About Us.
Backing ancient wisdom with modern science, we offer a range of group and 1-1 modalities to support your embodied wellbeing.
We are queer friendly and neuro-affirming.
We acknowledge the traditional custodians on the unceded land we gather – the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people. We pay our respects to their continuing culture, and honour their elders, past, present and emerging.
Who we are
Facilitators, learners, practitioners.
Soma Women’s Wellbeing is a community of teachers, facilitators, and practitioners who don’t pretend to have all the answers, but nonetheless offer tried and true practices, experiences and wisdom for you to live your fullest and best life.
THE INVITATION
Soma Women’s Wellbeing is your invitation to embark on a journey of self-discovery and transformation in community.
Our story.
Soma Women’s Wellbeing was born out of a decades-long dream to create space for women to reconnect with their bodies, with particular care for the transitions of our feminine life-cycle: birth, bleeding, adulthood, pregnancy, birthing, post-partum, peri-menopause, & post-menopause. A space where the messy, gritty, and painful could be welcomed alongside the joyous, funny, and triumphant. A space where we could learn to love and grieve and laugh and cry together, as we walk towards our truest and most authentic selves.
Soma means body. Our bodies are the houses for our mind and spirit, the vessels through which we create, the interface between matter and immaterial. They connect us to our ancestors through DNA, they connect us to the earth through our fundamental building blocks, and the connect us to each other as we all bleed red.
Soma Women’s Wellbeing hopes to help guide you home to your body, and in doing so, your truest self, carrying your heritage, dreaming your future into being, connected to the Earth and your community around you.
Our Mission
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A Women-Centred Wellbeing Space
All health care is inherently male-centred. Research, practices, clinical trials, and texts centre the male body. By default, care-as-usual is care for the male body. Soma Women’s Wellbeing was created as a space for women.
High Quality Care
We aim to offer you the best there is in wellbeing for women. Our staff continue to learn, grow, and unlearn in their quest to provide first class care.
Returning to the Old Ways
Progress at all costs, ‘rationality’ above all, everyone and everything is a commodity, resources are for the taking – these are trademarks of our society. But this way is unsustainable, and it shows across every facet of our lives.
Once upon a time, our ancestors lived in balance. We understood that decision making cannot be separated from our emotions, that we need to give as much as we get, that our intuition is just as important as measurable fact, that we are interdependent not independent, and that our body cannot be ignored.
We knew that our rites of passage governed our health, that movement was key to life, and that trauma could be overcome.
Ancient wisdom resides inside you. We can remember our old, balanced ways.
Reclaiming Aliveness
As women many of us have been conditioned to be nice, acquiesce, and prioritise everyone else’s needs over our own. Although in moderation this can serve community, when imbalance it leads to resentment, frustration, burn out, and blocked aliveness.
At Soma, we hope to support you to be yourself, Alive, and well.
Collaborative, Interdisciplinary Care
We believe you are the expert in your own body and that there is not one singular way to wellness.
At Soma we offer a range of therapies, classes and workshops to offer healing at an individual and community level, with all our staff working together to support your health and wellbeing.
Our Offerings
Classes & Circles
yoga, meditation, sound healing,somatic movement, rites of passage, circles
Our range of classes and circles offer you life-changing experiences, tools, techniques, processes, and practices.
Workshops
neurodivergence, grief, parenting, birth, trauma healing, embodiment, menopause, & more
Half-day, day-, or weekend-long workshops on specific topics.
1-1 Sessions
somatic psychotherapy, psychology, counselling, acupuncture, nutrition, massage, neurological integration, reiki
Our qualified and experienced practitioners are here to support you in your wellbeing journey.
Our Team
Anna Siebert (she/her)
Director, somatic psychotherapist, educator
Anna is a somatic therapist, educator, birthworker, speaker, and mum to 3 who has dedicated her life to understanding and helping others.
With a deep understanding of the human nervous system and trauma, she brings a holistic and compassionate approach to navigating trauma. Anna’s work focuses on nervous system regulation, polyvagal theory, and somatic healing, emphasising sustainable practices to prevent burnout through an intersectional and decolonising framework.
