Reflections on Teaching the Third Iteration of My Training
This was the third time I’ve delivered this training, and it felt like a clear evolution of everything I’ve learned so far.
A major influence on this version came from my trauma-informed training for Tantra professionals. That experience sharpened my understanding of what is truly required to hold work of this depth, and it reshaped how I structured the entire programme.
The biggest shift was moving into a three-month online training phase before we came together in person.
We began with the nervous system.
This is the foundation of everything. The sessions we facilitate are powerful because they create space for people to express and release deeply held emotions. Without a regulated nervous system, both practitioner and client can become destabilised. So the first phase focused on helping students understand their own nervous system and build the capacity to stay grounded while holding intensity.
From there, we moved into the physical and energetic body.
Students learned the anatomy of the body, the energetic system, and the techniques used within these sessions. This gave them a framework to understand what they were doing, not just mechanically, but energetically and relationally.
The final phase of the online training focused on professional practice.
This is an area that is often overlooked, yet it carries huge importance. This work sits inside a highly nuanced and sensitive field, where relational trauma, projection, and unconscious patterns can all arise. Without awareness of these dynamics, there is real risk for both client and practitioner.
I didn’t receive this level of training in my own bodywork journey, and I see now how essential it is. Teaching ethics, holding power, self-awareness, boundaries, and the subtleties of relational dynamics creates safety and sustainability in this work.
By the time we arrived at the in-person training, we had already spent twelve weeks building connection and trust. There was a strong group field in place.
The in-person experience followed a clear rhythm that reflected trauma-informed practice.
We began by establishing agreements to create safety within the container. From there, we worked slowly, using co-regulation, meditation, and Qigong to deepen presence and connection.
There is a real intelligence in a group nervous system. When it is cultivated well, it becomes something that can hold and support each individual within it. That was something I paid close attention to building and maintaining throughout the training.
From there, we moved into the practical work.
We explored Chi Nei Tsang, working with the abdomen to release stored tension and energy. We moved into de-armouring practices, and other techniques that can evoke strong emotional and energetic responses.
Each day followed a deliberate rhythm.
There was space to expand into intensity, and space to come back down. The nervous system was allowed to open and then integrate. Nothing was pushed beyond what the group could hold.
The structure supported this.
Each day was contained and well paced. We finished on time, without rushing the process. There was enough space for people to fully drop into their practice sessions, without feeling hurried or cut short.
That balance felt important.
One of the things I’m most proud of is my ability to hold the moving parts of the group. People’s internal states were constantly shifting, and I stayed responsive to that. I adjusted where needed, while still maintaining the integrity of the structure.
That’s where I see my growth.
Holding both structure and fluidity. Honouring the process while staying attuned to the people in front of me.
This training felt aligned, grounded, and deeply effective.
And it’s given me a clear sense of what this work can become as it continues to evolve.
What stood out most was the depth of process each student moved through.
They didn’t just learn techniques or leave with a new skillset. Each person met something of their own. Limiting beliefs, internal blocks, old stories about who they are and what they’re capable of. And they found their own way through those edges.
I saw patterns that mirrored what we had explored in the online training. The rescuer. People-pleasing. Questions around worth, voice, and truth. The challenge of holding boundaries. The pull to abandon self, and the practice of returning.
There was a constant calibration happening. A returning to authenticity. A coming back to what is true.
That was powerful to witness.
