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15 October 2026

Somatic Processing Group

Reconnect with your body. Restore a sense of safety. Rediscover your resilience.

The Somatic Processing Group offers a safe, supportive, and trauma-informed space to explore the connection between your mind, body, and emotions.

Through body awareness, mindfulness, grounding techniques, breathwork, gentle movement, and guided reflection, participants will develop practical tools to better understand their internal experiences, navigate emotions, and cultivate resilience.

What Is Somatic Processing?

Stress, trauma, and difficult experiences can affect how we feel in our bodies and respond to the world around us. Somatic processing invites us to gently notice the connection between bodily sensations, emotions, thoughts, and lived experiences.

Rather than focusing exclusively on talking through experiences, this approach incorporates body awareness and practical techniques to support grounding, emotional awareness, and self-understanding.

What You’ll Explore

  • Body awareness and mindfulness
  • Nervous system regulation techniques
  • Grounding and resourcing practices
  • Breathwork and gentle movement
  • Emotional processing through somatic awareness
  • Strategies for managing stress and building resilience

Who Can Attend?

This group is designed for adults seeking support with:

  • Stress and burnout
  • Anxiety and emotional overwhelm
  • Trauma recovery
  • Life transitions
  • Personal growth and self-discovery

No prior experience with somatic practices is necessary.

What to Expect

This is a closed group meeting weekly for four weeks, combining psychoeducation, guided somatic practices, mindfulness exercises, and opportunities for personal reflection.

Participants are encouraged to explore at their own pace, with an emphasis on choice, self-awareness, and respect for individual boundaries.

Facilitated By

Maria “Maaike” Lurinks Garcia, LCSW, YTT 200 hrs

My work focuses on trauma-informed care and body-centered therapeutic approaches. I value creating safe, compassionate spaces where people can reconnect with themselves, build resilience, and move toward healing at their own pace.

Interested in Joining?

Group dates and times are to be announced. Please contact the practice or speak with your therapist to express your interest.

Come as you are. Start where you are. Grow at your own pace.

  • Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Location:Murrieta CA

Venue

  • Murrieta CA
  • 29970 Technology Dr. Suite 109
    Murrieta, CA 92563
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  • Phone (951)262-8107