Soma Circle

Soma Circle Soma Circle provides somatic psychotherapy & holistic well-being coaching for profound healing. Join us for transformative experiences.

With body-mind practices, we foster resilience & self-discovery in a supportive environment.

Compassionate awareness is like having a compass of the heart💚. This compass is all-encompassing as the experience of co...
20/03/2023

Compassionate awareness is like having a compass of the heart💚. This compass is all-encompassing as the experience of compassion is not just felt in the heart, but also experienced in the body and mind💛.

Viola Davis who wrote Finding Me shared: “When you are in the face of compassion and empathy, it's amazing how it kills shame💙. Because you're seen, and you're seen for something way more valuable than your circumstances.”

Learning to experience compassionate awareness can remind us what it means to be human💜 and exploring this journey with compassion can guide us in our healing of past traumas or shame and build us a stronger sense of self. The compassion compass can teach us to navigate through our sense of suffering and help us realise that we are not and do not have to feel alone in this world when we go through any challenging times as we live our lives❤️.

The Mindful Self-Compassion 8-week course is a comprehensive and experiential programme that can help us to build compassionate awareness and build or strengthen our compassion compass. Join us in this April's course beginning on 9 April 2023. Visit our MSC page http://www.somacircle.space/msc for more info or be in touch with us at somacircle.space@gmail.com if you have questions regarding our offering🧡.

If there was a structure encompassing our mind, body and heart, mindful awareness can be seen almost as laying a foundat...
19/03/2023

If there was a structure encompassing our mind, body and heart, mindful awareness can be seen almost as laying a foundation for this structure as a means to our self-regulation and personal growth.

Having mindfulness is a balanced acceptance of the present experience. It is having the openness to receive the present moment, whether they are pleasant or unpleasant, and without clinging to it or rejecting it. ~Silvia Boorstein

Having mindful awareness can help us identify when we are suffering so that we know to offer ourselves kindness. It can act as an anchor or a stabiliser for us when we feel emotionally overwhelmed. It is also a much-needed element for us to learn about compassion. Mindfulness has this and so much more to teach us.

Are you a daydreamer?Actually we all do that easily for about a third of our day.Sigmund Freud says that "daydreaming is...
18/03/2023

Are you a daydreamer?

Actually we all do that easily for about a third of our day.
Sigmund Freud says that "daydreaming is like a tool to experience repressed desires and instincts that weren't acceptable in our waking world"

While daydreaming has been commonly related to one's inability to concentrate or has its relations to mental conditions, it is actually also a normal occurrence when it happens.

Daydreaming is one of the most common altered states of consciousness where studies have found it to benefit us as a coping mechanism, in cognitive functions and simply a space for the mind to wander into creativity.

Indeed an amazing ability isn't it? This is where our mind finds itself in a world of its own. Spaciousness, a send of freedom from wandering and with no boundaries. ☁️🌈⭐️☃️

Hi everyone!My co-teacher, Jace, and I are delighted to be offering an in-person 8-week Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) co...
12/03/2023

Hi everyone!

My co-teacher, Jace, and I are delighted to be offering an in-person 8-week Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) course that will begin on Sunday, 2nd April 2023.

This course will run once a week every Sunday, 9am - 12pm from 9th April to 4 Jun (No session on 7th May) at Waterloo St.

If you are keen to learn about self-compassion or hope to join us in this impactful and life changing journey, please visit www.somacircle.space/msc for more information or sign up directly on Soma Circle's MSC page. If you have some questions regarding the course, please do not hesitate to be in touch with me on Whatsapp at 9763 5696 or email to somacircle.space@gmail.com.

We're already humbled to have some of you join us on this journey and are looking forward to hearing from you if you are curious or have interest in integrating self-compassion into your daily life.

xx
Danica

Something is brewing over at .circle as we work with our hearts to bring you Soma Circle. Soma Circle specialises in a m...
17/10/2022

Something is brewing over at .circle as we work with our hearts to bring you Soma Circle.

Soma Circle specialises in a myriad of therapy, including somatic work, and psychotherapy, treating the effects of mental and emotional health issues through the connection of mind and body. Walk and talk therapy, yoga therapy, bringing in a little bit of movement that enriches the counselling sessions. Finally, Soma Circle will bring you somatic-based courses, retreats, and workshops, with more information to be posted in the future.

