The Sage Practice:
Mindbody Empowerment
enabling people in pain to rewrite what’s possible
The Sage Practice shows you how to thrive again.
Clients say, “I got my life back, only better.”
You can too. Lara can help.
“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
Lara’s podcast interview: Apple podcasts or Spotify (audio) | Curable website (audio + video clip) | Curable app (full video + audio) you can watch via free trial | Instagram reel (clip)
HOT OFF THE PRESS!
My brand new self paced course is now available! Four Foundations for MindBody Empowerment. Learn More | Enroll
My story on Like Mind Like Body podcast with Christie Uipi, “Healing when pain is both structural and neuroplastic” (Oct. 30, 2025)
My new Somatic Trackings Store is now open for business, with plenty of somatic trackings on specific themes, including my new Signature Series on the 4 Sage Foundations of Self trust, Agency, Growth, and Engagement, personalized recordings and even live 1-1 somatic tracking sessions.
You don’t need to wait for an opening in my schedule to begin this work.
The Sage Foundations of MindBody Empowerment
Self Trust: Cultivate inner safety
Agency: Step into your power
Growth: Embrace transformation
Engagement: Reclaim your life
Coming Soon!
Live Talk, Redefining What Healing Means for You, on Curable on Nov. 13 (free to subscribers or via free trial). This talk is a follow up to the themes I raised (inner safety, self trust, etc.) in my Like Mind Like Body podcast interview.
The Somatic Tracking Store will soon offer curated collections of STs for specific concerns, e.g., structural issues.
Lara Birk, PhD, Founder, The Sage Practice, LLC
Empowerment is Healing.
I discovered I had an exceptionally rare medical condition when it became dangerously acute when I was 16 playing soccer. 17 major surgeries later, I have lived with often disabling pain for decades, been on crutches for 15 years, and remain structurally impaired. I discovered the science of brain-based pain through Curable. Inspired by its transformative power, I left a career I loved (as a professor) to help others on similar journeys.
At The Sage Practice, I teach clients how to develop self trust, agency, growth, and engagement, empowering them to take their power back and make the most of their one wild and precious life.
The fact that you’re here on this website right now tells me you have the courage & curiosity it takes to benefit from what I’ve learned the hard way:
“Choose to see pain as a portal into your deepest self, and it will be an awakening, bringing you back to life.” — Lara
“It feels like Lara is a mirror to my highest self that even I hadn’t seen. She is truly gifted." — Rebecca Bauder
“Lara is among the very best teachers I have ever seen.” — David Karp, PhD
