From Survival to Vital.
Embodied. Alive. Free. In Bali.
Somatic sessions, trainings, workshops and retreats with Master Somatic Therapist & Nervous System Specialist Jaya Hollohan, MA, SEP, rooted in Ubud, Bali.
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A guide for your nervous system
Jaya blends Somatic Experiencing™ therapy and energy work to help people release trauma where it actually lives: the nervous system and the body. With 18+ years of experience and 10,000+ client sessions, she now welcomes clients, students and retreatants to Bali for deep, embodied work.
december 11–18, 2026 · ubud, bali
8 Days to Go Beyond Survival into Regulation, Reconnection and Embodied Freedom🌸
Join Jaya for a 8-day immersive Somatic Retreat at a luxury Cliff Estate in Ubud, Bali. This is where nervous system healing meets the island of 1,000,000 daily prayers. Through gentle somatic practices, deep rest, and community that holds you, you’ll begin to move from survival patterns into embodied aliveness. Jungle air, nourishing food, sacred ceremony, and the deep presence that Bali nourishes. This is where going beyond survival starts being remembered and embodied.
In Bali, Together
Somatic Workshops for Trauma Integration, Ubud
Somatic Retreat in Bali, Healing in Nature
Connecting with culture & mysticism, Water Temples
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Stories of return
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“It is hard to describe how transformative this Retreat was for me. I have been to dozens of yoga retreats and Panchakarma, but none have altered me so deeply.”
Dr. Molly Shorthouse, BScBMBS (Hons) FACRRM, Australia
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"The Retreat was very professionally structured and offered me a profound heart opening, as well as the clarity and courage to choose a new career path by the end."
Ivan Djordjevic, Dance & Public Relations, Vienna, Austria
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"This retreat didn't just relax me for a few days. It changed my internal landscape. I started putting up healthy boundaries and feeling like I belong in this space on this earth."
Deborah Wynter, Teacher, QC
From the blog
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Authenticity: The Antidote to the Masks that Exhaust Us
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Somatic Spirituality: The Trauma Healing Secret
Modern life keeps us trapped in cycles we don't even recognize, wearing masks and building walls that disconnect us from ourselves.
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Pain to Joy: Healing Trauma and Chronic Pain
Most people think of pain as purely physical, but science shows the same pathways carry emotional pain too.
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