Through her workshops, online courses, and live community calls, she empowers women to build resilience and create cultures of care and connection in their professional and personal lives.
Her areas of specialty are trauma, rites of passage, and somatically oriented wellbeing.
Koko Shie (she/her)
Manager & Yoga Teacher
Koko is our yoga manager and one of our yoga teachers. A a certified (RYT-500hour) yoga teacher and a space holder, she brings to Soma a dedication to embodied wellbeing and community wellbeing.
She has trained extensively all over the world under various yoga lineages and masters, to offer her sound healing, yoga facilitation, and group offerings as an act of service to humanity for over 11 years. Koko values empowering one and another with deep love and compassion from the heart. She holds regular spiritual gatherings, full moon ritual ceremonies and yoga workshops and retreats in Australia.
Koko fills our centre with gentle presence and attuned attention that helps Soma be a place of love and kindness. We are so lucky to have her!
Find out more Koko’s offerings via website at www.sunmoonflow.com
Lina Finocchiaro
Nutritionist
Lina’s passion for nutrition and health is deeply personal. After battling through health issues, she discovered how transformative dietary changes can be. Inspired by the benefits of finding the right diet for her, she returned to university to study nutrition, earning a Bachelor of Human Nutrition in 2020 with a Dean’s Award for excellence.
Lina now combines her previous Bachelor of Psychology and work as a patient liaison for local government and quality assurance with her nutrition practice to enhance health through science-based, evidence-informed nutrition practices.
As a mother of two, she is particularly passionate about supporting pregnant and postpartum women, advocating for the care and nutrition they need during this critical time.
Bec Jackson (she/her)
Psychologist
Dr. Bec Jackson is a warm and insightful psychologist with over 20 years of clinical experience in various mental health settings. She creates a safe and collaborative environment where clients feel heard and empowered to make meaningful changes.
Bec works with adolescents, adults, and families, specialising in emotional regulation, stress management, and overall psychological wellbeing. She is passionate about supporting clients through life transitions (such as puberty and menopause), perinatal mental health, grief, anxiety, parenting, workplace stress, and personal growth.
At Soma, she focuses on women’s mental health while also leveraging her extensive experience as a consulting psychologist. Her particular interest lies in guiding adolescents and families through complex grief, bereavement, and transitions.
We’re privileged to have Bec’s humour and can-do attidude at Soma.
Skye Regan (she/her)
Counsellor
Skye is our wonderful counsellor. Drawing on her years as a primary teacher and yoga instructor, she brings a grounded, compassionate presence to her work. Her approach is gentle, body-aware, and deeply attuned to what you need in each moment.
She specialises in supporting women through anxiety, depression, life transitions, grief and loss, parenting challenges, and relationship struggles. She’s perfect if you’re looking for support without delving into trauma.
If you’ve been putting off reaching out for support because it feels like “too much,” Skye might be exactly who you need. Her warmth and skill in helping women navigate life’s challenges with more ease and self-compassion is truly something special.
Her gorgeous smile and kindness bring a lightness in energy to Soma, we’re so lucky!
Tanya Graham (she/her)
Acupuncturist
Tanya brings to Soma a wealth of knowledge and experience in women’s health, having practiced acupuncture for over 20 years.
Tanya brings together western and eastern practices, having first trained in Health Science at Griffith University, then again at RMIT in Chinese Medicine, which included a seven month internship in Nanjing, China. Tanya then trained in China once again in fertility and women’s health.
Tanya specialises in fertility, menstrual difficulties, hormonal imbalances, endometriosis, PCOS, perimenopause, menopause, and pain management.
We are lucky to have her sharing her infectious energy at Soma!
Kate Dillon (she/her)
Massage Therapist & Shakti Yoga Facilitator
Kate Dillon is a massage therapist, Shakti Yoga teacher, embodiment facilitator and healer. She’s also mother to two wonderful teens, a lover of nature, and a firm believer that our bodies hold profound wisdom.
Kate helps people like you reconnect with your body’s innate wisdom, discover your wild essence, and experience life with greater vitality and presence.
She offers Spiritual Hawaiian Lomilomi Massage for relaxation and stress relief, Transforming touch for nervous system regulation, womb and fertility massage to restore balance in the body, and Shakti Yoga Flow for aliveness and pleasure in their daily lives.
