The Soma Rooms

05/09/2025

Shiatsu with Georgina who works from The Soma Rooms is collaborating with her Shiatsu colleagues to offer this FREE session Chepstow Arts Space

I'm so pleased to let you know about some workshops I've been developing with fellow Shiatsu practitioners John Brooks and Vicky Evans.

We have been awarded a bursary from Shiatsu Society UK which means we can offer these sessions for free to anyone living with mental or physical health challenges, or caring for someone who is.

DOWNSHIFT is a free, practical workshop designed to help you gently shift gear from survival mode to inner calm. It’s not about pushing through, it's designed to help you learn, adopt and incorporate simple, body‑based tools to calm your mind, reconnect with your body, and remember your strength all at your own pace.

You can join in fully, or simply come, rest, and observe. Either way, you’ll be in a safe, welcoming space.

Spaces are limited, so please book if this speaks to you — or pass it on to someone you know who might benefit.

Booking links in the comments

04/09/2025

An Apprenticeship with Sorrow - 7 week peer support circle starting 7 pm Mon 29th Sep at The Soma Rooms, Chepstow.

This 7-week journey is a peer supported space exploring an Apprenticeship with Sorrow: using Francis Weller’s book The Wild Edge of Sorrow and his Five Gates of Grief we are reminded grief should not be a private burden but honoured as a natural and necessary part of being human. A communal process that can bring us home to ourselves and each other.

Facilitated by Somatic Therapist Ali Rose, assisted by Georgina Holt at The Soma Rooms Chepstow, this group is being offered into the community without charge in an act of what Weller calls ‘soul activism’.

Bringing the change we wish to see in the world, our hope is that through gathering in grief we begin the slow but necessary process of weaving ourselves back into connection with each other and the wider web of life.

Weller’s book reminds us that no-one is exempt from the grief of our times as we face a complexity of crisis; personal, societal and planetary. Weller is clear, that to avoid collapsing under the weight of our sorrows we must take up an apprenticeship with grief, so it can be metabolised into something medicinal for ourselves and communities.

Please note this is not a therapy group but a peer-held space guided by shared agreements, deep listening, and mutual respect in which we will each take responsibility for our own process. No previous experience with grief work is required however this process is likely to be most helpful for people who have some experience of self-reflective practice.

Dates/Times: Monday evenings 7.00-9.00pm at The Soma Rooms, Welsh St, Chepstow (NP16 5LL) 29th Sep - 17th Nov (half term break 27th Oct). Please note, that whilst there is no charge for attending you are asked to commit to attend all the sessions.

To read more visit https://www.thesomarooms.co.uk/events-soma-rooms/grief-circle
To register your interest email [email protected]

07/05/2025

Hypnotherapist Stephanie Betschart offering some insight into managing life transitions in the latest edition of The Voice. We’re delighted that she offers her expertise from The Soma Rooms in Chepstow.
Visit www.thesomarooms.co.uk for more details

08/04/2025

'Sitting silently
Doing nothing
Spring comes
And the grass grows by itself'

(Matsuo Basho)

05/04/2025

UPDATE:WhatsApp account recovered 😮‍💨

My WhatsApp account has been HACKED and STOLEN!!
Please DONT respond to a message about forwarding a code.
I'm really sorry if you've already received and clicked on such a message 😫
The hackers have linked my account to another phone and email so there doesn't seem any way to reclaim the account. If anyone has any experience /advise I'd be really grateful.
Thanks!
Ali ROSE

27/02/2025

Stephanie offers Hypnotherapy from The Soma Rooms, here’s her latest newsletter.

March News and Inspirations
Hypnotherapy availability and resources
Qigong dates
Guest blog on healing and growth

https://wix.to/0KRERkY

19/02/2025

The Soma Rooms is delighted to be hosting Helen Stott, an energy therapist and life guide who has worked in the UK and internationally for 30 years.

Helen is offering this one day workshop 'The Tapestry of Your Life' and asks
'have you wondered why you keep revolving around behaviours and repeated patterns in your life, and the effect this is having on you and your life experiences? If yes, this workshop may help you understand and work with these patterns. This will a space to look inward, be curious, and rediscover your own innate energy.'

For further information and booking contact Helen directly on 07720 782532 or email [email protected] or to find out more about Helens work visit https://helen-stott.co.uk

05/02/2025

I'll be offering some free taster sessions and talking about how Shiatsu can support perimenopause and menopause with other practioners from The Soma Rooms at the first Chepstow Menopause Network event. This Saturday 8th Feb at the Palmer Centre. Come and say hello and see all the things on offer locally to support, smooth and celebrate this transition.

01/02/2025

Imbolc greetings!
We are halfway between the winter solstice and spring equinox and the light is returning. Tuning into body intelligence, this is definitely my new year!