Somatic Sunday Workshop - Listening to the Body Through an Autistic Lens

About This Workshop

This Somatic Sunday session is an accessible introduction to somatics through an autistic lens — a gentle, body-based approach that supports regulation, sensory trust, and a deeper understanding of how your nervous system communicates.

Somatics isn’t about “fixing” the body or learning to be calm.
It’s about listening, noticing, and reconnecting with your internal experience in ways that feel safe and doable for you.

This workshop is open to all autistic adults (self-identified, questioning, or formally identified). Neurodivergent adults who resonate with this approach are also warmly welcome, though the space and pacing are designed with autistic sensory and processing needs at the centre.

This is not a CPD or professional training. It is a therapeutic, community-focused space.

What We’ll Explore

During this 60-minute live session, we will:

🔹 Learn what somatics is (in plain, autistic-friendly language)

• What “felt sense” means
• Why many autistic people feel disconnected from their bodies
• The impact of masking, overwhelm, and sensory environments on the nervous system

🔹 Try a gentle guided somatic practice

A grounding, choice-based experience such as orienting, sensory tracking, or a body scan with complete autonomy throughout.
Absolutely no requirement to turn your camera on or participate verbally.

🔹 Explore how somatics supports autistic nervous systems

• Safe / stuck / shutdown states (polyvagal basics)
• How autistic bodies adapt in a non-autistic world
• Why rest, pacing, and sensory choice matter

🔹 Reflect and integrate

You’ll be invited to journal or quietly notice what came up, with optional sharing through voice or chat.

Who This Workshop Is For

This workshop is created primarily for autistic adults, particularly those who:

• are late-identified or exploring their autistic identity
• experience masking, burnout, shutdowns, or high sensitivity
• struggle with interoception, overwhelm, or body-disconnection
• want to understand their body’s signals in a safer, more compassionate way
• prefer gentle, predictable, neuroaffirming spaces
• feel curious about somatic practices but unsure where to begin

Neurodivergent adults who connect with this lens are warmly welcome, even if autism is not your primary neurotype.

The space is designed specifically with autistic sensory and processing needs at the centre, and may also feel supportive for ADHD, AuDHD, or other ND experiences.

Accessibility & Participation

This workshop is designed with autistic sensory and nervous system needs at the centre.

• Cameras optional
• Stim-friendly, movement-friendly
• Silent participation welcome
• No pressure to speak
• You can lie down, stretch, doodle, use fidgets, or keep your screen off
• Breaks may be taken at any time
• Structured, predictable flow
• Content notes provided at the start
• Recording is not offered to protect privacy and safety

If you have additional access needs, you’re welcome to get in touch beforehand.

Price & Concessions

Standard ticket: £12 + Eventbrite fee
Community Concession: A small number of reduced-price tickets for those struggling financially. No explanation required.

This keeps the space accessible while supporting sustainable practice.

Your Facilitator

Karuna Therapeutic Services
Natasha is a somatic trauma therapist and neuroaffirming practitioner supporting late-identified autistic adults through gentle body-based exploration.
Warm, grounded, and sensory-inclusive.

🪷 Karuna Therapeutic Services - Somatic, neuroaffirming therapy for late-identified autistic adults.