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Hola Beloved Somatic Therapy

Somatic healing for women in perimenopause and beyond. This is your space to rest, release, and reconnect. We are honored to be your partner-in-healing.

Whether you’re navigating perimenopause, seeking nervous system support, or simply craving compassionate bodywork—you’re welcome here. Tired of feeling stressed, burned out, achy, tense and disconnected from yourself? Experience relief, connection and renewal with Somatic Therapy. The somatic therapy modalities and specialties practiced at Hola Beloved include Bodywork & Massage Therapy, Yoga Therapy, Trauma Touch Therapy™ & Wise Woman Menopause Massage. You can stick to one modality or we may blend and integrate all modalities and their accompanying tools and techniques. Hablo Español. Bodywork • Touch • Massage • Embodiment • Movement • Mindset • Alchemy • Rest

02/18/2026

Today is National Caregivers Day.  Shoutout to all the people who give support and care to others.  I see you. I thank you. I value you. I love you.  💜❤️🧡💛💚💙🖤🤍🤎  I am grateful I was able to care for mom, the last years of her life. It was a roller coaster. It was thankless, unpaid, isolating and draining (physically, mentally, emotionally, energetically, financially, etc) and I would do it all again…  It was also the most meaningful, fulfilling, present, aligned, embodied, spiritually-connected, human, loving, grateful I have ever felt.  Life will never be the same. I am not the same.   🙏🏽💜🐢

02/17/2026

Water is therapy. Water is life.   Mom loved being in and around water.   Growing up, I always heard stories of her walking to the river to fetch water and wash clothes. But her favorite part of course, was jumping in and swimming.  In Cali or wherever we traveled, we always found the beach.  I remember the first time I took her to the pool at the Y. I was so freaking nervous because I was afraid she would slip on our way into the pool or what if I couldn’t help her in the water. It was perilous enough on dry land!  She walked in and her entire demeanor shifted. Then out of nowhere, she submerged her entire body into the water!! It was like muscle memory. She wasn’t really swimming but she was enjoying being in water nonetheless. I was shocked and in joy for her. I hadn’t seen her move so quickly and fluidly in years.   I wish I could’ve taken her more often. It was too challenging doing it alone. Especially once she was in a wheelchair. I also wish I could’ve taken her to the beach…  . . .

[Originally written February 2022]
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02/16/2026

Goyita was mom’s childhood nickname. Short for Gregoria. When we’d go to El Salvador, everyone called her and knew her mainly by her nickname.  ➰  As the dementia progressed, words no longer had meaning. She eventually stopped answering to “mami (mom)”, but I never stopped saying it.  One day, I playfully called her Goyita and she turned around in acknowledgement. It was funny, because I could tell she didn’t really like it. It was as if deep down, she knew I was supposed to call her something else, but then she related to this other word.  A part of me felt content that we had a word we both understood. Another part of me was heartbroken. “Mami” no longer had meaning for her, but it did to me.  ➰  In moments like these, I’d turn to my yoga and meditation practices. Not so much the postures and poses, but the teachings and philosophy.   The woman before me was more than my mom. Before she had me (and my siblings), she was a woman with her own dreams, ambitions, fears and worries. Before she was a woman, she was a child. A child with a rough upbringing, but she was resilient and selfless.   Early on when she moved in with me, I’d serve her food and then she’d try to offer it back to me. If visitors came over, she’d offer them her food or her blanket or her hand. For as long as I can remember, mom always thought of others and put others ahead of herself.  It was how I started noticing mom’s true essence. Our true essence goes beyond our physical body, our current circumstances, or our thoughts about “reality”.   Our true essence is unshakable. Uncorrupted. Order and Chaos. Intuitive and Logical. Light and Dark. It’s this and that and all in between. It is Energy. It is Spirit.   ➰  When we went to El Salvador to bury mom, we stopped in a neighborhood where her family used to live. We entered their old neighbor’s house... inside was an older lady sitting in a chair.  My sister introduced herself and then la viejita asked, “y la Goyita cómo está (how is Goyita)?”  My eyes welled up. It’d been decades since she’d seen her, but she still remembered Goyita. My mom...  That’s mom’s essence. Unforgettable.  . . .

[Originally written February 2022]

02/15/2026

Mom earned her citizenship 22 years ago today. It was a huge accomplishment.  I remember us sitting at the dining table almost every night. I’d be working on school homework and mom would be studying for her naturalization interview and test. She was adamant about taking it all in English.   Like a telenovela actress, I’d dramatically ask, who said “GIIIIVE me LIBERRRTY.. or give me DEATHHH!”? “Patrick Henry”, she’d proudly reply. I don’t know why I always remember that question. 😂  I think it’s because of the word LIBERTY. It had/has a strong sentimental meaning for me... for mom.  Mom was super independent. Self-reliant. Adventurous.  In 1977, she walked from El Salvador to California. 👣 She was the first in her/our family to make that trek.   Mom had a rebellious spirit. She didn’t conform to the typical gender roles [that especially Hispanic] women are “supposed” to take. Mom always did her own thing.  I always felt tremendously proud of her!! She was my role model.   . . .

