Understand Your Nervous System

A 12-week live somatic journey into regulation, capacity, connection and aliveness.

A small-group experience for people who want to understand why they react, withdraw, overthink, shut down, people-please, struggle to rest, or hold themselves back—and learn practical ways to meet themselves differently.

Over nearly three months, we'll explore the nervous system not just as something to understand, but as something to experience.

Through somatic practices, reflection, conversation and relational exercises, you'll begin to notice your patterns in real time and develop greater capacity to stay present, connected and choiceful—even when life gets uncomfortable.

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Why this might be for you

You might

constantly feel stressed or switched on
struggle to slow down
overthink
procrastinate on things that matter
struggle to speak up
people-please
find boundaries difficult
feel disconnected from your body
struggle with vulnerability
withdraw when relationships become emotionally intense
struggle to rest or receive

Does this sound familiar?

You've already done some of the work. You understand yourself, you've explored your patterns, maybe you've been to therapy or coaching—yet there are still things you know intellectually but find difficult to shift in your everyday life.

This is where the nervous system comes in.

Understanding yourself intellectually doesn’t always translate into being able to respond differently in the moment. Real change also involves learning to notice, experience and work with what is happening in your body, so that new ways of responding become possible.

The Journey

7 live sessions · 12 weeks · small group

Across seven sessions, we’ll explore key nervous system concepts that help us understand why we think, feel and behave the way we do - at work, in relationships and in everyday life.

Each session combines understanding, experience and connection:

Learn - a teaching to understand the nervous system and our patterns
Experience - a somatic practice to explore the concept in your own body
Connect - an individual or group exercise to bring the learning into relationship

Consistent practice is where change happens

After each session, you’ll receive a recorded guided practice to explore between sessions and integrate the learning into everyday life.

Each home practice will give you the opportunity to move beyond understanding and develop a more embodied relationship with yourself over time.

In my work as a somatic therapist with individual clients and group facilitator, I’ve found that this combination is what turns knowledge into embodied understanding and what creates the conditions for meaningful change.

Words from Participants

I'm deeply humbled when what I set to create and deliver in individual and group spaces is deeply felt and appreciated. This is the work I'm meant to do and the work that the world needs, now more than ever!

“I was impressed by your presence. Even just your voice, its tone, the way you speak, it is so healing and regulates the nervous system.

I’m impressed by the way you hold space. The way you respond, the fact that you don’t claim to know everything - instead, you calmly state the limits of your knowledge. Your consistency and structure. And most of all -your compassion.”

— A workshop participant

Hristina's workshop on somatics made me understand processes my body has gone through and which I wasn't aware of at the time.

It taught me concrete practices to regulate my nervous system when everything gets too much.

It feels good to have those at hand at any given moment.

— A workshop participant

Prior to somatics work, I’ve been seeing a therapist and I have tried other practices.

But the real game changer for me was the educational bit. No other professional has ever wanted to share so much about theory on how things work.

And without those pieces,

I was still convinced that if I was not feeling OK, it was somehow my responsibility (or fault).

— A one-to-one client

With somatic work, every small piece came together.

Hristina supported me at every stage of our journey. And when I say “our journey”, it’s because her presence allowed my presence. Her ability to listen, adapt and guide every single practice made me feel seen.

After the first practice together, I immediately trusted her and her approach, which is so well-structured yet so gentle and flexible.

— A one-to-one client

Join the next journey

If this journey sounds like something you’d benefit from, I’d love to hear from you.

The next programme is coming soon and I’m gathering interest for the first group. If you’d like to learn more, have questions or simply want to let me know you’re interested, reach out at hristina.racheva@gmail.com and I’ll be happy to share more.

Programme Overview

7 live sessions · 12 weeks

1

Arriving in the Space
- Creating the container - We meet each other, create a safe and curious space, and explore what somatic work is. You’ll begin to connect with your body and inner experience, and set your intention for the journey ahead.
2

Meet Your Nervous System
- What is happening inside me? Explore the nervous system and how it shapes your thoughts, emotions, sensations and behaviour. Learn about regulation, dysregulation and the Window of Tolerance, and begin to notice what is happening inside you.
3

When Survival Takes Over
- Why does my system respond this way? Explore fight, flight, freeze and fawn, and the protective patterns behind them. Understanding these responses helps us move beyond self-judgment and meet ourselves with greater curiosity and compassion.
4

Capacity & Confidence
- Can I stay present with more of what I experience? Explore the difference between confidence and capacity, and how we can expand our ability to stay present with discomfort, express ourselves and remain connected to ourselves when things feel challenging.
5

Regulation & Connection
- Can I stay connected to myself while being with another? Explore how our nervous systems shape relationships, vulnerability and boundaries. Discover what it takes to stay connected to yourself while being present, authentic and open with another person.
6

Pleasure & Aliveness
- Can I expand my capacity for pleasure, rest and receiving? Regulation isn't only about calming down. Explore how we can expand our capacity for pleasure, joy, rest and receiving—and become more present with what feels nourishing and alive.
7

Integration
- What becomes possible when I have more options in how I respond? Integrate what you’ve discovered about your nervous system, patterns and capacity. Create your own nervous-system map and explore how greater awareness can create more choice in how you meet

The Person Behind This Work

I’m not just a coach who has read a book and collected a list of techniques (though I am trained as a coach and have read a lot of books). My expertise goes deeper.

Over the past four years, I’ve trained in a diverse range of rigorous, scientifically grounded, therapy-led and trauma-informed approaches—and I’ve experienced the transformative power of this work in my own life.

Before I teach or facilitate this work, I live it. I know what it means to turn inward, meet what’s there and stay with the process of change. My role is to guide, hold and create the conditions for you to do the same.

My approach integrates studies in coaching, somatic therapy and facilitation, nervous system regulation, Authentic Relating, Integrative Trauma Therapy, Somatic CBT, shadow work, authentic leadership. Each of these modalities brings its own depth and wisdom - and together, they create a holistic and grounded framework for transformation.

But also, beyond certifications and qualifications, I’m deeply in awe of this work: the power of creating spaces, one-to-one or in groups, where we can meet ourselves with honesty, tenderness and courage. Holding people through that tender yet powerful process of becoming more fully themselves is what I am called to do.