The Sage Practice:
Mindbody Empowerment
enabling people in pain to rewrite what’s possible
The Sage Foundations of MindBody Empowerment
Self Trust: Cultivate inner safety
Agency: Step into your power
Growth: Embrace transformation
Engagement: Reclaim your life
“Lara Birk’s journey through years of chronic pain has led her to become a powerful voice in the field of mindbody medicine, particularly for those living with both structural and neuroplastic issues.”
— Curable Health
Click image of Christie Uipi & Lara to listen to their conversation on Like Mind Like Body.
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My brand new self-paced course is now available! Learn the Four Foundations for MindBody Empowerment. Learn More | Enroll
My story on Like Mind Like Body with Christie Uipi, “Healing when pain is both structural and neuroplastic” (Oct. 30, 2025)
My Signature Talk, Redefining What Healing Means for You, on Curable (free to subscribers or via free trial)
My Recordings Store is now open with 20+ somatic trackings on specific themes, including a new Signature Series on the 4 Sage Foundations (Self trust, Agency, Growth, and Engagement).
Request a Personalized Somatic Tracking (ST) Recording or Self-Schedule a 1-1 ST session.
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My conversation with Anna Holtzman on her podcast, How to Trust Yourself, TBA.
Curated collection of somatic tracking recordings that together speak to particular issues in depth, like having structural symptoms, or being in a flare or setback, needing more self compassion and self kindness, or experimenting with self empowerment in your own life. (Express interest)
Lara Birk, PhD, Founder, The Sage Practice, LLC
Empowerment is Healing.
I was 16 years old playing soccer one day when an exceptionally rare medical condition became acute in my leg. Because ER doctors did not believe me, I lost critical hours between onset and emergency treatment. I nearly lost my leg. Once I was out of a wheelchair and onto crutches, "the good leg" went acute too. 17 major surgeries later, I still live with often disabling pain, remain structurally impaired, and have been on crutches at least 15 years of my life.
It has not been easy, and yet... I have never been happier than I am today.
It's been a long, bewildering path from helpless patient to empowered human. Discovering Curable and pain neuroscience was my initiation into the hopeful world of mindbody medicine. I even left a career I loved (sociology professor) to do this work. That’s how fervently I believe it can help you too, no matter your situation.
The Sage Practice teaches you how to develop self trust, agency, growth, and engagement, empowering you to take your power back and make the most of your one wild and precious life.
The fact that you’re here right now tells me you already have the courage & curiosity it takes. So why not benefit from what I’ve learned the hard way:
Choose to see pain as a portal into your deepest self, and you will find a sacred invitation to come truly, fully, and vibrantly alive.
“It feels like Lara is a mirror to my highest self that even I hadn’t seen.
She is truly gifted." — Rebecca Bauder
“I am so grateful for the time I spent with Lara — it changed my life.
In my healing journey, Lara has been my shining star.” — Jascha Sonis
“Lara has been integral to my healing process, guiding me to learn, grow, and most of all, live a full & rich life.
Lara is a true gift to the world.” — Lisa Gold
