Descent: Moving into Winter with somatic explorations for grounding, rest and release
A monthly somatic ritual of slowing, sensing, and surrendering to the season
As winter draws in, the body knows what to do — it turns inward.
Energy softens, pace slows, and what’s been hidden starts to surface.
Descent is an invitation to honor that rhythm.
A space to move gently, listen deeply, and let the body speak its quiet truth.
Through a blend of Authentic Movement and nature-based creative reflection, we’ll explore:
Meeting the ground and finding safety in stillness
Listening to what the body is releasing, transforming, or calling in
Being witnessed — and witnessing others — in raw, honest movement
Reconnecting with the earth’s slower pulse as a source of wisdom and renewal
Presence, movement, and breath.
This is a space to let yourself be moved rather than to make movement happen.
No experience necessary, all movers welcome.
Cost is £20
Keele Village Hall, Newcastle Under Lyme
Somatic Revival Immersive Weekend WINTER
A CPD-accredited training for breathworkers, therapists, yoga teachers, and coaches.
For practitioners who feel the call to go deeper — into the body, into the imagination and work creatively with subtle realms of presence and intuition.
Not just a training. An awakening.
Somatic Revival is a 4-part, CPD-accredited training series designed for facilitators who want to transform the way they work — by first transforming their own relationship to the body.
Through four in-person weekends across the year, you’ll experience:
Grounded, regenerative, exploratory somatic practices
Tools for intuitive facilitation and co-regulation and creative reflection
A deeper anchoring in self-trust, imagination, presence and touch.
Each weekend builds on the last, but also stands alone so you can design your own journey.
This is for you if…
You’re a breathwork facilitator, therapist, yoga teacher, or coach who:
Knows there’s more available in the space between technique
Feels drawn to deepen your somatic intelligence and energetic presence
Wants to learn how to guide others without overriding their own system
Craves a slower, richer, more creative and sustainable way of facilitating
This isn’t about performance.
It’s about subtlety, sensitivity, and embodied integrity.
The Structure
Weekend 1: The Immersion (Dec 5–7, 2025) — £275
Experience Somatic Practice as a participant.
This foundational weekend helps you reconnect with your body, deepen self-trust, and experience the power of this work from the inside out.
Weekend 2: Skills Training (Mar 6–8, 2026) — £275
Shift from participant to facilitator.
Learn the hands-on tools, presence-based language, and intuitive techniques for bringing somatic work into your existing practice.
Weekend 3: Deepening Immersion (May 22–24, 2026) — £275
Come back with new eyes.
This third immersion allows you to re-enter the work with greater nuance, sensitivity, and inner spaciousness.
Weekend 4: Integration + Skills (Aug 21–23, 2026) — £275
The final weekend focuses on creative integration, bringing this work into your life, your sessions, and your unique way of guiding.
Flexible, grounded, and personal
Attend one, or all four — the path is yours
CPD Certificate available after completing one Immersion + one Skills weekend
Small group format (max 14 people) for depth and connection
Pre and Post Group Mentoring. 2 online sessions per weekend to open/close and honour the container and offer extra support.
Tea, coffee, and snacks provided. A variety of accommodation available locally.
Full series discount: £1000 for all 4 weekends (save £100)
Participation Guidelines
Immersions are open to all — no experience required
Skills weekends require participation in at least one Immersion or prior work with Nicola
Food and lodging not included
Begin your booking
This work isn’t just about learning something new.
It’s about remembering something ancient - in your hands, your breath, your body.
If you're ready to deepen your practice, ground your presence, and reclaim the creative art of somatic facilitation...
Use the form below to begin.
Somatic Revival Immersive Weekend SPRING
A CPD-accredited training for breathworkers, therapists, yoga teachers, and coaches.
For practitioners who feel the call to go deeper — into the body, into the imagination and work creatively with subtle realms of presence and intuition.
Not just a training. An awakening.
Somatic Revival is a 4-part, CPD-accredited training series designed for facilitators who want to transform the way they work — by first transforming their own relationship to the body.
Through four in-person weekends across the year, you’ll experience:
Grounded, regenerative, exploratory somatic practices
Tools for intuitive facilitation and co-regulation and creative reflection
A deeper anchoring in self-trust, imagination, presence and touch.
