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Reclaim Your Body
Healing Trauma Through Embodiment
Reconnect with your body, reduce overwhelm, and reclaim your power in this 8-week trauma-informed somatic healing circle. In this course, you'll develop resilience, nurture self-care practices and rediscover your body as a source of comfort, strength, and support.
Space is limited . Enrollment is open now!
Is this your next step?
Reclaim Your Body offers a trauma-informed space where you can reconnect with your body at your own pace. Whether you're navigating the effects of trauma, ongoing stress, or medical challenges, this course provides gentle movement, practical tools, and space for self-reflection to support your healing journey.
You might find this course helpful if you’ve experienced:
Feeling disconnected from your body
Anxiety, panic, or emotional overwhelm
Struggles with intimacy, boundaries, or self-worth
Shame, low self-esteem, or chronic physical pain
The lingering effects of trauma in your daily life
If you relate to this and would like more support, Reclaim Your Body can provide a pathway to gently rediscover peace, resilience, and connection with your body.
Two Ways To Join
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In Person Cohort
Tuesdays 6:30 - 8:30 PM PST
Oct 22 - Dec 17
(no class on Nov 26)
(2807 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA )
This is a great fit for those who live locally and thrive with in-person interaction in a supportive group setting. Join us in Berkeley to deepen your healing journey with face-to-face connection.
Want to check out the space?
FREE Open House: Oct 8th @ 6:30pm
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Online Cohort
Fridays 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST
Oct 25 - Dec 20
(no class on Nov 29)
Online via zoom
(join the private zoom room from home)
Perfect for those who don’t live near Berkeley or prefer to practice from the comfort of home. Experience the full benefits of the course virtually, with the flexibility of joining from anywhere.
Want to try out a class?
"Before this course, I felt so disconnected from my body. Each week, I learned how to gently return to myself and feel more whole."
- course participant
Why Reclaim Your Body?
Results will vary from person to person, but this course is grounded in Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY), an evidence-based treatment specifically designed for complex trauma. Research shows that TCTSY can lead to significant symptom reduction, including improvements in emotional regulation, body awareness, and overall well-being.
Anecdotally, many of my students have shared profound shifts both during and after the course, including:
Reduced physical and emotional pain
Fewer panic attacks and a greater sense of calm
Increased energy and improved sleep quality
Better digestion and overall well-being
More confidence in speaking up and setting boundaries
A deeper feeling that life “makes sense” again
Greater self-love, compassion, and acceptance
Curious to hear more? Watch the video below to listen to past students share their transformative experiences directly.
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An Imbalanced Nervous System can lead to…
- Chronic pain or illness
- Digestive issues
- Brain fog or confusion
- Mood swings
- Disconnection or overdrive in sexual desire
- Anxiety and stress
- Depression or freeze
- Chronic fatigue
- Burnout
- Shame or helplessness
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A Healthy Nervous System can lead to…
- Stress relief and a stable mood
- Improved relationships (including with yourself)
- Healthy digestion and a strong immune system
- Clearer thinking and more energy
- Better sleep and easier relaxation
- Increased capacity pleasure
- A deeper sense of self-worth
- More flexibility, curiosity, and openness
- Improved circulation and respiratory health
- Greater agency and control in your life
"For the first time in years, I feel like I’m building a relationship with my body that’s based on trust and kindness."
- course participant
What You’ll Recieve
A Supportive Space to explore healing
Choice-Based Movement that honors your nervous system
Practical Tools for regulating anxiety and stress
Community Support from others who understand the impact of trauma
Reconnection to your body’s wisdom and capacity for healing
How Does it work?
3 key tools for embodied healing
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Interoception
By noticing sensations you re-establish communication between your brain and body. This calms your nervous system and let’s you know you exist, helping you feel safer and more grounded.
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Agency
Trauma can make you feel powerless. Here, you’ll practice making small, empowered choices so you regain a sense of agency in your life. In each new moment of awareness, you can explore new possibilites.
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Doing it Together
Doing things together can be a healthy antidote to the isolation of trauma. Sharing with others, gives you the opportunity to feel seen, heard, supported, and part of something bigger.
"The space Kelsey creates is so safe and compassionate. I never felt pressured to push myself—everything was an invitation, and that made all the difference."
- course participant
What to expect in each class:
This isn’t about perfect poses or pushing through discomfort. It’s about listening to your body and responding with compassion. Through gentle movement, mindfulness, and grounding exercises, you’ll rewire your brain to feel safer and more empowered in your body.
