Amanda MacRae - Be Your Totalself

16/11/2025

This month has been one of those months that reminds me why I do this work. My 1:1 practice has been full, deeply alive, and marked by the kinds of breakthroughs that humble me every time; the moment someone softens after holding so much, or finally lands in themselves with a clarity that’s been waiting beneath the surface.

Next week, I’ll be stepping into a different kind of space as part of 40H Welcome to Change at the World Trade Center Amsterdam. An event that asks us to meet a world that’s shifting, and to consider who we become in the process.

On Thursday, November 20, I’ll be co-leading a Morning Breath and Somatic Bodywork Workshop with Breathwork Coach .

Together, we’ll guide participants through an embodied practice designed to awaken the heart and begin the day rooted in presence.

Whether it’s in a boardroom, a leadership program, or a dawn workshop in a public building… the essence is the same for me:
when we reconnect with our bodies, we reconnect with our wisdom.

When we breathe with intention, we remember what’s ours to carry and what we can finally put down.
And when we meet ourselves more fully, we lead, collaborate, and create from a truer place.

If you’re attending 40H Welcome to Change, I’d love to welcome you into the morning practice.

Morning Breath & Somatic Bodywork Workshop
Thursday, November 20, 2025
7:00–8:00 AM CET
Ignite Stage, WTC Amsterdam
amsterdam

15/10/2025

Booking for The Creative Spirit is now officially open.

This is a one-day, in-person workshop co-created and co-facilitated by Robbert and I, a space to reconnect with the universal energy that moves uniquely through you.

It’s not about performance or productivity; it’s about presence, aliveness, and the courage to be fully yourself.

We’ve been taught to see creativity as a title or a talent reserved for a few. But to be creative is not to produce or impress. It is to be alive, to listen to what wants to move, to speak, to play, to be seen.

Through somatic sensing and systemic work, we’ll explore creativity beyond roles or outcomes. This is about unlocking flow, transforming resistance, and making space for what is real and meaningful.

Some moments will be quiet and inward; others shared and alive in the group field. You’ll be invited to slow down, listen, and follow what feels true. Allowing self-expression to take the form it wants to take.

We are quietly opening the doors now, trusting that the right people will feel the pull.
Only 12 places available.

The Creative Spirit
Saturday, November 8, 2025
Room of Ideas, Amsterdam
€375 (incl. VAT & lunch)

If this speaks to you, follow the link in bio to reserve your place.

03/10/2025

More than a workshop. It’s a felt experience.

This is at the core of the embodied work I bring to groups, and I was so honored to share it with Inzicht for their 20th anniversary celebration - congratulations!!

Swipe through for a glimpse into the session on Embodied Self-Leadership.

From understanding our nervous system to practical tools for real-life challenges, we moved from understanding to experiencing. The best part was seeing this group of individuals so open and ready to do the work, which allowed the entire experience to be richer for all.

Thank you for having me, Inzicht! Your coaches and community are truly special.

If you’re looking for a workshop that creates real, lasting change for your group or community, I’d love to connect.

Love - Amanda

12/05/2025

Just back from Edinburgh, and something in me feels more open. Brighter 💛

The workshop opened me up from a place I don’t often lead with. The Highlands held me. And the collaboration with moved with such trust and flow.

I think yellow is my new favourite colour - it was spread across the hills in wild bloom. Bold. Alive. And joyful. A bit like how I’m feeling today, too 💛💛

29/03/2025

After three years of transformative sessions, deep learnings, and shared moments at Renessence, this chapter is coming to a close. As I prepare to step into a new space, I carry with me gratitude - for the work, the people, and the profound experiences that have unfolded within these walls.

From April 1st, I’ll be moving to Room of Ideas, a space that allows for expansion - teaching, group sessions, and new collaborations. It’s a new season, and I’m following the sun 🤍

I look forward to welcoming you there.

📍 Room of Ideas | Roelof Hartstraat 74, Amsterdam

27/12/2024

Hello Sydney 🤍

I’m here for another week and have found a beautiful workspace in Freshwater (Sydney, Northern Beaches) to offer sessions. There are a few spots left! If you know anyone in this part of the world, please feel free to share this post or reach out to me for a booking link (I’ll try to attach it to the post if I can 🤩).

I’m so thrilled to finally be able to offer sessions on Australian soil and curious to see who finds their way to the work.

What to expect if it’s your first time:
The body-based somatic approach I use is rooted in years of study and practice across various methodologies from around the world. In each session, I combine respectful touch with verbal communication, focusing on my client’s present experience and the sensations in their body. Together, we work to transform old, unwanted emotional and behavioral patterns that have manifested in limiting ways. My overall intention is to invite you into a closer relationship with yourself and your unique, innate abilities, encouraging the natural healing potential that exists within us all to flow.

