Mindful Somatic Wellness

12/09/2025

Three Senior Teachers

12/08/2025

Wow! I leave my studio everyday full of gratitude for the excellent humans I have the privilege of exploring somatically with. I’m full of warm tingles and happy, grateful tears. Thank you Favsie Fin

11/30/2025

11/20/2025

Trans Day of Remembrance lands heavy this year in Alberta. 🕯️🏳️‍⚧️

In a time when this government is undermining safety, community care, public healthcare, and education, our trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse kin are holding even more fear, grief, and activation in their nervous systems. A trauma-informed lens asks us to remember: no one’s existence should be a site of threat.

To my trans and q***r beloveds:
Your life is sacred. Your body belongs to you. You are not an “issue” — you are family, wisdom, and future.

To cis folks and allies:
Being trauma-informed means we don’t look away. We stay present, listen, believe, protect kids, and help make spaces where trans people can breathe, rest, and belong. Our nervous systems — and our liberation — are deeply interconnected.

Today, move gently: light a candle, place a hand on your heart, feel your feet on the ground, say their names, donate if you can, and check on your people.
We are all connected, and we keep each other alive. 💜

11/20/2025

11/08/2025

What a world that could be 🌿🤍

11/06/2025

Sitting with Feeling — Trauma-Informed Meditation & Mindfulness
Sunday, Nov 30 · 1–3pm MT · In-person (Calgary) or on Zoom

When emotion rises, we often manage, minimize, or muscle through. In this gentle class, we treat emotion as a messenger—energy born from sensation that points to a need. We’ll slow down, listen in, and meet what’s here with kindness.

Through simple gestures, soft sound, and small, mindful movements, your body learns, “this is feel-able.” Everything is invitational: close your eyes, rest, or keep your camera off.

Why this helps
• When your body feels safe to feel, the message beneath the feeling gets clear—so you can respond, not react.
• Sensing > naming > meeting the need reduces the pressure that builds when emotions are ignored.
• You’ll leave with a repeatable micro-practice: meet emotion through sensation, name it simply, and choose next steps that honour your nervous system.

Details
• Duration: 2 hours
• Format: In-person at Mindful Somatic Wellness (Calgary) or Online (Zoom)
• Date/Time: Sun, Nov 30, 1–3pm (MT)
• An ideal starting point for beginners and longtime meditators alike.
• Part of a four-part series in Therapeutic Contemplation—body-centered mindfulness that honours physiology, emotion, and lived experience. Attend one or all; each session stands alone and builds cumulatively.
• Trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and inclusive of diverse identities, nervous system patterns, and body stories.
• A foundational step toward the Mindful Somatic Meditation & Therapeutic Contemplation Teacher Training (2026).

Sliding Scale — Choose your rate
🌱 Supporter: $65 (helps fund reduced & karma spots)
💛 Standard: $50 (sustains the work)
🫶 Reduced: $35 (no questions asked)
✨ Free/Karma spots available—access matters.

11/05/2025

Build it. Offer it. Share it — with care.
Somatic Skills Lab #2: Build | Offer | Share
Dec 6-7, 10:00 AM-6:00 PM (Calgary, in person)

Turn what you know—and what you love—into a trauma-informed, results-ready group experience. In two immersive days you’ll design a repeatable workshop, craft a clear and honest offer, and practice consent-led facilitation with options, pacing, and repair. You’ll leave with a launch-ready plan you can run this month.

Real talk: things will wobble in groups. Learn what can go wrong—and what to do. Trust me, I know. Use my years of facilitation to build your dream offering with clear scripts and repair maps you can use right away.

What you’ll learn:
• Backward design (outcomes > evidence > activities)
• Trauma-informed in action: safety, titration, boundaries, repair
• Cueing that lands (clear, invitational, inclusive)
• Mindfulness that supports insight (no bypass)
• Regulation: down- and up-shift options woven into flow
• Pacing & presence: timing, arcs, rests
• When things go wrong (and right): practical troubleshooting
• Crafting an honest offer (title, promise, pricing band, policies)

You’ll leave with:
• A repeatable run-sheet + props/access notes
• A personal consent & safety script (hands-on/hands-off options)
• Copy-ready event description + short email/social blurb
• One micro-taught practice refined with coached feedback
• A 7-day launch checklist (publish, promote, deliver, debrief)
• A brief impact/feedback template to keep learning from your people

Tuition (plus GST):
Standard $350
Supporter $425 (helps fund reduced/karma spots)
Reduced $300 (limited income—no questions asked)
Free/Karma spaces available—message me if this calls to you but finances are a barrier.

Very limited spots—save yours now.
Link in bio or DM “LAB” for the registration link and payment plan options.

11/05/2025

PHASE 2: Advanced Embodied Trauma Skills for Caring Professionals

Move beyond the fundamentals. Build a personal + professional toolkit to help a dysregulated nervous system reorganize—safely, gently, and effectively. We’ll deepen nervous-system literacy, apply polyvagal tools, and craft movement + mindfulness protocols from a trauma-informed lens.

What you’ll practice
• Advanced nervous-system mapping + applied polyvagal strategies
• Grounding, centering, and in-the-moment regulation skills
• Somatic Dialogue skills: attuned, consent-based verbal co-regulation and titrated inquiry
• Emotional embodiment: feel → understand → guide
• Trauma-informed movement & mindfulness protocols for you and your clients
• Resilience through options, pacing, boundaries, and consent

Who: Graduates of Intro + Phase 1
When: Nov 14–16 and Dec 12–14, 2025 (6 sessions)
Investment: $650 + GST. Hold your spot with a $200 + GST deposit (payment options available).

Spots are limited. DM “PHASE 2” for details or tap the link in bio to register.
Planning ahead? Phase 3 runs Jan 23–25 & Feb 20–22, 2026.

10/30/2025