Sommer Wagstaff - Holistic Body Therapy Ltd

“Once in a Blue Moon” is happening on the 31st May at 8:45pm with a Sagittarius Full Moon. A Blue Moon occurs when we experience two Full Moons within one calendar month, a rare and powerful event that happens roughly every 18 months. The Sagittarius Blue Moon carries a strong energy of release, completion, and transformation. It invites us to close old chapters, reconnect with ourselves, and create space for renewal and new beginnings.

Are you ready to slow down, reset, and reconnect with yourself on a deeper level?

Bowen therapy is a subtle yet powerful bodywork technique designed to support the body’s natural ability to heal, regulate, and restore balance. Through gentle rolling movements over muscles and connective tissue, Bowen encourages deep relaxation, helping to release physical tension, calm the nervous system, and create a sense of emotional and energetic reset within the body.

Bowen therapy allows space to pause, breathe, release what no longer serves you, and reconnect with a greater sense of clarity, calm, and wellbeing.

This is an invitation to nurture yourself, restore balance from within, and embrace the healing power of stillness, reflection, and intentional self-care. Sessions $100 and can come to your place. Message or text 0221978800

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How are you feeling right now? The last few days have felt pretty intense, like May’s energy has really been pushing us to expand into who we truly are. Maybe you’ve found yourself reflecting on old versions of yourself, everything you’ve been through, how much life has changed, or even realising how guided your journey has actually been. I know I definitely have. At times it’s felt emotional and challenging, but I always remind myself it’s healthier to clear and release things than to keep suppressing them.

A lot of these deeper emotions and reflections seem to be aligning with the heightened activity of the Schumann Resonance; the Earth’s energetic heartbeat, which has been incredibly active lately. So many people are feeling shifts happening spiritually, emotionally and physically, like layers are being shed and transformed.

At the same time, there’s this strong pull to be more REAL. To reconnect with who we truly are at soul level, beyond all the noise and conditioning. To come back to our authentic self and the light we came here to express.

With Pluto retrograde now here, and the first Super New Moon of 2026 arriving this weekend, it feels like we’re stepping into a powerful reset cycle over the next few months, with more Super New Moons coming through June and July. No wonder old shadows are surfacing where courage and growth are rising too.

Understanding these energy shifts can really help us move through life with more awareness, compassion and trust in ourselves. If you’re starting to experience breakthroughs or see things differently, trust what’s unfolding. Even if your body feels exhausted while your spirit feels hopeful and ready for change, honour where you’re at.

This weekend’Om Yoga Studioon energy feels powerful for reclaiming your energy, stepping back into your power and opening yourself to a whole new chapter. I truly feel this happening in my own life right now… are you feeling it too?

If you’re needing a reset for the body, mind and emotions, book in for a Bowen session — mobile or at Om Yoga Studio ✨

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A client recently shared how much he was enjoying having pain free knees again. He’d undergone one successful knee reconstruction several years ago, followed by a second reconstruction about 18 months ago that unfortunately resulted in ongoing pain and restricted range of motion for over 12 months until he found Bowen Therapy.

During our conversation, I asked how long his knees had actually been problematic. After thinking for a moment, he said, “At least 52 years.” He recalled seeing a specialist for knee pain when he was 14 years old.

It was a powerful reminder of how long the body can spend adapting to discomfort and altered movement patterns, often quietly in the background of a person’s life.

When people begin moving more comfortably again after decades of limitation, the impact is rarely just physical. It often restores confidence, ease and enjoyment in everyday life. Those are the moments that make this work deeply rewarding.

So true !

