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Creating spaces for you feel relaxed, renewed and aligned through massage and meditation.

10/02/2026

Hello 👋 It’s been a while since I did a ‘about me’ post for all the beautiful new people here.

So take a moment to pause, connect and I’ll share with you a little of what lights up my soul.

But as I don’t want this to just be a one way interaction, I’d love to know -

✨What makes YOU feel most alive?
✨ What makes your whole soul spark
and say “yessss, THIS!!”?

And as always, a huge heartfelt thank-you for choosing to be part of this online space with me.

I appreciate you SO much xx

24/12/2025

May your heart feel peace, be wrapped in love, and be filled by moments of joy. ✨

This season can be a lot. Even when it’s wonderful, it can still bring overwhelm, fried nervous systems, awkward family dynamics, or a mental load that feels impossible to carry.

So this is for all of you—those gathering around full tables with equally full hearts, and those moving through this day carrying grief, loneliness, or heaviness you didn’t ask for.

Christmas holds so much at once. Laughter and warmth. Connection and belonging. But also loss. Longing. The sharp ache of what’s missing or who isn’t here anymore.

However this time unfolds for you, I’m sending you love. I hope you find pockets of peace, sparks of real joy, authentic connection and the gentleness to hold whatever shows up—the beautiful and the hard, all of it.

You don’t need to have it together. You don’t need to perform joy you’re not feeling. You’re allowed to feel it all, exactly as it comes..

May you feel seen, heard and held in this season, beautiful soul.

Talitha xx

09/12/2025

I’ve been getting a few inquiries recently asking if I do Massage Gift Vouchers…

And the answer is YES!! And I love that so many of you are thinking of giving the beautiful gift of massage to your loved ones this Christmas. 🫶

If you’re wanting to purchase one—either physical or digital—just DM me or send an email to stateofananda@gmail.com.

You can choose a custom amount, or align with my session prices:

30min - $70
60min - $110
90min - $155

Certificates are valid for 12 months from time of purchase.

Honestly, I would happily receive massages as gifts forever!! 💆‍♀️

Talitha xx

05/12/2025

Everything you need to know about Regulated & Resourced in one place ✨

WHO: This is for women ready to stop running on empty and start feeling grounded, resourced, and held.

WHAT: A 5-week guided nervous system journey with weekly meditations, regulation tools, affirmations, journal prompts, and more - all delivered straight to your inbox.

WHEN: Starts Sunday, December 7th. 5 weeks. 15 minutes a day.

WHERE: In your inbox and wherever you practice - your bed, your car, your couch. Self-paced, digital, accessible.

WHY: Because your nervous system has been working so hard to keep you safe. And it deserves support, not just willpower. This is about learning your body’s language, building your regulation toolkit, and landing in 2026 feeling grounded instead of depleted.

HOW: Every Sunday, you receive an email with a guided meditation (10 mins), a nervous system tool to practice, journal prompts, and more. Meditation in the morning (10 min), practice while the kettle boils (2 min), journaling before bed (3 min). That’s it.

INVESTMENT: $67 AUD for 5 weeks of guided support, 5 meditations you’ll have forever, and tools you’ll use for life.

THE JOURNEY:
Week 1 - Awareness (coming home to your body)
Week 2 - Recognition (meeting your NS states)
Week 3 - Regulation (tools for tender moments)
Week 4 - Integration (holding space for all of it)
Week 5 - Anchoring (carrying this forward)

We start Sunday. Enrollment closes Saturday night.

If you’re ready, I’m here ✨

Save this post if you need all the details in one place.

Comment ‘REGULATE’ to join.

01/12/2025

Close your eyes for a moment.

Feel your shoulders. Are they up by your ears? Is your jaw clenched? Is your breath shallow and caught in your chest?

Now imagine this:
It’s a Sunday morning in December. You wake up 15 minutes before everyone else. You make your tea - feel the warmth of the mug in your hands. You sit somewhere quiet. You press play.

