Somatic Breathwork
Somatic Breathwork supports you to connect directly with your nervous system and your body’s natural ability to regulate, release, and restore.​
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When we experience stress, overwhelm, or trauma, our breath often becomes shallow, held, or disconnected. Over time this can create tension, emotional numbness, and a sense of being stuck in life.​
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By practicing breathwork in a way that supports you - from gentle to more active (Conscious Connected) breathing patterns - the body is given space to open, soften, move, and awaken. Through this process, deeply held patterns can begin to shift — ones which may once have served as protection, but no longer support the life you wish to live today.
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The breath becomes a pathway not only to release what’s been held, but to reclaim your energy, presence, and sense of joy — beyond defenses and survival responses from the past.​
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Every session is guided through a trauma-informed lens which honours your unique pace and body’s wisdom. Rather than pushing for emotional release, we work to create the conditions for your system to soften, integrate, and rediscover ease, energy, and flow in a way that is grounded and sustainable.​
What happens in a session?
Every session with Rachel has a somatic (body-based) focus, guiding you to move from the thinking mind into the wisdom of your body.
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Through gentle somatic awareness practices, you’ll learn to notice where tension, holding, and emotional charge live within you — and how to create space for your nervous system to soften and release.
Breathwork may be part of this process, but it’s not the only tool. Emotional expression, movement, vocalisation (sound), and nurturing touch are all invited as ways for energy and emotion to move through the body.
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The end of each session allows space for integration, where the body is invited to rest, absorb, and settle into a state of calm and restoration.
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Each session unfolds at your pace. You remain in the driver’s seat of your experience, with nothing ever forced or rushed. It’s a space where your body leads, your unique nervous system is honoured, and transformation arises gently, naturally, and in a way that feels safe for you.
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Sound Therapy and Reiki may also be woven into the session to support deeper integration and relaxation, if this resonates with you.