A free Somatic Soul Work workshop
The Safety & Self‑Trust Shortcut
Simple somatic tools to calm your nervous system, validate what you feel, and come back to your own sense of safety.
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Attunement roots us in what’s actually happening right now.
From the workshop
Pillar 01 · Soul
Safety and self-trust are the foundation, the place where coming home to yourself begins.
And yet so many of us find it hard to trust ourselves. Not because something is wrong with us, but because of what we learned to do to survive.
01
Doubt
Stuck wondering if your feelings are “too much” or even valid.
02
Survival
Caught in freeze, fawn, collapse or hypervigilance, without tools to meet yourself with compassion.
03
Shame
Overriding or minimising your emotions because of old shame or conditioning.
04
Outside
Needing someone else to say it’s okay before you can feel safe inside.
No shame in any of this. Your system learned it for a reason.
01
Step 01 of 03
Acknowledge
What am I feeling right now?
We start by noticing what’s here: the emotions, the sensations in your body, what your nervous system is doing. Then we pause, and give your body space to answer.
“I notice tightness in my chest.”
“I feel shut down and don’t want to talk.”
02
Step 02 of 03
Validate
What if it makes so much sense?
This is the most important step. It’s the one that interrupts shame spirals and builds a deeper sense of safety inside your own system. You say it out loud, to yourself.
“Of course I feel…”
“No wonder I am…”
“It makes so much sense that…”
03
Step 03 of 03
Integrate
How do I feel now?
We come back to the present moment through attunement. You notice what has shifted, even a little, and let your body take it in. From here, more choice and agency become available.
Inside the recording
A gentle practice you can come back to
Use it whenever self-doubt or overwhelm show up. Watch in a quiet moment, at your own pace.
IThe full workshop
I teach the three steps slowly, and we practise them together.
IILive coaching moments
See the process move through others in the room.
IIIQ&A
The questions people asked at the end, and my answers.
IVYours to keep
Come back to it as often as you need.
I believe in the potent power of somatic “healing” that comes when we stop trying to “fix” ourselves and instead love all that we are now, moving towards ourselves from there.
Your guide
Hi, I’m Rachel. Many call me Rae.
I’m a somatic trauma resolution practitioner, ritualist and space-holder of humans. I’ve been in healing work for over 15 years, and I’ve supported clients 1-on-1 and in groups for a decade.
Kind words
“I’ve stopped going AWOL on my own heart.”
“I’m learning how to stay with myself no matter what I’m feeling or what parts of me are showing up.”
Pam · Rebirthed & Rooted
“The idea of feeling safe in my body felt like a foreign concept… it feels so embodied now!”
“Rachel … made sure I knew that if safety within my body was the ‘only’ thing achieved during our work together that it would be successful!”
Laura A. · 1-on-1 client
Start where you are
It makes so much sense that you feel this way.
Go slow. Take what helps and leave the rest.