Esme Winterflood Yoga & Embodied Trauma Therapies

Esme Winterflood Yoga & Embodied Trauma Therapies Go to www.embodiedtraumatherapies.com

Certified Yoga Therapist | 200HR Yoga Teacher | TCTSY-Facilitator | Havening Practitioner | Reiki Practitioner
Sessions available online and in person, located at Hertford's The Secret Space 105 Fore Street, SG14 1AS.

Exhausted but can’t actually switch off? Yep- it’s the nervous system staying on high alert to keep you safe. Even thoug...
21/04/2026

Exhausted but can’t actually switch off?

Yep- it’s the nervous system staying on high alert to keep you safe.

Even though you ‘know’ you’re safe, your body needs somatic signals; you can’t think your way into relaxation.

If you start becoming aware of those moments or glimmers of calm, when you feel even a little bit more relaxed or supported during the day, you can come back to those moments as tools for regulation.

I’ve shared a short video explaining this more.
Link in bio! ❤️

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16/04/2026

You can’t think your way out of a dysregulated nervous system 🌻

Havening techniques is a sensory motor trauma therapy. I often use this in my one-to-one somatic yoga therapy sessions to help reduce emotional charge to distressing or traumatic memories. 🌻

But it can also be used during the day as an amazing tool to help regulate and calm your nervous system any time you need.🌻

Havering uses the signals of gentle touch and awareness to tell your body your brain and nervous system that you are safe and held.🌻

Try this Practice for a few minutes either stroking the palms of your hands together gently or crossing your arms stroking from your shoulders down to your elbows.🌻

Be aware of the sensation of touch the temperature, the pressure.

Notice how you feel afterwards.

When we are, and more relaxed, we can enjoy life more and stop living on the edge. 🌻

If you’re curious to find out more visit: embodiedtraumatherapies.com

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Many people aren’t stuck because they don’t understand their problems, but because their nervous system is still in surv...
29/03/2026

Many people aren’t stuck because they don’t understand their problems, but because their nervous system is still in survival mode. 🌻

In my Yoga & Mindfulness course we gently work with the body and nervous system through breath, movement, somatic awareness and mindfulness to help you feel calmer, safer and more at home in yourself. 🪻

My next spring course begins on:
Thursday 16th April
9.30-10.30am

If you can’t make the Hertford course, I also work one-to-one in person and online, supporting nervous system regulation, trauma recovery, and embodiment through somatic therapy, yoga therapy and mindfulness.

DM me for a free call to see how somatic Therapy and Yoga can help you to feel more embodied and calm 🌺





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Two special beings in my pack 👦🐶As we age I can’t help but feel more and more grateful for all the challenges and joys. ...
23/02/2026

Two special beings in my pack 👦🐶

As we age I can’t help but feel more and more grateful for all the challenges and joys.

I rehomed little Pepe when he was 3, 14 years ago! And we’re still lucky enough to have him around.

They love us because we protect them, feed them and house them. Animals have a regulated nervous system and help us to feel calm and loved. So get stroking!!

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It's on! If you’re living with trauma that still shows up as tension, numbness, hyper-vigilance or feeling disconnected ...
11/02/2026

It's on!

If you’re living with trauma that still shows up as tension, numbness, hyper-vigilance or feeling disconnected from your own body — this Trauma-Sensitive Yoga course could be for you...

"Trauma Sensitive Yoga - 10 week course with Esme, at The Secret Space.

A 10 week group trauma sensitive class led by Esme, who is a trained TCTSY-F (Trauma Centre Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator)

TCTSY is a specialised body-based practice to help treat complex PTSD.

This body-based practice has its foundations in neurobiology, hatha yoga, attachment and trauma theory to create a safe framework with which participant and facilitator explore ‘having a body together’. This in turn, can help to cultivate feelings of safety, embodiment and empowerment within oneself, and ultimately better mental and physical health."

Starting Tuesday 14th April 2025, 2-3pm. 🌱🩷🥰

If you live in Hertford or the surrounding areas, are curious to learn more about this practice, or would like to book your place, please follow the link here:
https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=41366&stype=-8&sView=day&sLoc=0&sTrn=100000234&date=04/14/26

Only 2 spaces left for this month’s Nervous System Reset 🤍If your body feels tense, tired, or wired for no clear reason,...
08/02/2026

Only 2 spaces left for this month’s Nervous System Reset 🤍

If your body feels tense, tired, or wired for no clear reason, this is a gentle place to land.