My voice guides you back into your body. Back to your breath. Back to the present moment where you are actually safe.

You feel your shoulders drop. Your jaw soften. Your belly release.

For 10 minutes, you’re not running. You’re not pushing. You’re not overriding. You’re just... here. Present. Grounded. Home.

This is what Regulated & Resourced feels like.

Every Sunday for 5 weeks, I’ll guide you back to yourself. A 10-minute meditation. A simple nervous system tool you can use when overwhelm hits. Journal prompts to help you see your patterns. Practices that take 15 minutes a day but change everything.

By the time we land in January, you won’t just know about nervous system regulation - you’ll feel it in your body. You’ll recognise when you’re tipping into dysregulation. You’ll catch yourself earlier. You’ll have tools that actually work.

You’ll feel the difference between pushing through and supporting yourself. Between running on empty and being resourced. Between white-knuckling December and actually being present for it.

This is your invitation:

To feel grounded instead of spinning. Safe instead of on edge. Regulated instead of reactive. Resourced instead of depleted.
To land in 2026 from a different place - not burned out and disconnected, but anchored and alive.

Early bird pricing ends December 4th. Program starts December 7th. 🫶

$47 AUD for 5 weeks that will change how you move through not just December, but every overwhelming moment after.

Your nervous system has been waiting for this. Your body knows ✨

Comment ‘Regulated’ below for more details x

28/11/2025

Part 2: The Autonomic Nervous System

I’ve covered nervous system 101 (check part 1) so let’s talk about what’s running the show—your Autonomic Nervous System (ANS).

Your ANS works in the background, managing everything you don’t consciously think about. Your heartbeat, breath, digestion, body temperature—it’s all happening automatically, keeping you alive.

The two main branches are:

Sympathetic - Your acceleration pedal. Mobilization. It’s not just stress—it’s what gets you out of bed and engaged with life.

Parasympathetic - Your brake pedal. Rest, digestion, healing, connection. The vagus nerve is the major player here.

Heard of the polyvagal theory? Here’s where it comes in:
Dr. Stephen Porges discovered the parasympathetic branch actually has two pathways:

Ventral vagal = safe and social (connection, rest, play)
Dorsal vagal = shutdown (freeze, collapse, numbing out)

You can be “calm” and feel safe, or “calm” and feel totally disassociated. Different branches. Different experiences.

Why this matters:
Your ANS operates automatically, beneath your awareness. Which means:
→ You’re not choosing to be anxious or shut down
→ Your body is responding to cues of safety or danger
→ You can’t think your way out of dysregulation
→ You need body-based practices to work with your nervous system

This is why nervous system healing is different from mindset work. We’re working with the body’s automatic responses.

So why do we bother working with the ANS if it’s automatic and unconscious?
Because your ANS CAN be influenced. Through breath, movement, safe connection, vagal toning, and creating cues of safety in your life—you can support your nervous system to find more regulation.

It’s responsive. It can heal. It just needs the right support.

Swipe across to learn more and drop a comment below if you’ve learnt something new!

21/11/2025

As a massage therapist, meditation teacher, and former nurse, I’ve truly fallen in love with the nervous system. It feels like the quiet doorway into a life that’s more connected, more creative, more open-hearted. When our bodies feel safe, everything inside us begins to shift — our breath, our relationships, our ability to dream and respond instead of react.

And while I adore the practical tools and somatic practices that help us return home to ourselves, the nurse in me is always present too — the part of me that learned the science and anatomy long before I learned to guide meditation or hold space for another woman’s healing.

So I now aim to weave both.
The science and the softness.
The structure and the felt sense.

Because when we understand how our nervous system is designed — when we know its patterns, its signals, its needs — we stop fighting ourselves. We start working with our bodies on a deeper, more compassionate level.

Swipe ➡️ to explore the foundations together.

P.S I’ve got a very exciting little something in the works for next month that is going to support this nervous system exploration even more. Pop a 🫶 below if you’re keen to know more x

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