Essentia Holistic Health

Why does your body feel tense, wired or tired, even when life has calmed down?

Peter Levine, author of Waking the Tiger and a leading trauma expert, explains how the body naturally 'shakes off' stress, and why we humans so often don't let it!

https://youtube.com/shorts/7INMkESFx_k

So what's TRE?
TRE (Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises) is a simple, gentle technique that helps the body release tension held from stress, anxiety or difficult experiences. It uses your body's natural tremor reflex, and you don't have to talk about anything or relive anything.

Many people come to it because they're stuck in constant fight or flight and feel tight, wired, tired or struggle to switch off 🌿

Curious to try?
I'm running a 6-week online group on Zoom, starting this Saturday. Sessions blend grounding, breathwork, meditation and yoga with TRE.

📅 Saturday 17th October, 9:30am UK time
🌙 Midweek evening class also available (day to be confirmed)
🕰️ 75 minutes
💻 Zoom

🔸 6-week group block: £99 (£16.50 a session)
🔸 Drop-in: £20
🔸 1:1 sessions: £75

Comment TRE or message me to book your space 💛

TRE can sit alongside other support, but it isn't a replacement for medical or mental health care.

🎥 The Embody Lab

Can Humans "Shake Off" Trauma? Why don’t humans “shake it off” like animals do? Peter Levine expla...

Can humans "shake off" trauma? 🐻‍❄️

Watch this polar bear. As it comes round, its whole body starts to tremble. That's the nervous system doing what it's built to do: discharge trauma, reset, settle and regulate.

We have the same reflex. We just tend to override it. We hold it together, stay composed and carry on.

TRE (Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises) is a simple, body-based approach that gently activates the natural tremor reflex, so deep tension and stress can finally release. There's no retelling your story and no analysing. It's just you, your body and a safe, guided space.

Join me on weekly on Zoom ✨
📅 Starts Saturday 17th October, 9:30am (75mins)

Comment TREMOR for more info or message me to book

TRE can sit alongside other support, but it isn't a replacement for medical or mental health care.

Trauma Release of Tranquilised Polar Bear Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.

We are very pleased to welcome four new businesses to our Carers Discount Card Scheme, offering card holders fantastic discounts!

Essentia Holistic Health - 10% discount
Cosy Corner Calm - 20% discount
Willow Blend Beauty - 20% discount
Healing Hands Massage Newton Aycliffe - 10% discount

A huge thank you to all of these organisations for their support! These partnerships help carers access local opportunities and encourage them to feel valued for the vital role they play in supporting others💙

You can find out more about our Carers Discount Card scheme by visiting our website: https://dccarers.org/carers-discount-card/

Welcome, Andy– Reiki Master Teacher ✨

I'm so proud to share that Andy has completed his Usui Reiki Master-Teacher training with me here at Essentia Holistic Health. 🙏

This photo was taken during his closing ceremony: a candle lit to honour the flame of Reiki being passed on, from my lineage into his hands, ready for him to share with others.

Andy has brought such openness, dedication and heart to every stage of this journey. It's been a real privilege to teach him and watch him step fully into his practice. (And yes, the Hippo spirit animal that showed up during his power retrieval will always make me smile! 🦛)

Andy, may your light keep growing, and may you pass it on with the same care you've shown throughout your training. Our Reiki family is lucky to have you. 💫

If you feel called to begin your own Reiki journey, from Level 1 through to Master Teacher, get in touch or send me a message.

Essentia Holistic Health
www.essentiaholistichealth.co.uk

Model opportunity for holistic facial training

Saturday 26th Sept 1pm

✨ Celebrating today ✨

Today we welcomed three new Usui Reiki Masters into the Essentia family.

Huge congratulations to Susan Kramer and Stephanie Magee, who have completed their Third Degree Master Practitioner attunement, and to Malcolm Briggs, who has stepped into the role of Reiki Master-Teacher. 🤍

It's an honour to hold space for this kind of journey, and to pass on the lineage with such open, committed people. Well done to all three of you. I can't wait to see where this takes you.

With much love and gratitude 🙏 ❤️

Essentia Holistic Health
07709841948

✨ Get Festive-Ready Skin with our Resurfacing Facial ✨

Give your skin the reset it deserves before Christmas — one of the most transformative treatments I offer, working with your skin's own healing process to reveal a genuinely renewed, radiant complexion.

Your treatment journey:
1️⃣ Cleanse & steam — opens the pores and preps the skin
2️⃣ Dermaplaning — manual exfoliation removes dead skin & peach fuzz for instant brightness
3️⃣ Microneedling — stimulates your skin's own collagen & elastin production from within
4️⃣ High frequency — calms, clarifies & boosts circulation and product absorption
5️⃣ Nourish & hydrate — sealing in the results for lasting glow

Benefits:
✔️ Reduces fine lines & wrinkles
✔️ Improves texture & tone
✔️ Fades acne scarring & pigmentation
✔️ Boosts collagen for long-term skin health
✔️ Dermaplaning removes dead skin & peach fuzz for instant radiance

How many treatments?
A course of 3 is recommended for best results, spaced 4–6 weeks apart. Prefer to try it first? A single session is available too.

When will I see results?
Initial glow is visible within days; real collagen-building results build over 4–6 weeks per session, with full results after the course.

⏱️ Treatment time: 90 minutes

💰 Single session: £85 (save £20)
💰 Course of 3: £240 (save £55)

📅 Limited spaces — offer ends 20 Oct

📩 Contact direct to book

Essentia Holistic Health

e: [email protected]
t: 0770981948

This is exactly why somatic work matters.

Trauma isn't just a memory- it's stored in the body, held in the nervous system, muscles, and hormones long after the mind has tried to move on. Talking about it is one piece, but true healing happens when we help the body finally release what it's been carrying.

This is where somatic work comes in- not reliving the story, but helping the nervous system complete what it never got to finish, so the body can finally soften.

If this resonates with you, I'd love to talk about what that could look like for you 🍃

w: www.essentiaholistichealth.co.uk
e: [email protected]
t: 07709841948

Certified Integral Enneagram Practitioner ✨

I’ve completed Year 2, Integral Coherence: Inner & Outer Congruence & Alignment — and officially stepped into recognition as a Certified Integral Enneagram Practitioner.

This year represents 108 hours of deep study, reflection, shadow work and embodied practice.

The Enneagram continues to be more than a system for me — it is a mirror, a spiritual teacher, and a path of remembering.

Grateful for the guidance, the growth, and the integration.

Here’s to living in deeper alignment — within and without. 🤍