Embody Joy; Yoga, Nature & Art Day Retreat
Sat 4th July 2026 | 10am - 4pm
Birmingham Buddhist Centre, Moseley
SOPHIE REY
ART | SOMATIC COACHING | YOGA
10 Week Somatic Coaching
& Creativity Journey
This group journey is aimed at women who feel like their inner spark has
dimmed over recent years, and have no idea how to get it back.
Perhaps you feel anxious, overwhelmed, worried you're not good enough,
but always trying to hold it all together.
Maybe you're familiar with collapsing onto the sofa at the end of the day, having no capacity, no space left for joy or creativity, and completely drained by the mental toll.
Embody Your Joy is a space to land, that feels supportive, creative, and nourishing.
Where you can learn to use joy as an anchor for taking care of yourself on the good,
and the shit days, making life feel manageable, so that there's energy left for the fun things you actually want to do.
Root into stability and deep inner trust,
Attune to your body and creative instinct,
Rekindle your inner joy and self-expression.
Clients Insights & Feedback
Embody Your Joy Programme Spring 2026
“This programme has been a real anchor in my week. Having a space to come back to, to slow down and connect with what nourishes, has allowed me to connect more to joy in day to day life, and make small positive changes to support myself and my well-being.”
Embody Your Joy is for you if....
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You often feel overwhelmed, anxious, or detached from joy - and you long for more inner stability, self-trust, and ease.
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You notice yourself pushing past your limits - and want to slow down, rest deeply, and listen to what your body truly needs.
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You struggle with self-doubt, shame, or a critical inner voice - and want gentle tools to soften those patterns and nurture your inner child.
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You’ve lost touch with play, creativity, or expression - and you’re ready to rekindle joy as an essential part of everyday living.
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You feel out of sync with your body’s rhythms - and want to understand your nervous system so you can move with more flow and ease.
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You sometimes feel isolated or disconnected - and crave meaningful connection, shared support, and time for integration.
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You long to feel safe in your body, more resilient in your emotions, and more rooted in who you truly are.
I invite you to join me with an open mind
and a curious heart.
The Details...
Tuesday Evenings (Time TBC)
Dates; Starts October 2026
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A small intimate group of between 6 - 10 participants
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8 Live Online Sessions & 2 Weeks Integration
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Sessions will be recorded and only available to those who sign up from the start.
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You will receive additional practices, explorations and prompts to support you on your journey.
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Free 1-1 Somatic Coaching session (60 minutes)
Price
£400. Early bird £350
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Early bird ends 1st September 2026
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Pay in Full
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Pay in 4 instalments
Programme Details
Intentions of this course:
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With curiosity, explore the Archetypes and qualities that help you connect with joy, in a way that helps you feel resourced, present and alive within your life and creativity.
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Learn to create a foundation for safety and stability within yourself, and learn to communicate with your body in a way that helps you process emotions, compost experiences and transform limiting beliefs.
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Identify and work towards your desired way of being with support, and accountability.
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Explore tools and practices that nurture creative
self-expression and support your mindset relating to
self-worth and radical
self-compassion, to find deeper confidence, contentment and capacity.
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Learn a deeper way of connecting with yourself, through Archetypes such as your inner striver, inner child & inner critic in a way that is IFS (internal family systems) informed.
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Explore practices and allow time for deep Somatic rest and surrender, to guide you into more clarity, imagination and integration, whilst melting layers of freeze.
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Have the opportunity and choice to share your experiences, have open discussions with others and listen with collective care in this small, intimate group.
Why Am I Offering This Programme?
This feels very close to my heart, and is something I've been thinking up for a few years now.
Post-pandemic, I was feeling lost, burnt out and disconnected from what I needed and how to support myself through big life challenges.
I'd lost my confidence, my spark, what made me feel like 'me'. I'd completely abandoned my Yoga practices, despite continuing to guide others - I felt like I had to keep going for everyone else and take are of others, but was essentially ignoring my own needs.
I started working with my business coach at the end of 2022, who focuses on a Holistic & Somatic approach, and this is what started to change things for me! My first step was getting back to myself; through a regular daily practice of connecting with safety, stability & actually understanding my nervous system & how important it is, working on my mindset, not just on the level of the mind but through embodied listening practices, making sure I was resting, connecting with nature, painting and readjusting my pricing so that I wasn't constantly working for free.
I needed to take care of my own basic needs (including financial) so that I could be grounded and resilient enough to show up for my clients. I was setting boundaries, I was being honest with myself and I was
feeling empowered to reclaim my joy! Over time, the spark came back!
I know and work with many sensitive people who are living with anxiety & overwhelm, and are so disconnected from themselves and their bodies, that they don't know what they need or how to begin.
I was that person too - and needed someone to guide me and help me understand what was going on.
This work is a real lesson in the true humanness of who we are and the amazing way our bodies try to support us from getting hurt. We aren't broken, we are simply trying to survive.
Your body is intelligent and is always communicating with you - but so often we ignore it because it's too uncomfortable, we numb out with TV, scrolling or substances, or are so in our heads - overthinking everything - that we just don't take the time to connect with what's really going on.
What I would love for you, is for you to get to know yourself so deeply that you feel confident in who you are and you trust wholeheartedly what you need and deserve in this life. It's not selfish to want to experience pleasure, joy and creativity on a daily basis, but how do we keep hold of that essence when we are stressed, overworked, anxious or pleasing others.
Being able to support you with living a life where you aren't ruled by self-limiting beliefs and behaviours that were created to help you survive, but can learn to feel safe enough to listen inwards, in order to prioritise and nurture your overall health and creativity, is something I am incredibly passionate about.
Let's do this together, and in a small group of likeminded people,
explore what's possible for each of us!
I hope to help you embrace the messy, imperfect canvas of life with radical
self-compassion and inner joy!
