Somatic Healing with Renata Popis - a certified somatic healer and yoga teacher

Discover a powerful and transformational healing modality guided by the wisdom of your body.

Are you struggling with anxiety, skyrocketing stress, or feeling emotionally overwhelmed?

Do you find it hard to break free from self-sabotaging patterns, release trauma or deepen intimacy in your relationships?

Are you ready to embody the most aligned, empowered version of yourself and create a more fulfilling, connected life?

If you answered YES, somatic healing could offer the most powerful shift you’ve been seeking.

What is Somatic Healing?

Somatic healing is a body-centred therapy that dives into the unconscious roots of emotional wounds, trauma, and limiting beliefs stored in your tissues. Unlike talk therapy, it works with subconscious mind through the body—where memories and emotions are held—to release unprocessed experiences like stress, grief, and trauma. This deep healing helps you break free from anxiety, tension, and disconnection, allowing for lasting transformation, emotional freedom, and inner peace.

When to seek a support from a somatic healer?

Somatic therapy can support you if you're feeling overwhelmed by stress or anxiety, stuck in emotional or self-sabotaging patterns, or struggling with a dysregulated nervous system. It's especially helpful for those dealing with unresolved trauma, relationship challenges, unexplained physical symptoms, or a sense of numbness and disconnection from the body.

If you're unsure whether somatic healing is right for you, Renata offers a complimentary 20-minute consultation to help you explore how this modality can support you on your journey.

Ready to book a healing session? Select your preferred day and time below.

(If you're booking your first somatic healing session, please select the 90-minute option to allow enough time for a deep and thorough experience)

Ready to embark on a journey of personal growth and healing?

FAQs

  • Each session is trauma-informed, intuitively guided by Renata, and thoughtfully tailored to your unique needs. You'll be gently supported to reconnect with your body and its sensations through breath, somatic awareness, visualisation, and, when appropriate, therapeutic touch.

    Sessions include an opening conversation, followed by coaching, the somatic healing process, and a closing integration phase—so you feel safe, grounded, and fully supported throughout.

    During the release process, Renata may invite you to explore various breathing techniques, mindful movement, and other somatic tools to deepen the healing.

    By engaging the subconscious mind, this work allows you to access and release stored emotions, patterns, and tension—creating space for lasting transformation and inner freedom.

  • Over the past ten years, Renata has immersed herself in the world of healing—training in psychology, somatic therapy, life coaching, yoga, and meditation—to create a safe and supportive space for deep transformation.

    Her approach draws on a wide range of somatic tools and techniques, including body scanning, somatic awareness and experiencing (inspired by Peter Levine’s trauma healing work), and practices from Hakomi Mindfulness-Centered Somatic Psychotherapy. She also incorporates inner child healing, yoga-inspired movement, breathwork, and intuitive bodywork.

    Each session is rooted in somatic experiencing, body-oriented coaching, and trauma-informed care—blending nervous system regulation techniques, guided visualisation, and embodied mindfulness to support holistic, lasting healing.

    If you would like to read more about Renata’s professional qualifications, please head HERE.

  • Yes. Renata’s work is firmly grounded in trauma-informed principles. This means sessions move at the client’s own pace, with a strong emphasis on safety, consent, and deep respect for the body’s boundaries and readiness at every step.

  • While traditional talk therapy focuses primarily on thoughts, emotions, and verbal processing, somatic healing works directly with the body—where unresolved experiences, emotions, and trauma are often stored. Renata’s somatic approach goes beyond the cognitive mind to access deeper layers of healing through breath, body awareness, movement, and other somatic tools. This body-centred process allows clients to release what words alone often can’t reach, creating space for lasting emotional and nervous system regulation.

  • Wear something comfortable that allows you to move and breathe freely—think yoga or lounge wear. This helps your body stay relaxed and open throughout the process. You may also wish to bring a journal for reflection and a water bottle to stay hydrated.

  • Healing is a unique journey for each individual. Some people experience profound shifts in just one session, while others benefit from ongoing sessions to support deeper transformation and integration.

  • Touch may be used gently and only with your full consent, as part of reconnecting with areas of the body where emotions or tension may be stored. All touch is trauma-informed and guided by your comfort and boundaries.

  • Come as you are. You don’t need to prepare anything specific—just bring a willingness to tune in, be present with your body, and explore gently. If it’s your first session, make sure you book a 90-minute time slot.

  • Sessions are available both in-person at the Cottesloe Yoga studio inside the treatment room and online via Zoom, and both formats are equally powerful and supportive.