A sacred somatic space

Women's Circles

Soulful somatic circles for women to rest and reconnect

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Body-led gatherings designed to support rest

A pause from the pace of everyday life

Women’s Circles are gently held to support rest, nervous system regulation and reconnection both with yourself and with others. A place to slow down, soften the edges, and return to yourself through somatic practices, breath, stillness and shared presence. This is not about fixing or striving. It is about creating the conditions for safety, nourishment and belonging. Each Women’s Circle is rooted in somatic practice, nervous system awareness and gentle presence.

What a women's circle may include

Arrival tea, ritual and intention setting

Somatic grounding practices

A monthly theme held gently throughout

Optional sharing, as we hold space for one another

A restorative deep rest journey to close

You are always free to participate in the way that feels safest for you. While each gathering has its own theme and rhythm, circles often include:

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How the Circles are held

You are welcome exactly as you are

Each Women’s Circle is rooted in somatic practice, nervous system awareness and gentle presence. Together, we create safety in the body, space in the mind and nourishment for the heart. Women's Circles are held in the spirit of sisterhood and the quiet wisdom of yin, slow, receptive and grounded.

Each circle is gently guided and intuitively held by Laura, and is rooted in the HeartSomatics™ framework - a body-led approach to healing, inner alignment and deep self-connection. Sessions are designed to feel trauma-aware, grounded, slow and spacious, and relational without obligation. Everything is offered as an invitation.

Women’s Circles may be supportive if you feel burnt out, overwhelmed or disconnected, live in freeze, shutdown or chronic stress, are sensitive, high-functioning or deeply feeling. Maybe you crave rest without having to explain yourself, llong for community without pressure to perform or want a body-first way to reconnect with yourself. There is no requirement to share. There is no expectation to “do it right”.

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Be the first to hear about upcoming Women’s Circles

Women’s Circles are offered periodically and spaces are intentionally limited to preserve the quality and safety of the experience. If you’d like to be the first to hear when new circles are announced, you’re warmly invited to join the list below.

Meet Laura

Somatic wisdom for awakening, healing and aliveness

Circles are held by Laura Starky, with over 25 years’ experience as a trauma-informed, integrative somatic therapist, Laura works at the intersection of therapy and spirituality, supporting heart-led humans on a spiritual path, including those navigating awakening and psycho-spiritual challenges, to integrate their experience in a grounded, embodied way.

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