Supporting Teams, Schools & Communities Before Big Moments

Our nervous systems don’t just activate individually they activate collectively. Whether it’s a sports team heading into competition, a group of students preparing for exams or performances, a workplace team facing high-pressure deadlines, or performers stepping onto a stage heightened activation is natural.

The key is not stopping the activation. The key is learning how to regulate it.

Who These Sessions Are For

I offer group nervous system regulation sessions for:

• Sports teams preparing for competition

• Performing arts groups before shows or auditions

• Students facing exams or assessments

• Corporate teams navigating high-pressure environments

• Retreat groups or community organisations

• Children’s groups learning emotional regulation skills

Any group entering a moment that may amplify stress, anxiety, or performance pressure can benefit from understanding how their nervous system works.

What We Focus On

These sessions are practical, educational, and experiential.

Participants will learn:

• How the nervous system responds to stress and performance pressure

• The difference between helpful activation and overwhelm

• How to recognise early signs of dysregulation

• Somatic tools to regulate in real time

We practise:

• Grounding and orienting techniques

• Breath and movement-based regulation

• Co-regulation within teams

• Pre-event rituals to support focus and presence

• Strategies for coming back to centre after mistakes or setbacks

For children and young people, sessions are interactive and empowering. They learn that their body is not “failing” them it is responding exactly as designed. When they understand this, confidence grows.

For adults and teams, we work on shifting from anxious reactivity to embodied readiness.

Why This Work Matters

Activation before a big event is normal. A racing heart, sweaty palms, butterflies these are signs your body is preparing you. When groups understand this, fear turns into focus.

Instead of trying to “calm down,” we work toward regulated readiness. A state where the nervous system is alert, connected, and responsive rather than overwhelmed.

When individuals regulate, teams regulate. When teams regulate, performance shifts.

The Body Knows

My role is not to control the nervous system it is to teach people how to work with it. Through accessible, non-touch somatic practices, I support groups to build awareness, resilience, and confidence in high-pressure moments.

Because when we trust the body, we perform from presence not panic.

For all group sessions, please enquire below. These sessions are in-person only based in Invercargill, New Zealand.