The Softening

Service Description

When life feels like too much, your body often knows before your mind does. You don’t shut down because you’re broken— You shut down because you’re overwhelmed. This is the dorsal vagal state: your body’s deep survival response that pulls you into stillness, disconnection, or collapse when it no longer feels safe to stay “on.” It’s not weakness. It’s wisdom. But when that freeze becomes your default, it can leave you feeling numb, isolated, or far from your own aliveness. The Softening is an immersive somatic experience designed to gently guide you home from this state. Rather than “fixing” or pushing through, we soften—with presence, with breath, with support. What to Expect This is a nervous system-informed immersion crafted to support those in states of functional freeze, emotional shutdown, or nervous system depletion. We’ll guide you through a slow, sensory-rich journey using: - Landing Techniques – Orienting, grounding, and gently arriving in your body and the space. - Gentle Somatic Release – Breath-led micro-movements and subtle practices to unstick stored tension and safely reawaken sensation. - Self-Touch & Massage – Reconnecting with your body through intentional, nurturing self-contact. - Restorative Co-Regulation – Each participant will receive individual time with Tara, who will support you with anchoring touch, assisted postures, and co-regulation techniques to meet your body exactly where it is. - A Held, Safe Container – No expectations, no pressure to “do it right”—just space to be with whatever is present in your body. Expect to feel met, not fixed. Held, not hurried. Supported in slowly remembering what it feels like to feel safe in your skin. This is for you if… You feel stuck in shut-down, exhaustion, or emotional numbness. You tend to “function” on the outside but feel disconnected on the inside. You want to move from freeze to flow, without force or pressure. You crave a space to be held in presence, stillness, and nervous system care. You're curious about somatics, body connection, and co-regulation, but need it to feel gentle and safe. The Softening is not about pushing through. It’s about letting your body be met with tenderness. It’s an invitation to soften the armour, restore your rhythm, and return to life—one breath at a time.