The Month of April
Find out what’s happening this month with Treacle Movement.
Nervous System Regulation Through Movement: Using the Butterfly Hug to Find A Moment to Pause
Our nervous system is constantly processing information – from the sights and sounds around us to the thoughts and emotions within us. Sometimes, the system becomes over-activated: stress, trauma, or overwhelm can leave us feeling anxious, tense, or emotionally flooded. Learning to regulate the nervous system is key to returning to a state of calm, safety, and…
What Is Somatic Movement? A Body-Based Approach to Awareness, Regulation, and Living
Somatic movement is a way of moving that prioritises internal experience over external form. Rather than focusing on how a movement looks, how many repetitions you do, or how hard you push, somatic movement asks a simpler question – What do you feel? Rooted in body awareness and nervous system regulation, somatic movement invites you to…
The Power of Rocking: How Gentle Movement Supports Nervous System Regulation
Rocking is one of the most instinctive regulation tools we have. Long before language or logic, the body learned to soothe itself through gentle, rhythmic movement. For people living with PTSD, C-PTSD, and neurodivergent nervous systems, rocking can be a deeply supportive somatic practice – not because it forces calm, but because it reminds the body how…
Containment vs Regulation: What’s the Difference and Why Both Matter
In conversations around nervous system health, emotional resilience, and somatic practice, the words containment and regulation are often used interchangeably. While they are deeply connected, they are not the same — and understanding the difference can be especially supportive for neurodiverse bodies. Both containment and regulation support emotional wellbeing, but they serve different roles at different moments. One creates safety….
Creating Containment: Supporting Nervous System Safety for Neurodiverse Bodies
For many neurodiverse individuals, the world can feel intense – sensory input stacks quickly, emotions move fast, and overwhelm can arrive without much warning. In these moments, what’s often needed isn’t fixing or pushing through, but containment. Containment is the ability to feel held, resourced, and safe within your own body. It supports nervous system regulation by…
What Are Somatic Exercises? Understanding Body-Based Movement for Awareness and Regulation
In a world that often asks us to move faster, push harder, and achieve more, somatic exercises offer a different invitation – to slow down, listen inwardly, and move with awareness rather than effort. Somatic exercises are slow, intentional movements that focus on internal body awareness. Instead of aiming for external fitness goals like burning calories or perfecting form,…
Regulating Emotions Through the Body: 5 Simple Somatic Tools for Grounding
Life often pulls us in a thousand directions at once. Stress, overwhelm, anxiety, or sudden emotional spikes can leave us feeling unmoored, disconnected from ourselves, and struggling to find calm. While many emotional regulation strategies focus on changing thoughts, the body plays a crucial role in regulating emotions and calming the nervous system. Somatic grounding practices –…
How to build a somatic practice that’s yours?
Enter the SPIRAL In a world that often pulls us into performance, pace, and perfection, somatic practice invites us to return — to sensation, to presence, to self. But what does it mean to make a practice somatic? It’s less about what you’re doing and more about how you’re doing it. It’s a shift in orientation…
Creativity Exists in You
Somewhere along the way, many of us were told a lie:That creativity belongs to the few.That it lives in galleries, on stages, in sketchbooks and song lyrics.That it’s something you’re either born with or not. But the truth?Creativity exists in you.It always has. Even if it’s been quiet. Even if it’s been shamed. Even if…
Why Embodiment is Activism
In a world that often pulls us away from ourselves—through constant stimulation, societal expectations, and the rush of daily life—choosing to return to our bodies is a radical act. It’s a quiet rebellion against disconnection, a stand for presence, and a step toward collective healing. The Body as a Site of Resistance Our bodies carry stories—of…