Gentle, guided movement to support your body, emotions, and energy.

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What is Somatic Movement?

Somatic Movement is a therapeutic, body-based approach that helps you reconnect with your inner world — your sensations, emotions, and energy. These sessions draw on practices from Somatics and Dance Movement Therapy and may include intuitive movement, Breathwork, themed exploration, and gentle reflection.

Facilitated by Taline with attuned, grounded presence, each session offers a safe space to release tension, process emotion, and deepen self-understanding — individually or within a group.

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What a session involves

  • Warm Up

    Arrive, connect with your breath, and tune into internal sensations.

  • Release & Movement

    Explore tension, blocked energy, or creative expression through somatic practices and intuitive movement.

  • Theme & Focus

    Work with a chosen emotional or energetic theme — noticing patterns, symbolic movement, and what arises.

  • Centering & Integration

    Slow down, reflect, and integrate the experience. This may include drawing, journalling, or quiet noticing.

  • Closure

    Rest and bring insights into daily life — with space to share a few words if you choose.

  • Who's it for?

    Individuals
    One-on-one sessions tailored to your emotional, physical, or creative needs.

    Schools & Community Groups
    Wellbeing, embodiment, and expression for children or teens.

    Corporate & Teams
    Stress relief, burnout prevention, and team connection.

    Single Sessions or Series
    Choose a one-off session or deeper, ongoing support.

  • How it can help

    Sessions are tailored to your goals and can support:

    Stress and tension release
    Anxiety + nervous system regulation
    Emotional processing
    Burnout + chronic fatigue
    Chronic pain or bodily tension
    Creativity and self-expression
    Confidence and embodiment
    Mindfulness, grounding, presence
    Self-compassion and emotional resilience

  • Examples of session themes

    Reconnecting with your body
    Setting personal boundaries
    Managing workplace burnout
    Finding emotional balance
    Exploring creative flow

    Each session is a safe space to explore what matters most to you — guided with movement, reflection, and embodied awareness.

Facilitated with Care

Taline Valerio

With more than two decades of experience in dance, music, and education — including work with children and young people in hospitals, schools, and community spaces — I bring a warm, grounded, and heart-led approach to this work.

Currently completing my Graduate Diploma in Somatics and Dance Movement Therapy, I hold full insurance, a current Working With Children Check, and have completed Safeguarding Children training through the Australian Childhood Foundation. My sessions are supported by professional supervision and designed to be safe, welcoming spaces where authentic movement and expression can naturally unfold.

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FAQs

  • A therapeutic approach using gentle movement, breath, and awareness to help you reconnect with your body and emotions. It’s not about performing — it’s about listening, releasing, and restoring balance.

  • Somatic Movement is more structured and therapeutic. Sessions follow a guided arc — warm-up, release, themed exploration, integration, and closure — using somatic principles rather than choreography or freeform dance.

  • Stress, anxiety, emotional overwhelm, burnout, chronic tension or pain, creativity, grounding, body connection, and nervous system balance.

  • Not at all. There are no steps to learn — just curiosity, awareness, and expression.

  • Individual sessions: 60 minutes
    Group or workplace sessions: 60–90 minutes, depending on your goals.

  • In person in Sydney or online via Zoom. Group sessions can be held onsite at schools, workplaces, or community venues.

  • Begin with a free introductory call to explore your goals and session options.

  • Yes — ongoing support or themed series are available for individuals, schools, and workplaces.

  • It incorporates principles from Somatics and Dance Movement Therapy. While not clinical psychotherapy, it is deeply therapeutic and complements other wellbeing or psychological supports.

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