TENDING THE FIREĀ
Embodied support for men carrying trauma or navigating deep transition.
Most men don't arrive here because things are going well. They arrive because something that's been shoved down for years is starting to come up, or threatening to, and there's only so long anything stays buried. Underneath that is usually a deep sense of responsibility for everyone else, carried by someone who feels he is barely keeping his head above the water.
You were taught to be strong, to provide, to hold it together, to fix it. And you have. You've held it for years. But the body keeps a quiet tally of what that costs, and at some point the account comes due. Shame lives in the gaps between who you were told to be and who you actually are. Anxiety hums underneath the weight of getting it right for everyone, all the time, while being told in ways large and small that you are still getting it wrong.
This work is for men carrying the impact of trauma or in profound life transitions where the ground has shifted and the body hasn't caught up:
- Midlife shifts
- Fatherhood and family
- Career shift
- Relationship changes
- Lifestyle & identity shift
- Spiritual awakening
- Burnout
- Trauma support
It is time to tend your fire.
Beneath the survival patterns there is still a quiet instinct toward connection and aliveness. In safe relationship, what was once organised around protection can slowly begin to reorganise around trust and ease.
Every session is part of the journey. There is a gentle quality of attention in the room, a deep, loving focus on you. I bring over fifteen years of embodied practice alongside a deep understanding of trauma, the nervous system and depth psychology, so the work moves on two levels at once. You come away with clarity and with things you can actually use. And underneath, something shifts in the body, a felt sense of change and ease.
We build slowly, with spaciousness and safety.
Sessions may include talking and somatic resilience practices, nervous system support, relational attunement, mindfulness, body awareness, and, where appropriate and collaboratively chosen, gentle co-regulating touch, somatic trauma release.
What becomes possible.
ā¬„ You feel something, grief or tenderness or longing, and it doesn't send you into shutdown or set the house on fire. It just moves through you. You stay with it. It passes. You're still here.
ā¬„ You stop needing to be useful in order to feel like you matter. You find out who you are underneath the providing and the fixing, and he turns out to be someone worth knowing.
ā¬„ You are close to your children. Actually close. Not just responsible for them but present with them, in a way that they can feel.
ā¬„ You can stay present and connected to your partner. You are the grounded partner you choose to be, instead of reacting to each situation.
ā¬„ Fun comes back. Real play, real adventure, real lightness. Not the numbing kind, the kind that makes you remember what all of this is actually for.
ā¬„ The people in your life stop feeling like a language you can't learn. You begin to understand them, and to feel understood in return, not because you've cracked some code but because something in you has softened enough to actually hear.
The Space.
A cathedral bell tent held in beautiful gardens and countryside near Corsham, Wiltshire. Warm, quiet, completely private. The land holds the work as much as I do.
The practicals.
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12 sessions. 75 minutes each.
Ā£1200 for the block, with monthly payment plans available.
Weekly or fortnightly. We find a regular time that becomes yours.
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What people say about this journey:
Natalie is a rare person who just sees you on every level.
She is intuitive and deeply compassionate, she holds a magic that makes you feel like you have come home and she helps you to where you want to be, even if you donāt know it yourself!Ā
- Alexi
Before starting to work with Natalie, my worth was entirely defined by my productivity, my outward success and my work. I did not rest, play or stop. My hypervigilance and perfectionism was exhausting. Through the work, Natalie has helped me see that my worth isĀ not linked to what I can 'do' but to who I am, the very essence of me.
- AbiĀ
Working with Natalie was such a beautiful experience. Our trust built over our time together, and I felt fully safe to be completely vulnerable. She offered me wonderful insights to help me understand myself better and we discovered really helpful tools for me to build my resilience and work through emotions that I have built into my everyday life and will be invaluable going forwards.
- Becky
My life has changed so much! Not only did you support me through a massive change in my life, but the tools that I have now have kept me on a path that has taken me places I never believed possible. I donāt recognise myself anymore - in the best way! Thank you. Thank you.
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- Sophie
ABOUT ME
Hi, I'm Natalie Oria, somatic practitioner, embodiment therapist, massage therapist, energy healer, and priestess.
I work at the intersection of somatic healing, depth psychology, and devotional practice.Ā As a practitioner, circle keeper, ceremonialist and guide, I hold space for the kind of transformation that cannot be rushed but is fully inhabited.
I call this embodied spirituality.
At the heart of everything I do is the belief that when we connect to our own knowing, in honest, reverent relationship with the earth and with each other, the world begins to heal.
You will be tended in the fullest sense of that word. Professionally. Spiritually. With radical honesty and unconditional love.
This work is multi-layered, deeply intentional, and completely tailored to you.
