A Path Shaped by Lived Experience

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Becoming a Somatic Alchemy Practice facilitator is a natural evolution of Samina’s own healing path. With over 20 years of experience as a Mental Health Nurse in the NHS, Samina has long supported others through emotional distress, life transitions, and complex inner landscapes. She has also worked with women recovering from alcohol and drug addiction at a women’s charity, offering grounded, compassionate care.

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Alongside this, Samina trained as a birth and postnatal doula and as a yoga teacher, weaving embodiment, nervous system awareness, and spiritual connection into her offerings. Through these diverse experiences, she realised she had been holding space, mentoring, and guiding all along. Somatic Alchemy now brings all of this together in a practice that is deeply rooted in lived experience, emotional wisdom, and soul-led transformation.

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What is Somatic Alchemy?

Somatic Alchemy is a gently transformative practice that supports emotional healing, self-awareness, and energetic renewal by working with the wisdom of both the body and the inner landscape. It also nurtures emotional regulation and resilience, helping you navigate life with greater steadiness and self-trust.

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"Somatic" simply means of the body, and "alchemy" is the process of deep transformation, turning heavy or stuck emotions into clarity, lightness, and insight, much like Kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, where the cracks become part of the beauty, not something to hide.

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Each session creates a safe, confidential space where you are lovingly guided to connect with yourself, not just through words, but through feeling, breath, and intuitive movement. It's a space to release, to soften, and to come home to who you truly are beneath the noise.

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What to Expect in a Session

Every session is uniquely shaped by you. While there is a natural rhythm and structure to the work, the process is intuitive and responsive, led by what arises in the moment.

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We begin by arriving fully, through breathwork or grounding visualisation. From there, we gently explore what’s present for you, often drawing upon your responses to the pre-session questionnaire, but always allowing space for whatever is most alive. This part of the session often includes:

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• Somatic prompts which are simple cues that help you tune into your body and notice what you're feeling and where you’re holding it

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• Reflective guidance to gently explore thoughts, beliefs, and emotional patterns

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• The use of guidance cards, when it feels supportive

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• Visualisation techniques to access deeper emotional layers

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• Trauma-informed presence, holding space at your pace

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The second part of the session often involves yoga-inspired movement or somatic practices, designed to help process what has surfaced. Movements are intuitive and accessible, gently working with the body’s energy centres (chakras) to create spaciousness, flow, and grounding. You don’t need to be flexible or experienced. This part is about feeling, not performing.

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We close with a short period of deep rest in savasana (resting position) allowing your body, mind, and energy system to begin integrating the shifts that have occurred.

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Aftercare & Integration

After a session, it’s common to feel tender, open, or quietly reflective. Like peeling back a plaster from an old wound, you may feel more sensitive as you begin to heal and re-pattern. This is part of the alchemy.

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Take gentle care of yourself afterwards. Hydrate, rest, be in nature, or simply be still. Integration may continue in the background over the following hours, days, or even weeks. There’s nothing you need to do, simply allow your system the space to settle and renew.

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In Essence

The first part of the session is about gently unearthing and understanding what’s within.
The second part is about feeling and releasing through the body.
The third part, often the quietest, is where the alchemy begins to settle.

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This is gentle yet deep work, grounded in body awareness, guided by intuition, and held with compassion and care.

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How It Works​

Once you get in touch, you’ll be invited to book a free 20-minute consultation. Before we meet, you’ll complete a short reflection questionnaire to help guide our conversation and shape your first session.

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Together, we’ll discuss what feels right for you, whether a stand-alone deep dive or a journey of four sessions, which is the ideal container for this work. Further sessions can be offered beyond the initial four if you wish to continue the process.​​

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All sessions are held in-person in a private, dedicated space to support a safe, grounded, and immersive experience.

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Frequently Asked Questions:

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What is Somatic Alchemy Practice?

Somatic Alchemy Practice is a gentle, body-based approach to healing that helps you release old patterns and reconnect with your true self.

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Who is this for?
This practice is for anyone feeling called to explore their inner world more deeply. It’s especially supportive if you’re navigating emotional pain, feeling stuck in patterns, or seeking healing from past experiences. You don’t need to have any prior experience with therapy, yoga, or coaching, just a willingness to explore.

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What happens in a session?
Each session is guided intuitively and include grounding practices, embodied inquiry, reflective dialogue, visualisation all tailored to your needs. You’ll be invited to tune into your body, emotions, and inner voice in a safe, supportive space.

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How long is a session?

• Stand-alone sessions are slightly longer at 90 minutes to allow for a full deep-dive experience.

• Bundle sessions of 4 are typically 60–75 minutes each.

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Can I just book one session?
Yes - while four sessions offer the ideal container for deep exploration, release and integration, stand-alone deep-dive sessions are available and can be very powerful. 

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Can I book more than four sessions?
Yes - while the four-session bundle offers a complete foundation for this work, further sessions can be booked as needed. We’ll check in together at the end of your journey to see what support feels right moving forward.

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Do you offer any discounts?
 

• Free 20-minute initial consultation.

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Where do sessions take place?
Sessions are offered in-person in a private, dedicated space to support deeper embodiment, presence, and healing. The setting is warm, calm, and confidential - a space just for you.

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How do I book? 

Please e:mail me at hushee777@gmail.com or call/message 07951290334. Upon booking, you will be invited to a free 20 minute consultation and sent a short pre-session questionnaire and consent form to complete and return prior to you first session. 

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