Most people who enquire about this work have thought about it for a while before making contact. The hesitation is almost never about whether they want it. It’s about not knowing what they’re walking into.
So here is the walkthrough.
Before you arrive
You’ll have a conversation first — by phone, message, or email. This is genuinely a two-way thing: you’re finding out whether this is right for you, and I’m finding out what you’re bringing and whether I’m the right person to work with it.
Ask whatever you want at this stage. Nothing is too basic, and nothing you ask will be treated as odd.
The opening conversation
Sessions begin sitting down and talking, usually for fifteen to twenty minutes. We’ll cover what’s brought you here, anything relevant in your history, what you’d like from the session, and — importantly — anything you’d rather we didn’t do.
You do not have to explain or justify a boundary. “I’d rather not have my feet touched” is a complete sentence.
We’ll also agree how you’ll signal if you want to slow down or stop, so that in the moment you don’t have to construct a sentence.
The session itself
What happens depends on what you’ve come for, but the shape is usually similar: something to settle the nervous system first — breath, stillness, feeling the support underneath you — before anything else.
From there it might involve guided breathwork, bodywork, sound, stillness, or a combination. It moves slowly. Slower than most people expect. That’s deliberate: speed keeps the nervous system alert, and nothing releases in a body that’s still on guard.
You’ll be told what’s happening before it happens. There are no surprises.
What might come up
Common: yawning, sighing, the stomach making noise, heaviness in the limbs, twitches or small involuntary movements, temperature changes, tears without an obvious reason.
Also common: nothing much at all. First sessions are sometimes mostly about the body deciding whether it trusts the situation. That’s not a wasted session — that’s the necessary first step.
Emotion may surface. If it does, it’s welcome, and you don’t have to explain it or perform it.
Afterwards
We’ll sit for a few minutes. Water, quiet, no rush to get up and be articulate.
Plan the rest of your day gently if you can. Many people feel spacious, tired, or unusually clear. Some feel a bit unsettled for a day or two as things resettle — that’s normal and passes.
If you’re nervous
Nervousness before a first session is the ordinary response to doing something unfamiliar involving your body. It isn’t a signal that you shouldn’t come.
What matters is whether you feel able to say no once you’re there. If the answer is yes, you’re in a good position to begin.
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