Sacred Somatic Bodywork
Welcome to Somatic Bodywork Sessions
What is Somatic Bodywork?
Somatic bodywork is a gentle and yet profoundly healing bodywork practice that brings together slower conscious touch, massage, fascia and energy work, focusing on specific parts of your body. These sessions incorporate breath work & sounding; encourage your natural body movements, and allow you to connect deeply with your body and sensations - to allow your body to release stored trauma and emotional blockages.
The Healing Power of Presence
Somatic Bodywork is a more passive, receptive form of somatic healing where you get to allow yourself to simply receive, feel deeply, and be held and supported. The most important aspect of healing is bringing our loving presence and consciousness to the deep unfelt, unmet parts of ourselves that need healing.
An experienced & intuitive practitioner will help guide you through this process with skilled touch and kind awareness.
Sacred Somatic Body
Why 'sacred' ? - Well, the deeper you travel into your body, the more you will discover this for yourself, but I have written a little about it below. Somatic sessions allow you to dive deep into the underworlds & mysteries of your own body.
They offer you a space for emotional release; deep healing and nervous system re-integration. But also access to whole new worlds within you.
These somatic bodywork sessions are especially unique because they combine some of the deepest somatic healing & scientifically proven trauma integration techniques with Goddess Healing Source Energy work - one of the highest vibrational energies of Love.
What to Expect in a Session
All Somatic Bodywork Sessions are 90 Minutes long
I listen deeply to your body and nervous system during a session and work with what your body communicates to me, honouring her wisdom, and facilitating you to develop a deeper mind-body connection and understanding. Sessions may include some of the following:
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Intuitive Touch and Massage
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Fascial Unwinding
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Energy Work & Healing
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Gentle De-armouring
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Breath Work: Conscious breathing practices to deepen your mind-body connection and open your subconscious field
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Working with Sacred Sound Vibrations
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Primal Sounding and Emotional Releasing
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Somatic Movement: Allowing natural body movements to emerge
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Mindfulness
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Guided Visualisation
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Energetic Circuiting - Body-Diologuing
- Trauma-Informed Re-integration Teachniques
The Soma
Our SOMA is our sensational body. Our body that is alive with intricate layers of sensations. These sensations, which we begin to deepen our awareness of through Somatic work, act as doorways into our subconscious and unconscious mind.
Somatic Therapy is a holistic approach to healing that emphasises the connection between our mind and our body. Our physical bodies store all of our emotional and psychological experiences, often leading to physical manifestations of stress and trauma.
What is Trauma?
Trauma - somatically speaking, is nothing but frozen energy, & emotions trapped within our body and nervous system. If something in our lives was too hard, or too much to feel, our autonomic nervous system will assess our primary survival needs & safety levels, and go into self-protection mode, which often results in blocking or clamping down on certain emotions and energy reserves within our bodies.
This is why we can often suffer from chronic tension, body pain or uncomfortable sensations that may trigger unwelcome flashbacks, and so on. The 'somatic repercussions' of traumatic incidents. It is important to mention that this is not your fault. The autonomous nervous system is simply designed with your survival as its primary goal, and it has done its job well.
By using body techniques such as mindful movement, breathing exercises, sound and therapeutic touch, Somatic Therapies helps you to gain greater awareness of the hidden language within your body, and the root causes of your stored tension and pain. In doing so, these sessions can not only alleviate physical discomfort, but help you to release the layers of emotional holding and trauma, freeing up your life-energy for greater things. They also help to foster greater emotional resilience and mental clarity.
Somatic work is an incredibly powerful and beautiful tool for healing, awareness
and self-liberation
Journey Through the Temple of Your Body
" Our body is a Temple " - It's a common phrase, but why?
Our own body is a storehouse of treasure and ancient wisdom. We are conditioned to live so disconnected to our bodies that we do not know the profound knowledge it carries. Our bodies and cells are made up of the stuff of the universe, matter which contains vast amounts of intelligence. If we can listen, she can speak to us.
Our body holds the knowledge of everything that has ever happened to us,
and it offers us many doorways into our subconscious, unconscious and even supra-conscious, collective & ancestral realms.
Through our body we can can enter some of the deepest inner spaces and access parts of us that would only usually be accessible through things like psychedelics & plant medicines.
