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YXE Therapist

Clinical Counsellor in Saskatoon trained as a social worker, yoga instructor, and somatic experiencing practitioner.

06/17/2025

Breathing habits can directly influence your nervous system.

Intentional breathing through the nose is a powerful way to tune into your nervous system and adjust your state of mind:

For calming down (also called down-regulation), choose slow, gentle breathing.

For waking up or boosting focus (up-regulation) try sharp, quick breaths with a hold at the top before gently releasing.

Here's how these two types of breathing impact the parasympathetic and sympathetic systems:
1. Long, slow, gentle inhalations and exhalations activate the parasympathetic nervous system, also known as the rest and digest response. Slow and soft (ie inaudible) breathing signals safety to the body, reducing heart rate and calming the nervous system. This type of breathing promotes relaxation and helps regulate acute stress.

2. A sharp, quick inhale, held for as long as is comfortable at the top before releasing it slowly, will encourage a calm alernetness - it activates the sympathetic nervous system for a healthy fight or flight response that’s just what you need to energize or focus your mind.

Try it yourself, today!

05/21/2025

May is Mental health month awareness month! One of the best things you can do for your mental health is to understand how your nervous system works and how it affects the way your brain works. Mental health is closely connected to nervous system patterning.

Your brain processes emotions, thoughts, and behaviors—imbalances here can affect mental health conditions like anxiety or depression.

The vagus nerve helps regulate emotions and connects your brain to your body.
Practices like deep breathing, mindfulness, and somatic therapy can support nervous system health—and your mental health.

04/11/2025

If you're feeling overwhelmed right now, know that emotions—no matter how heavy—are not forever. They ebb and flow like waves.

Therapy helps you learn to sit with them, understand them, and eventually release their grip. There’s always hope for change, even when it feels out of reach.
If you have a hard time with emotional regulation, you would benefit from somatic therapy or counseling to help your body remember how to create a sense of safety.

03/17/2025

Are you stuck in a scrolling loop? Or feeling overwhelmed? Let’s pause and connect with your nervous system through a simple skill called orienting, in 5 simple steps.
Here’s how to do it:
1. Find a plant
Look around for a plant—maybe it’s on your desk, a windowsill, or even outside. If you don’t see one, use this image of a clover leaf or imagine a plant you love.
2. Let your eyes explore
Gently focus on the plant. Notice its colors, shapes, textures, and how the light touches its leaves. Let your eyes move slowly, taking in every detail.

3. Tune into your body
As you observe, notice how your body feels. Do you feel more grounded? Calmer? Maybe you sense your breath slowing or your shoulders softening.

4. Take a slow breath
Gently slow down your breathing a little bit each breath and focus on making it softer. Imagine you’re taking in the steadiness of the plant, rooted and alive.

5. Return to your day with ease
When you’re ready, look around the room again and feel your feet on the ground. Notice how this moment feels different from before.

Orienting is a powerful way to reset your nervous system and reconnect with the present. Next time you feel scattered, let a plant help you come back to yourself.

03/14/2025

Do you love plants?🪴

Plants are natural anchors for our attention and a beautiful invitation to orient.

Orienting is the act of pausing, noticing, and connecting with your surroundings to bring a sense of safety and calm to your body. I teach orienting during somatic sessions because it’s one of the quickest ways to let your body know it is safe and bring a sense of calm to your system.
When you sit with a plant—whether it’s a tall tree outside or a small potted fern indoors—you naturally start to notice the details: the texture of the leaves, the color of the stems, or the way the light hits them.
This gentle act of observing pulls you into the present moment, quiets your mind, and helps regulate your nervous system.
Plants are quiet teachers, showing us how to be present in the world. Don’t you just LOVE them for that!?

01/09/2025

How do your resolutions feel in your body? Our bodies carry wisdom that can guide us toward choices aligned with our true needs and desires ✨

This year, instead of striving for resolutions that feel rigid or external, consider setting intentions that feel alive and grounded in your body.

Take a moment to pause and really ask yourself—not just what you want to do or accomplish, but how you want to feel as you move through the year. Do you want to feel calm? Inspired? Free? Connected? Strong?

Let your feelings guide your choices this year. Instead of rigid goals, try setting intentions that align with how you want to feel. For example:

🌿 If you want to feel calm, maybe your intention is to create more space in your schedule.

🌿 If you want to feel inspired, try exploring a new hobby or connecting with creative people.

🌿 If you want to feel connected, you could focus on nurturing meaningful relationships.

When your goals match the feelings you want, you’re more likely to create a life that feels fulfilling—not just busy.

So, how do you want to feel in 2025? Write it down, breathe it in, and let it guide you.

