Naomi Watkins

Naomi Watkins, PhD is a writer, educator, and ecosomatic coach based in Salt Lake City, Utah. She holds a doctorate in teaching and learning with an emphasis in adolescent literacy and has spent 25 years working across classrooms, universities, and educational institutions. She is the coauthor of Champions of Change: 25 Women Who Made History and the former co-host of This is the Place podcast, which told the stories of Utah women past and present. Her essays explore the body, the land, and the places where they meet, and she writes about these intersections in her Substack, The Sequoia Circle. She is a certified mind-body coach through The Embody Lab and has trained in somatics, breathwork, yoga, and forest therapy. Through her practice, she works with writers and practitioners who are ready to bring the body back into their creative lives. When she's not writing or working with clients, she can be found hiking and exploring the American West.