Our body also knows HOW we can heal, and How we can let go of things past, even inter-generational trauma.
I was fascinated the first time this happened to me, and even more mystified when I found I could tap into others' inner worlds too.
Commitment to Healing
You can, of course, just book yourself a one-off session experience, as a beautiful, nourishing gift to yourself.
If you are looking to heal, or work at deep levels however, I do recommend several sessions & a commitment to doing this work, and your own healing journey, to receive the best results.
Just like we wouldn't eat a salad once and expect to replenish ourselves nutritionally, regular sessions help us to both release the many layers of holding we carry within our bodies, and re-train our nervous system to operate in relax and digest mode.
Between sessions, you will be given exercises to help you develop a deeper relationship with your body and emotional energy. These exercises enhance the results by promoting continuous healing, & give you techniques that you can integrate into your every day life as a sacred-body practice.
Our Approach
Our Somatic Bodywork sessions are informed by Tantric Non-Duality Philosophy and Biodynamic Cranial-Sacral practices, as well as being rooted in Sacred Feminine healing activation work, - which teach that the body has its own rich healing wisdom. When given space to, the body can resolve imbalances and blockages naturally.
All work is Trauma-Informed
( Please note these are NOT tantric bodywork sessions! )
Testimonials:
" I received an amazing treatment/healing session with Laura. She is very intuitive, very sensitive to my body’s need, she could tune into exactly what my body needed most at the moment. My body feels so much more at ease and I feel much calmer. I definitely recommend."
- Jocelyne Vuong -
✨ Goddess Energy ✨
is original Love - Sacred Feminine Source healing energy, that runs through all of creation. Everything that is alive is imbued with this energy, and the more we clear our bodies of the past, the more capacity we have for her to flow unhindered through us.
This is one of the purest forms of vibrational healing energy,
but if this seems a little wacky or too much for you - don't worry :-) - just know that all sessions are consecrated with the intention for the highest Love and healing for you.
Channeling this sacred original feminine energy source is something that began to happen spontaneously for me, as a result of doing a lot of my own deep work. She shows up as and when she is needed.
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Sacred Feminine Activation or Kundalini Activation work is a deeper aspect of doing this sacred work.
In a way we are clearing the Temple to create fertile ground for the Goddess, Shakti, to rise through us. You can read more about this in my Blogs.
And the Awakening The Goddess signature program I offer is based specifically on this.
To be IN our bodies again:
Our true sensuality awakens our senses to reach out & touch the Divine.
Embodiment opens us to feel & experience life through the sensations of every cell,
We begin to feel the sacred being-ness of life and our own essence intertwined.
And can access living in states of beautiful, ecstatic communion - with life.
Testimonials:
" Laura is an incredibly gifted therapist who will truly listen to what you and your body is saying. Having worked with several therapists over the years due to a chronic condition, Laura is truly top class. For the first time in years I experienced pain relief and better mobility in my hips and shoulders.
Before we started any treatments, Laura took plenty of time to understand what was going on with my body, and worked intuitively to tailor the experience to me. Beyond that, Laura will also take time to help you interpret your physical tension & body pain, providing recommendations for your longer term holistic relief.
A truly transformative and fully integrated healing experience.
If you’re considering making an appointment, do it! I cannot recommend it enough. "
- Georgina -
A Special Offer
For those committed to their healing journey, I offer a discount on blocks of 5 x sessions.
This package ensures you have the time and space to truly engage with the healing process and see deep changes in your body, well-being and life.
My 90 minute Somatic Bodywork sessions are normally €150, though until April I am charging €120 to make them more accessible for all, I feel this work is so valuable and so needed at this time.
If booking 5 x sessions as a package for yourself, payable in advance, I offer you a further discount:
TOTAL COST: €575 ( Normally €750)
Get Started
Experience the transformative power of somatic bodywork. Book your sessions today and start your journey towards deeper healing and connection with your body. Contact us to learn more about our packages and to schedule your first session.
Not in Gozo
You may be interested in my Somatic Inner-Alchemy Coaching Sessions
You can do these sessions Online from anywhere. It is a different way of working somatically but these sessions can compliment and also go much deeper than the bodywork sessions.