Each weekend builds on the last, but also stands alone so you can design your own journey.
This is for you if…
You’re a breathwork facilitator, therapist, yoga teacher, or coach who:
Knows there’s more available in the space between technique
Feels drawn to deepen your somatic intelligence and energetic presence
Wants to learn how to guide others without overriding their own system
Craves a slower, richer, more creative and sustainable way of facilitating
This isn’t about performance.
It’s about subtlety, sensitivity, and embodied integrity.
The Structure
Weekend 1: The Immersion (Dec 5–7, 2025) — £275
Experience Somatic Practice as a participant.
This foundational weekend helps you reconnect with your body, deepen self-trust, and experience the power of this work from the inside out.
Weekend 2: Skills Training (Mar 6–8, 2026) — £275
Shift from participant to facilitator.
Learn the hands-on tools, presence-based language, and intuitive techniques for bringing somatic work into your existing practice.
Weekend 3: Deepening Immersion (May 22–24, 2026) — £275
Come back with new eyes.
This third immersion allows you to re-enter the work with greater nuance, sensitivity, and inner spaciousness.
Weekend 4: Integration + Skills (Aug 21–23, 2026) — £275
The final weekend focuses on creative integration, bringing this work into your life, your sessions, and your unique way of guiding.
Flexible, grounded, and personal
Attend one, or all four — the path is yours
CPD Certificate available after completing one Immersion + one Skills weekend
Small group format (max 14 people) for depth and connection
Pre and Post Group Mentoring. 2 online sessions per weekend to open/close and honour the container and offer extra support.
Tea, coffee, and snacks provided. A variety of accommodation available locally.
Full series discount: £1000 for all 4 weekends (save £100)
Participation Guidelines
Immersions are open to all — no experience required
Skills weekends require participation in at least one Immersion or prior work with Nicola
Food and lodging not included
Begin your booking
This work isn’t just about learning something new.
It’s about remembering something ancient - in your hands, your breath, your body.
If you're ready to deepen your practice, ground your presence, and reclaim the creative art of somatic facilitation...
Use the form below to begin.
Somatic Revival Immersive Weekend SUMMER
A CPD-accredited training for breathworkers, therapists, yoga teachers, and coaches.
For practitioners who feel the call to go deeper — into the body, into the imagination and work creatively with subtle realms of presence and intuition.
Not just a training. An awakening.
Somatic Revival is a 4-part, CPD-accredited training series designed for facilitators who want to transform the way they work — by first transforming their own relationship to the body.
Through four in-person weekends across the year, you’ll experience:
Grounded, regenerative, exploratory somatic practices
Tools for intuitive facilitation and co-regulation and creative reflection
A deeper anchoring in self-trust, imagination, presence and touch.
Each weekend builds on the last, but also stands alone so you can design your own journey.
This is for you if…
You’re a breathwork facilitator, therapist, yoga teacher, or coach who:
Knows there’s more available in the space between technique
Feels drawn to deepen your somatic intelligence and energetic presence
Wants to learn how to guide others without overriding their own system
Craves a slower, richer, more creative and sustainable way of facilitating
This isn’t about performance.
It’s about subtlety, sensitivity, and embodied integrity.
The Structure
Weekend 1: The Immersion (Dec 5–7, 2025) — £275
Experience Somatic Practice as a participant.
This foundational weekend helps you reconnect with your body, deepen self-trust, and experience the power of this work from the inside out.
Weekend 2: Skills Training (Mar 6–8, 2026) — £275
Shift from participant to facilitator.
Learn the hands-on tools, presence-based language, and intuitive techniques for bringing somatic work into your existing practice.
Weekend 3: Deepening Immersion (May 22–24, 2026) — £275
Come back with new eyes.
This third immersion allows you to re-enter the work with greater nuance, sensitivity, and inner spaciousness.
Weekend 4: Integration + Skills (Aug 21–23, 2026) — £275
The final weekend focuses on creative integration, bringing this work into your life, your sessions, and your unique way of guiding.
Flexible, grounded, and personal
Attend one, or all four — the path is yours
CPD Certificate available after completing one Immersion + one Skills weekend
Small group format (max 14 people) for depth and connection
Pre and Post Group Mentoring. 2 online sessions per weekend to open/close and honour the container and offer extra support.
