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29/04/2026

No one path is “the only way.”

Supporting your nervous system can look like a blend of approaches:
• Somatic & body-based therapies (like STM)
• Talk therapy or counselling
• Medical or pharmacological support when needed
• Lifestyle practices that support rest & regulation

Healing isn’t one-dimensional. It’s layered. Different forms of support can work together 🤍

The goal isn’t to follow one perfect path, it’s to find many ways to build safety, resilience, and self-awareness over time.

Stillness Through Movement (STM) is a restorative practice that calms the mind, relaxes the body, and balances the nervous system. Using slow, mindful movement, supportive poses, and props, STM integrates breathwork, meditation, and gentle touch to help reduce stress, anxiety, and overwhelm, creating space for the body’s natural healing.

23/04/2026

Psychological distress, like anxiety, depression, burnout, or trauma—isn’t just in the mind; it’s often felt in the body too.

Talk therapy can be really helpful for understanding your thoughts, patterns, and experiences. But it doesn’t always reach the deeper, non-verbal layers where the body may still be “holding on” to what words can’t quite release. This can leave you feeling tense, uncomfortable, or disconnected.

Somatic therapy is designed to complement cognitive and other forms of therapy. It can help the body catch up to what the mind already understands, or help the mind to reconnect with body sensations and emotions, to start making sense from the inside out - where words and meaning form over time.

STM is a gentle body-based practice that guides you to connect with your experience, both in body and mind and notice what's present.

For many people, body-based approaches like STM feel more gentle, accessible, and immediate, especially in the early stages of healing and can be a really supportive place to begin.

If this resonates, book a 1:1 session and explore if this approach feels right for you.

21/04/2026

Kapha energy supports the chest, lungs, lymphatic flow, and the body’s natural lubrication for ease of movement.

When out of balance, it can feel like heaviness, low mood, low energy, sluggishness in body and mind.

Gentle, awakening shapes help restore flow.

Opening shapes encourage circulation and invite fresh energy into the body, supporting a gradual lift in energy.

STM uses breath, gentle heart-opening shapes, and light movement to ease heaviness and help you feel more connected and uplifted

17/04/2026

Pitta brings heat and energy to the body, supporting digestion and metabolism.

When out of balance, you may feel hot, irritated, or easily overwhelmed, with a strong, driven energy and a shorter fuse.

Cooling, surrender-based shapes help soften this intensity. Forward folds invite the body to release tension and settle into calm.

STM uses light support, gentle movement, and stillness to cool emotional heat, ease tension, and restore balance.

13/04/2026

Vata energy influences the nervous system, emotions, and key body functions like breathing and circulation.

When out of balance, often from stress, poor sleep, or an irregular routine, you may feel anxious, scattered, overstimulated, or sensitive to cold.

This gentle shape supports grounding, soft breathing, and a return to the present moment.

STM works to rebalance Vata through weighted props, warmth and breathwork, helping calm the nervous system and restore a sense of steady, grounded ease.

09/04/2026

STM helps your body shift out of “fight, flight, or freeze” and into a calmer, more restorative state. This shift is key for emotional balance, managing stress long-term, and supporting true recovery.

Because of this, most clients benefit from a series of sessions, giving you the time and guidance to learn the practice, experience deep rest, and build the ability to return to calm even during stressful moments.

Curious about how STM could support you? Let’s chat and find what feels right for you 😊

06/04/2026

STM is more than a restorative practice, it’s a powerful way to support your nervous system over time.

Through regular sessions, you may experience:
→ A shift from stress-driven (sympathetic) states into calm, regulated (parasympathetic) balance
→ A deeper sense of safety in your body
→ Reduced stress and anxiety
→ A quieter mind, clearer thinking and greater emotional regulation
→ More capacity to respond thoughtfully rather than react in stressful moments
→ Deep support for burnout and adrenal fatigue
→ Less pain and muscle tension, without force

Consistency matters. Each session gives your body another opportunity to move out of stress and into deep rest, helping you build resilience from the inside out.

02/04/2026

In an initial 1:1 session with me, you'll experience:
→ An exploratory chat to understand past and current stressors, and their impact on your body and nervous system health.
→ A flexible personalised treatment path focused on building nervous system regulation and capacity.
→ Titrated practice connecting body and mind through slow, conscious movement, gentle shapes, relaxed pause and breathwork specific to your needs.
→ Supportive propping to comfort and assist in unwinding and soothing the nervous system.
→ Guidance to encourage awareness of body sensation and support to learn self-agency in managing your unique nervous system.

25/03/2026

A little update ✨

I’m now offering:
• 1:1 sessions from my home studio
• small group sessions (4–8 people) at the Maylnds Sport & Rec Club.
https://www.maylandssportandrec.com.au/
1:2 sessions have officially wrapped up as I move into this next chapter.

Booking options have been updated, check the link for details 🤍
Thank you for being part of this evolving journey 🌱

19/03/2026

STM at this depth is still relatively rare in Perth.

I trained with Tracy Whitton in Queensland, initially for my own healing, and later with the intention of bringing this work here.

While STM exists in different forms, this level of nervous-system focused, trauma-informed, prop-supported practice isn’t widely available locally and I’m honoured to offer it in Perth.

16/03/2026

One of the foundations of STM is its relationship with Ayurvedic Doshas — Vata, Pitta and Kapha.

These energy systems influence our physical, mental and emotional health, and can become imbalanced through stress, trauma or life experience.

Through:
• specific propping
• weight
• warmth
• stillness

STM gently supports the body in moving back toward balance — without analysis, diagnosis or effort.

It’s subtle, but powerful.

12/03/2026

My work is grounded in trauma-informed practice, including foundational training in
🧠 Trauma Centre Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY), developed and researched by the Trauma Centre in Boston and closely associated with the work of Bessel van der Kolk.

This approach recognises that the body holds lived experience and that gentle, choice-based movement can be an effective somatic support for healing, especially alongside counselling or medical care.

Nothing is forced.
You remain in control at all times.
Your body leads the way.

Address

Tranby Road
Maylands, WA
6051

Telephone

+61409087566

Website

http://stmperth.com.au/

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