Grounding & Reflection: Start each session by slowing down with a brief meditation and journaling, giving yourself space to arrive fully in your body and release stress from the day.
Gentle Movement: Experience trauma-sensitive, choice-based movement designed to support your nervous system’s healing and reconnect you to your body—no experience or yoga skills required.
Weekly Insights: Learn key lessons on trauma, resilience, and nervous system regulation, giving you “the why” behind the practices and tools we will be learning together so that you can know how & when to apply them in your everyday life.
Closing Reflection: End each class with reflective journaling and a supportive circle, helping you anchor the week’s insights and strengthen your connection to the group.
Home practice: Each week will include a clear and do-able home practice suggestion that will support you to cultivate a sustainable at home embodiment practice that will help you to maintain more nervous system resilience.
You’re not broken, and you’re not alone. This is your invitation to come home to yourself.
Each Week You Will Receive:
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Embodiment Practices
Each week, you’ll be guided through a choice-based movement class based on Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY). These practices are designed to help you reconnect with your body in a safe, empowering way.
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Trauma Theory Lessons
Knowledge is power & understanding your body’s inner wiring can change your life. Learn how trauma impacts your nervous system and the science behind the practices we do to create more resilience and connection to your body.
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Audio Practices
Receive a guided meditation each week to support your nervous system. These recordings will help you integrate the weekly lessons and build a nourishing home practice between sessions.
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Writing Prompts
Deepen your learning with weekly journaling prompts. These will guide you in reflecting on your experiences, both during class and between sessions, helping you integrate what you're discovering.
Course Cirriculum
✨Week 1: Rooted in Resources
We begin by cultivating a foundation of inner & outer resources to anchor us throughout the course. This week focuses on "do-ability," helping you connect to simple, accessible tools that offer support and regulation in everyday life. By building small, resourcing moments, we strengthen our capacity for ease and resilience.
✨Week 3: Empowered Choice & Action
Trauma often erodes our sense of agency and self-trust. This week, we’ll explore how making small choices can rebuild your confidence in your body’s ability to act with purpose. Through mindful decision-making, you’ll reconnect with your body’s wisdom, moving from helplessness to empowered awareness of your ability to create change.
✨Week 5: Breath as a Bridge
Breathing is one of the most powerful tools for regulating the nervous system. This week, we’ll explore breathwork practices that promote balance and ease. By focusing on the natural rhythm of your breath, you’ll learn how to use it as a steady anchor, helping you find calm and grounding during moments of stress, overwhelm, or tension.
✨Week 7: Flowing with Transitions
Trauma can make transitions feel rigid, showing up as physical tension and "either/or" thinking. In contrast, a resilient nervous system flows with ease and fosters "both/and" thinking, allowing more possibilities. This week, we’ll explore softening into transitions, cultivating flexibility both physically and mentally.
✨Week 2: Present Moment Awareness
Trauma can interrupt the brain's awareness of the body. This week, we’ll dive into interoception, the practice of noticing that you have a body, to rewire neural networks and foster a deep sense of "I exist." By staying curious and rooted in the present moment, we begin building healthy self-esteem from the inside out.
✨Week 4: Rhythms of Healing
Rhythmic patterns naturally soothe and regulate our nervous system. Like the gentle rocking of a baby, we’ll explore how creating internal and external rhythms brings balance and calm. Steady, predictable rhythms in both our bodies and lives can be deeply soothing, offering a sense of stability and grounding, while still allowing for choice and flexibility.
✨Week 6: Healing Momentum
Life’s momentum can sometimes feel overwhelming, especially during moments of stress. This week, you’ll learn how to pause and center, using tools to shift from a reactive state to one of stability and balance. You’ll work on cultivating a healing momentum that counterbalances trauma’s impact.
✨Week 8: Integration & Reflection
As the course comes to a close, we’ll take time to reflect on the journey you’ve been through. This week is all about digesting and integrating the practices you’ve learned, honoring your personal growth, and exploring how to carry forward a sense of resilience, ease, and trust in your body’s capacity for healing.
Join the Course!
Register now to join the Autumn 2024 cohort of Reclaim Your Body. Spaces are limited, and each cohort will have a small, intimate group to ensure personalized support.
Payment Options:
Pay-in-full: $595
4-Part Payment Plan: $149 per month for 4 months. Designed for greater financial flexibility to help make this course accessible.
Work-Trade Opportunities: We offer 2 work-trade positions available for a 30% reduction in tuition. If you're interested in this option, please email hello@kelseymaeve.com, and we'll get back to you with next steps as long as spots are available.