Tea, coffee, and snacks provided. A variety of accommodation available locally.
Full series discount: £1000 for all 4 weekends (save £100)
Participation Guidelines
Immersions are open to all — no experience required
Skills weekends require participation in at least one Immersion or prior work with Nicola
Food and lodging not included
Begin your booking
This work isn’t just about learning something new.
It’s about remembering something ancient - in your hands, your breath, your body.
If you're ready to deepen your practice, ground your presence, and reclaim the creative art of somatic facilitation...
Use the form below to begin.
Somatic Revival Skills Training Weekend AUTUMN
A CPD-accredited training for breathworkers, therapists, yoga teachers, and coaches.
For practitioners who feel the call to go deeper — into the body, into the imagination and work creatively with subtle realms of presence and intuition.
Not just a training. An awakening.
Somatic Revival is a 4-part, CPD-accredited training series designed for facilitators who want to transform the way they work — by first transforming their own relationship to the body.
Through four in-person weekends across the year, you’ll experience:
Grounded, regenerative, exploratory somatic practices
Tools for intuitive facilitation and co-regulation and creative reflection
A deeper anchoring in self-trust, imagination, presence and touch.
Each weekend builds on the last, but also stands alone so you can design your own journey.
This is for you if…
You’re a breathwork facilitator, therapist, yoga teacher, or coach who:
Knows there’s more available in the space between technique
Feels drawn to deepen your somatic intelligence and energetic presence
Wants to learn how to guide others without overriding their own system
Craves a slower, richer, more creative and sustainable way of facilitating
This isn’t about performance.
It’s about subtlety, sensitivity, and embodied integrity.
The Structure
Weekend 1: The Immersion (Dec 5–7, 2025) — £275
Experience Somatic Practice as a participant.
This foundational weekend helps you reconnect with your body, deepen self-trust, and experience the power of this work from the inside out.
Weekend 2: Skills Training (Mar 6–8, 2026) — £275
Shift from participant to facilitator.
Learn the hands-on tools, presence-based language, and intuitive techniques for bringing somatic work into your existing practice.
Weekend 3: Deepening Immersion (May 22–24, 2026) — £275
Come back with new eyes.
This third immersion allows you to re-enter the work with greater nuance, sensitivity, and inner spaciousness.
Weekend 4: Integration + Skills (Aug 21–23, 2026) — £275
The final weekend focuses on creative integration, bringing this work into your life, your sessions, and your unique way of guiding.
Flexible, grounded, and personal
Attend one, or all four — the path is yours
CPD Certificate available after completing one Immersion + one Skills weekend
Small group format (max 14 people) for depth and connection
Pre and Post Group Mentoring. 2 online sessions per weekend to open/close and honour the container and offer extra support.
Tea, coffee, and snacks provided. A variety of accommodation available locally.
Full series discount: £1000 for all 4 weekends (save £100)
Participation Guidelines
Immersions are open to all — no experience required
Skills weekends require participation in at least one Immersion or prior work with Nicola
Food and lodging not included
Begin your booking
This work isn’t just about learning something new.
It’s about remembering something ancient - in your hands, your breath, your body.
If you're ready to deepen your practice, ground your presence, and reclaim the creative art of somatic facilitation...
Use the form below to begin.
Somatic Revival Yoga
Join me for an experience of feeling at home and alive in your body, moving through postures with awareness, specifically created for the challenges of modern living (stiff neck, tight jaw, shoulders and hips, inactive or disconnected core). The session begins with a short pranayama, flowing into neck awareness/release, core awakening, whole body strengthening sequences and postures (floor and standing) exploring the balance between being strong and soft before melting into the ground for a short restful ending.
All levels of experience welcome, please bring your own mat and blanket
Somatic Revival Yoga
Join me for an experience of feeling at home and alive in your body, moving through postures with awareness, specifically created for the challenges of modern living (stiff neck, tight jaw, shoulders and hips, inactive or disconnected core). The session begins with a short pranayama, flowing into neck awareness/release, core awakening, whole body strengthening sequences and postures (floor and standing) exploring the balance between being strong and soft before melting into the ground for a short restful ending.
