BODY-LED MEDITATION · SOMATIC THERAPY
Meditation
designed for you.
Body-led meditation and somatic therapy for women, and for all who want to feel more at home in themselves.
Explore the journey →Mindful. Compassionate. Body Centred.
to your body,
just as it is. ♡
Begin with the body.
A DIFFERENT WAY IN
A gentler, more human
way to meditate.
Meditation is often taught as something we need to get right. Sit still. Focus on the breath. Quiet the mind. Stay with the practice, even when something inside you wants to move away.
But your body may be asking for something different.
Body-led meditation begins with what is already here. Rather than trying to override restlessness, emotion, numbness, distraction or the need to move, you are invited to notice your experience and meet it with curiosity, choice and care.
Grounded in somatic therapy and nervous system informed practice, this is less about becoming good at meditation and more about developing a relationship with your body that feels responsive, compassionate and your own.
The practice meets you where you are.
You do not have to meet the practice.
WHY I WORK THIS WAY
My body taught me another way to meditate.
Meditation has been part of my life for more than a decade, but a silent retreat changed my relationship with it. I kept forcing myself to sit still, follow the technique and push through, even as my body was asking me to move, orient and stop.
I thought discipline meant staying. Instead, my nervous system tipped into what I now understand as a trauma response.
That changed everything.
I began questioning practices built around stillness, perfection and ideals when they ask us to override the body in front of us.
I stopped asking my body to fit meditation, and began letting meditation respond to my body.
Through somatic therapy, nature-based practice and my own lived experience, Body-Led Meditation began to take shape. Less forcing. More listening. Less performance. More choice. A practice that makes room for movement, rest, sensation, connection and whatever is actually here.
MORE ABOUT ME →My guiding principles
A KINDER, MORE CONNECTED WAY OF BEING
Nervous system
informed
Work with your system,
not against it.
Choice-centred
Your practice.
Your pace.
Your way.
Inclusive and
person-centred
All bodies.
Your experience, needs and capacity matters.
Inspired by nature
Guided by the wisdom
of the natural world.
Meeting what is here
Meet your experience
with compassion and care.
THE BODY-LED MEDITATION METHOD
Your body can
lead the way.
Body-led meditation is not a sequence you have to perform perfectly. It is a way of listening and responding that can change from one moment to the next.
These four movements offer a simple way to come into relationship with what you are experiencing, without rushing to make it different.
01
Notice
What is here?
Begin by noticing sensation, breath, movement, emotion, thought, numbness or whatever else is present, without needing to decide whether it should be there.
02
Meet
Can I be with this?
Rather than immediately turning away or trying to change what you notice, you might meet it with a little curiosity, compassion and space.
03
Support
What might help?
Your body may want movement, stillness, touch, distance, sound, a change of focus, connection with the ground, or simply permission to stop.
04
Integrate
What do I notice now?
Take a moment to sense what has shifted, what has stayed the same, and what you may want to carry with you beyond the practice.
A MOMENT TO CHECK IN WITH YOUR BODY
Pause and notice
Before choosing a practice, take a moment to notice what is here. There is nothing you need to change first.
What are you noticing
in your body right now?
What might your body
be asking for?
What would it feel like to meet yourself with a little more kindness?
Let what you notice guide what you choose next.
↓BEGIN WHERE YOU ARE
What does your body
need today?
You do not need to find the perfect practice. Notice which invitation feels most supportive right now.
FOR WHEN YOU FEEL
Overwhelmed
When things feel loud, full or close to your edge, this grounding practice offers somewhere to slow down, notice your senses and reconnect with the ground beneath you.
You feel scattered, overstretched, teary, overstimulated or emotionally full.
FOR WHEN YOU WANT TO
Return to your body
When you have been moving through the day on autopilot or living mostly in your thoughts, this practice invites you back towards sensation, presence and connection.
You feel distant, checked out, flat or unsure what you need.
FOR WHEN YOU FEEL
Anxious or tense
A slower practice for moments when your body feels restless, tense or braced, offering gentle ways to orient, soften and make a little more room around what you are feeling.
Your mind is busy, your chest feels tight, or settling feels out of reach.
FOR WHEN YOUR BODY FEELS
Shut down
A body-led movement practice for moments when stillness feels too much, inviting gentle sensation, movement and a little more aliveness without pressure or force.
You feel flat, frozen, distant, collapsed, or your body is asking for movement.
WORDS FROM PEOPLE I HAVE WORKED WITH
Felt in the body,
carried into life.
I absolutely love all of Lauren’s classes, she is such a beautiful soul! I most recently joined her Women’s Embodiment classes which were a gentle and relaxing way to connect to your body and emotions. Could not recommend highly enough!
Elissa
Lauren is such an open, compassionate and down-to-earth teacher who is incredibly passionate about helping people benefit from mindfulness and meditation. Her courses are really enjoyable, and I have learned so much that I have applied to my own life and to help me deal with stress and anxiety.
Ashley
Lauren’s meditations are pure magic. She has a grounded presence and soothing voice that makes drifting into meditation smooth and easy, her intuitive style is sensitive and in tune and invites you into a deeper level of practice. Lauren is my favourite meditation lady!! I have done meditation with her many times, and each time I leave feeling refreshed, centred and at ease.
Nikki
THE SOFT GROUND
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