Soultree Moves Somatic Therapies

23/02/2026

Sometimes the smallest things have the biggest impact.

19/02/2026

I continue to do the INNER work.

Just because I work with people in their emotional, embodiment, trauma, somatics realms doesn’t mean my world is complete and is ‘healed’.

If anything, it’s even more important for me to continue supporting my own nervous system and my own integration as I work with people, whose stories and energy naturally meet my own.

There is often resonance, because as humans we are all having the human experience.

Doing this work, means leading by example. It means going to those hard places within yourself so you can light the way for others to see the way within themselves.

It means offering presence through shared experience and some grounding to a nervous system who hasn’t felt held in years.

Bringing all that lurks in the shadows into the conscious mind, giving emotions a space to finally move through, and for you to meet parts of yourself that needed a little holding to be out in this world in full expression.

This is embodiment and somatics and expression and rebuilding trust and safety in your own body after years of holding it all together and holding the real YOU back.

This is what I love and live and breathe. My way of life.

So I continue to do the work, so that I may of service to others who do too.

Pic taken just after my own inner work session. Those post-release feels.

15/02/2026

03/02/2026

Tired of hiding your anger? Or you’re scared it might never stop if you let it out?

Anger as your Ally meets both sides of that fear: the exhaustion of suppression, and the terror of release.

We move slowly, safely, and gently - so anger can be felt, contained and finally trusted.

As anger comes online, it becomes a Spaceholder. A way for the body to fee grief, sadness, fear and shame without collapsing or overwhelming the system.

Release may happen. Catharsis can arise.

But the goal is integration- so you can hold ALL your feelings, not just survive the peaks.

Link in bio. DM to find out more!

24/01/2026

“If I let my feelings through, I’m scared they’ll never stop.”

This is one of the most common fears I hear.
And I’ve lived it too.

We imagine grief as a bottomless pit.
Anger as something that will burn everything down.
Sadness as a wave that will take us under and never let us breathe again.

So we tighten.
We distract.
We stay functional.
We keep moving.

But feelings don’t want to ruin you.
They want to move.

When emotions are met - in the body, in breath, in safe relationship - they don’t go on forever.

They crest.
They shake.
They soften.
They pass.

What actually makes them feel endless is holding them back.

Swallowing them.

Living with the constant effort of containment.

Letting feelings through doesn’t mean drowning in them.

It means letting them complete the cycle they were designed for.

And on the other side isn’t chaos.
It’s space.
Relief.
A deeper trust in yourself.

You don’t have to do it all at once.
You don’t have to go to the deepest place first.
You just have to stop doing it alone.

Your feelings are not too much.
They’re asking to be listened to.

18/01/2026

There is something profoundly different about spaces that are lived, not just led.

Events like She Who Returns matter because they are not created from theory, trend, or performance, they are born from women who are walking this path themselves.

Women who return to their bodies. Who pause. Who listen. Who let life move them before asking others to do the same.

When a circle is held by facilitators who practice what they offer, you can feel it.

There is less fixing. Less proving. Less hierarchy.
More honesty. More permission. More safety to arrive exactly as you are.

These spaces remind us that embodiment isn’t something we switch on for an event and abandon in daily life. It’s how we meet our mornings. How we hold our grief.

How we navigate exhaustion, desire, anger, and tenderness. It’s how we choose to live.

She Who Returns exists because many of us are tired of being led by people who don’t walk beside us, tired of being asked to open in rooms that aren’t rooted in integrity, care, and lived experience.

This is a gathering shaped by women who know what it means to return again and again - to themselves, to their breath, to their essence, not as a destination, but as a lifelong practice.

And perhaps that’s why these spaces matter so deeply.

Because when facilitators live the work, they don’t lead from above.
They hold from within.

And in that kind of holding, something real can finally soften, shift, and remember.

Join us on Sunday 15 Feb for our Women’s Day Retreat. Link in bio.

17/01/2026

“The biggest lie in relationship advice is this:

We keep obsessing over people’s bad behaviors.

What they said. What they did. What they didn’t do. What crossed the line.

Yes, boundaries matter.
Yes, sometimes you must leave harmful behavior.

But here’s what almost nobody understands:

Behavior is not the injury.
Behavior is the delivery system.

The real damage happens inside you.

It happens in the split second your chest tightens.
In the drop in your stomach.
In the way your throat locks and your breath gets shallow.
In the panic, the shame, the collapse, the rage that lights up your nervous system before you’ve even formed a thought.

That is where relationships are won or lost.

Behavior doesn’t just exist “out there.”
It enters your body.
It becomes sensation.
Sensation turns into emotion.
Emotion turns into meaning.
And meaning becomes the world you live inside.

Most couples never touch this level.

They fight about the story.

They argue about what happened.
They debate intent.
They defend themselves.
They prosecute each other.
They try to win the narrative.

But by the time you’re arguing about the story, the injury is already deep.

Your nervous system is already flooded.
Your body is already braced.
Fear is already online.
Shame is already whispering.
Loneliness is already screaming.

And here’s the brutal truth:

We are completely untrained to repair that.

