Mind Body Skin Soul

23/07/2025

Spa review from Red Magazine: The craniosacral therapy was the most intriguing yet effective treatment of the De-Stress programme. During the session, a therapist lightly touches your head, sacrum and coccyx to encourage long-term self-healing. It is known to relieve post-traumatic stress, migraines, learning difficulties and more. I felt relaxed throughout the session but didn't notice anything unusual. The day after the therapy, however, I felt a deeper sense of clarity about a life decision I needed to make.

Everything I learned at the health resort that revolutionised how I eat and, surprisingly, how I think

12/07/2025

Guided Meditation during a Summer Thunderstorm at the foothills of Montgo mountain in Javea, Spain ❤️

07/07/2025

This is written so well, so informative, exactly what I've been trying to express about my work in Cranial Sacral Therapy and Somatic Bodywork ❤️

As a young child, one of my clients learnt to dissociate when her parents were arguing. When I first started treating her, and didn’t understand the dissociation model I now work with, we both thought the sessions were productive because she consistently reported a warm, floating quality. A space where her body did not constrain her.

However, her symptoms never changed.

It took me over a year to work out what was going on. Her healing started when she made friends with her ‘boring’ body.

Most people dissociate most of the time, and the pleasant, dream-like quality in dissociation is often confusing. Dissociation is surprisingly common and people frequently enjoy being dissociated. Being in a body is hard work. It is a constant negotiation to clearly map the size, shape and weight of the body.

Many people can misinterpret the dreamy floaty quality of dissociation as an expansive, spiritual, healing experience. I have treated many long term meditators, yoga teachers and spiritual searchers. The relationship to the body offered through an understanding of trauma and dissociation has been surprising and beneficial for many of them. It is essential to not be too quick to let go of the body.

Before we can transcend our body we have to have a body.

For most of us there is a lifetime of work involved in exploring our flesh.

Deepening into our bodies is the necessary step that allows us to widen our perceptual horizons and drop into deeper tides and stillness. It is true that the sense of the body can become much more diffuse and fade into the background. However the form is never lost, as in dissociation, and is always available for our return.

A simple tool for health is practicing mapping out and connecting to your size, shape and weight as accurately as possible.

The bigger the gap between our real body and our virtual body (the perceived map we make of our body) the greater our pain, anxiety and depression.

You can explore my upcoming Trauma and Tension Releasing Exercises (TRE) trainings at www.trecollege.come, or see the link in my bio.

01/07/2025

Reflections of June

Honoring the way grief moves through the energetic body — slowly, subtly, sometimes silently.

It’s not just a feeling; it’s a frequency. A tide that reshapes the nervous system, the breath, the bones.

I have so much I want to share about this, but for now…
I’m resting. I’m resourcing. I’m letting the medicine of stillness do its work.

More soon. 🩷🌸

31/05/2025

Exciting News from Inclusive Minds in Jávea! 🌟

Since January, I've been collaborating with the Inclusive Minds team in a mainstream school.

Guided by an insightful 8-year-old pupil, we've been integrating nervous system regulation techniques into our daily practices, leading to transformative results.

Stay tuned! Inclusive Minds is launching groundbreaking projects in Jávea, setting a new standard for neuroinclusion in the region.

🌟 COMING SOON: Inclusive Minds 🌟
A safe, joyful, and supportive space where neurodiverse children thrive.

We’re excited to announce the upcoming launch of Inclusive Minds — a centre dedicated to:
💛 Providing 1:1 support for SEN children in mainstream schools
💛 Offering day care services tailored for neurodiverse learners
💛 Fostering growth through play-based learning, social connection, and life skills

Our mission is simple: to celebrate every mind and ensure every child feels seen, valued, and empowered. 🌈

📍 Based in Javea, Alicante
📆 Opening soon – stay tuned for dates and enrollment info!

Follow us for updates, sneak peeks, and a look behind the scenes as we prepare to open our doors. 💬

30/05/2025

Retreats in Benissa, Javea, Denia, Calpe and Moraira

Feeling incredibly grateful and inspired as I read the beautiful feedback from retreat clients. There's nothing more fulfilling than being part of someone’s journey toward healing and growth.

Planning a health, fitness, yoga, or mindset retreat?
I’d love to support you 🙏

I offer:
✨ Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork
🧘‍♀️ Yoga Sessions & Functional Breathwork
🌿 Wellness Workshops
🤝 Hands-on Retreat Assistance

Let’s create a transformative experience together

Enquiries for 2025 / 2026 - please message for more information and references.

About me:
🌸 Trauma informed bodyworker
🌸 Advanced Clinical Massage Therapist (Level 5)
🌸 Biodynamic Cranial Sacral Therapist
🌸 Whole body Facialist
🌸 Embodied Posture Yoga Teacher
🌸 Pregnancy & Postnatal Corrective Exercise Specialist (in training)

27/05/2025

Healing Arts in Javea pueblo including Restorative Yin Yoga class that I am hosting on Sunday 8th June

🌸 Learn effective functional Breathwork
🌸 Guided Meditations
🌸 Restorative Yin Yoga poses (fascia focused) release tension, feel open in body and mind
🌸 Hands on energy healing (optional)
🌸 Tea and chat after class (optional)

€15 with monies going towards Denia hospital first cooling cot for stillbirths

Sign up to reserve your place

14/05/2025

The body keeps the score with birth trauma ....

Pandas have a free workshop to learn more about it.

Cranial sacral therapy and intuitive fascia focused massage can safely let go of the trauma imprints bringing you back to a sense of you again.

