Empowerment Through Trauma-Sensitive
Yoga & Somatic Practice

These sessions offer a gentle, supportive space to explore movement, breath, and embodied awareness at your own pace. Rooted in trauma-sensitive principles, yoga, and somatic approaches, the focus is on safety, choice, and reconnection — not performance or intensity.

 

​These classes warmly welcome anyone navigating trauma, anxiety, burnout, emotional overwhelm, or chronic stress — as well as those simply seeking a more compassionate, body-aware approach to healing. They may be especially supportive for individuals in recovery from substance use disorder (SUD), and for family members or loved ones affected by SUD.

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Each session includes grounding yoga postures, simple breathwork, and guided rest or meditation, creating space to listen to the body and gently restore a sense of wholeness. The practices are adaptable and suitable for all bodies and levels of experience.

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My approach draws from Somatic Experiencing® (SE), developed by Dr Peter Levine, supporting nervous system regulation through gentle, titrated awareness of sensation and impulse. I also integrate the somatic philosophy of Sondra Fraleigh, which centres on establishing new patterns, alongside the creative potential of Creative Dance as a tool for exploration and re-imagination.

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Guided by my whānau-centred praxis—inspired by Kaupapa Māori principles—I create relational, participant-led spaces that ‘de-centre’ a single dominant voice, encourage co-creation, and foster movement-based inquiry into Self, Other, and relationship. This practice invites transformation through patterns that support presence, agency, resilience, and sustainable well-being.

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We begin each class with an informal community welcome — you're invited to arrive early, settle in, and share a cup of tea or juice with others. This is a space to connect, breathe, and simply be — together.

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No prior experience is needed. All are welcome.