BODY-LED MEDITATION · SOMASOUL SOMATIC THERAPY · ECO-THERAPY

Meditation
designed for
your body.

Body-led meditation and somatic therapy for women who want to feel more at home in themselves.

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Relational. Compassionate. Embodied.

A DIFFERENT WAY IN

A gentler, more human
way to meditate.

For more than a decade, meditation has been part of my life. But it was during a silent retreat that I began questioning something I had always believed: that to meditate well, I needed to sit still, follow the practice and push through whatever I was feeling.

What I understand now is that my body was trying to communicate with me, and I wasn't really listening. That experience changed my relationship with meditation and became part of what led me towards somatic therapy.

What if meditation wasn't about making your body fit the practice, but learning to listen to what your body needs?

Today, I bring together somatic therapy, body-led meditation, mindfulness and nature-based practices to support women who are navigating change, feeling disconnected from themselves or noticing that old ways of coping no longer feel right.

My approach is about creating space to notice what is happening within you, make sense of your experience and begin relating to yourself with more curiosity, compassion and choice. There is no perfect way to practise and no particular way you need to feel.

A space to reconnect with yourself.
To feel, to listen and to find your own way.

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Lauren Howe sitting outdoors in nature

Begin with
the body.

A KINDER, MORE CONNECTED WAY OF BEING

My guiding principles.

These are the foundations I return to in meditation, somatic work and the way I meet each person who comes into this space.

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 matter.

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.

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Four simple body-led meditation steps: Notice, Meet, Support and Integrate

A MOMENT TO CHECK IN

Pause and notice.

Before choosing a practice, take a moment to notice what is already here. You do not need to change anything first.

What are you noticing in your body?

What might feel supportive right now?

Let what you notice guide what comes next.

BODY-LED MEDITATIONS

What does your body
need today?

There is no perfect choice. Begin with the practice that feels closest to your experience today, knowing you can pause, stop or choose something different at any time.

01 When everything feels like a lot

I need to feel grounded.

A gentle practice for reconnecting with your body, the ground beneath you and the support that is already here.

GROUNDING FOR PRESENCE
02 When I feel caught in my head

I want to come back to myself.

A somatic body awareness meditation for gently turning towards sensation and reconnecting with your inner experience.

SOMATIC BODY AWARENESS
03 When stillness does not feel right

My body wants to move.

An invitation to let movement become the meditation, following what your body wants to stretch, soften or express.

MOVEMENT MEDITATION FOR RELAXATION
04 When I feel tense, tired or restless

I need to soften and rest.

A slower practice for letting yourself be held by stillness, imagination and the quiet rhythm of rest.

RELAXATION UNDER MOONLIGHT

You do not need to finish a meditation for it to have been worthwhile. Listening to your body also includes knowing when enough is enough.

WAYS WE CAN WORK TOGETHER

Personalised support for your
unique journey.

DEEPEN

Body-Led Meditation
Mentoring

Personalised support to explore how meditation can work with your body, your nervous system and the way you actually move through life.

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DIVE DEEPER

Private SomaSoul
Somatic Therapy
Sessions

Individual somatic therapy for the places that may need more time, relationship and support than a meditation practice alone can offer.

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THE SOFT GROUND

Words for the
journey inward.

Reflections on the body, meditation, nervous system, womanhood and the inner work of becoming.

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