How the body carries birth trauma ..... Feeling overwhelmed, scared, angry, guilty, or numb.
Flashbacks and nightmares, feeling overly alert and anxious, often fearing for the baby's safety.
Feeling disconnected from the birth experience, from the baby, or from oneself.
Difficulty Bonding, avoiding situations or conversations related to childbirth or interacting with the baby.

Don't suffer in silence ❤️ Reach out even just for a chat.

**EDIT - NOW FULLY BOOKED**

Trauma is deeply personal, and if your birth experience felt traumatic to you, it was. This free workshop is for anyone who found their birth difficult and seeks support in understanding and processing those feelings.

We’ll explore how your birth experience can impact your emotional and physical well-being, including how trauma may affect your mental health and relationships. We’ll also discuss common psychological and physiological responses to trauma, such as anxiety, dissociation, or physical tension.

Through practical tools and coping strategies, you’ll learn how to manage the ongoing effects of birth trauma and lessen its impact on your daily life.

Our goal is to help you reclaim a sense of agency, process your emotions, and focus on what matters most to you and your family moving forward. Join us for a compassionate and supportive space where you can begin your healing journey.

To reserve your space please visit https://loom.ly/EoM92mI

[ID - Healing from your birth experience. Learn how to manage the ongoing effects of birth trauma and lessen its impact on your daily life. 21st May. 7-8.30pm. Zoom]

14/05/2025

Journal Prompt inspiration


🌿✨ Nurture Nature Connect is a private Facebook group where I share embodiment resources. It's not exclusive—it's private for your online safety. Healing and trauma therapy should be accessible to all, not like some elite club and this space ensures your privacy while we explore and grow together.with intention 🫶💚

🔗 Link in bio to join.

14/02/2025

Baby Loss Awareness 💙

While Valentine's Day is often associated with love and romance, it is different for my cousin Daniel and his then girlfriend Toni.

Valentines Day serves as a day of remembrance for their son Carson, who was stillborn at 39 weeks gestation in 2019.

As family members or friends it can be unbearable watching those we love grieving and trying to cope with situations that we could never imagine or prepare for ourselves. Losing a baby is unimaginable to most of us and something we are rarely prepared for which makes it even harder to know how to act or what to say.

In memory of Carson I would like to donate a cooling cot which gives bereaved parents much needed extended time with their baby before saying goodbye which is vital in the healing process.

A cooling cot costs £3,000, yet in some hospitals, there are none available. This means grieving parents are often given only a few precious hours with their baby, instead of having several days to say goodbye, which a cooling cot could provide

So Dear, Family, Friends and Followers, I am reaching out to let you know that over the next six or so months, I will be fundraising.

To keep you curious their will be
💙 wellbeing walks
💙 restful retreat experiences
💙 low cost cranial sacral therapy clinic

This cause is deeply personal to me, not only because of its profound impact on my own family, but also due to the many clients I’ve worked with who have sought healing through bodywork for baby loss and birth trauma.

I would be incredibly grateful for your support in any way—whether through a donation, spreading the word, or offering words of encouragement. Every contribution makes a meaningful impact.

If you’d like to learn more or join me in supporting this important cause, please feel free to reach out. I will also be sharing updates along the way, so stay tuned for more details.

Thank you for considering helping me make a difference.

Warmly,
Nicola

08/02/2025

Emotions are literally stored in your body—but not always in a physical sense by

Physically, our bodies mechanically react to certain emotional patterns, locking us into contraction during negative emotions. For example, a depressed individual might subconsciously curve their torso, resulting in that emotional state being “stored” in the muscles and tissues responsible for the postural contraction.

But it goes deeper than that.

The human body has a measurable electromagnetic field, and our emotions function as magnetic fields within this system.

Because of fascia’s body-wide connection and semiconductive properties, it responds to these magnetic fields. This is why fascia not only facilitates communication but can also store information.

I can’t count how many times I’ve encountered patients in deep emotional states simply due to a session of myofascial release. This is the reason why.

Understand that the mind-body connection is a two-way street. The mind and body affect each other through your electromagnetic field. Fix one, and you’ll fix the other.

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A touch that transforms 🩷
Gentle, nurturing fascial bodywork.
Profound transformation whether it be for:

-Trauma Resolution
-Mental Health, Stress, Emotional tension
-Chronic pain and restriction
-Musculo-skeletal injuries
- Support during pregnancy, postpartum, menopause period
-Enhancing health and wellbeing following illness, or long-term covid
-Overall integration of the body-mind

Next restorative yoga class : Sunday 15th Feb 19.00-20.30

FREE resources - Nurture Nature Connect (link in bio)

With love, Nicola 🌿

03/02/2025

Fascia is a three dimensional matrix involved in every process and function of the body. Fascial unwinding aims to restore the natural balance and function of the fascial system. 🙌

Through advanced training with College of Cranial Sacral Therapy and Jing Institute of Massage & Complementary Medicine, I have developed Fascial Unwinding skills for the whole body including the Arms, Legs, Face, Neck, Jaw, Trunk, Heart, and Viscera. ✨

Using a gentle listening compassionate touch and witnessing profound transformation in the body whether for:

-Trauma Resolution
-Mental Health, Stress, Emotional tension
-Chronic pain and restriction
-Musculo-skeletal injuries
-Enhancing health and wellbeing following illness, or long-term covid
-Overall integration of the body-mind

For further information in clinical holistic bodywork speak to Nicola.

A touch that transforms by blending fascial therapy, energy healing, massage, movement and mindfulness 🩷🌸