Kate’s grounding and nurturing presence is a breath of fresh air at Soma and we are honoured to have her!
Kathy Arce (she/her)
Yoga Teacher
Kathy is a yoga teacher, Pilates instructor, sound practitioner, and herbalist. She is devoted to supporting women’s wellbeing through movement, breath, nature, and deep inner connection. With 8 years of personal practice and over 5 years of teaching experience, she offers grounded and heart-centered spaces where women can reconnect with their bodies, breath, and inner wisdom.
Kathy’s classes invite you to explore your strength with presence and care. She also teaches advanced techniques in flexibility, backbends, and inversions, inspired by her studies with Talia Sutra and the Ghosh tradition. These practices honour both strength and surrender.
Kathy is also the co-founder of Lawen Healing Rituals with her husband Nico, offer breathwork and sound healing journeys using crystal bowls, chimes, and other meditative instruments. We are lucky at Soma to have Kathy and Nico share these practices at Soma to support deep rest, emotional release, and inner alignment.
As a herbalist, Kathy honours the healing power of plants, creating natural remedies and rituals that support emotional, physical, and energetic balance. We’re proud stockists of their fabulous herbal skin care and tea – you will love these!
We’re glad to have Kathy’s gentleness and strength on our team.
Arielle Balyck
Somatic Psychotherapist
Arielle’s work sits at the intersection of nervous system regulation, trauma healing, and chronic illness, and for anyone who has lived in a body that feels like it’s working against you, her approach offers something rare: a practitioner who truly understands that healing isn’t just psychological. It’s physical. It’s cellular. It’s the slow, patient work of helping your whole system remember that it’s safe.
Whether you’re navigating the aftermath of trauma, the exhaustion of chronic illness, or simply a nervous system that’s been running on high alert for longer than you can remember, Arielle brings deep skill and genuine warmth to that work. She is looking forward to completing Beginning year of Somatic Experiencing in September.
We love Arielle’s energy and the grounded aliveness she injects into every moment. She’s a gift to share space with.
Natalia Rusanov (she/her)
Massage Therapist, Acupuncturist, & Reiki Practitioner
With over 30 years of experience, Natalia brings a rare breadth and depth to her practice. She works across remedial and deep tissue massage, relaxation, lymphatic drainage, acupuncture, an mo tuina massage, reiki, and Chinese herbal medicine. In short: whatever your body needs, she’s likely got something for it.
If you’ve been carrying pain, tightness, or tension (physical or otherwise) Natalia’s combination of skilled hands and holistic training makes her truly one of a kind.
We’re privileged to have Natalia’s wisdom and experience here at Soma, offering hands-on healing.
Lisa Braevanov (she/her)
Massage Therapist & Yoni Steaming
Lisa’s work sits in a space that is rarely talked about and so deeply needed. Whether you are navigating fertility, healing from loss or trauma, reconnecting with your cycle, or simply longing to come home to your body in a more whole way, Lisa holds that with the kind of gentleness and reverence it deserves.
Womb massage works with the physical and energetic landscape of the pelvis and abdomen, supporting everything from reproductive health and cycle irregularities to the emotional patterns we carry in our bodies without even realising it. It’s an external massage of the abdomen and lower back which helps restore blood flow, reduce inflammation, and offer space for deep healing.
Lisa’s approach is trauma-informed, deeply intuitive, and grounded in genuine respect for each woman’s unique story and body. There is nothing clinical or rushed about her work. It is slow, intentional, and quietly transformative.
Daniella Joy
Reiki Practitioner
Reiki is such a subtle and beautifully gentle kind of energy bodywork, that makes you feel extremely nourished and refreshed in your body.
A 60-minute session involves a head-to-toe hands-on treatment that will renew and cleanse your energy to get that spring back into your step.
As adult women, there are so few opportunities for us to be truly nourished and cared for; it seems like it’s always us doing the caring!
The spiritual energy of reiki is a wonderful way to get yourself flowing again.
Daniella approaches reiki with an open heart, holding a space to see and hear you. She loves to see the transformation to calm and peace her clients walk out with.