22/10/2026
One of the things I hear the most from new clients is “I just don’t know how to relax”
Over a lifetime, the brain has become conditioned to associate stillness with danger. This can happen for many reasons. Perhaps you got in trouble as a kid if anyone saw you relaxing. Perhaps you went through a period in life where you had to GO GO GO in order to survive. Perhaps you spent years in a caregiver role, taking care of everyone else and not having any time for yourself. Maybe you went through years of trauma, and now sitting in stillness brings up the old feelings you want to just go away. While everyone’s history looks different, the map in the brain ends up looking the same. Relaxation = Danger.
While it seems harmless enough to be a person who never relaxes, it can take a toll on your body. Being in chronic fight or flight means your body is constantly producing stress chemicals, which can lead to all sorts of dysfunction, from chronic pain to insomnia to digestive problems to inflammation to autoimmune disorders. You get it. Chronic stress is, well, bad for you.
But comfort in stillness is not something you either can do or can’t do. It’s a skill that can be relearned at anytime, and that’s where we can work together!
Our treatments will be deeply relaxing, will focus on building the skill of stillness and will give your brain a new map for relaxation, one that feels safe. You will leave with somatic tools and new awareness to continue to use in your day to day life so you can continue to expand into relaxation no matter where you are.
I frequently hear “I didn’t have any thoughts at all…that never happens to me” after treatments and that is always the biggest compliment of all.