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We are a non-profit organisation dedicated to fostering the physical, emotional, and social wellbeing of communities through somatics, movement, and mindfulness.

04/08/2025

Our next in-person iteration of Therapeutic Movement & Mindfulness begins Tuesday 2 September. It is an 8-week course taking place every Tuesday, 6.15pm-7.30pm, at Reid Room in Fitzroy. Only 7 spots left. Find out more via https://www.collectivebeing.org/therapeutic-movement-mindfulness-program

Additional support includes: intake and closing calls with our Programs Coordinator, Alexia (they/them), a program workbook with practices and reflections to use at home, pre-recorded video practices, weekly emails during the program, and sensory toys, pencils, Textas and paper during each session.

A note on accessibility: participants are welcome to arrive early to Reid Room for a cup of herbal tea or to settle in. There is ramp access at the back of the building, and a wheelchair accessible toilet on site next to the Reid Room. Bathrooms are gender neutral.

17/07/2025

Have you heard about our Foundational Somatics Program?

Our next program begins on Tuesday 5th of August and is open to all, with no experience needed.

Find out more at https://www.collectivebeing.org/foundational-somatics

07/07/2025

A new term begins.

This season at Collective Being, we’re offering a mix of gentle, body-based programs to support nervous system health, reconnection and rest — in ways that feel safe, spacious and accessible.

Foundational Somatics
A 6-week online intro to body-mind practices for awareness, regulation, and resilience
→ Tuesdays from August 6

Therapeutic Movement & Mindfulness Program
An 8-week in-person program for those recovering from stress, burnout or trauma.
→ Begins September 2, Naarm

Plus monthly Embodied Care classes (free, online + in-person) for tension release, sleep support, and grounding.

100% of profits from paid programs go directly to sustaining our free and low-cost community offerings.

You're welcome to join us, wherever you're at.
Visit https://www.collectivebeing.org/whatson for more information and registration.

12/06/2025

Celebrating 6 years of partnership with Maroondah Hospital over which more than 600 people have attended our program. Swipe to learn more.

This program is currently enabled by a shared funding model; Eastern Health partially contributes to delivery costs, and our Community Wellbeing Fund fills the gap. To make a donation and support programs like this: https://collectivebeing.org/donate

28/05/2025

Practitioners, do you sometimes struggle to apply what you know in theory? Do you often find that what you have learned in formal training doesn't quite fit the real-world, high-stress and relational settings you work in?

What makes Collective Being trainings different is that our approach is both evidence-based and body-based — because we understand how deeply trauma and stress impact people's nervous systems and physical bodies. Our trainings are grounded in this as well as best-practice frameworks AND 7 years of service delivery.

That means the approaches we train you in are current, impactful, and informed by what actually works in practice.

Explore our two practitioner trainings for the remainder of 2025 and register:
https://www.collectivebeing.org/applied-somatics-training
https://www.collectivebeing.org/trauma-informed-practice

23/05/2025

We're proud to announce our most financially accessible program is back for August 2025. Registrations are now open for our 'Foundational Somatics: embodied wellbeing & psycho-education' program commencing on Tuesday 5 August. Swipe across for course information and facilitator details.

If you'd like to chat with our team about this program, subsidised places or NDIS plans, please reach out to our Programs Coordinator (alexia@collectivebeing.org).

Register here https://events.humanitix.com/foundational-somatics-online-course?hxchl=hex-pfl

Registrations close end of day 24 July.

22/05/2025

Every month, receive free movement and mindfulness resources, directly in your email inbox.

For May, we shared a 12-minute podcast episode on the clinical effects of yoga-based intervention for patients with schizophrenia; a review in the International Journal of Yoga Therapy — and a 15-minute restorative practice, guided by our Founder, Jo Buick. You can find the full practice by searching 'collective being restorative' on YouTube.

Sign up to our newsletter: https://www.collectivebeing.org/newsletter-sign-up

01/10/2024

Collective Being’s early vision as ‘State of Being’ (the organisation we were first known as) was to ‘broaden access to yoga and mindfulness’. In the 7 years since, we have learnt so much more about what access means, and about the scope of somatic approaches that support people to be well.

Together, the Collective Being team has learnt from each other’s lived experiences, and we have invited others with lived experience to share with us, to teach us, and to guide us to be more accessible to more people.