All levels of experience welcome, please bring your own mat and blanket
Somatic Revival Yoga
Join me for an experience of feeling at home and alive in your body, moving through postures with awareness, specifically created for the challenges of modern living (stiff neck, tight jaw, shoulders and hips, inactive or disconnected core). The session begins with a short pranayama, flowing into neck awareness/release, core awakening, whole body strengthening sequences and postures (floor and standing) exploring the balance between being strong and soft before melting into the ground for a short restful ending.
All levels of experience welcome, please bring your own mat and blanket
Somatic Movement Journey
Somatic Movement Journey is an immersive experience weaving together somatic movement, expressive dance, conscious connected breathwork, and creative reflection through drawing and writing. Each session begins with a theme that gently invites body awareness and imaginal exploration. Movement awakens the senses and deepens connection to felt experience, shifting us from thought to heart-led presence. Breathwork then guides us into expanded states of consciousness, offering profound release, relaxation, and insight. As we return, the threads of our journey integrate into renewed clarity, authentic expression, and a grounded sense of self-trust—leaving us refreshed, enlivened, and deeply connected.to book use this link
Somatic Breathwork, Sauna and Lily Pond Experience at Whitmore Hall, Staffordshire.
Release, Reconnect, Rebalance
In this Somatic Breathwork session, you will be guided through a journey of self-awareness. Through conscious breathing, we’ll drop into the body, moving from the outside in, to explore and feel into the nourishment of breath and the wisdom that emerges from deep listening to the body-mind.
What you’ll experience:
A deepening connection with your whole self.
Insight into what your body is calling for.
A deep listening to your inner wisdom—tuning in to what truly matters
Emotional or stress release as you let go of bodily held habits and patterns
A space of stillness and self-care, where you can simply be and breathe
No experience needed! Whether you're new to breathwork or a seasoned practitioner, this session is designed to meet you where you are.
Join us and reconnect with what truly nourishes you. This is your moment to slow down, breathe deeply, and rediscover the power of self-care.
After the session, immerse yourself in a guided dip in Lily Pond to invigorate your senses and treat yourself to exclusive access to the sauna for ultimate relaxation.
To book please click here: https://ecom.roller.app/whitmorelakes/checkout/en/product/1032853?date=2025-05-25
Somatic Movement Journey
Somatic Movement Journey is an immersive experience weaving together somatic movement, expressive dance, conscious connected breathwork, and creative reflection through drawing and writing. Each session begins with a theme that gently invites body awareness and imaginal exploration. Movement awakens the senses and deepens connection to felt experience, shifting us from thought to heart-led presence. Breathwork then guides us into expanded states of consciousness, offering profound release, relaxation, and insight. As we return, the threads of our journey integrate into renewed clarity, authentic expression, and a grounded sense of self-trust—leaving us refreshed, enlivened, and deeply connected.to book use this link
Somatic Sunday Breathwork @ Shambala
This breathwork session uses the Conscious Connected Breath (CCB) technique to gently guide you into a deeper state of awareness. With music, presence, and a lovingly held space, you’ll be invited to explore what’s ready to emerge — be it release, insight, emotion, or deep rest.
Breath becomes your bridge — helping you clear what’s stuck, nourish what’s tired, and reconnect with your inner clarity.
Whether you're seeking emotional balance, a weekly reset, or simply a deeper sense of self-connection, this practice offers a powerful and tender space for transformation. For booking please use this link: https://shambala.org.uk/whats-on/
Somatic Movement at Shambala
Feel. Move. Listen. Release. Reconnect.
In this somatic movement-based session, you’ll be guided to listen to your body, move with awareness, and explore — not to “get it right,” but to feel free, alive, and at home in your skin.
This is a space where dance and movement become a gateway to inner connection and expression — a place where you can rest, renew, and remember your body’s wisdom. Expect music, flow, stillness, creative expression/integration time, and deep nourishment for your nervous system.. Just you, your breath, your body, and the moment.
Come back to life. Come back to you.
This event is sold out, but there a few spaces on the Breathwork following. Use this link for booking: https://shambala.org.uk/whats-on/
Somatic Movement Gathering
Connect Restore Revive
The weekend will bring together movement, dance, the creative and healing arts, along with somatic practitioners and participants from outside of our region to converge in Hebden Bridge. The theme of the first gathering is 'receptive convergence' coming together, with an open receptivity- to feel the connection of a larger community ,with the potency of engaging in an all encompassing, multi modality practice, for increased resilience, holistic health and well being.
