Somatic based Therapy for Trauma Recovery

Embodied Healing, Returning to

What Was Never Lost

Weaving Trauma Sensitive Yoga, Somatics and Intuitive Wisdom. Together, we will walk the path of healing, removing the protective armour of the past and replacing with true resilience from within

Your Body holds the wisdom to Recover

Somatic Therapy- is a journey of transforming survival into Self Trust

Learning to trust and regulate your nervous system, to listen to the quiet language of your body and learn to thrive beyond your trauma story

I believe that we have a deep need to understand and process our trauma, but true healing will only happen when we include our body - when we embody what happened and release the energetic charge.

the path to inner safety and connection

What clients are saying

  • My confidence has soared, I am comfortable being uncomfortable.

    I cannot stress how much this has helped me. Soraya has a way about her that is not judgemental, not rushed and is so intuitive. So far I have achieved losing weight and a healthy lifestyle, improved relationships. I cannot recommend Soraya and trauma sensitive yoga highly enough and not even for a traumatic event but when you don’t feel you have choices, power or control over your life.”

    PH, Coaching Psychologist”

  • You make me feel fully seen and embraced without imposing and often without saying a word. 

    I have already recommended you to everyone in my life. Your compassion, gentleness, wisdom and outstanding intuition have allowed me to feel truly safe and held. To know that in this space I don't need to have the answers but I can follow the process.

    Kirsty

  • It has been an inspirational journey, which has taught me so much and made me more aware of myself and my body

    Thank you so much

    H

  • I feel empowered to take care of myself deeply, empathetically and unapologetically.

    I got an opportunity to feel and connect deeply with myself….and rejoice in the process. Soraya was skilful, intuitive and worthy of trust, bringing experience and deep positive intention.

Trauma Sensitive Yoga

Healing Complex Trauma through your Body

Trauma Sensitive Yoga has foundations in Trauma Theory, Attachment Theory, Neuroscience and Hatha Yoga practice. It is an adjunctive treatment for Complex Trauma (CPTSD) and treatment resistant Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). You don’t have to be flexible or have done yoga before.

Choice Based

Learning to make embodied choices helps develop agency and empowerment.

Interoceptive

Awareness of body sensations and signals helps to connect us to physical and emotional states supporting self awareness and regulation

Non-Coersive

Space free of non-judgement pressure and manipulation. Where choices can be made freely without outside control

Shared Authentic Experience

I am having an experience in my body and you are having an experience in your body in a shared practice of choice making and noticing.

Hi, I’m Soraya

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I am an intuitive guide,  healer and trauma survivor. Our stories may be different but from my own experience of reclaiming me, I know that our journeys towards healing and integrating trauma are unique. There is no one size fits all.

Having understood the threads - the Why, I needed to know how to switch off my responses - the How. This has been a 12yr journey so far, guided by my intuition. Taking my through the realms of somatic healing in different modalities;  Somatic Experiencing, to sound healing, chanting, homeopathy, osteopathy and  my mainstay embodied yoga.

I weave elements of Trauma Sensitive Yoga, Somatics, Soundhealing and other modalities of yoga and shadow work to create a space for you to untangle the strands of who you are and transform your unresolved trauma.

I have been practicing yoga for 35yrs+ and facilitating for 20yrs. Along the way I have participated in  a 1000+ hours of accredited trainings.

My role is to guide you to your own north star, so that you can begin to guide yourself and gain your own autonomy. You do not need fixing, you are not broken and never were, you are using protective mechanism’s that were fantastic as a child but not as an adult. This is what I have learnt about myself. My protective mechanisms were so polished, I lived through much of my life not realising I had trauma!

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In-person Retreats

My signature retreats are intimate gatherings in wild corners of the UK and Europe. Rooted in nature and simplicity, we come together as a small community to explore the deeper layers through somatic yoga, shadow work, sound and other modalities. These retreats open space for emotional healing, honest connection, and new ways of seeing yourself and the world. Friendships form through shared presence, truth-telling, and the quiet power of being witnessed as you are

1-1 Online Therapy

A safe trauma-informed, online offering that supports you in healing and integrating CPTSD and PTSD through the practices of Trauma-Sensitive Yoga — no matter where in the world you are.

Healing unresolved trauma is not a linear journey, so sessions are empathetically tailored to meet you where you are today.

Online Courses

My signature courses offer a guided path into embodied healing. Blending trauma-sensitive yoga, somatic practices, and nervous system support, they’re designed to help you reconnect with your body and build inner resilience. Online and self-paced, with the option for 1:1 support — so you can move in your own time, wherever you are

free resources for nervous system regulation

free resources for nervous system regulation

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