Healing by the Sea

Lara specialises in providing a nurturing and safe space for individuals to reconnect, reset, recalibrate and Recharge during challenging times of transition or as a regular practice of self-care. Smoothing out the nervous system
The demands of modern life create stress and tension in the body and an overactive mind. Bodywork & Counseling encourage identifying and unwinding the patterns of contraction and through gentle, non-forceful movements relieve the bodily tension and underlying mental loops. The result is a systematic, self-guided unburdening of the nervous system.

2. Processing and identifying emotions
As the body unwinds and the mind relaxes its pressured pace the emotions associated with these patterns become clearer and are released. You can note recurring emotional loops for further processing and at the same time allow emotions to simply rise and release.

3. Awakening and re-sensitising bodily sensations
As tension, contraction and emotion are being released the body becomes sensitised and allowed to feel deeper. One of the marked results of this sensitisation is an ability to feel increased pleasure and well-being.

4. Releasing trauma patterns into flow
One of the results of traumatic experiences (fresh & old) is 'freeze' - a state in which body, mind and emotions are stuck in a state of numbness. Often 'freeze' is falsely perceived as a feeling of 'calm/nothing', which results in an inability to release the experience and ease the bodily patterns. Bodywork combined with the breath facilitates a continued movement, which gently opens the freeze pattern and allows for recognition and release of the underlying bodily and emotional patterns.

5. Uniting mind and body in connection with physical sensation
Through continued engagement with the release of contraction and facilitation of emotional awareness, the ingrained patterns become clearer and less pronounced. Over time, physical sensation can be engaged with and the acceptance and tolerance of all sensation increases and connection with whatever is present are possible.

6. Creating high bodily responsiveness
Bodywork & Counseling combined educate the body/mind how to release and process contractions, stress and emotional tension. The body becomes highly attuned to all sensations and can note, react or release fluidly.

7. Opening access to bodily wisdom