Held: A Sacred Women’s Circle for Rest, Renewal & Inner Connection
A retreat style space for thoughtful and intuitive women to return home to themselves with nervous system restoration, emotional connection, and embodied self-care.
Women’s yoga + qi gong • Guided meditation + yoga nidra
Psychotherapeutic inquiry • Acupressure + Chinese medicine rituals
Somatic EMDR • EFT Tapping
For the women who are holding a lot — and long to be held.
Held is a sacred women’s circle designed for the woman who gives a lot — and is ready to receive.
This monthly offering is a trauma-informed, mini-retreat experience guided by an experienced somatic psychotherapist trained in women’s yoga and qi gong, Chinese medicine, EMDR, and nervous system regulation.
Each session offers a gentle immersion into practices that restore, reconnect, and replenish — emotionally, physically, and energetically.
It’s a nourishing pause.
A quiet reset.
A space where you come home to yourself.
What’s Included in Each Women’s Therapeutic Circle & Mini-Retreat
Each Held circle is a lovingly curated, retreat-style experience that nourishes the body, calms the nervous system, and gently supports emotional healing. Rooted in therapeutic, somatic, and ancient feminine practices, each session may include:
Gentle women’s yoga and qi gong to awaken energy and support emotional flow
Women’s meditation and Yoga Nidra for rest, deep inner connection, and nervous system repair
Acupressure and Chinese Medicine wisdom to harmonise your cycle, hormones, and emotions
Somatic EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing) techniques to support trauma resolution and integration
EFT Tapping for emotional release, self-regulation, and restoring inner calm
Psychotherapeutic group inquiry that invites insight, emotional honesty, and connection in a safely held space
Journalling or reflection prompts to support personal clarity and embodiment of your experience
Each session is different — intuitively guided by the group’s needs, the season, and the monthly theme. You are never expected to share or participate beyond your comfort level.
All practices are guided with care, attuned to the nervous system and grounded in both science and ancient wisdom.
Why Women Choose This Therapeutic Circle for Emotional Support & Nervous System Healing
Longing for space to simply be, away from the noise and demands of daily life
Tired of holding it all together, and craving soft, intelligent support
Seeking inner calm, insight, and embodied reconnection
Curious to deepen your healing or gently open into it
Wanting to explore therapeutic work but unsure where to begin
In any life stage — maiden, mother or mother to be, perimenopausal or post — and seeking meaningful self-care
Everything is invitational. There is no pressure to speak, share or interact — you're welcome to simply receive.
You will leave feeling:
A sense of being emotionally lighter and more grounded
Nervous system softening and spaciousness
Feeling seen and soothed, even without speaking
Insight into your current emotional landscape
Renewed connection to inner strength and self-trust
Relief in knowing you are not alone
A sense of your direction forwards
Location & Practical Details
Held is a monthly online women’s circle. The retreat style community space is calming, intimate, and warmly welcoming — ideal for slowing down and restoring.
Date: Sunday 15th June 2025
Time: 4 - 6pm AWST
Investment: $30 waged
Bring: A journal, a pen, comfortable layers, and anything you’d like to feel more at home in your quiet space at home (e.g. your favourite tea mug, shawl, or sacred object). For our movement and meditation please have a yoga mat, bolster, rug and blocks. If you dont have these items, no problem. Use a towel, cushions, or rolled up towels for support.
Are Held Sacred Women’s Circles for You?
Held is for you if:
You’re a woman who often supports others, but rarely feels supported herself
You’re healing from emotional overwhelm, grief, birth trauma, or burnout
You’re seeking a gentle, trauma-informed space to reconnect inwardly
You want to explore your emotional world in a way that’s nurturing, not confronting
You value depth, authenticity, and embodied healing over hype
Led by a Qualified Therapist: Trauma-Informed Support in a Women’s Healing Space
Held is…….
Professionally facilitated by Jemma Doak, a qualified somatic psychotherapist, counsellor, women’s yoga teacher, women’s wellness and Chinese medicine practitioner
Trauma-informed, slow, and invitational — always with deep attunement to your pace and needs
Multi-modal, integrating the mind, body, and spirit in one cohesive experience
Beautifully held, with attention to detail and deep respect for every woman’s inner journey
A Note From Jemma…
So many women I work with are deeply intuitive, highly attuned, and profoundly exhausted.
We live in a culture that celebrates doing over being — often leaving us dysregulated, emotionally disconnected, and yearning for quiet reconnection.
Held is my offering to women like you.
A space to step out of performance, return to presence, and slowly exhale what you’ve been carrying.
Come as you are. Be held.
Leave feeling more of you.