Secure your spot today by choosing the payment plan that works best for you.
“This course changed my life. I learned how to be kinder to myself and that changes everything.”
-Helen, course participant
Your Guide
Kelsey Maeve (she/her) is a certified post-traumatic growth coach and trauma-informed embodiment facilitator with over 15 years of experience in somatic trauma healing. Combining Somatic Experiencing, Trauma-Sensitive Yoga, Depth Psychology, and Expressive Arts, she offers practical tools for nervous system regulation and emotional resilience.
As a trauma survivor, Kelsey brings both personal insight and clinical expertise, creating a compassionate space for healing. She is committed to helping participants reconnect with their bodies as sources of agency and comfort.
A queer, cis, white woman, Kelsey is dedicated to unlearning and dismantling harmful systems that reinforce trauma, including racism, ableism, and cis-heteropatriarchy, while centering justice and collective healing in her work.
Frequently Asked Questions
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A: Reclaim Your Body is for anyone looking to build more emotional and physical capacity to handle life’s ups and downs. Whether you're a trauma survivor, a highly sensitive person, or simply feeling stressed and overwhelmed, this course can help. It’s designed for people of all ages, genders, body types, and ability levels, offering practical tools to help you feel more secure, grounded, and connected to your body.
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A: No, this is not group therapy. You won't be asked to share your trauma story or delve into personal narratives. Instead, you'll be invited to share insights from the practices and reflect on their present impact. This space is about receiving support and witnessing from others on a similar journey, without needing to share deep details. It's more like a group workshop, with a therapeutic and healing focus, but not designed for processing trauma content in-depth.
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A: Every person is unique, and while individual results vary, past students have shared these benefits:
Reduced physical and emotional pain
Fewer panic attacks and reduced anxiety
Improved sleep, digestion, and energy
More confidence in speaking up and navigating challenges
A deeper sense of self-love and acceptance
This course is not a magic cure-all, but it nourishes your nervous system, helping to significantly reduce symptoms of trauma, stress, and overwhelm. How you engage with the practices will influence your personal results.
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A: You’ll spend 2 hours in class each week and are encouraged to practice the skills you learn in between classes for about 10 minutes a day. You’ll receive plenty of support and accountability to help you build an at-home practice that feels doable and actually fits into your life. The resources provided are designed to make the process simple, manageable, and effective, so it doesn't feel overwhelming.
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A: In this group setting, the focus is on learning, practicing together, and sharing space with people who have similar interests. It can be incredibly healing for those who feel isolated in their 1:1 work, as it offers a sense of connection and shared experience.
However, while you’ll receive plenty of group attunement and support, group does not provide the same in-depth, personalized support as private sessions. It's highly recommended that you work with a therapist or 1:1 somatic practitioner alongside this course for deeper support. You can book 1:1 sessions with Kelsey at a discounted rate or request a referral if needed.
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A: The course is priced at $595, with two payment options: pay in full upfront or in a 4-part payment plan of $149 per month for greater financial flexibility. Our goal is to make the course accessible to as many people as possible. Additionally, we offer 2 work-trade spots per cohort, where you contribute about 30 minutes of work per week in exchange for a 30% tuition reduction. If you’re interested in a work-trade position, please email hello@kelseymaeve.com, and we’ll get back to you within a few days with next steps, as long as space is available.
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A: Due to the limited space in each cohort, there are no refunds once the class begins, as your spot cannot be filled after the course starts. However, if you need to withdraw before the course begins, we offer a reasonable refund policy. Please reach out in advance to discuss any cancellations, and we will work with you to find the best solution.
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A: Yes! Everything in this course is choice-based, and healthy rebellion is encouraged. You’re never stuck in a routine, and there’s plenty of room to explore what works for your body. No yoga experience or fancy outfits needed—this is for all levels and abilities. In fact, many people who don’t usually enjoy yoga find they love this approach.
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A: For the in-person cohort, the classroom is on the second floor, accessible by a staircase, and unfortunately not wheelchair accessible. For both the in-person and the online cohorts, before the class begins, there will be an opportunity to check in about personal access needs and co-create community care agreements that reflect the needs of the group, centering those with the greatest access needs. Everything in the course is optional, so you can always opt in or out of practices as needed.
Still not sure this is right for you? Check out this free webinar, Nervous System Soothers, to get a taste of what it’s like.
Ready to Begin?
Register now to join the Autumn 2024 cohort of Reclaim Your Body. Spaces are limited, and each cohort will have a small, intimate group to ensure personalized support.
