Artsoup - Havening

03/03/2026

I am excited to have presented Havening Techniques® professional development in a Kindergarten yesterday. They are keen to bring this science‑based psychosensory tool into their daily practice as they can see its value to enhance the wellbeing of children, staff, and whānau.

Havening Techniques® offer a gentle, empowering way for children to build self‑regulation and strengthen their understanding of the Zones of Regulation. In their child‑led, play‑based environment, Havening becomes another meaningful choice that supports agency, confidence, and emotional safety.

Havening provides a shared wellbeing strategy that nurtures mindfulness, kindness, and kaitiakitanga, helping care for ourselves, each other, and Papatuanuku/Earth. The resource rich indoor spaces and expansive natural outdoor environment invite exploration and challenge, with Havening offering a grounding moment whenever big feelings arise.

Strong, reciprocal relationships remain the heart of kindergarten. By weaving Havening Techniques® into routines, a deeper the sense of safety can be created. Havening becomes part of a shared language of hauora that enriches programmes and strengthens the whole learning community.

18/02/2026

I thought I would pop on here and demonstrate the 3 areas of Havening touch.

Havening is a proven method to address emotional challenges, improve mental wellbeing, and a tool for self regulation.

Studies show that using sensory stimulation (touch) on certain areas of the body - face, arms and hands - creates low frequency brain waves called Delta waves.

Whether 1:1 with a practitioner or with a friend, colleague, or even by yourself, Havening is producing amazing results.

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Happy to have a brief chat and answer any questions.

Havening can be done in person or online with the client Self Havening.

13/02/2026

Self - Havening touch, great for creating those Delta Waves in the brain for self regulation and calm.

11/02/2026

I am excited to be sharing the gift of Havening with Schools and Educators.

Based on the latest in neuroscience, Havening Techniques® is a self managing tool that can strengthen the Zones of Regulation framework already used in classrooms.

It supports students to recognise, regulate, and reset their emotions. Using gentle self-applied touch, Havening helps students shift out of Blue, Yellow and Red Zones by sending a ‘safety signal’ to the brain, - reducing stress, restoring calm, and bringing them back to the calm zone for learning. Havening touch creates Delta Waves…telling the amygdala ‘You are safe!’ Havening enhances and supports the positive states of the Green Zone too!

Case study examples demonstrate powerful practical steps to be used by teachers in the classroom.

Havening is also great for memorisation and consolidation of learning, as well as supporting a culture of wellbeing for both students and teachers.

Please be in touch with any questions. Exciting times!
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21/01/2026

People ask me, ‘What is Havening?’
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09/01/2026

Laughter happens a lot in a Havening session. It is so healing.
The body knows how to heal itself. Feeling very grateful for the privilege of being able to hold the space with love, and to facilitate the process.

09/12/2025

Our latest Artsoup Havening blog about the benefits of taking Havening into schools. Videos with permission from Erika Lane Neil, my humanitarian havening hero.

Artsoup offers teacher PD in Schools as a tool for self regulation and calm. Happy to answer any questions.

Benefits of Havening in Schools -

Reduces stress, and destresses

Calms the mind

Enhances existing positive states

Aids memory and focus

Activates desired states

Helps students refocus during transitions

Helps with academic anxiety and tests

Havening touch or self Havening within the school setting is beneficial to both students and teachers. Artsoup offers teacher PD in Schools as a tool for self regulation and calm. Happy to answer any questions. Havening • Reduces stress, and destresses • Calms the mind • Enhances existing posi...

04/12/2025

03/12/2025

Our service provider listing.

Offering the phenomenal psychosensory touch therapy of Havening, alongside Art Therapy. It is ‘content free’, which is so powerful when clients don’t need to articulate their trauma, or worries.

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02/12/2025

Proud to be a Kidslink provider offering the amazing Havening alongside Art Therapy, providing our tamariki with tools based on the latest in neuroscience.

Very excited about the outcomes and calm that I am seeing.

23/11/2025

https://youtu.be/-EgXKX6tDcY

Self-Havening is a wonderful tool to help children feel calm, release anxiety, and build a positive sense of self. This introductory video will help parents ...