Ali Rose
November 29, 2023
As a Somatic therapist my work can combine dialogue, clothed bodywork and movement to support you physically, emotionally and mentally. I work from The Soma Rooms in Chepstow and The Practice […]
Being with Difference
November 8, 2023
I’ve become quite overwhelmed by the noise of both mainstream and social media, so many opinions and yet so little meaningful insight to be gained. Looking for how to orientate […]
The Ocean In a Drop
October 23, 2023
‘You are not a drop in the ocean; you are the entire ocean in a drop.’ I’ve sensed these words of Rumi weaving like a thread through the thoughts and […]
A view on Space.
September 7, 2023
In my twenties it took a friend of mine two years of encouragement for me to finally sit a 10 day silent meditation retreat; the prospect terrified me but eventually […]
Soma, Soil and Soul
July 29, 2023
‘Awe is more than an emotion, it is a way of understanding. Insight into a meaning greater than ourselves. The beginning of awe is wonder and the beginning of wisdom […]
What is Somatic Therapy
July 3, 2023
by Ali ROSE When a person arrives at their first somatic therapy session with me, we will have already spoken during the free 15 minute phone call that I offer […]
Reclaiming Authenticity
June 21, 2023
Here in the northern hemisphere, amidst the clamour of birdsong and buzz of pollinators, we have arrived into the fullness of summer; a celebration of light as life’s creative force […]
Time – body, mind and soul
May 26, 2023
I’ve been thinking about time since listening to writer Jenny Odel speak of her book ‘Saving Time: discovering time beyond the clock’ and I’ve begun to discern the many lenses […]
From Holes to Wholeness
April 20, 2023
As I listened to reports of conflict in Jerusalem earlier this month with the rare convergence of Easter, Passover and Ramadan taking place, I noted with unease how the media […]
Time for Change
March 21, 2023
As we move towards the Spring Equinox, life’s inherent call to renew brings me an embodied hope, yet increasingly this hope sits uneasily within collective disorientation and quiet despair as […]
The bud stands for all things
March 7, 2023
‘The bud stands for all things, even for those things that don’t flower, for everything flowers from within, of self-blessing; though sometimes it is necessary to reteach a thing its […]