This event weaves together the old and the new, within the interdisciplinary field of somatic movement practice, aligning body and sensory awareness with intentional movement, and creating fertile ground for rich and integrative experiences.. Through the receptive state of being open, paying attention and tuning in to lived experience, these different practices meet and interact, enriching and informing each other to create new ways of moving, thinking, relating and being. To book tickets click here or below.
Program of Events
Transformative Workshops Experience.
' Play Medicine ' with Penny Collinson and Tim Lamford - At the Birchcliffe Center : Friday 5 -8 pm for more information about Penny's work - https://www.pennycollinson.com
Unwinding the Heart: Moving with Fascial Awareness with Nicola Herd - At the Birchcliffe center : Saturday 10 -1 pm for more information about Nicola's work - www.artfulbody.co.uk
Transforming Toxic Logic with Mo Brown - At the Birchcliffe Center : Saturday 2:30 - 5:30 pm. For more information about Mo's work https://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/therapist/mo-brown-iaivsaa0/
The Body As A Portal with Sara Carter - At Stubb Pond Nature Conservation: Sunday 10-1 pm. For more information about Sara's work- https://www.saracarterdance.co.uk/
Performance: Sacred Arts Medicine with somatic dance artists Sara Carter, storyteller John Hyness, musicians from FT4 and more at the Birchcliffe center: Saturday 7:30- 9 pm.
Note: entrance to the space at the Birchcliffe is round the side of the building to the right 9 up the steps or via the car park)
Social, Food and Dance - At the Birchcliffe center: Friday 8- 9:30 pm
Ticket/ Price Options: Weekend and single event tickets are available-For tickets click here.
Somatic Breathwork, Sauna and Lily Pond Experience at Whitmore Hall, Staffordshire.
Release, Reconnect, Rebalance
In this Somatic Breathwork session, you will be guided through a journey of self-awareness. Through conscious breathing, we’ll drop into the body, moving from the outside in, to explore and feel into the nourishment of breath and the wisdom that emerges from deep listening to the body-mind.
What you’ll experience:
A deepening connection with your whole self.
Insight into what your body is calling for.
A deep listening to your inner wisdom—tuning in to what truly matters
Emotional or stress release as you let go of bodily held habits and patterns
A space of stillness and self-care, where you can simply be and breathe
No experience needed! Whether you're new to breathwork or a seasoned practitioner, this session is designed to meet you where you are.
Join us and reconnect with what truly nourishes you. This is your moment to slow down, breathe deeply, and rediscover the power of self-care.
After the session, immerse yourself in a guided dip in Lily Pond to invigorate your senses and treat yourself to exclusive access to the sauna for ultimate relaxation.
To book please click here: https://ecom.roller.app/whitmorelakes/checkout/en/product/1032853?date=2025-05-25
Somatic Sunday's Breathwork
A Conscious Connected Breath-led journey.
This breathwork session uses the Conscious Connected Breath (CCB) technique to gently guide you into a deeper state of awareness. With music, presence, and a lovingly held space, you’ll be invited to explore what’s ready to emerge — be it release, insight, emotion, or deep rest.
Breath becomes your bridge — helping you clear what’s stuck, nourish what’s tired, and reconnect with your inner clarity.
Whether you're seeking emotional balance, a weekly reset, or simply a deeper sense of self-connection, this practice offers a powerful and tender space for transformation.
Booking essential: https://allevents.in/leek/200028075530512?ref=sharer
Somatic Moving at Restoke: Fenton Ballroom
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Somatic Moving at Restoke: Fenton Ballroom
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Somatic Moving at Restoke: Fenton Ballroom
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Somatic Moving at Restoke: Fenton Ballroom
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Somatic Breathwork @ Whitmore Hall
Set in the beautiful buildings and grounds of Whitmore Hall, I will guide you on a Conscious Connected Breathwork Journey. From awakening awareness of your body, through somatic movement, into a deeper dive as we journey with breath and music. Following this the Lily Pond and Sauna awaits to nourish you further…all of this is guided and supported by the staff at Whitmore Lakes.