The Psoas: “Muscle of the Soul” and Its Emotional Connections
The psoas major (often simply called the psoas) is a deep core muscle that connects the lower spine (lumbar vertebrae) through the pelvis to the top of the femur (thigh bone). It plays a key role in hip flexion, posture, walking, and stabilizing the pelvis and lower back.
Beyond its physical functions, the psoas is widely recognized in somatic therapy, trauma-informed bodywork, yoga, and energy-based modalities (including kinesiology-style approaches) as one of the most emotionally charged muscles in the body. It is frequently called the “muscle of the soul” or the “fight-or-flight muscle” because of its intimate ties to the autonomic nervous system.
Why the Psoas Holds Emotions
• Survival Response: The psoas is one of the first muscles to contract during perceived threat. It helps curl the body into a protective fetal position (freeze) or prepares it for running/fighting. This links directly to the reptilian brain and the sympathetic nervous system. When stress, fear, or trauma occurs and isn’t fully discharged, the psoas can stay chronically contracted, “remembering” the event on a neuromuscular level.
• Common Emotional Associations:
• Fear and Anxiety — Especially primal, survival-based fear. A tight psoas can perpetuate a low-level sense of unsafety or hypervigilance.
• Trauma & Unresolved Stress — Physical trauma, emotional shock, sexual trauma, or chronic stress (including performance pressure in athletes) can lodge in the psoas. It acts as a reservoir for unprocessed experiences.
• Protection & Control — It relates to feelings of vulnerability, loss of personal power, or the need to “hold it together.”
• Other linked emotions include anger, grief, and suppressed feelings that surface during deep release work (people often report sudden tears, waves of emotion, or anger during psoas release).
• Physiological Links:
• The psoas sits close to the adrenal glands (stress hormones) and has fascial connections to the diaphragm (breathing). Chronic tension here can affect breathing patterns, energy levels, and the body’s ability to shift out of fight/flight/freeze.
• It influences posture — a tight psoas can contribute to anterior pelvic tilt, lower back pain, and inhibited glute function (as you saw in your athlete client where both psoas and glute med were switched off).
In muscle testing and Kinergetics, when the psoas tests “switched off” or inhibited (along with related muscles like glute med, TFL, QL, etc.), it often points to deeper emotional or stress-related blocks rather than purely mechanical issues. Clearing associated emotions — especially through regression from present-day stressors back through past experiences (or even further layers the body reveals) — frequently restores function quickly, just as you experienced.
Connection to TMJ Work
The jaw (TMJ) and psoas are often linked through postural chains, fascial lines, and shared stress patterns. Jaw clenching or TMJ stress can reflect (and reinforce) the same survival tension held in the psoas. Starting with a TMJ balance, as you did, can release upstream interference so the psoas and lower-body muscles can respond better to targeted emotional clearing.
In your athlete’s session, the psoas being switched off on the right side alongside the glute med highlights how the body can “protect” through inhibition when emotional or stress layers are present — even in high-performing bodies. The regression work you did (uncovering emotions and clearing stressors across timelines while monitoring the muscle) is a beautiful example of how Kinergetics listens to what the body is holding beyond the physical injury.
In short: The psoas doesn’t just move the body — it reflects how safe we feel. When emotions like fear or unresolved stress remain locked in, the muscle stays guarded, affecting strength, stability, and recovery. Releasing those layers (via emotion work, regression, and fast fixes) allows it to “switch back on” and support optimal function again.
This pairs powerfully with physio and medical care by addressing the hidden energetic/emotional components that keep pain or inhibition persisting.

As May settles in across New Zealand, we move deeper into Autumn… a season that naturally asks us to slow down a little, breathe deeper, and come back to ourselves. The cooler mornings, changing colours, and quieter energy of the season are a reminder to look after our bodies and nervous systems before winter arrives.

Autumn is such an important time for restoration. So many people are running on empty, holding stress, tension, fatigue, and overwhelm in the body without even realising it. This season is a gentle reminder that we do not always have to push through. Sometimes the body simply needs space to rest, reset, and rebalance naturally.

This is where Bowen therapy can be incredibly supportive.

Bowen is a gentle, hands-on therapy that works with the body, not against it. Using subtle rolling moves over muscles and connective tissue, Bowen helps encourage the nervous system to shift out of stress mode, allowing the body the opportunity to soften, regulate, and restore itself.

People often leave a Bowen session feeling deeply relaxed, lighter in their body, calmer in their mind, and more grounded overall. It can support stress, tension, muscular discomfort, fatigue, poor sleep, and that general feeling of being “out of balance” that many people experience during seasonal change.

I love that Bowen is gentle yet powerful. There is no force and no need to aggressively “fix” the body. Sometimes the most profound healing happens when the body finally feels safe enough to let go.

As we move through May, this is your reminder to slow down where you can, listen to your body, and make space for restoration too. Small moments of care really do matter.

May this season bring you warmth, calm, balance, and the chance to reconnect with yourself again. 🍂 mobile sessions are offered if you prefer the space of your home. Message me 0221978800 to book $100 per session for an hour 💫💫🙌🏼