AT Somatics

25/05/2026

It is common for crisis or pain to lead us to find help and support. The problem is that much of the support I received when I was in my deepest pain, and my darkest crisis didn’t touch the source of it.
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it took literally years for me to find the help that I needed and start the work of transforming my very real, every day anxiety and instability into lasting and authentic self acceptance, freedom, and a sustainable lifestyle, business and primary relationship.
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They’re all connected of course.
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Much of what we are taught - to regulate your emotions, or to fix your problems - can take you down even darker paths of losing trust in your body and losing faith in your choices.
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Somatic therapies can help.
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If this conversation has resonated, I would love you to join the waitlist for my next program - Clear Ground. A program for practitioners and creatives ready to come home to themselves and grow a life and business their nervous system can sustain.
www.alenaturley.com
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You can also find me on Substack where I share ideas, innovations and reflections on these same themes.
https://alenaturley.substack.com/

21/05/2026

All in a day’s work ❤️

20/05/2026

Beauty is all around us 🤍🤍🤍

18/05/2026

I love sharing the exciting and wonderful moments of life and what they teach me but just as important is to share the deeper darker ones and the gifts that they bring.

I recorded this on a really tough day last week.

Every single adversity experienced in your life has an added component of benefit and Learning, even if you can’t see that in the immediate moment.

So much of our experience is enriched when we allow the full breath of our emotion to be felt. Even the less comfortable ones.

I’m not saying you fall into a heap of tears on the floor everyday (unless you need to, and then that would be okay…!) I’m suggesting you allow the waters of emotion to flow and witness what needs to be witnessed. complete what needs to be completed.

Resolve what needs to be resolved with the wisdom that you have now.

Give yourself grace - Earth school isn’t an easy for deep feeling, hyper capable humans like us!

Stick around I have to more share on this gentle yet powerful approach to integration, making peace and increasing your emotional health.

15/05/2026

This absolute gem from on — shared with her by a friend.
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“The point is
not to try
harder
but to
resist
less.”
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This comes up again, and again, and again.
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In our early lives, in order to get our needs met, many of us very cleverly perceive that trying harder gets us closer to the approval, love, affection, or significance, we crave.
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Many of us carry the wounds of being ‘unseen’ or ‘unheard’ for who we truly are.
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All too often it isn’t a parent or carer’s intention for this to happen yet with great regularity our culture encourages certain behaviours that lead to this.
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My message for you today - RESISTANCE isn’t the only way.
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Learning to resist less is a skill to master over time, it’s never one and done. However, the practice of less resistance offers a heap of freedom.
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I’d love to hear from you if this resonates. Have you encountered resistance in your inner world? How does it show up? How do you navigate those stormy waters? How do you bring awareness to the effects of this in your life?

13/05/2026

13/05/2026

EXPERT PANELIST
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Every year, we bring together people we deeply respect to help thoughtfully review finalist products across the Awards - and honestly, this year’s panel feels especially special.

Our 2026 panel features an inspiring group of educators, editors, writers, practitioners, advocates, retailers and content creators from across the conscious living space. Experts in beauty, wellness, family, food, low-tox living, sustainability, slow fashion, yoga, natural health, zero waste and more - all united by a shared care for people, planet and positive change.

What matters most to us is alignment. We look for thoughtful, values-led voices who genuinely care about safer ingredients, ethical production, sustainability, transparency and helping consumers make more informed choices.

Over the coming weeks, our Expert Panel will be hands-on reviewing finalist products from across Australia + New Zealand, helping bring these beautiful brands to life beyond the label through trusted reviews and real-world insights ✨

As a small team with a very big purpose, we feel incredibly grateful to have such thoughtful humans supporting this movement alongside us.

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10/05/2026

Celebration days like “Mothers Day” can be super activating.

Any expectations or grief that are lurking beneath the surface can bubble up.

Mine did.

I go to bang around late in the morning on my PJs. This is a rare treat.

We headed down the lake. I had some big feelings. They felt heavy.

I knew I didn’t have to work through them alone or even necessarily today. So we did our best and walked and talked and eventually the heaviness lifted.

We spent time together.

My daughter and I went to the movies. My son who is 9 cooked us dinner.

My husband bought me some beautiful echidna spine earrings from

I reflected on how women everywhere mother and nurture and care for those around them in a qualitatively unique way.

My son called me from Spain.

Life is full of beauty and feelings.

Grateful to be alive. 🤍

07/05/2026

You see a smile and a pose, but don’t be fooled.

I see…

🌥️ Grief AND joy
·🌥️ Decades of multifaceted experiences from the very top to the very bottom of the range of things:
🌥️ A very lovely Photographer capturing a natural moment, thank you
🌥️ The doorway to my treatment room, a long-held dream finally come to life
🌥️ A roof over our head, relatively recently ours, that I heartily treasure each and every day
🌥️ A life that I love, including the ups and downs, high-pressure days and life's inevitable challenges.
🌥️ A perceptible sense of safety that is real and trusted (it wasn’t always that way)

Thanks for being here, for walking this path and holding this torch, and joining me in finding a clear path back home to yourself. 🤍

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Hey I'm Aléna. Somatic therapist and educator, obsessed with unconventional practices, evidence-based support, and warm safety for people ready to come home to themselves.

04/05/2026

I always found it hard to do the same thing every day or find a practice that I could sustain consistently over time - even when I knew it was likely the best thing for me

Lately, the one thing that I’m finding possible is to wake up and just step outside, put my feet on the Earth, and look at the rising Sun.

I do a cleansing breath practice and focus on all the incredible things that had to happen for me to be standing here, alive, in this beautiful place:

Remembering that we are walking through our lives every single moment whilst being in an eternal present moment soothes the soul.

Whatever happens, I’m just me in THAT moment.

Practising this simple process each morning is such a powerful way to stay connected at a soul and spirit level.

I hope you can find a practice that works for you in this way. If you felt like sharing it, I’d love to hear from you 🤍🤍

03/05/2026

Thoughts can stick and when they do, they can keep you stuck with them.

When I have really big days filled with clients and work and sitting and being stationary, incidentally as there’s so much of our life in this modern time, I just have to get up and move somehow.

The power of physical movement cannot be understated.

Getting the blood flowing changing your breath changing your position in a space immediately disrupt any patterns of thinking that are unhelpful.

This is me with zero inhibitions showing you the truth of what movement looks like in the middle of a busy day.

Gosh, it feels good though!