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Embodied Healing to help you return to balance, cultivate resilience, and reconnect with you true self.

04/01/2026

Trauma isn’t stored in the story.
It’s stored in the nervous system.

This is why insight alone doesn’t always bring relief.

You can understand why something happened, name every detail, and still feel tension, shutdown, or hypervigilance in your body.

Because healing doesn’t happen through force or analysis.

It happens when the body feels safe enough to soften, settle, and release what it’s been holding—sometimes for years.

We don’t push the nervous system to “let go.”

We don’t override protective responses that once kept us alive.

Instead, we listen.

Through breath, sensation, rhythm, and attuned presence, we create the conditions for safety.

And when safety is present, the body knows exactly what to do.

Healing isn’t about fixing yourself.

It’s about reminding your nervous system that the danger has passed.

Your body isn’t broken.

It’s been protecting you. ❤️❤️❤️

04/01/2026

Fight. Flight. Freeze.

These are not overreactions.

They are intelligent survival responses.

Your nervous system didn’t choose them randomly.
It learned them through experience—
to protect you, to help you endure, to keep you alive.

Healing isn’t about getting rid of these responses
or shaming yourself for still having them.

It’s about helping your body recognize when the danger has passed + when it’s safe to soften, rest, and reconnect. ❤️

Safety isn’t a thought.

It’s a felt experience in the body.

And when safety is present, even briefly,
your system begins to reorganize on its own—
breath deepens, muscles release, emotions move, boundaries clarify.

Your responses make sense.

They always have.

And your body is not broken—
it’s wise, adaptive, and capable of learning safety again, gently and in its own time.

🫶

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03/01/2026

I recently had the honor of sharing my story on a podcast—how my own lived experiences shaped my path into somatic healing and work at The Sanctuary.

We talked about the experiences that have shaped me, the ways the body holds wisdom long before the mind has language, and why healing isn’t about fixing ourselves—but about creating enough safety for the system to reorganize naturally.

The Sanctuary was born from this belief: that when we slow down, listen to the body, and honor our nervous systems, something profound becomes possible—restoration, resilience, and reconnection.

If you’re curious about my story, somatic healing, nervous system regulation, or what it means to build spaces rooted in safety and compassion, I’d love for you to listen! 🫶 - Dr. Rachael

🔗 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CC-AXgKhuxg&t=74s&pp=ygUQRHIgcmFjaGFlbCBzaGluZQ%3D%3D

02/01/2026

Safety isn’t just comfort.

It’s biology.

When your nervous system feels safe, it can move out of survival mode.

It can digest properly, repair tissues, rest deeply, and engage with life fully.

When safety is present, growth isn’t forced—it naturally unfolds.

This is why supporting your nervous system matters.

Not through pushing or forcing, but through creating gentle, consistent spaces of safety—for yourself and your body.

Your body already wants to thrive. It just needs to feel safe enough to do so. ❤️🫶❤️

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31/12/2025

New Year’s Eve isn’t just about what’s next.
 It’s about honoring what your nervous system survived, learned, and softened into this year. ✨

Before rushing into resolutions, pause.
 Breathe. 💨
 Let your body catch up to the story of the year you lived.

Growth doesn’t always look loud or productive.
 Sometimes it looks like choosing rest, boundaries, or gentleness with yourself.

Tonight, may you close the year with gratitude for your resilience—and open the next with curiosity instead of pressure. 🙏🏻

Your nervous system doesn’t need a “new you.”
 It needs a regulated, supported you.

✨ Happy New Year ✨

07/12/2025

In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali reminds us that true freedom isn’t found by changing the world around us—it’s found by turning inward.

Our conditioning—the habits, beliefs, and unconscious patterns we carry—is like a veil that obscures our natural clarity and peace. ☺️

Through the practice of self-observation, we begin to notice these patterns without judgment. We see where our reactions are automatic, where old stories hold us back, and where our choices are shaped by fear, habit, or societal expectation.

This is not about blame—it’s about awareness.

Yogic philosophy teaches that freedom arises when we disentangle from these layers of conditioning. Each moment of conscious reflection is a small step toward liberation, allowing us to act with clarity, authenticity, and compassion.

Your inner journey is the most revolutionary practice you’ll ever embark upon. By examining your conditioning, you open the door to choice, presence, and true freedom. 🌿

06/12/2025

The nervous system wasn’t designed to heal in isolation.

For over 97% of our evolution we lived in tribes and relied one each other to survive.

Connection isn’t just emotional - it’s biological.

We are wired for co-regulation, for being held, witnessed, and supported as we grow.
In community, we remember our pace.
In connection, we access courage we didn’t know we had.

In togetherness, our healing becomes sustainable, grounded, and real.

At , I see it every day—
people softening, expanding, and finding their way forward because they are not walking the path alone.
Here’s to choosing the slower, deeper, truer way.
Here’s to going far—together. 💛✨

04/12/2025

✨ What a Night at Shine! ✨

I’m still buzzing from our Speed Networking event tonight — the energy, the depth, the courage to connect… it was everything.

We didn’t just exchange names.

We shared presence.
We built resonance.
We remembered what becomes possible when humans come together with intention.

I offered a short talk on the importance of community, and what struck me most was how the room itself embodied the message:

🌿 that we heal in relationship
🌿 that belonging is a biological need, not a luxury
🌿 that when we gather, we create something larger than any one of us

Tonight was proof.

Proof that connection doesn’t have to be slow to be meaningful.

Proof that people are longing not just to network, but to be known.

Proof that when we show up authentically, the right people find us.

To everyone who came with open hearts — thank you.

And to this growing community of brave, compassionate humans… I see you, and I’m so grateful we get to do this together.

Here’s to more moments of magic — and more rooms where connection feels like coming home. ✨💚

02/12/2025

One of the most powerful truths I witness in integrative somatic work is this: healing doesn’t mean forcing yourself to “be better.”
 It means learning to listen.

Listening to the subtle cues… the glimmers of safety… the places where your system whispers “yes, this is where I soften.”

When we slow down enough to sense ourselves— our breath, our boundaries, our needs— we begin to reclaim the parts of us that once felt out of reach.

Healing is not a destination.
 It’s a relationship. 🫶 With your body. 🫶 With your story. 🫶 With your communities of support.

Here’s your reminder today: 🌱 You are allowed to move at the pace of your nervous system. 🌱 You are allowed to choose gentleness over urgency. 🌱 You are allowed to return to yourself again and again.

Your body is not a barrier to healing.
 It’s the doorway. 🤍

13/11/2025

What if our sadness, anger, and discomfort aren’t problems to fix… but energy asking to move us closer to truth?

When we stop resisting what we feel, we create space for transformation. The emotion itself becomes the guide — showing us where we’re out of alignment and inviting us home to ourselves.

Instead of asking, “How do I make this go away?” try asking, “What is this trying to move in me?”

Your emotions are not the enemy. They are the messengers of your becoming. 🌿✨

05/11/2025

✨Glimmers✨—the tiny moments that remind your nervous system it’s safe to soften, to smile, to breathe.

They’re the sunlight through the trees, the warmth of your coffee mug, a kind word from a stranger, a deep exhale that feels just right.

When we learn to notice glimmers, we retrain our body to look for safety instead of threat—healing happens in these subtle, sacred moments. 🌿

Today, pause and ask yourself:
✨ What glimmers found me today?

02/11/2025

A gentle reminder that growth doesn’t need to be rushed. The trees don’t force their blossoms, and yet every season, they bloom.

In our own healing and becoming, we can trust the same rhythm — slow, steady, and sacred. Things unfold in their perfect time.

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