Healing and Awakening through the Body

Embodied wisdom for a life of authenticity, freedom and wholeness.

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Hi! I’m Renata — therapist, teacher, and guide for those on the path of healing, awakening, and living in truth.

I offer embodied, spacious guidance for those ready to reconnect with their inner wisdom, soften into presence, and live in alignment with their authentic nature.

Upcoming events

  • Meditation and Dharma Talk

    Meditation and Dharma Talk

    Thu 12th June 2025, 7:00 pm AEST, Avalon Beach, NSW

    Join Renata for meditation and Dharma Talk at Still Water Insight Group in Avalon on Thursday 29th May at 7pm. Topic TBA. The sessions are run by donation.

  • Meditation and Dharma Talk

    Meditation and Dharma Talk

    Mon 16th June 2025, 7:00 pm AEST, North Sydney, NSW

    Join Renata for meditation and Dharma Talk at Still Water Insight Group in North Sydney on Monday 13th June. Topic TBA. The sessions are run by donation.

  • The Inner Rhythm of Being - Six-day Silent Retreat

    The Inner Rhythm of Being - Six-day Silent Retreat

    Fri 27th Jun - Thu 3rd July 2025, Wilton, NSW

    The retreat will guide you in cultivating embodied self-awareness, rediscovering the organic rhythm of your being as a source of clarity and profound freedom. Connecting and trusting your inner rhythm becomes a foundation, empowering you to face life's challenges with intimacy, balance and ease. 

  • Awakening the Heart - One day Meditation Retreat

    Awakening the Heart - One day Meditation Retreat

    Sun 21st Sept 2025, 10:00am-4:30pm AEST, North Narrabeen, NSW

    This one-day silent retreat is an opportunity for you to deepen your connection with the boundless qualities of the heart – kindness, joy, compassion, and equanimity – as a foundation for developing insight and freedom.

Work with Me

  • Body-Centred Therapy

    Body-Centred Therapy

    Hakomi-based somatic psychotherapy

    A trauma-informed, experiential therapy that uses mindfulness and somatic awareness to uncover and transform unconscious patterns. Grounded in the Hakomi method, these sessions support healing, regulation, and emotional integration through the body’s innate intelligence.

  • Somatic Inquiry

    Somatic Inquiry

    A path of awakening through the body

    A contemplative and spiritual approach to embodied self-discovery. These sessions guide you to attune to your felt experience with presence and curiosity—supporting you to deepen in authenticity, inner authority, and alignment with your true nature.

  • Tension & Trauma Release Exercises (TRE®)

    Tension & Trauma Release Exercises (TRE®)

    A simple, powerful tool for nervous system regulation

    A gentle yet powerful practice that helps release chronic stress and trauma held in the body. By activating the body’s natural tremoring mechanism, TRE supports nervous system regulation, resilience, and a return to grounded ease.

  • Insight Meditation

    Insight Meditation

    Weekly Insight Meditation Group

    A space for deepening self-awareness, inner stillness, and clarity through the practice of Insight (Vipassana) meditation. Rooted in the Buddha-dharma and integrated with contemporary wisdom, these offerings support you to explore your inner landscape, release patterns of suffering, and reconnect with your true nature—both in stillness and in daily life.

  • “ Renata is an absolutely incredible therapist. I couldn’t recommend her highly enough! She has the gift to make you feel so welcome, seen and heard the moment you meet her. She creates an incredibly safe space for you to drop in, go deep, and fully surrender to the process. I have had incredible insights and experienced a deep transformation during our sessions. “

    Sophie S.

  • “I'm so grateful for the guidance Renata has given me. For a long time I was looking for someone to help me move beyond the state of anxiety and shutdown that I was in. It wasn't until I worked with Renata guiding me, that I was able to tap into what was driving my nervous system dysregulation and constant reactiveness. I feel so much more grounded and peaceful since the somatic healing with Renata. I'd recommend her to anyone struggling with emotional overwhelm or who wants to grow and heal.”

    Schecani

  • “I felt so grateful for the TRE practice yesterday. I feel I take something new and fresh away into my sitting practice from it.

    Renata is a very good teacher, enriched I feel, by her commitment to her own personal work.“

    Kate I.

  • “TRE was such a unique experience from which I am sure I will continue to benefit as I practice regularly. I certainly feel the best I have for quite a while and am so grateful for the way Renata led this simple but profound technique.”

    Maryanne

  • “Renata is a gifted teacher and I like very much the way she tunes in to an individual's response and honour that, whilst giving back what might be a good offering for them as well.

    I can see that Renata has studied the dharma extensively and it is fab to be the recipient of this specialised knowledge. I love the space and authenticity in her teachings as well as inclusion of relevance to trauma and the unconscious as related to processing deep feelings. I also really enjoyed the class on The Inner Critic!

    It seems to me that she lives what she teaches. It is so wonderful to experience that. “

    Deborah B.

  • “I felt that I covered more in five sessions with Renata than I had with any other psychologist or CBT specialist or NLP practitioner in the past.”

      Juni R.

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