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I work with groups & one-to-one. Ever since my dad died in 2002 I began realising that I hadn’t been fulfilling my soul purpose in life. All, so healing.

As a Pesso Boyden psychotherapist, counsellor, basket weaver, reflexologist, wild-food-forager and nature enthusiast, I support people's wellbeing through rest, creativity and nature. I’d been doing what I thought was right rather than what my heart felt was right. This message was compounded when I had breast cancer in 2007. Since these two life changing experiences I’ve been following my dream, literally, to evolve a healing retreat for people. That path has undoubtedly led me to connect with and understand the healing powers of Nature and the importance of being present. I’ve awakened to the wonderful world of edible wild food which Nature offers us in abundance, for free, with the exact properties we need relating to times of year, vitamins, minerals.... I’ve awakened to the wonderful world of Nature based crafts such as taking a bundle of willow sticks and turning them in to beautiful and practical baskets. I’ve awakened to the wonderful world of creative writing which helps me release nagging negative thoughts, become more sensually aware and again become more present. I’ve awakened to the wonderful world of Reflexology and its ability to help people relax and release, repair and restore their balance, and rest. And thanks to my dear friend Juliet, I’ve awakened to the amazing counseling technique Pesso Boyden (PBSP, Pesso Boyden System Psycomotor), which has truly transformed the way I weave through my daily life, more fluidly, releasing unhelpful patterns of behaviour, allowing me to become more fully who I am meant to be in this world. Life has its challenges, but, on the whole it is meant to be simple. We eat, need warmth and shelter, drink clean water, laugh, love, share stories, build relationship with each other and the land which surrounds and supports us....cry, get angry, grieve, love again...

I make mistakes and I aim to learn from them. Ever since I was a little girl I’ve loved to help people feel better. An awareness came to me of what they needed. I’m not sure how I knew certain things but I did. It’s this awareness that I’m evolving through my work at Satori and the surrounding land. Part of what I offer is to facilitate small groups, one to one workshops and bespoke retreats. I also offer Satori as a venue for other like-minded individuals to lead their own groups. Led by Nature and my heart’s desire I step forward ever gently upon this Earth which gave and gives me form, with all its beauty and ugliness. As I breathe, I listen.

04/11/2025

John the Potter is back 🥳

03/11/2025

Hi!

I have one structure place available and two observer participant places on the Pesso Boyden self-development workshop I'm running this weekend - Saturday 8th November - in Penzance - please share with anyone you think might benefit...

This is what one of the group participants had to say about the workshop I ran earlier this year (who gave his permission to share):

"This was my first experience of Pesso Boyden work. I was impressed by the care taken in preparation for the day and by Emma's gentle, firm and skillful holding of the process on the day.

I have decided to return for a structure place on Emma's next workshop in order to internalise the experience of ideal archetypal family origins.

I have done quite a lot of personal therapy and work with family constellations and other approaches, and I believe that the Pesso Boyden approach can provide a complementary healing to residual issues of confidence and belonging."

John Waite 2025

Here's a link to my webpage with more details: https://www.satorihealingretreat.co.uk/service-page/pesso-boyden-self-development-workshop-2

Email me know if you have any questions or want to book. If needed, CPD certificate available on request.

Best wishes, Emma

"I can truly say that working with Emma and Pesso has had a transformative impact on my life." (Jacqui) Pesso Bodyden System of Psychomotor (PBSP) psychotherapy is a liberating mind-body approach, releasing us from seeing the present through the lens of past memories. In his book The Body Keeps The....

01/11/2025

Getting there!!!

We've been using lots of second hand materials which adds to the time and complication - but, it's gratifying to see it all coming together and know that things like the green garage doors would have gone to landfill 🥴

We're almost ready for the cladding. Oh yes, a roof would help too 😂😂

Thanks to everyone who's been involved so far: John, Mike, dear heart Rob, Matt (who also serenaded us!!), me 🤗, Andrew and ... truly a communal effort for our communal garden 🙏 grateful 🙏

Do get in touch if you'd like to get involved...we're planning a garden extension next year so would appreciate the help 🙏

Sending much Satori love x Emma

21/10/2025

Yet another brilliant volunteer day last week 😀 full of sharing, achieving, contemplating, eating and laughter 🙏

Thanks to Sue for cooking us another yummy lunch 🌹and thanks to Ruth, Mike, Matt, John and my dear Rob for helping with all the jobs.

We decided to expand the water tower to have a cupboard at the side, to store all the pots etc. needed in the garden!

We also freed the fruit trees from their guards, picked berries and moved some floor-tiles to tidy up a bit.

We next meet on Wednesday 19th November, 10-4pm. If you'd like to join us send me a message, or text or phone. You need to let me know beforehand so I bring enough food.

Happy to answer any questions.

Much autumnal love x Emma

19/10/2025

Annual apple 🍎 🍏 🍎 🍏 🍎 🍏 pressing.

Today I took all the apples from the trees I planted at Satori, some 10-years old now 🙏 to Stentwood for their apple-pressing day.

Tiring yet good fun 😊

My dear friend Rob helped me, as well as one of the lovely folk from the Stentwood community 🙏

We pressed enough for 42-bottles 🥳 delicious organic juice 😋😋

I'm now back home pasteurising it all. 75° for 25-minutes.

Delighted 🙏

18/10/2025

I was grateful to hear this...I asked a participant from a recent Pesso Boyden workshop I ran for a testimonial - here's what she said (she gave me permission to share):

"I attended a beautiful one-day Pesso-Boyden workshop with Emma in Blackborough, which was both healing and supportive. Emma is an exceptional Pesso-Boyden practitioner. She is highly skilled at understanding participants' needs and creates a welcoming atmosphere for emotional exploration. I strongly recommend Emma as a practitioner and endorse the Pesso-Boyden method for trauma resolution." N.B. UKCP Accredited Psychotherapist

I've got two workshops forthcoming:

Saturday 8th November 2025 - Penzance
Saturday 14th March 2026 - Sheldon, Devon

I can personally say too that this method is transformational. Do get in touch if you are curious about the method. There are still spaces on both workshops and I'll be running more next year too. Please also share with anyone you think might be interested.

Here's a link to my Pesso webpage: https://www.satorihealingretreat.co.uk/pessoboydenpsychotherapy

Much love x Emma Finch

PBSP is client led, moving at the client's pace, and works one-to-one, or one-to-one within a group. Each session is called a structure, because it follows a particular process, typically lasting about 50 minutes. During the structure, a safe possibility sphere is created where clients are invited t...

13/10/2025

This is a short film a recent guest made during their stay in our Primrose hut 🙏

08/10/2025

Happy ponies 🙏

07/10/2025

Excited that we have some new guests 🤗

30/09/2025

Lovely Matt helped partition off one of the wood stores - using recycled and reclaimed timber ♻️ ♻️ ♻️

We can now easily stack wood (tomorrow's job) and access/dry lots of kindling 🥳

A good day. Delighted 🤗

I hope you're enjoying some of this glorious sunshine.

Much love x Emma

26/09/2025

This basket 🧺 belonged to someone's mum , so is quite old!

The owner wanted it repaired because of it's sentimental value 🤗

It has an interesting mix of willow and cane.

I replaced the cane handles with some stronger twisted willow handles.

I was pleased that none of the original basket broke in the process. Sometimes willow gets brittle with age.

Delighted, the basket is now useable again 👍👍

Blessings and love x Emma

Address

Broad Street
Hemyock
TA37PU

Website

http://satorihealingretreat.co.uk/

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