Kristin Loeer - Somatic Psychotherapist

11/08/2026

What happens to our sense of self when we become patients?

I have been thinking about this since writing about my experience of needing medical help.

When we are frightened, exhausted and in pain, it becomes much harder to question authority. And when the thing being questioned is your own body, there is an additional complexity: where do you locate your own authority when your body itself no longer feels familiar or trustworthy?

I've written a longer personal reflection about this — about expertise, agency, vulnerability, and what happened when I encountered a very different kind of medical professional.

I've shared the full reflection here:

25/07/2026

Just doing one nice thing a day to break the cycle ...

10/03/2026

This is to all my somatically inclined Pilates teacher friends and anyone else somatically interested practitioners, I wanted to let you know that the wonderful and wise Betsy Polatin is bringing her unique breathing and movement workshop to London this May. Check the poster for more details. I have done a lot of training with her and can say that this is a rare opportunity to learn from someone who knows all about the nervous system and trauma and keeps it close to the body.

18/11/2025

Actors - your experiences matter. If you are open to sharing them with me for this research project please see details below. Thank you!

18/09/2025

Join me for a 25 minute embodied wind down session online, every Friday lunch time to finish our busy week.

You can join from anywhere, the office, the park or your sofa, camera on or off. We will slow down, check in with our nervous system and surroundings and offer our bodies resources like gentle movement, sensory explorations and settling tools to nourish, resource and acknowledge how we can support ourselves better to stay connected and resilient.

Recordings will also be available.

Exact dates are:

3.10.25
10.10.25
(no class on the 17th of October)
24.10.25
31.10.25
7.11.25
14.11.25
21.11.25
28.11.25
5.12.25
12.12.25

DM me to book.

18/09/2025

It's been a while but with weather getting colder my online classes are back! Join me from October on Wednesday nights for a mixed ability Pilates class that is polyvagal informed and deeply connecting us to our bodies. It will be gentle, yet offer the exploration of physical challenges in a supportive and healthy way.
You are welcome with your camera on or off and recordings will also be available.

Exact dates are:
1.10.25
8.10.25
(no classes on 15th & 22nd of October)
29.10.25
5.11.25
12.11.25
19.11.25
26.11.25
3.12.25

16/01/2025

Hi Pilates Teachers!

Don't miss my cpd online workshop with Polestar Pilates UK on the 1st of February.

Get an introduction to the polyvagal theory and understand your client's nervous system better.

3 1/2 cpd hours.

For any questions or to book just DM me

25/10/2024

It's been a long time, but the days get shorter and it gets colder and the impulse to hibernate tells me it is time to put Release & Restore back on the (time) table..

This 50 minute, polyvagal informed floor based online class is designed to help you connect with your body through gentle movement, self compassion and exploring your senses.

This class is informed by polyvagal theory, neuro- affective touch, feldenkrais and of course Somatic Experiencing.

The class will take place Tuesdays at 6pm for 6 weeks from the 12th of November.
You are welcome to join us live or via the recording.

To book or for more info DM me.

12/03/2024

Hi all!
As part of our Residency at Fabric in Birmingham Janine Fletcher and I will also be bringing our somatic explorations of lived experience to a class for Brum Pro on Monday the 25th of March. If you are in the Birmingham area and you are a professional dancer intersted in exploring new ways of working with lived experience we would like to see you there!

Janine (dance-artist) and Kristin (somatic experiencing practitioner) will co-lead a dance class that invites you to tune into sensations, feelings, imagery, and memories that may arise as you move.

25/02/2024

A final 6 week round of Release & Restore classes is coming up on Tuesday 27th of February before the class does its hibernation over the summer ;).

Join us online live or via the recording for some much needed slowing down, connecting to our bodies, mobilising and nervous system regulation.

DM me for more info or to book.