Welcome to That Happy Place!
For trauma informed, therapeutic support at the intersection between Well-being and the Arts
Somatic Therapy
Trauma Informed Somatic Massage
Trauma Informed Somatic Massage
Somatic Therapy makes space for us to make the connection between mind, body and spirit, learning to regulate our emotions in healthy ways through well researched methods.
We explore movement and breathe practices that support healthy regulation, body image, self image and healthy nervous system responses with a person centred and strength based approach.
Somatic Dance and Movement Therapy integrates traditional psychotherapy with movement, in accordance with research, which continues to show that the most lasting therapeutic results, particularly for trauma related conditions and for people who are pre-verbal, combine a top down and bottom up approach to enable people to feel safe, secure and ready to move forward.
Trauma Informed Somatic Massage
Trauma Informed Somatic Massage
Trauma Informed Somatic Massage
The body keeps the score, as Bessel van der Kolk so poignantly coined it, and if we have experienced difficult circumstances, we may find our bodies reacting in a freeze or a fight or flight response when it comes to touch. This experience can interfere greatly with our relationships with our friends, families and intimate partners, and perhaps even with workmates and others.
Taking time to connect to ourselves and our own felt sense of the body, learning to identify those sensations that feel welcome and those that don't, and learning to express those boundaries as we experience slow, expected and healthy touch in a soothing rhythm is the gift of Trauma Informed Somatic Massage.
As the ocean gently moves over the rocks, wearing away the hard stones over the years, so TISM allows space for a renewed felt sense of safety.
“Know all the theories, master all the techniques, but as you touch a human soul be just another human soul”
Carl Jung
Fire/LED performance and Authentic movement workshops
Authentic Movement Workshops
Physiologically, our emotions shift as our movement patterns shift (Amy Cuddy, 2012), enhancing our sense of empowerment as we move more confidently through the world in the bodies we are in. Explore your own relationship to your body through our workshops-stay up to date on when the next workshop is on in your area by signing up here.
Authentic Performance
Mia has enjoyed sharing her love of movement through fire/led/roving hoop performance for over 15 years, individually and as part of Rising Phoenix Fire Troupe. Call Mia, if you'd like to light up your next event or join our email list to stay up to date with events!
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