Wild Child & Co

13/10/2025

Verandah Sessions

These weren’t something I planned… but wow, am I loving them — and it seems you are too!

Your feedback has given me the nudge to make this a regular offering.

If you’re craving some quiet, restorative time just for you, these 1:1 sessions might be exactly what you need.

Each session is slow and spacious — time to move, breathe, rest, and reconnect. There’s room for a cuppa and chat, and if you like, a gentle walk to say hello to the horses (and of course, Benji cuddles are always on offer 🐾).

Im hearing that many of you find it profoundly regulating to practice outdoors with the rhythm of nature, the presence of animals, the fresh air on your skin. I personally find the elements naturally help my nervous system settle, soften, and return to balance.

You can choose from:
Yin
Restorative
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY)
…or a blend that meets you where you’re at.

Two-hour sessions — $160
Includes a 45–75 minute practice, time to rest, reflect, and reconnect with you.

Send me a DM to book

Sarah & Benji 🐾
Ps sessions for kids or adults

NDIS participants may be able to use capacity building budgets if this is aligned to your goals

10/09/2025

Let’s stop glorifying being calm.

Calm is lovely when it’s there don’t get me wrong I love feeling calm, chilled and relaxed AND it’s not the only “good” state your nervous system can be in.

Sometimes safety looks like calm.

AND

sometimes it looks like movement, play, energy, laughter, tears, or even saying a big loud and proud no.

Your nervous system was designed to shift between rest, action, protection, and connection. When we expect ourselves (or others) to always be calm, we’re not honouring the full spectrum of what it means to be human.

At Wild Child & Co, we focus on creating spaces where all states are welcome — where you can learn to notice, regulate, and choose what feels right for you in that moment.

This might be stillness AND it might be movement!

If you’d like to explore this in your own body you can either:

Join the 6-Week Online Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Program — starting next week.

Or

Book a Private Therapeutic Mentoring Session — combining yoga, regulation practices, and time to work toward your personal goals.

Let’s stop@telling each other to “calm down” thriving isn’t about being calm all the time — it’s about feeling safe enough to be your whole self and doing what it is in that moment to be fully wholeheartedly you.

09/09/2025

The Power of Choice (and the pitfalls)

At Wild Child & Co, we see choice as a practice — not about getting it “right,” but about remembering that YOU have options.

Research shows that having choice can boost motivation, improve performance, & even increase life satisfaction. Each time you pause to notice what feels safe & choose what works for you in that moment, your nervous system receives a powerful reminder:

“ right now in this moment I have agency. I am safe enough to decide.”

& yet, choice can also feel overwhelming (I know I have definitely experienced this). Having too many options can sometimes create stress or avoidance — something researchers call choice overload or choice fatigue.

That’s why in our sessions choice is always offered as an invitation. You decide what feels manageable, what feels supportive, & what’s right for you in the moment.

Over time, these small acts of choosing can gently strengthen your sense of agency, confidence, & connection.

If you’d like to explore this with me, there are two pathways:

1. Join a 6-Week Online Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Program – we have one starting next week. This is a group session where we practice agency & body-based awareness together.

Or

2. Private Therapeutic Mentoring Sessions – combining trauma-sensitive yoga &/or somatic practices with mentoring, working toward your personal goals in a relational & supportive way.

The choice is yours if you’d like to have a free meet and greet chat to discuss the options more let me know and we can schedule one in the next few days !

08/09/2025

Something new is coming …

01/09/2025

I did something radical this morning.

For years, I’ve battled the stories programmed into my psyche—stories about being “professional,” about never being “lazy,” about showing up no matter what. Beliefs like: sick days are bad, taking time for yourself is risky, and the cost of not showing up outweighs everything. So you push through, regardless.

This morning, I put those stories to the test. I postponed the start date of the next Trauma-Sensitive Yoga session by two weeks. Every part of me screamed: “This could jeopardise your business, it’s unreliable, you can’t do this.”

But I battled those thoughts, leaned in, and trusted my body. She needed rest. And I listened.

Sometimes, self-care isn’t indulgent—it’s essential. And sometimes, the most radical act we can do is choose ourselves first.

Who else has battled with old beliefs like these? I’m sure I am not alone here?

And on the up side if you want to join the trauma sensitive yoga program you have a few more weeks to join up 😜

For now I’m going back to rest, to doing a little less and allowing my body the time and space it needs to restore!