Testimonial:
" I experienced such nourishing, loving treatments from Laura. My body was so tense before the sessions and I had a general feeling of unease, due to certain pressure I was experiencing. During the treatments my body felt immediately at ease, feeling safe and cared for, and then I could feel so much tension lifting. I felt home within again. She is deeply attuned to the subtleties of the physical and the energetic body. I slept so good for the days after that. Looking forward to my next session. 🙏💗 "
- karen -
Individual Session Prices :
€ 150 - 90 minutes
Until April 2025 I will continue to offer these sessions at a discounted rate of €120 to make them more accessible for all.
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Awakening- The-Goddess
Working Together
If you feel these these sessions are for you, or you are interested in how you could also do similar sessions remotely, please feel welcome to reach out & share a little about what you are looking to work on.
If you desire to do deep work tailored personally to you, that supports your healing & awakening journey -
drop me a message below 😊
Testimonial:
" Laura is one of the most beautiful kind loving souls ever to grace this planet of ours. I was lucky enough to come across her and her practice while researching on Google and she has transformed my life for the better since. She’s helped heal so much of my pain, has helped me become more aligned with who I am and my life, and she has become a dear friend. Laura is a beautiful healer goddess and she works with you and creates sessions that will best cater to you and your needs.
All I recommend is to be honest and straightforward with her (and yourself) and trust her with the rest. She was always so kind to me and so thoughtful and I felt completely at ease with her. She’s a lovely example of someone who lives in alignment with who they are and what their calling is. I look forward to continue working with her through her online somatic coaching while I’m away from Gozo. It’s a joy to know her and a privilege to be helped, healed, and lifted by her. Thank you 💗"
- Ava -
A little of my own story
I found my way accidentally to somatic work after a long long journey of trying to discover the origins of a 'creepy' sensation in my hip, that I 'knew' was related in some way to sexual trauma, except that I could not remember it. Yet my body could.
I developed profound sciatica in the same hip, that left me unable to walk, sit, or sleep. I was literally a 34 year old woman hobbling along like a 90 year old, in excruciating pain. I couldn't find a physiotherapist, chiropractor, osteopath, massage therapist, acupuncturist, bodyworker, or cranial sacral therapist who could help me, until thankfully I did meet a fantastic structural osteopath who helped click me back into place, but yet that disturbing 'niggle sensation' continued.
Aside from this physical torment, I had spent years going through unexplained emotional and psychological turbulence and profound distress. I KNEW intuitively there must be a mind-body connection, that this niggling was the speaking of some trauma trapped deep in my body, that I was frustratingly unable to access. I felt - IF ONLY - I could just access whatever was in my hip, then I could at least begin heal it!
The inaccessibility felt cruel.
I felt trapped.
I was on the 'right path' - studying Cranial Sacral Therapy, trying to find a Body Psychotherapy course that felt right; earning a place on an Osteopathic Degree, & doing an intensive Tantra Teacher training along side it all.
And then somewhat accidentally, I found myself immersed in an intensive 2 year Somatic Training.
I didn't know it when I signed up,
and it was far beyond my financial means,
but it was evidently divinely orchestrated
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it gave me the tools that I had been deeply longing and yearning for, for so so many years.
It turned out that this work was exactly what I had been looking for - a way to bridge the mind, body and emotions. A way to understand the hidden language of my body, & to deeply heal at profoundly intricate levels of my nervous system.
This work healed me, and continues to heal me. And I was a lost case.
It gave me the practical, self-empowering HOW TO tools
And this is why I share this work.
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Testimonials:
" Having tried chiropractic, yoga and regular exercise and not managing to heal my neck and shoulder pain I contacted Laura for a session. I'm very satisfied with the treatments I received, and they did not only release tension from my neck and upper shoulders, but helped me heal and release layers on a metaphysical level."
- Tal Bram -
Testimonials:
" Laura is truly Amazing 🌹 She is the most efficient bodywork therapist i've encounter, as well as a fantastic being.
The expérience is profound because she mixes her massage with somatic therapy.
i recommandé her 100% for all the people who wants to be free again in their body, for all the people who wants to feel at peace in their body."
- Audrey Scaviner -