12/19/2024

As the year comes to a close, it’s a great time to pause and reflect on how your body, mind, and nervous system have navigated the past months.

I’ve prepared a nervous-system, body, and mind check-in that shouldn’t take more than 15 minutes.

These questions, inspired by somatic experiencing, are designed to help you tune into your physical and emotional well-being, recognize patterns, and identify what you need to feel more balanced moving forward.

Find a few moments quiet moments to yourself and explore these 15 questions with curiosity and self-compassion.

11/25/2024

The holiday season can be a challenging time for mental health for many people. Some find the holidays joyful and rejuvenating. Others may feel stressed, overwhelmed, or lonely.

My invitation to you is to consider your mental health when making plans and preparing for the holidays.

Pause before you hustle, bustle and buy.

Spend a little more time than you normally would with your cup of tea.

Reach out to friends and loved ones.

Turn the lights down lower, and allow yourself a little more sleep.

Take time to downregulate after periods of high intensity.

When you work out, you take time to cool down your body. Your mental and emotional bodies need that too. After any shopping trip or holiday party, give your nervous system a break.

Here are some small ways to allow downregulation throughout your holidays:
- Go for a short walk.
- Stare out the window for a few miuntes.
- Engage socially with someone you like.
- Grab a snack.
- Notice your body, stretch or massage yourself.
- Go slow. Allowing your body time to sense its environment can help you to feel more settled and calm.

10/21/2024

I think there is a problem with the condemnation and shaming of coping mechanisms in our culture. We seem to forget that underneath every coping strategy is an emotional wound or unresolved trauma, and a suffering person (usually) doing the best they know how to get through.

Being a human with a primate nervous system and complex emotions isn't easy, and everyone copes with the stress of modern life somehow.

Maybe for you it’s food, substance use, isolation, procrastination, aggression or anger, distraction, perfectionism, self-criticism, people-pleasing, denial, risky behaviours, shopping, gambling, s*x, or any other compulsion that makes you feel good even just for a little while. Sometimes we are unaware that there are options that might work better for us, other times we’re unable to access what we need to cope in healthier ways.

It’s okay to feel good.

It’s human to escape the pain.

Your coping mechanism isn’t the root of the problem, your pain is.

What’s underneath your “bad habit”? You don’t have to face it alone,

If you are curious about how you could change your relationship with a coping mechanism or adapt to new ways of coping with the stresses of life, somatic therapy can help.

09/27/2024

Autumn brings beauty but also challenges for our nervous system. It's normal if you're feeling a little out of sorts or disregulated as the new season sets in. It might sound simple, but our systems are adapting to a lot as we navigate reduced daylight, routine shifts, and lifestyle changes this season 🍁

09/05/2024

Struggling to find relief in talk therapy? It might be time to consider bringing the body into the conversation...

Somatic counseling offers a different pathway to healing—one that acknowledges and works with the wisdom of your body. By addressing the physical aspects of your experiences, somatic counseling therapy can help you achieve the relief and resolution that talking alone might not reach.

Do you have questions about this holistic approach? If you're curious, let's connect without any obligation or expectation. Reach out and ask me your questions to find out if this is a path for you.

08/26/2024

The Embodied Wellness Group is back! Hosted in downtown Saskatoon in the Avenue Building and claimable under insurance that covers clinical counselling offered by a social worker. Link in bio for all the details.

Course Objectives:

● Gain a comprehensive understanding of the principles of somatic practices and Polyvagal Theory.

● Learn practical techniques to enhance somatic awareness, regulate the autonomic nervous system, and manage stress.

● Apply Polyvagal Theory principles to improve emotional regulation, foster secure attachments, and promote social engagement.

● Develop a personalized wellness plan integrating somatic practices and Polyvagal Theory for ongoing self-care and resilience.

This course is ideal for individuals interested in holistic approaches to their mental health who would like to deepen their understanding of the mind-body connection. Participants will emerge empowered with tools to enhance their well-being.

At the heart of our course on Embodied Wellness is the opportunity for authentic connection and growth through vulnerable sharing circles. These circles provide a safe space for participants to explore personal experiences, challenges, and insights related to their journey towards holistic well-being. Participants are encouraged to share openly and respectfully, fostering empathy, understanding, and mutual support within the group.

Reminder: *** Please call the clinic to register for course if you are choosing to self-submit receipts to a personal health plan for clinical counselling. CALL (306) 373-0060 to Register.

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267 3rd Avenue South
Saskatoon, SK
S7K1M3

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 2pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 2pm
Friday	8:30am - 2pm

Website

http://clairdeluneclinicalcounselling.ca/

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