A slow, trauma-informed session focused on breath, sensation, and restoring a sense of calm and safety in the body.

No pushing. No fixing. Just space to soften and reset.

Learn tools to help you find a more regulated you.

📍The Secret Space, Thursday 12th 5.30-6.30pm
🕊️ Small group, choice-led, restorative
✨ Suitable for anxiety, stress, overwhelm, chronic tension

DM me to reserve your place or book now at www.thesecretspace.org.uk— once these two are gone, that’s it for this month.
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Havening is a psychosensory therapy originally developed for trauma.It uses gentle touch, attention, and distraction to ...
24/01/2026

Havening is a psychosensory therapy originally developed for trauma.

It uses gentle touch, attention, and distraction to support trauma depotentiation — helping reduce the emotional charge held in the nervous system.

But it’s not only for processing the past AND you can use the technique yourself.

Practised consistently, Self-Havening also helps establish a calmer baseline in the nervous system — so you’re less reactive, recover more quickly from stress, and live from a steadier place day-to-day.

This is how resilience is built:
• Through repetition, not force
• Through safety signals, not reliving
• Through regulation becoming familiar

You don’t need to be in crisis to benefit from the his method.
This is about creating capacity for a calmer life.

We explore Self-Havening gently and accessibly in my monthly Nervous System Reset — a space to learn practical tools, down-regulate stress, and reconnect with your body in a trauma-informed way.

✨Starts Thursday 12th Feb
✨ 5.30-6.30pm
✨Class Pass welcome

If you live near or in Hertford, and your nervous system could use a little help finding calm and regulation, join us 🤍

When stress stacks up, and Lord knows our modern day existence can be a strain as it is, your body can get stuck in surv...
22/01/2026

When stress stacks up, and Lord knows our modern day existence can be a strain as it is, your body can get stuck in survival mode.

That’s when you feel wired but exhausted, tense, foggy, or unable to fully rest. Sleep isn’t enough.

This Monthly Nervous System Reset is a gentle, trauma-informed drop-in designed to help your body slow down and feel safe again.

You’ll feel rested, have more energy and able to feel more present.

No pushing.
No fixing.
Just practices that support regulation, rest, and resilience.

✨ Drop-in session
✨ Class pass welcome
✨ Come exactly as you are
✨ Starts Thursday 12th Feb , 5.30pm
✨ @ The Secret Space, 105 Fore Street

Your body knows how to reset — it just needs the right conditions.

Has your nervous system been working over time? Feel like you just can’t switch off? Join me at for this new monthly se...
15/01/2026

Has your nervous system been working over time?

Feel like you just can’t switch off?

Join me at for this new monthly session offering a slow, soothing evening reset.

This monthly gathering holds a safe space to be held, move gently and focus on down- regulation and rest.

We’ll include:
✨Self Havening (a gentle technique to help lower your Nervous System baseline and create calming brainwave states)
✨Calming breathwork
✨Restorative yoga shapes
✨Long nourishing savasana

Gentle music and a cosy space to help you find balance each month.

🙏Monthly Nervous System Reset
@ The Secret Space, Hertford
🕠5.30-6.30pm

Plus- you can your Class Pass to drop in!
All levels welcome 🙏

🌕✨ Full Wolf Moon Magic ✨🌕Tonight, the first full moon of 2026 — the Wolf Moon. Full moons are a good time for releasing...
03/01/2026

🌕✨ Full Wolf Moon Magic ✨🌕

Tonight, the first full moon of 2026 — the Wolf Moon. Full moons are a good time for releasing what no longer serves you, setting intentions for the coming month.

As Einstein said, “everything is energy”. Humans are cyclical, our bodies transform and grow in cycles. Once you start paying attention to the energy around you, you can connect with its alignment and flow through life with greater ease🌙💫

I’m knackered 😂😂 I don’t think I’ll be staying up til midnight but I will be reflecting on this year. Never plain saili...
31/12/2025

I’m knackered 😂😂 I don’t think I’ll be staying up til midnight but I will be reflecting on this year. Never plain sailing, never boring, always changing. Grateful for another year on this incredible planet. 🙏🙏🙏 #2026

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105 Fore Street
Hertford
SG141AS

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 2pm - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm

Website

http://www.yogawithesme.co.uk/

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