Joy Somatics

Joy Somatics I help people overwhelmed by stress and tension, who want more calm in their life, befriend their body, and move and breathe better.

I help adults who are overwhelmed by nervous system dysregulation who want somatic body and breath-based solutions to restore energy, access resiliency and be present for their lives.

03/30/2026

Spring refresh at Joy Somatics

7 years ago when I was realized teaching more somatics & breathwork than yoga, I hired Eva Rae Creative to shift from Yoga With Joy to Joy Somatics.

🛸This was a time when 'Somatics' wasn't in anyone's search bars
🌬Breathwork wasn't mainstream yet.

It was a big leap. Eva doula'd me through a major transition in my career.

Fast forward 7 years...⏳️🚀
Still moving, breathing & connecting ~ in even more effective ways.

Be sure to check out my new website & join me in celebrating the birth of this latest evolution in helping people MOVE, BREATHE & CONNECT their way to wholeness.

📢Shout out!
Thank you EVA of Eva Rae Creative for your personalized and pro approach ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ & mostly for creating a beautiful space for my clients to land.

Need support with your business branding, logo, website copy & want to connect with a local, experienced professional who helps you navigate and plan for change?
🌀reach out to hello@evaraecreative.ca





Melty sunny Sunday in the country. We'll take it & bask.
03/29/2026

Melty sunny Sunday in the country.
We'll take it & bask.

How we breathe can set the environment for learning. Discover how to support students & clients through better breathing...
03/24/2026

How we breathe can set the environment for learning.

Discover how to support students & clients through better breathing.

If you are an educator or clinician in student services or a counsellor interested in learning the real science of breathing to support students' or clients' needs, join this leading edge conversation.

You will:

~ Recognize symptoms of hypocapnia
~ Learn how chemistry, mechanics & psychology interplay to create dysfunctional breathing
~ Dispel common misunderstandings & why some breathing practices actually make things worse
~ Learn ways to support their budding awareness
~ Expand your own embodied awareness through theory, case studies & experiential practices.

Thursday May 7, 2026
1-330

Max 12 participants

Register @ www.joysomatics.ca/bookings
Link in bio




Want the real science on breathing? If you are a clinician who knows there has to be more than slow, nasal breathing, bo...
03/23/2026

Want the real science on breathing?

If you are a clinician who knows there has to be more than slow, nasal breathing, bolt scores & box breathing to assess and support your clients, you are so right!

Come join the conversation & learn:
~ How a breathing habit may be keeping clients stuck
~ How to recognize hypocapnia in your clients
~ Dispel common misunderstandings
~ Why breathing practices are not one size fits all (and can sometimes make things worse)
~ How chemistry, mechanics & psychology interplay to create dysfunctional breathing habits
~ Ways to support clients' growing awareness
~ Your own embodied understanding through theory, case studies & experiential practices.

Tue April 28
6-830pm
1700 Corydon Ave, Wpg

Register @ www.joysomatics.ca/bookings
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03/21/2026

Holding space for your body's wisdom.

Nearly 10 yrs ago while studying @ The Centre for Holding Space and shifting from teaching yoga into somatics & breathwork, I remember the struggle of 'career liminal space'.

"What on earth does this look like on a business card?"

Few people had heard of somatics, certainly not in Winnipeg.
~ I kept following my curiosity.
~ It was confusing and scary at times.
~ I had to dissolve my comfort zones.
~ I carved my own path & weaved it together.

Healing can also feel like an uncertain path with the stress of 'how will this all work out?'

The path is always through.

It's a constant privilege to light that path & hold space for my 1:1 nervous system recovery clients.

Do you have questions about how somatics & breathing behavior training can restore your resilience?
☆☆☆ Reach out by DM or use my online scheduler to book a Free 15 min. consult to discuss your symptoms.





Who wouldn't? Something I value & can forget. Here's what brings me back into remembering: 1. Immersing myself in things...
03/20/2026

Who wouldn't?

Something I value & can forget.

Here's what brings me back into remembering:

1. Immersing myself in things that evoke awe:
☆the skyline, babies laughter, others' stories, movement from felt sense, attuning to the moment in front of me.

2. Not getting too attached to the knowledge and certainty my nervous system & ego love.
☆ Not making assumptions, staying curious, using knowledge to inform intuition & structure to support the process, being willing to not know & be surprised.

What do you do when you are fixed in beliefs, in your head? What helps you soften into wonder?



Do we still facilitate Conscious Connected Breathwork Journies at Joy Somatics? Yes. I still guide conscious connected b...
03/19/2026

Do we still facilitate Conscious Connected Breathwork Journies at Joy Somatics?

