Me being held by a tree.   In the photo above, I’m nestled in the arms of a tree in Taranaki — deep in my Level 2 Somatic Dance training....

Fear-Mongering Fear-Mongering: The Trap of Avoiding Fear in Spirituality and Wellness For a long time, I believed to the depths of my...

The Other Side of Nervous System Support: When the System Keeps Us in Survival Mode There’s a side of nervous system support that rarely...

In my earlier years, I observed how mental health and trauma affected people's appetites. I watched as some stopped eating due to...

I sit here in deep restoration that comes with the journey of not allowing tech or social media to dictate my time any longer, allowing...

Defeating Feminine Toxicity: My Journey and Vision Throughout my life, I’ve been on a deeply personal journey of self-discovery and...

Dance has long been a medium through which individuals challenge and transcend societal constraints, offering a powerful avenue for...

Supporting Equality Between the Sexes: Embracing the Everyday When we think of gender equality, we often focus on systemic issues like...

My Journey with Cacao: From First Sip to Facilitating Ritual I’ll never forget the first time I sat in a cacao circle. It was in Napier...

The Harm of Toxic Positivity and Spiritual Bypassing: A Call for Authenticity and Personal Responsibility In recent years, there’s been...

The phenomenon of women adopting higher-pitched, childlike voices as a subconscious response to trauma or societal conditioning has both...

Stress, especially prolonged stress, affects the brain and body in complex ways, and its impact on memory and verbal expression can...

For a long time, I didn’t recognise distraction as a form of dissociation. It was so ingrained in my daily life that I couldn’t see it...

Navigating the Ebbs and Flows of Distraction, Freeze, Presence, and Flow Life is a rhythm of states—sometimes we’re fully immersed in the...

31 Key Terms men May Overlook: A Compassionate Guide to Understanding Gendered Experiences. 1. Misogyny • Definition : Hatred or...

Skill in Action by Michelle Cassandra Johnson Kia ora, Creative Embodiment Community,   I want to take a moment to reflect on something...

When our nervous system is under stress, we often turn to fawning—pleasing, appeasing, and putting others’ needs before our own to keep...

As I learn, change, evolve, and grow, so does my business. Journeyin has been with me for three years, but it no longer captures the...

Amanda & Lauren bring you Somatic Dance at The Octagon, Taradale Anglican Church, 23 Puketapu Rd Last Friday of every month 7-8pm Amanda...

To all my new and old followers, thank you for taking an interest in what I offer. I mentioned at the end of last year that things may be...