As a culture, we know how to criticize.
We know how to label toxic behavior.
We know how to demand change.
We know how to say, “You hurt me, so you need to fix this.”

What we don’t know how to do is sit with what that hurt actually did to us.

So we weaponize behavior instead.

We turn pain into accusation.
We turn fear into control.
We turn sadness into criticism.
We turn longing into demand.

And every time we do that, we widen the distance we’re desperate to close.

The real work is much scarier.

The real work is turning inward and asking:

What is happening in me right now?
Where do I feel this in my body?
What does this sensation actually need?

Not later.
Not after you’ve cooled off.
Right in the moment when your system is on fire.

The trembling chest.
The hollow stomach.
The pressure behind the eyes.
The urge to attack or disappear.

That is the truth of the moment.

And then comes the part most people avoid their entire lives:

You reveal it.

Not as blame.
Not as strategy.
Not as a lecture.

But as exposure.

Instead of
“You always ignore me,”

You say
“When I feel unseen, my chest tightens and I panic that I don’t matter.”

Instead of
“You need to stop doing that,”

You say
“When this happens, my body collapses and I feel completely alone.”

That is not weakness.
That is intimacy.

Because intimacy is not built on controlling behavior.
It is built on letting someone see what their actions touch inside you.

Secure relationships aren’t created by perfect communication.
They’re created by people who can stay present with their own pain long enough to reveal it without turning it into an attack.

When two people learn this, everything changes.

Arguments slow down.
Defensiveness softens.
Distance loses its grip.

Fear stops running the room.

The nervous system that once braced for impact starts to recognize safety.

So stop searching for better language to describe your partner’s flaws.

Stop turning every wound into a task for someone else to fix.

Turn inward.

Find the exact place that hurts.

And have the courage to speak from there.

That is where repair actually begins.
That is where security is built.
That is where love becomes something your body can finally trust.

Why don't love languages fix anything?

You're nowhere near the right topic.”

- Derek Hart

Artwork - Two Lovers - Mark Acetelli

15/01/2026

1 month to go - an Embodiment Day Retreat for Women - She Who Returns.

So many of us are living with ongoing stress - held between longing and exhaustion.

The desire to slow down, listen, and feel… alongside the pressure to keep going, keep coping, keep pushing through.

This day exists right in that in-between space.

Together, we’ll spend time arriving back into the body through breath, gentle movement, and simple somatic practices that support settling, softening, and reconnecting with what lives beneath the noise.

You don’t need to be “ready.”You don’t need to have anything figured out.You don’t need prior experience.

You’re welcome to simply arrive as you are.

We’ll gather outdoors in the natural beauty of Maroondah Reservoir Park, allowing the land to hold us.

There will also be space for reflection, shared stories, quiet presence, and silence - all welcome, all optional.

We’ll be sharing a simple potluck meal for lunch, a kind of nourishment that feeds more than just our bodies, offering warmth, connection, and ease.

If you’re feeling a quiet pull to come… you’re invited to trust it.

You can read more about the gathering, intention, and practical details on the website.

We are really looking forward to gathering with you.

With warmth,

Elyse + Guest Facilitator, Kerri Wellington

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When: Saturday 15 February , 10:00am – 5:00pm

Where: Watts River Rotunda, Maroondah Reservoir Park, Healesville

Exchange: A tiered exchange is available, recognising different circumstances while supporting the sustainability of this work. $125 - $175

What to Bring

A journal and pen

A shawl or blanket to stay cosy

A cushion or mat for comfort during circle

Water bottle

An item for our altar - something that symbolises your return (stone, leaf, photo, or personal object)

A simple dish to share for our potluck lunch (nourishing, easy-to-serve foods such as salads, soups, frittatas, or fruit)

10/11/2025

As we move closer to our Embodiment circle, I want to share a little more about why this space exists.

So many of us live in stress. There is tension between longing and exhaustion… the desire to slow down and listen, and the pull to keep pushing through.

This circle meets you right in that in-between.

We’ll spend our time arriving in the body - through breath, movement, and simple somatic practices that help you settle, soften, and reconnect with what’s underneath the noise.

You don’t need to “be ready” or “have it together.”
You don’t need experience.
You can just show up as you are.

We’ll sit in nature, in the beauty of Maroondah Reservoir Park, letting the land hold us as much as our circle does.

We’ll share reflections, stories, silence, and a potluck meal together, a simple kind of nourishment that fills more than just our bellies.

If you’re feeling the quiet pull to come… that’s enough.
Trust it.

I can’t wait to gather with you.
Elyse x

When: Saturday 22 Nov, 10-2pm
Where: Watts River Rotunda, Maroondah Reservoir Park, Healesville
Exchange: $55.00

What to Bring
A journal and pen for reflection
A shawl or blanket to stay cosy
A cushion or mat for comfort during our circle
Water bottle
An item for our altar - something that represents your return (a stone, leaf, photo, or personal symbol)

Shared potluck lunch - please bring a simple dish to share (nourishing, easy-to-serve foods like salads, frittatas, soups, or fruit).
We’ll share a meal together after circle, connecting in the warmth of community and good food.