Simone Dewar

Counselling & Healing Practices From A Contemplative & Somatic Approach

Healing Practices

I offer people a space in which they can learn meditation, breathing, and somatic practices. While these are not a panacea, these practices can bring another layer of healing into people’s lives.

Meditation: I can support you to explore the Buddhist tradition, that has a rich array of insight and compassion practices.

Breathing practices: I can support you to explore breathing practices another another way to regulate your nervous system, bring coherence to your brain and thoughts, and to enhance feelings of well-being.

Somatic practices: I can support you to explore various somatic practices as a way to increase your self-awareness through interoception and self-compassion.

Gratefully, I have a daily practice of meditation and mindful movement that weaves in breathing & somatic practices. I have been privileged to attend teachings and read the insightful words of teachers and practitioners, predominately in the Buddhist tradition. Also, I was honoured to learn from the Vedic tradition in my 20’s and 30’s as I taught yoga, mainly ‘restorative yoga’ and ‘trauma-sensitive yoga’. I bring this formal and experiential learnings to my offering of meditation, breathing & somatic practices.