"Healing begins when we learn to listen to the wisdom of the body. Through Somatic awareness, breath, creativity, and compassionate self-inquiry, we can move beyond survival and reconnect with our fullest expression of life".

Dawn Christensen

Founder, A New Dawn Healing Arts

Dawn Christensen

Founder, A New Dawn Healing Arts

Dawn Christensen is a Somatic Coach, Certified Expressive Arts Counselor, Breathwork Facilitator, and Wellness Educator dedicated to helping individuals reconnect with their bodies, restore balance to the nervous system, and discover pathways to healing and transformation. Through Dawn's practice, A New Dawn Healing Arts, she supports people navigating trauma-related conditions, chronic illness, anxiety, nervous system dysregulation, post-viral recovery, and life transitions through compassionate, body-centered approaches.

Drawing on decades of experience in wellness, movement, expressive arts, and personal development, Dawn offers an integrative framework that blends somatic coaching, expressive arts counseling, breathwork, meditation, and energy healing. Her work is rooted in the belief that the body carries wisdom, that healing unfolds through awareness and self-compassion, and that meaningful transformation begins when we learn to listen to ourselves more deeply.

Experience & Background

Dawn brings a rich and diverse professional background to her work. She has founded and led multiple wellness-focused initiatives, including Skyelight Healing Arts, a wellness center serving individuals with chronic panic and other health challenges, and the GRACE Program, which supported cancer patients through art, creativity, and expression. She has also worked as a wellness writer, event organizer, movement educator, performer, and holistic wellness professional.

Her education and training include certification in Somatic Coaching, Core Centering, Cross-Mapping, and Somatic Movement-Based Sensation Coaching through the Somatic Coaching Academy, certification as a Breathwork Facilitator, and advanced training in Expressive Arts Therapy with a concentration in spirituality. She also holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama with a minor in Psychology from New York University.

A Philosophy of Whole-Person Healing

At the heart of Dawn's work is a commitment to helping people cultivate resilience, self-awareness, and self-trust. She believes healing involves the whole person - body, mind, emotions, and spirit - and lasting change becomes possible when individuals learn to regulate the nervous system, process emotions safely, and reconnect with their innate capacity for growth and well-being.

Through one-on-one coaching, workshops, digital resources, guided practices, and educational content, Dawn creates supportive spaces where individuals can explore healing at their own pace and in ways that honor their unique experiences.