Yes. I still guide conscious connected breathwork (CCB) as a strategic tool in clients' nervous system recovery process & resiliency plan.

When facilitated well, CCB is a powerful method to ~Deepening self-awareness
~ Accessing state dependant material (i.e. beliefs that may have imprinted at certain levels of consciousness).
~ Provide opportunity to revisit & reframe past experiences
~ Acknowledge & process emotional and subconscious material
~ Provide an opportunity for completion of actions & sounds
~ Develop mechanical preferences and retrain breathing behaviours
~ and more...

How is this different than services offered years ago ?

Since incorporating breathing behaviour sciences into my work over the past 2 years, all clients receive breathing behaviour analysis to ensure CCB is appropriate for them and is 'the right tool at the right time' to serve client needs.

Measuring C02 levels also allows for monitoring during and after breathwork to ensure integration & clients safety before driving home.

While bigger peak experiences have their place in The Breathe Room, clients report they are surprised how much reveals itself with sublter practices.

This work is about widening your window of regulation over time. This means finding safety, growing awareness, time in new experiences- all leading to behavior-response change.

In my experience to date, clients -particularly those recovering from trauma- need to demonstrate a foundation of regulation before engaging in these more expansive, resiliency building experiences.

If you are curious about this work & what leads up to it, be sure to check out 'My Approach' in the About tab on my website.





03/18/2026

Pausing to savor thru my senses.

After yesterday's blizzard, I'm fully enjoying this good day. Taking 10 minutes on my back deck to simply bask in the sun.

~ I hear birds chirpin & the dripping of snow melting.
~ I see the clear blue sky.
~ I feel the warmth of the sun & brightness in my eyes.
~ I'm tasting a cinnamon bun from

Ah Spring! We feel you on your way.

What are you taking in thru your senses today? Can you too pause to savor that sensation?

03/12/2026

Your breath learns

Just like all our other habits and behaviours, the breath also learns how to get our needs met.

And sometimes a habit that helped solve a problem during a stressful event just isn't functional anymore.

And those no-longer-ideal habits can cause, exacerbate or maintain multi-system conditions & symptoms.

It's why I include breathing behaviour assessments & retraining into my 1:1 Somatic nervous sustem wellness sessions and passionate about sharing this work with other professionals.





03/10/2026

Some questions I get as a Breathing Behaviour Analyst

Learn the answers to these & so much more.

Better Breathing Series:
April 14 ~ For Anxiety Relief (only 1 seats left!)
April 28 ~ For Improved Client Outcomes
May 7 ~ For Educators & Counsellors

Choose the workshop that suits your needs
Hosted
1700 Corydon Ave.

More details & register www.joysomatics.ca/bookings
or tap link in bio

What other questions do you have about bresthing?
(Or these workshops- post in comments below or DM me).




These fish know how to swim. This is 52 & 57. 🍰🍷We celebrated with thermal cycles, connecting in quiet, being still & en...
03/07/2026

These fish know how to swim.

This is 52 & 57.
🍰🍷We celebrated with thermal cycles, connecting in quiet, being still & enjoying amazing food .

Matt & I have bdays 3 days apart and we've been celebrating them together for about 30 yrs. We know how to immerse ourselves in a fabulous experience.

PS...these were BEFORE faces.



Infinite perspectives on this perspective. 1 possible direction...Belief systems run perty deep. ~About our health, our ...
11/26/2025

Infinite perspectives on this perspective.

1 possible direction...

Belief systems run perty deep.

~About our health, our capacity for abundance & joy, our collective future...
~ Created by predictive coding from personal 'reality' (aka perceived experience).

Repattern & reprogramming don't happen overnight. Examples (if I'm recalling my 'science'correctly);
~ Neuroplastic changes take min. 6-8 weeks
~ Fascia replaces itself approx every 6 months
~ Most honest supplement co. will tell you to expect a month to feel the benefit of cellular changes

Real change takes consistent effort over time. ~'Abhyasa' as they say in yogic texts.
The other option is to believe your future is inevitable.

☆☆And therein lies 'choice', 'free will' & 'agency'. ☆☆

I'm curious how this quote landed in your own awareness?
I'll meet you in the comments with my second take, but in the meantime, I'd love to hear yours.








Address

600 Saint Anne's
Winnipeg, MB
R2M2S2

Opening Hours

Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 1pm - 8pm
Thursday 3:30pm - 9pm
Friday 10am - 3pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

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+12049182829

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