Free to feel

Free to feel Philippa provides private somatic sessions and small group classes. Please connect for details regarding any questions or bookings. Sessions range from £35

Hugs & Horses

Helping horses and humans find clarity, safety, and coherence in how they relate

so behaviour settles, communication becomes clean,

and connection stops being confusing or forced. Classes available in person and on line.

Play isan activity done for enjoyment 😍simple.
23/05/2026

Play is

an activity done for enjoyment 😍
simple.

Horses have a lovely way of showing our inner state. They love it when we are totally ourselves. Enjoying what we do and...
22/05/2026

Horses have a lovely way of showing our inner state.

They love it when we are totally ourselves.
Enjoying what we do and the way we do it!

Slow down enough to hear yourself again.
18/05/2026

Slow down enough to hear yourself again.

I find it is often the simple things that provide us with inspiration. We can be so busy in the mind looking for it, yet...
10/05/2026

I find it is often the simple things that provide us with inspiration.

We can be so busy in the mind looking for it, yet when we relax and let go, it comes.

Horses show us love of the body,
they represent power and freedom.

For horses freedom is movement.

Their power is quiet, respected yet huge.

This is very simple. Range of movement softness in the body, living in the moment.

For us as humans our range of movement can become restricted through habitual tasks such as sitting at a desk all day in the office.

Driving a lot.

This effects the chemical balances too in the brain.

We hold on to things that might be familiar yet no longer serving... vs let go.

Humans often become fragmented:

mind over body
productivity over rhythm
familiarity over truth
holding on over letting go

Habitual modern life restricts movement physically and emotionally.

Sitting, driving, screens, repetitive stress these don’t just tighten muscles; they narrow perception and emotional flow.

The body adapts around the life being lived. Over time we stop noticing what is restricted because it becomes familiar.

Horses mirror this immediately.

In riding, you cannot fully hide where you are:

Holding tension travels through the reins, pelvis, breath, and timing
rushing creates rushing
hesitation creates uncertainty
softness invites softness
grounded creates trust

The horse responds not only to technique, but to congruence.

Fluid movement, like water

Riding a horse mirrors where we are in sync and by just being with the horses too

I'm offering a small group practice on 24th May. PM me to book.

This half-day somatic immersion is an invitation to slow down, soften, and reconnect with yourself through gentle moveme...
09/05/2026

This half-day somatic immersion is an invitation to slow down, soften, and reconnect with yourself through gentle movement, nervous system regulation, breath, and embodied awareness.

A space to release stress patterns, restore fluidity, and return to a quieter sense of calm and vitality.

🌿 Vitality, Fluid Movement & Calm
📍 Outdoors at Sillothwaite
📅 Sunday 24 May
🕥 10:30am – 12:30pm
💷 £45 introductory founding offer

For anyone feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, burnt out, or simply wanting to feel more at home in their body again.

No experience needed. Limited spaces available.

DM to book or ask questions 🤍

08/05/2026

Just the gang enjoying retirement in the field

The Body Leads is a return to our first language sensation, instinct, rhythm, and feeling. Before words, the body knew. ...
08/05/2026

The Body Leads is a return to our first language sensation, instinct, rhythm, and feeling.

Before words, the body knew. This space is an invitation back to embodied awareness through

the nervous system

connection

and the quiet wisdom already living within us.

Often living in just our head space the body as a passenger... yet learning to lead from the body our first language...

We return to being present and calm.

7% words
38% tone of voice
55% body language

The take away

Words carry information
Tone carries emotion
The body carries truth, safety, intention, and nervous system cues

Rhythm & LineLine is our direction, where we are going, whether jumping a fence or daily activities. Rhythm is our pace,...
06/05/2026

Rhythm & Line

Line is our direction, where we are going, whether jumping a fence or daily activities.

Rhythm is our pace, how we move... on the horse & going about things.

I was first introduced to the R&L training by Tim Stockdale... with showjumping.

If the line is right but the rhythm is off it can feel rushed forced, uneasy...

If the Rhythm is good but the line unclear, we drift, lose focus.

When both come together in harmony the jump becomes effortless.

The breath
Nervous system
The pace we move through our day

Hugs & Horses ❤️
&horses &horses
PM if this resonates and you would like to connect

Sometimes just a quiet space to land, to feel what's there without pressure. I offer gentle 1:1 guided journey meditatio...
03/05/2026

Sometimes just a quiet space to land, to feel what's there without pressure.

I offer gentle 1:1 guided journey meditation sessions

A space to slow down and reconnect with yourself.

I've a couple of spaces open at the moment

Message me if it feels like something you need.

Horses like their space A good reflection mirror for us.
28/04/2026

Horses like their space

A good reflection mirror for us.

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Sillothwaite
Cleator Moor
CA288UT

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