WELCOME TO
UPYA ESSENCE
Women's Embodiment - From Reconnection to Lasting Transformation
by Dunya Ntinizi
At Upya Essence CIC, we guide women through a journey of somatic, energetic, and spiritual embodiment — from reconnection to deep transformation — creating lasting personal and collective healing.
Our mission is to nurture the renewal of women’s vitality, confidence, and balance — not through fitness routines alone, but through practices that awaken the Body, Mind, and Heart as one living system.
Upya, meaning “renewal” in Swahili, reflects what’s possible: a return to your innate wisdom, aliveness, and wholeness.
Through the Somapresence Movement Method, Yoga, Longo Dance, and Massage Therapy, we invite you to:
Transform movement into a practice of presence and renewal.
Reconnect with your body’s joy, strength, and purpose.
Cultivate resilience and inner harmony through life’s transitions.
Awaken the energy and consciousness that sustains you beyond physical fitness.
We believe the feminine body is not a problem to fix. It’s a power to awaken.
MEET DUNYA
Founder of Upya Essence and creator of the Somapresence Method
I am a Feminine Embodiment Practitioner, a mother, and a woman shaped by resilience and renewal. Born in France to Congolese roots and rooted in London for the past two decades, my journey has been one of crossing cultures, transitions, and thresholds of self-discovery.
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Through my 14 years of experience teaching yoga, Longo dance and massage therapy, I have developped an approach to movement and bodywork—I guide you to your inner knowing and the wisdom that already lives within you.
I’m Dunya, your guide in this work of remembering, reclaiming, and renewing.
I’m Dunya, here to walk with you in this work of remembering, reclaiming, and renewing.
Your inner wisdom is waiting. Let’s listen—together.