28/08/2025

You don’t always have to talk about it

One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned in my own healing is that there are so many ways to process trauma.

Talking has been powerful for me. Being heard, really heard, in safe spaces has been life-changing. Having words for experiences that once lived in silence gave me back a sense of clarity and connection.

But I’ve also learned that healing doesn’t only happen through words. Sometimes, I’ve needed a space where I didn’t have to explain, analyse, or share my story. A space where my body could simply arrive, breathe, move (or not move), and just be.

That’s where Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) has been such a gift. In this practice, there’s no pressure to perform, no expectation to talk about the past. Instead, the focus is on noticing, noticing your feet on the floor, breath in the body, the possibility of choice in each moment.

And showing up in community—being in a room (or in our case online virtual room) with others who are also practicing presence has been deeply regulating for me.

There’s a quiet power in being together without needing to speak, in knowing we are each finding our way back to safety and wholeness, side by side.

Healing can look like sharing your story. Healing can also look like resting in silence, or moving your body, in presence.

Both are valid. Both are medicine.

Our next 6 week program begins Monday September 1st.

Booking is via the website or send me a dm - sliding scale payment and payment plans available.

26/08/2025

Sometimes our bodies carry things we aren’t fully aware of.

Tightness,
restlessness,
A sense of disconnection….

whatever shows up, it’s all part of the story
your body is holding.

Healing can start by giving your body the time and space it need

move,
pause,
notice,
and simply be.

No pressure, no expectation,

just presence and attention to finding its own rhythm.

One way to explore this is through

Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY).

In our 6-week online group, we move through the four pillars of Tctsy;

presence,
choice,
action,
and rhythm, (we explored these a few posts back)

letting the body guide the way toward

grounding, safety, and empowerment.

Our next online program starts September 1st 6pm (Sydney time)

Sliding scale payment option

To book send me a dm or head to the link in bio

19/08/2025

What if presence isn’t about forcing calm, but about learning to listen to what your body is really saying?

When we’re triggered, the body isn’t actually asking us to be here and now.

It’s remembering danger from the past—and doing its best to keep us safe.

That’s why even small things, a sound, a smell, a look, or even your own emotions can spark a strong reaction.

The body is saying: “I’m not feeling safe.”

Over time, with practice, we can begin to notice the difference between:

When our body is remembering the past,

and

When something right now actually needs us to fight, run, avoid, or protect ourselves.

In Trauma Sensitive Yoga, we practice this, together.

We focus on providing choices,

Where your invited to notice what feels possible in your body,

and

Where you can practice building a sense that the present moment can hold safety too.

Our next 6-week group series starts soon or you could start with a 1:1 session if that feels like the right first step.

If you have questions about trauma sensitive yoga? Your welcome to send us a dm

Sarah

02/08/2025

TCTSY is a body-based practice that gently supports people who’ve experienced complex or relational trauma.

It’s not about doing things a “right” way — it’s about being with your body in a way that feels safe, spacious, and completely your own.

There are four pillars that shape the practice:

being present,
making choices,
taking effective action, and finding rhythm.

These seemingly simple things;
noticing how you feel,
choosing what to do,
moving when you want to,
and having a familiar rhythm to lean into,

might not sound like much.

But when your sense of safety or control has been shaken,

they can mean everything.

They’re the building blocks of trust with yourself, and perhaps over time, with others too.

When trauma happens in relationships, healing often needs safe, respectful connection too.

And that’s what this practice is here to offer.

I’ve shared more about each pillar in the slides — you’re welcome to swipe through and dm me any questions you have

New online series starts soon

TraumaSensitiveYoga

01/08/2025

18/07/2025

New to Trauma-Sensitive Yoga?

Unsure what it’s about or who it’s for?

You’re not alone.
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I’m hosting a free 90-minute online presentation to introduce you to TCTSY — Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga.⁠

The original evidence based trauma sensitive Yoga!
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This session is for you if:

You’re curious about body-based healing

You’ve experienced complex or developmental trauma

You’re a clinician or allied health professional looking for somatic-based referrals
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Together, we’ll:

✔️ Explore the theory behind TCTSY

✔️ Learn about the method - what makes it different from general yoga or talk-based therapy

✔️ Try a short, optional mini-practice (no experience needed)

✔️ Review the latest research on its impact
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🗓 Wednesday 30th July
🕖 7:00pm AEST
📍 Online via Zoom
💫 Free to attend — register via website or dm me
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