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GROUP
SOMATIC SESSIONS

 

Back to You

I facilitate group somatic sessions, to help you reconnect with your body, with yourself, and with others. We are human beings, and these group sessions — as with all my work — make space for and honour your humanness and your wholeness. 

These sessions are called Back to You.

My groups are for all ages and genders, unless specified for men or women only.

They take place in-person in nourishing outdoor spaces in London and around the UK, as well as online.

CURRENT
 

Back to You

At the moment I am running my Back to You group sessions in two locations.

One is held in Lesnes Abbey Woodlands. The other online via Zoom.

​These two are both for women only.

Mixed gender group sessions coming soon!

SESSIONS RUNNING
 

WHAT MAKES YOUR
GROUP SESSIONS


 

Special?

Facilitated by a Trauma-Informed Somatic & Cognitive Coach

I bring deep coaching presence and attunement. These spaces are held with quiet precision, and gentle guidance for somatic inquiry, group reflection and heartfelt sharing . I hold space for your nervous system, for real human emotion, and for what's often unspoken. One of the biggest parts of my role here is to anchor the space with safety, steadiness, compassion, and clarity, so you can engage and connect as deeply or as gently as your system allows.

Lived Experience

I'm a fellow human being. Yes my education, training and coach brain are a part of me and what I bring. And so are my life experiences, the wins and the battles. They support me in seeing and relating and holding in ways that only someone who has been through certain things could.​

Somatic & Embodied

These group sessions are not just emotional or mental, they don't live in the head. We make contact with the whole soma. Body and mind. Movement, breath, sound, sensation, and touch are welcome... and often lead the way... Listening, feeling and attuning to what's alive in your body.

A Space for Presence & Honouring Your Timing

You don't have to speak or open if you don't want to. When someone does, they are met not managed. Witnessed not fixed. Heard, without judgement. There is no push towards transformation, but when the body is met with kindness, safety and presence, something always begins to shift. Even in stillness.

Guided by Theme, Rooted in Being

Each group session orients around a central thoughtful theme or line of inquiry, something tender, real and relevant to the human experience.  These aren't structured like intensive workshops.

Instead they offer a soft arc of reflection and embodied exploration, inviting you to connect to and ground in your own truth, while in connection with others. 

Real Connection, Rooted in Safety.

Many of us long to feel safe and embodied with self, and with others again. To trust ourselves in connection. These group experiences foster voice and expression, and support building relational safety, slowly and tenderly. With choice, respect, and care at every turn. They are a place to soften your guard, to hear and be heard, to be fully human, and to experience that being together can feel safe again.​

A NOTE ON

Depth & Scope

While these group sessions can bring deep insight and connection, they are not a replacement for somatic coaching, somatic therapy, traditional psychotherapy, or other long-term healing containers  where deep-dive somatic, emotional, cognitive and trauma work takes place. 

 

The groups sessions are more like a drop-in return to the present moment, with others.

In group, we may name patterns, parts of ourselves, and tendencies when sharing our reflections.

We may notice how we hold back, avoid, go towards and come alive.

But we are not working directly on those patterns.

Noah

NOAH H. / Los Angeles

"I feel so grateful to have connected with Essena. From an early age, I developed the habit of closing myself off from an emotionally immature family. This strategy has affected all other relationships in my life. During my very first session with Essena, I could literally feel my body begin to soften and become much less guarded. I quickly understood at a deep level, this is someone I feel safe with. From this powerful and supportive foundation, I was able to open up and work through a variety of goals and personal challenges with her. Essena's presence and skills as a coach have had a beautiful and meaningful impact on my life. "

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