‘Self’ is a wellness driven somatic offering founded by Tara Dakin to support the client with awareness on how to understand their nervous system, regulate themselves and release held and stuck energy by moving the mind and physical body simultaneously.

In essence, SELF is metacognition, interoception and self awareness.

Metacognition -the thinking behind our thinking.

Interoception- our relationship with our body

Self-awareness- the ability to understand ourself, in order to choose and live with clarity in mind and body.

In person sessions begin with a gentle wellness enquiry, movement on the mat, a massage and ending with a meditation. The client has the choice to bring an experience or life situation to consider more expansive work or we can be led by the SELF model. We work towards releasing held tension in the body while uncovering the patterns, beliefs, and emotional imprints that shape your experience of life.

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Self is a book that incorporates both a framework and a journaling practice. A way for the client to explore our inner world with guided self-enquiry, reflective dialogue, meditation, and restorative bodywork to support a more somatic way of being.

Through self-enquiry, we begin with your life story as it has been lived, and felt. We visit your life story, your nervous system, your patterns of emotional regulation, your energy, and your interoception, how you sense and experience yourself from within. Together, we create a map of where you have been, how your experiences have been held in the body, and how they continue to shape your responses, your choices, and your way of being.

For many, this is a unique experience. Unless you have consciously explored your own narrative in this way, it can be an illuminating experience that feel deeply clarifying.

and with this awareness comes discernment. By working somatically with a psychologist , one begins to understand why one may have responded as we have, why we stayed, moved, tolerated, or held back. What once felt automatic and part of personality becomes visible. What was unconscious becomes available for choice.

This work is psychologically significant. It acts as a portal, as an opening into greater awareness, clarity, informed thinking, and a more intentional way of living. From here, wellbeing is enhanced, it is understood, embodied, and chosen.

Whether you begin gently with a moving massage or enter more deeply, with yourself,

you are welcome.

Here we see ‘Clenching’.

Clenching is a simple, intentional way of bringing awareness to tension in the body. It involves deliberately tightening specific muscle groups, such as the fists, jaw, shoulders, or legs, holding briefly, and then releasing.

We use clenching as part of a tension-release toolkit when the body feels overwhelmed, restless, or dysregulated. By consciously creating tension and then letting it go, we help the nervous system recognise the difference between holding and releasing. This can support a return to a calmer, more regulated state.

Clenching is especially useful when stress feels “stuck” in the body, or when relaxation feels out of reach. It offers a controlled, physical pathway to discharge tension and reconnect with a sense of ease.

All treatments are bespoke, thoughtfully tailored to your unique presentation and needs.

The journey unfolds through five elements. We begin with an enquiry of self, creating space for reflection and intention.

We then move to the mat to reconnect with the body through gentle movement, before transitioning into massage, meditation, and grounding. We close with a reflective enquiry, considering what we are taking away from the experience.

A take home sixth element is offered through the SELF book, allowing you to continue the work of reconnecting with and understanding the SELF in your own time

The offerings below are merely that, please consider what you would like/ need.