gentle grounded playful expressive

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Arrive & Settle

We begin by landing — grounding the nervous system, releasing the day. Not rushed. The forest is patient.

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Listen Inward

Before paint, there's presence. We tune into sensation, feeling, or a single word that wants to guide the session.

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Paint as Language

Color and mark-making become a way of saying what's hard to say. No mistakes. Ugly strokes belong here too.

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Close & Integrate

We honor what moved through. You leave at your own pace, carrying what you need and releasing what you're ready to let go.

Who tends this forest

Hi, I'm Amy. 🐈

I'm a somatic embodiment facilitator and body painter rooted in The Bay Area, California. I created The Whisker Forest because I needed it. A place that was earthy and colorful and a little chaotic. A place that holds all of me. A place where I can just happen.

I'm drawn to the intersection of nervous system work and creativity. The way color can regulate, the way touch can speak, the way play can be profoundly healing. My sessions are held with care and a deep respect for wherever you are in your story.

When I'm not in the forest, you'll find me on the jiu jitsu mat, crafting something with my hands, or napping with my dog, Steven.

🥋 Jiu jitsu practitioner 🧶 Crochet cat-ear beanies 🌙 Mystic + Wild Woman 🐱 Feline energy forever 💃 Movement + dance

Somatic Body Paint Session · 1:1

"These sessions with Amy make me feel so relaxed and at peace. I literally fell asleep. I left feeling powerful, comfortable, and so so happy in my own body. I cannot recommend it enough."

— Kavya · 1:1 Somatic Body Paint

Color Me Chaos

Upcoming sessions 🐛

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Free Webinar

How to Reconnect to Your Pleasure in Everyday Life

Thursday, July 2 · 6:00–7:30pm PST

A free taste of The Whisker Forest — no paint required. Come learn how to bring more pleasure into your everyday life using somatic practices you can use anywhere, anytime.

RSVP — it's free →

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New dates coming soon

The next Color Me Chaos is being planned. Join the mailing list below to be the first to know when new sessions drop — including what's in your kit and how to reserve your spot.

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Somatic Body Paint Session · 1:1

"I felt sad, like a part of me was being washed away. I wasn't expecting that at all. The colors stuck with me — red for stress and pink for love. It helped me slow down and handle things differently. I'm so glad I did it."

— Rimeeta · Somatic Body Paint Session

Paint on every face

Face Painting 🎨

4 years of professional face painting — birthday parties, festivals, corporate events, private sessions. High-quality, skin-safe designs that spark joy at any age.

"Face painting is more than decoration — it's a moment of play, expression, and a little bit of magic."

Enter the Face Painting World →

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Made by hand · made with love