Do embark on this new journey with us and follow our new handle .circle!

It is easy to be quickly caught up in the stresses of daily life. However, by applying mindfulness to these experiences,...
30/06/2022

It is easy to be quickly caught up in the stresses of daily life. However, by applying mindfulness to these experiences, we can check in with how we are feeling, how we are doing and what we are experiencing.

STOP is a great tool for taking a pause in our everyday life. Give this reset tool a try whenever you feel you could use it!

Our tendency to judge and evaluate things as ‘not quite right’, is a powerful influence in taking us away from experienc...
12/06/2022

Our tendency to judge and evaluate things as ‘not quite right’, is a powerful influence in taking us away from experiencing each moment as it is. A good way to cultivate a healthier approach towards situations is to observe the present moment as it is and not put a label on the experience.

There is a Taoist story of an old farmer who had worked his crops for many years. One day his horse ran away. Upon heari...
11/05/2022

There is a Taoist story of an old farmer who had worked his crops for many years. One day his horse ran away. Upon hearing the news, his neighbours came to visit. “Such bad luck,” they said sympathetically.

“Maybe,” the farmer replied.

The next morning the horse returned, bringing with it three other wild horses.

“How wonderful,” the neighbours exclaimed.

“Maybe,” replied the old man.

The following day, his son tried to ride one of the untamed horses, was thrown, and broke his leg. The neighbours again came to offer their sympathy for what they called his “misfortune.”

“Maybe,” answered the farmer.

The day after, military officials came to the village to draft young men into the army. Seeing that the son's leg was broken, they passed him by. The neighbours congratulated the farmer on how well things had turned out.

“Maybe,” said the farmer.

Tell us what you think about this story in the comments below!

Mindfulness meditation is about maintaining awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding envi...
08/05/2022

Mindfulness meditation is about maintaining awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment, through a gentle, nurturing lens.

It is not trying to empty our mind of thoughts, but rather to pay close attention to the present moment, especially to our own thoughts, emotions and sensations. Some exercises like the body scan and mindful eating could help us live in the present more.

Ever felt like work is never-ending and we’re just getting caught up in the loop of doing? Being engaged in a ‘doing’ mo...
04/05/2022

Ever felt like work is never-ending and we’re just getting caught up in the loop of doing? Being engaged in a ‘doing’ mode doesn’t necessarily mean it is a bad thing. However, constantly finding ourselves in just the doing mode takes us away from being in the now.

Learning to switch to a being mode reminds us to be human. The being mode invites us to tap into our 5 senses, take pauses during a hectic day, and allow us to get more in touch with ourselves and feel grounded.

In light of April Fool’s, here is a quote from, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, J...
15/04/2022

In light of April Fool’s, here is a quote from, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation by Thich Nhat Hanh.

Jokes aside, here’s a gentle reminder to take a pause amidst your busy schedule to check in with yourself.

What does your body need? What is one thing you can do for yourself today?

In case you missed our newsletters, registrations for MBSR Spring Saturdays beginning April 23rd are now open! Sign up n...
08/04/2022

In case you missed our newsletters, registrations for MBSR Spring Saturdays beginning April 23rd are now open! Sign up now through the link in our bio. Limited slots left!

In our Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course, you will learn how to observe your thoughts, tune into your body and identify the sensations that arise. You will learn to sit with emotions and in doing so, experience a sense of greater well-being.

The way we navigate our inner world is what drives us to success. How do we manage our emotions, feelings, and thoughts?...
18/03/2022

The way we navigate our inner world is what drives us to success. How do we manage our emotions, feelings, and thoughts? Do we let our self-doubt, failings, shame, fear, or anger hold us back? When do we persevere and when should we change it up and adapt when our goals are not serving us?

According to Dr Susan David, we do so via emotional agility. Emotional agility is the ability to experience thoughts and emotions in a way that does not drive us in negative ways but encourages us to reveal the best in ourselves. It is a process that enables us to navigate life’s twists and turns with self-acceptance, clear-sightedness, and an open mind.

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