[Originally written February 2022]
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02/14/2026

My first valentine… My mother.

02/13/2026

Meet my Beloved… my mom, Gregoria.

I am who I am because of her.

Today is her heavenly birthday…

01/29/2026

Each month, Still, Us offers a gentle place to gather with others walking the dementia journey — care partners, loved ones, professionals, and anyone touched by brain change who longs for connection, understanding, and support.

🌿 January’s focus: Letting Down

This circle invites us to soften the armor.
To name the exhaustion we often carry quietly.

Letting down is about allowing vulnerability — removing the mask of strength, honoring how much this journey asks of us, and practicing the courage it takes to ask for help. In this space, you don’t have to hold it all together. You get to be human.

🕊️ Still, Us: A Monthly Community Circle

📅 Thursday, January 29

⏰ 2:30–4:00 PM

📍 Community Presbyterian Church, Pinehurst

Facilitated by Dr. Karen Sullivan and special guests

If you’re tired, tender, or simply longing to be met with compassion — you are welcome here.

Because even when we let ourselves down into rest… we are Still, Us. 🤍

01/26/2026

Hola Beloved,

How is this icy, chilly winter treating you?
How have these first few weeks of 2026 felt in your body, your heart, your life?

Personally, I am deeply grateful I followed my intuitive nudges to take a winter’s pause. I do this every year, but this one felt especially poignant and necessary — so much so that it began in late autumn.

Have you ever felt like your entire being needed rest?
Physically. Mentally. Emotionally. Energetically. Spiritually. Financially. Socially.

For me, true restoration requires unplugging from outside noise (minus work) and turning inward. Silence. Stillness. Nature. Slow movement. Self-massage. Sleep. Solitude. These are some of my favorite medicines.

And — somewhat paradoxically — community has also been a vital part of my restoration. I am so grateful to have led a few somatic workshops and to continue facilitating the Still, Us community circles.

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Through these community engagements, I’ve been able to remember, return, release, and realign.

Grief and I have become intimate companions over the past decade.

This summer marks ten years since I became my mother’s primary caregiver and dementia care partner — a role that has profoundly shaped who I am and how I move through the world.

This past December was the five-year anniversary of her passing. Five years without my mom feels both impossibly long… and somehow not long at all.

This past autumn, my marriage was legally dissolved. Though short, it may be my most impactful romantic relationship. I carry no regrets — only lessons.

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12/23/2025

Perfect weather for a stroll…looks like winter is also on pause ☀️

12/05/2025

As I navigate a full-time job with a dynamic schedule, I’m taking intentional space to re-envision how I can sustainably offer private sessions.

In many ways, I’m practicing what I invite others into—slowing down, reconnecting with myself, tending to my nervous system, and taking time to fill my cup, so I may give from the overflow...

I am honoring this season by choosing ease over urgency, silence over noise, tuning in over tuning out and Being over Doing.

I will continue facilitating community offers! Please follow and join my newsletter for the latest updates.

Thank you for your patience, grace, and support 🙏🏽

-Patricia G

12/03/2025

Each month, Still, Us invites us into the tender, human work of being with dementia in a more spacious, compassionate way.

Created by Dr. Sullivan, this 8-month community circle supports caregivers, family members, professionals, and anyone touched by brain change who wants to feel less alone and more grounded in connection.

🌿 December’s focus: Letting Be

This month, we explore acceptance and mindful presence — learning to sit with dementia as it is, without trying to fix, control, or deny it.

Letting be doesn’t mean giving up. It means softening into what’s true, noticing what’s here, and allowing ourselves (and our loved ones) to be held with more gentleness.

This circle is a space to exhale… to remember that even as things shift, there is still connection, meaning, and relationship available.

🕊️ Still, Us: A Monthly Community Circle

📅 Thursday, December 18

⏰ 2:30–4:00 PM

📍 Community Presbyterian Church, Pinehurst

Because no matter what changes in a brain… we are Still, Us. 🤍

12/02/2025

✨ December Workshop — Inviting Calm Within the Holiday Frenzy ✨

The holiday season can be beautiful… and overwhelming.

Even when we’re excited, our bodies can slip into tension, overthinking, exhaustion, or emotional overload.

This 90-minute somatic workshop is an invitation to step out of the hustle and come home to yourself — to find calm not by “pushing through,” but by gently supporting your nervous system back into harmony. 🤍

We’ll explore:

🌿 Somatic movement to release built-up tension

🌬 Breathwork practices for grounding + emotional steadiness

🫧 Guided relaxation to soften the body and settle the mind

This session is designed to help you reset, breathe deeper, and create space for ease during a typically stressful time of year.

🗓 Date: Friday, December 19, 2025

🕝 Time: 6:30–8:00 PM

📍 Location: Forte Fitness

💲 $30 | Forte members $25

🎟 Register at www.fortefitnessgym.com or on the MINDBODY app

Give yourself the gift of slowing down — and leave feeling restored, spacious, and ready to meet the season with more softness. ✨🕯️

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Address

110-B Applecross Road
Pinehurst, NC
28374

Opening Hours

9am - 7pm

Website

https://holabeloved.com/, https://holabeloved.com/schedule-appointment/

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