Somatic approach
If you’ve found your way here, chances are something in you is ready for a different way of working through things. Maybe you’ve talked about it for years. You understand where it comes from. And yet your body still feels tense, tired or on edge.
This work is a bottom up approach. Rather than starting with the mind and trying to think your way through, we start with the body, with breath, sensation and your own energy. When your nervous system feels safe enough to soften, the mind follows.
I’m Cate, a Spinal Energetics practitioner offering somatic energy work and breathwork in Buderim on the Sunshine Coast, and online.
Below you’ll find what the work is, what a session looks like and how to book.
Is this for you?
You might recognise yourself in some of this:
You're always "on" and find it hard to switch off, even when you rest
You keep a lid on how you feel and it's getting harder to hold
You feel tense or tired even when life is calm
You feel flat, disconnected or burnt out
You put everyone else first and lose track of what you need
You are experiencing repetitive physical ailments.
You don't need any experience with this work, and you don't need to know what you want to work on. Your body will show us.
What this work is
We spend so much of our lives in our heads, thinking, analysing and trying to make sense of things. This work takes a bottom up approach and brings the body into that process. Through Spinal Energetics, breathwork and somatic energy work, your body is given the space to process past experiences and emotions, even ones the mind has long forgotten.
So much of what we go through never gets the time, space or capacity to be fully felt. Your body has simply been too busy getting you through. In a session, your body finally gets that space to process, integrate and transmute what it couldn't before.
You don't need to know what it is. With the right support your body will lead the way.
Of course, everyone's experience is their own, and words can only capture so much of something that's felt. The best way to understand it is to experience it for yourself.
Over time, people often notice:
Feeling more settled and less reactive
Resting more easily
More room to feel emotions without being swept away by them
A stronger connection to their body and what it's telling them
Trusting their own inner knowing again
Relief from physical ailments
What happens in a session
Sessions run from 45 to 90 minutes, in person in Buderim or online. The flow is generally the same each time, though your experience of it may be different every session.
1: Chat and check in. We start with time to talk about how you're feeling and what's going on for you. Share as little or as much as you need.
2: The session. You lie down on the table and a very gentle physical assessment is done on the body. The session often opens with some breath to help you settle in. Many clients feel emotion, sensation, somatic unwinding or deep stillness, while for others it’s very subtle. There’s no wrong way of being in a session.
3: Debrief. Afterwards there’s space for a debrief if you’d like a little chat. I’ll also talk you through how to support your integration over the next few days, and what your sessions moving forward might look like.
Common Questions
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Some people feel a real shift after just one session. But this isn’t a one session fix. Building capacity takes time, and each session builds on the last. It’s clients who come back for a series of sessions who tend to have the deepest and longest lasting changes. That’s why I offer value packs, so you can give your body the time it needs.
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No. This work doesn't rely on retelling your story. You can share as much or as little as feels right.
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Something comfortable that you can lie down and breathe easily in. You stay fully clothed.
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There's some light touch, but it isn't massage and nothing external is called in. This work is your body's own energy and your own field - we work by connecting you back with your own body.
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That's completely welcome. Emotion moving through is part of the process, and you'll be supported the whole time.
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Yes. Breathwork and somatic energy work translate really well online, and many clients work with me from home wherever they are in the world.
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If you're pregnant, let me know when you book so we can talk it through first. I will not see clients in the first trimester as this is a delicate time.
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Sessions are in Buderim on the Sunshine Coast. Clients travel from Noosa, Coolum and Brisbane. You'll get the address and directions when you book.
Not sure where to begin? Start with a single session and see how your body responds. If it feels right, you can move into a pack from there.
You don't have to have it all figured out to book. You just have to be curious about what's possible when your body is given the space and support.
Still have questions? Send me a message at hello@auroraholistichealing.com or on Instagram @itscateporter
