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Somatic Practitioner | Supporting nervous system regulation, embodied awareness & relational capacity | In-Person & Online | Bellis Holistic, Victoria BC

Victoria, BC, Canada
Joined February 2013
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Healing your nervous system isn’t just about what you do in the stillness. It’s also about what keeps pulling your system back into stress.
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Sometimes love is still there. And the relationship is costing you more than you can keep paying. More capacity does not mean becoming able to tolerate more dysfunction. Sometimes it means becoming honest about the cost of overriding yourself.
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Boundaries can bring guilt, grief, and pushback. But they can also create the space, safety, and steadiness for healing to actually take root. Not every relationship can support healing in its current form. And the body carries what the mind keeps trying to explain away.
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Nobody’s meditating here. No breathwork. No gratitude practice. No attempt to turn this into something useful. Just a beer, a cigar… and a moment that isn’t being interfered with. Many people struggle to even get close to this.
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Rest has to be productive. Stillness has to mean something. Even doing nothing becomes another form of doing. That’s not calm. It’s just the same pattern dressed up differently. This IS different.
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No performance. No payoff. Nothing to optimize. And yeah, sure—it can bring up feelings to just take a quiet “unproductive” moment. But it’s also where things can start to shift.
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It never f*cking ends. The government is going to govern. The economy is going to fluctuate. And your neighbour’s dog is still going to bark at 7am...
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There’s another way to move through this. One where you’re: Calmer More grounded Able to powerfully respond instead of react Not because the world got easier… but because you became more stable inside it...
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This is nervous system work. And once you embody it— no government, economy, or external situation can take it from you. If you’re feeling: On edge Overwhelmed Stuck in constant low-level stress This is probably the missing piece. If this resonates, feel free to reach out.
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By replacing your morning coffee with green tea you can lose up to 97% of the little joy you still have left in your life.
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"No, you're doing it wrong!" - The Internet
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Many don't understand that the pace of the developing world is deeply traumatic. Human biology simply can not keep pace. It's no wonder so many suffer with the effects of stored trauma.
Our ancient nervous system is still wired for a slower, more grounded reality.
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Relationships between insecure attachment partners CAN work. As long as both are openly committed to working on their individual issues while in the relationship. The ride can be bumpy but secure attachment is the prize for victory!
Attachment issues don’t disappear when you meet the right person. They show up louder.
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Confirmed. Don't do these. Ever.
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