Love,
Amanda 🤍

PS Amsterdam! I’ll be back giving sessions, workshops and trainings from January 7th 👋

17/11/2021

I get the loveliest feeling each time I jump on the train headed in the direction of the seaside town of Castricum, where I give somatic sessions from the beautiful working rooms at Flow of Yoga

They also make the best coffee in town - thanks Nico!

Heb je wel eens een Somatic Healing sessie bij Amanda Mc Rea ervaren? Amanda komt 2x per maand op woensdag naar onze yogaschool.

Een bijzondere ervaring wat maar moeilijk uit te leggen is. In het kort de woorden van deze mooie Australische zelf :
‘My overall intention for every session is to invite my clients to have a closer relationship with their TotalSelf. To connect to their unique, innate abilities, and to encourage the natural healing potential that naturally exists in our bodies to flow. ‘

Op onze website is meer info te vinden onder het kopje ‘Wat is er nog meer?’
Via de afsprakenlink kan je daar ook jouw sessie inboeken.

29/10/2021

A lovely invitation for us all from the ever generous Jolly Allotment...

"Autumn is the perfect time to let things go. To ground and get back into your body. To find rest and repair. So go find your healing path whether it be yin yoga, talk therapy, EFT tapping, wild swimming, dancing, sound therapy, or raki, acupuncture. Whatever your particular cocktail of goodness for wellness is. Ask yourself how you feel and what you need !! Then seek it out with unapologetic enthusiasm!!! Because my beautiful friends we all need to heal and repair and there is no shame in that at all!"

TRAUMA…
Make no mistake my lovely friends since February 2020 we have all been through trauma, some more intense than others for sure but I implore you to make space for yours, acknowledge it and do what’s needed to feel it and move it out of your body.
Your body remembers trauma it soaks it up like a sponge to help you survive. It’s a root cause of disease if we hold trauma in our bodies. We’ve been in fight and flight for so long it is utterly important we all talk about what we have been through, we don’t sweep it under the carpet but we deal with it! I fear we are heading for an autoimmune and anxiety pandemic if we don’t learn how to use our breath, body, food emotions, guts, brain to give our nervous systems time to repair, repair, repair.
I watched a gritty drama on All 4 today called ‘help’ based on the experience of care home workers during the pandemic it brought the horror of it all right back to me. Dealing with my dads sickness during that time. It also made me think about the intense trauma our medical service teams have been under and how little modern medicine offers in the form repair advice for trauma healing. It’s all about looking after our body there is no magic pill! I am also aware of how quickly we forget moving straight back into pleasure and comfort hiding in the new experiences rather than really talking about and dealing with the trauma.
Autumn is the perfect time to let things go. To ground and get back into you body. To find rest and repair. So go find your healing path weather it be yin yoga, talk therapy, EFT tapping, wild swimming, dancing, sound therapy or raki, acupuncture. What ever your particular cocktail of goodness for wellness is. Ask your self how you feel and what you need !! Then seek it out with unapologetic enthusiasm!!! Because my beautiful friends we all need to heal and repair and there is no shame in that at all!
Our events explain how to take the best of care of yourself excited to introduce you to all these people soon .i.s.e___ 🙏🏻💚🌱

13/05/2021

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/amanda-macrae-2489b5109_embodiedleadership-leadtoempower-visibility-activity-6798577203098513408-ulup

I believe the most empowered and inspiring leadership comes from those who can embody their authentic nature and unique abilities, specifically when challenged...

07/04/2021

It’s been a month since I’ve been able to re-open my practice doors for in-person sessions - and what a beautifully busy month it's been. I can say for sure I needed it as much as my clients! Thanks to old clients and new who came in. For anyone wanting to schedule a real-life visit in the future, please visit my website for a booking link.

24/02/2021

I feel the sun is shining in many ways as we shift out of winter and into spring here, along with the Dutch government's announcement last night to allow contact professionals and therapists like myself to re-open their doors from March 3rd.

I'll continue to give online sessions and will re-open at my three locations from March 3rd:

Tuesday / Thursday / Saturday
Amstel - Gordon & Steenveld Therapists.

Wednesday
Castricum - Flow of Yoga.

Friday
Prinsengracht - Thrive Chiropractic.

To make your booking or if you have a general inquiry, please email beyourtotalself@gmail.com.

For existing clients, please note that we established new booking links for 2021, so if your old link is not working, let us know!

It's so lovely to feel the hope and excitement that the sunshine brings ☀️☀️☀️

13/02/2021

Allow that self-love to wash over you. Not just today, every day!

Self-love isn't just about feeling good; it's the appreciation of your true nature.

It's rejecting the limiting beliefs or negative voices from your inner or outer worlds.

It's the choices we make that feel right despite what others might think.

It's the compassion and ease we allow for ourselves when we experience a struggle.

It's the actions, movements, and words we speak that resonate with our belly and heart.

Be your own Valentine today!