Listening to the Wisdom of the Body

Date: Sunday May 17th 2026 10am-4.30pm

Where: Henley Sailing Club, Seaview Road West Beach.

There can be a strong pull to try to fix what’s not working in us — to think our way out, push through, or override what we feel.

Grounded in a mindful, somatic approach to therapy, this workshop invites us to meet our experience with curiosity and compassion, opening the way for new understanding and possibility.

Together, we’ll slow down and begin to listen more closely to our experience — particularly through the body. Rather than trying to change anything, we’ll explore what happens when we bring curiosity and gentle attention to what is already here.

Through guided experiential exercises, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• develop awareness of your internal experience

• notice patterns of holding, tension, or ease

• explore how the body carries information shaped by past experience

• begin to relate to yourself with more understanding and less pressure to change

The day will include guided mindfulness, simple somatic experiments, and optional reflection in pairs or small groups. You are always free to participate at your own pace.

This is not group therapy or a trauma processing program.

This workshop may be of interest if you are:

• curious about somatic or mindfulness-based approaches to healing

• feeling stuck in familiar patterns

• wanting a deeper, more compassionate way of relating to yourself

It is suitable for people already in therapy or counselling, those exploring it for the first time, as well as those working in coaching or therapeutic fields.