The Collective Being team have trained together, reflected together, and collectively crafted an approach to what we do.

Together, we have worked with and learned from over 9,000 participants and 47 different service providers ❤️

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Some words from Jo, a Founder and the Director of Collective Being:

“As someone who burnt out in multiple previous roles in the social justice sector, and experienced dissonance between the goals of the work and internal cultures of organisations, it is the approach to our work at Collective Being that brings me the most purpose and joy. It is the deep listening, the always-learning, the commitment to embodying our values, and the collective push back against a system that exhausts, ignores and excludes so many. For us, it’s not just what we do, but how we do it, that matters.”

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We would like to thank all who joined us on Sunday for a beautiful afternoon of sound, soma and story.

A special thanks to the amazing and for your talent, for the space, and for catering and for capturing the event in images ✨

07/08/2024

Amidst an ever-growing demand for our offerings, we are proud to announce our Community Wellbeing Fund: free and subsidised trauma-sensitive wellbeing programs for under-resourced organisations and community groups. This fund will enable Collective Being to expand our service even more to those who need it the most ❤️

Our highly skilled team will be delivering a total of 12 free and subsidised 8-week wellbeing programs.

The programs to choose from are:

Soma Play (designed for children aged 5-12 years)

Soma Skills (designed for young people aged 13-25 years)

Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (designed for adults 18 years and over)

These programs have been developed over the past seven years in consultation with community service organisations and participants.

They are designed to support mental and physical health through trauma-sensitive movement, mindfulness and somatics.

This opportunity is specifically designed for under-resourced, grassroots, and community-led organisations for whom funding is a barrier to accessing our services. Additionally, we have a small number of subsidised programs available for organisations who are more resourced, but budget constrained.

Head to the link in our bio to read more about our service delivery experience, eligibility, and application process.

25/07/2024

Our Foundations for Embodied Wellbeing (FEW) begins in under two weeks with registrations closing soon.

Facilitated by Shannon (she/they), this online six-week program will introduce recipients to embodiment skills, tools and resources that foster holistic wellbeing.

It is open to anyone and everyone - no prior experience of somatics or meditation is required ❤️

Feel free to swipe through and read some previous participant feedback ✨️

To find out more and register to Foundations for Embodies Wellbeing, click through the link in our bio.

Payment plans, tiered pricing and subsidised places are available.

All Collective Being public offerings are free for First Nations people and communities

Please note that this program is trauma-informed and mental health aware, however it is not a therapeutic adjunct. If you are looking for a more therapeutic program, please check out the details for our Trauma Sensitive Yoga Program via "What's On" on our website

09/07/2024

Join our Foundations for Embodied Wellbeing program this August ✨️

Facilitated by Shannon (she/they), this online six-week program will be held on Tuesdays from August 6 to September 10.

It will introduce recipients to foundational embodiment skills, tools and resources that foster holistic wellbeing.

Each session will be gently themed and feature a combination of:

~ guided embodiment practice

~ education in the form of prompts and discussion

~ personal processing through journaling, drawing and/or sharing

This program is open to all and no prior experience of somatics or meditation is required.

Payment plans, tiered pricing and subsidised places are available.

All Collective Being public offerings are free for First Nations people and communities.

Registrations close at the end of day on August 5.

Please note that this program is trauma-informed and mental health aware, however it is not a therapeutic adjunct. If you are looking for a more therapeutic program, please check out the details for our Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Program

04/07/2024

We would like to invite you to join our team for a free movement and mindfulness practice.

This regular, drop-in class has been designed to support stress release and nervous system regulation.

Classes are welcoming of all - no prior movement or meditation experience is necessary.

Our facilitators will always encourage you to engage in our sessions in a way that feels appropriate and supportive for you. This may mean that you try everything we offer, only try some things, or explore your own variations instead.

Monthly drop-in practices are trauma-informed and mental health aware.

All movement can be done wherever you are most comfortable, in whatever clothing you wish. No mat or props required.

The classes will be held between
6:15pm - 7:15pm on:

July 15th
August 19th
September 16th
October 21st
November 18th

Registrations close at 4pm on the day of the session.

Sessions are free of charge.
Should you have the capacity, we recommend a donation to .foundation

Address

Melbourne, VIC

Telephone

+61411718153

Website

https://linktr.ee/collectivebeing

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