S Ō M A T H E C A R Y

Hi, I’m Violette Gibbs, kinesiology researcher, educator, massage therapist, sports nutritionist, and therapeutic yoga and Yoga Nidra teacher. I also live with persistent pain.

Years ago, I was run over by a car in a hit-and-run while jogging on the Cross Seminole Trail. The collision left me with a permanent injury and daily pain and profoundly changed how I understand the body and what it means to live well.

Coming Winter 2026

That journey led me to create SŌMATHECARY™ an online space where science meets lived experience.

Here you’ll find evidence-informed practices for living better with pain, stress, and fatigue, including Yoga Nidra, breath and awareness, gentle movement, pain education, acceptance-based tools, and motor imagery.

SŌMATHECARY is not about fixing you. It is an invitation to pause, reconnect, and explore what helps you move toward what matters.

Violette Gibbs, MS, CISSN, LMT, E-RYT 500
PhD Candidate in Kinesiology, UCF
RAMP Laboratory