“This course was exactly what I needed. After a lot of talk therapy, I hadn’t acknowledged how much I had overlooked the “felt” experience. This course has given me a path home.” Participant, 2024
WHEN: WEDNESDAY
7.15 pm - 8.45 pm
19 NOV - 9 DEC, 2025
INVESTMENT:
FULL PRICE: $95
LOCATION:
MAITLAND YOGA STUDIO, 479 High Street, Maitland
Feeling More Human - Understanding the Body Through the lens of Polyvagal Theory (vagus nerve)
An Invitation to Listen, Not Override
Through the lens of Polyvagal Theory and the vagus nerve, this 4-week experiential course invites you to slow down, listen, and understand your body instead of pushing through its signals.
Inflammation, whether it appears as tension, exhaustion, or emotional heat - is the body’s way of saying, “I’m trying to protect you.”
When we meet these messages with compassion, healing begins.
We will explore bottom-up (somatic) and top-down (mindful) practices, grounded in current neuroscience and experienced care.
Do You Recognise Yourself Here?
Feeling tired but wired, unable to truly rest
Pushing through pain or pressure, even when your body asks for pause
Feeling foggy, inflamed, or anxious & stressed
Experiencing pain throughout the body, tension that doesn’t fully release
A general lack of vitality or sense of burnout
A feeling of heaviness or hopelessness that lingers beneath the surface
Your body tightening when you want to relax, as if it no longer trusts ease
These are not flaws, they are nervous-system survival patterns that once kept you safe.
The Weight of Our Times
For many, 2025 has brought more daily stressors, and the body carries an even heavier load.
Constant pressure can heighten stress responses and sustain inflammation, impacting both physical and emotional wellbeing.
The Body’s Wisdom
Inflammation is not the enemy - it’s information.
When the body feels unsafe for too long, the repair cycle can’t complete.
Learning to soothe inflammation means learning to listen, to notice what your body needs before it has to shout.
The Nervous System Lens
Under stress, the body cycles through fight, flight, freeze, or fawn responses.
By working with the vagus nerve, the body’s main pathway of safety and repair, we can move from survival into regulation returning to rest, digestion, and calm.
Through gentle education and embodied practice, you’ll learn to understand your body not as a problem to fix, but a being to befriend.
Weekly Themes
Week 1 – The Body’s Fire
Stress, safety, and inflammation. Cooling and grounding practices for regulation.
Week 2 – Listening Without Blame
The body as messenger. Building awareness with compassion, not control.
Week 3 – Restoring Flow
Vagus-nerve practices for repair. Breath, sound, and gentle movement to invite calm.
Week 4 – Coming Home to Humanity
Integration and ritual. Creating an inner climate of safety and softness.
Each week includes:
Gentle, trauma-informed nervous-system education
Somatic mapping & felt-sense awareness
Kundalini kriyas for healing & glandular balance
Breathwork, vagal-toning & sound healing
Integration time for rest and personal pacing
Includes reflection prompts & home practices
.Who This Is For
Anyone experiencing stress, inflammation, pain, burnout, or disconnection from their body.
No prior yoga or somatic experience is needed, just curiosity and care.
All of you is welcome.
Facilitator:
With over a decade of experience in trauma-trained practice, Lucinda integrates the wisdom of Kundalini Yoga, yoga therapy, somatic psychotherapy, Polyvagal Theory, Gabor Maté’s Compassionate Inquiry, and currently completing Somatic Experiencing. Her approach bridges science and soul - offering embodied nervous system healing that is grounded, sacred, and deeply supportive.
Want to Chat First?
If you have questions or are unsure if this course is right for you, please reach out. I’m always happy to connect.
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