Somatic Coaching To Help You
Develop Soft Skills And A More Regulated Nervous System.

1:1 w/ Melissa

You know what supports your wellbeing, yet find yourself disconnected from it.

Personal guidance offers you clarity and strategies to better understand your body and your nervous system, and how it responds to things like stress, anxiety, chronic tension and pain, and processing "stuck" experiences. Through self-inquiry and experiential learning, you’ll create conditions for repair, resilience, and regulation.

Each session moves you below the surface into sensation, into pattern, into the parts of yourself that don't respond to logic. Instead of chasing transformation, we create conditions for it to emerge.

SLOW DOWN TO MOVE FORWARD

A NOTE FROM MEL

I’ve spent fifteen years spent learning to read what bodies don't say out loud. I’ve shared the tools I’m going to be sharing with you with organizations and communities globally - including Amazon, TED, Lululemon - and on the pages of ELLE Canada and 3 Magazine. What it comes down to is simple: I've sat across from thousands of people learning to trust their own signals again, and I know what that process actually requires.

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Unlock What’s Buried
Within Your Nervous System

THIS IS FOR YOU IF

  • You've done the therapy, read the books, and still struggle with anxiety, anxious attachment, or self-abandonment

  • You carry stress physically: tight shoulders, migraines, TMJ, high blood pressure, Insomnia…

  • You’re high functioning/holding it together for everyone else, but feel a faint (or not so faint) hum of anxiety, stress, or agitation

  • You know you need to slow down but need strategies, tools, and structure to help you execute

A group of women practicing yoga in a bright room with large windows, with one woman in a downward-facing dog pose and others standing nearby.

THIS IS NOT FOR YOU IF

  • You're looking for a quick or a single-session fix

  • You're in active mental health crisis and need clinical therapeutic support (I’m happy to point you toward the right resources

  • You want someone to tell you exactly what to do.

  • You're hoping to optimize every aspect of your life.

  • You're unable to commit time to reflection and practice between sessions.

What Makes Guidance w/ Melissa Different

I am a regulated nervous system in the room with yours.
Not just giving you instructions for calm, but a co-regulatory presence.

A trained eye on your tension spots.
I've spent fifteen years learning to see what people can't see
within their bodies and movement patterns

Working to build a bridge between noticing and changing.
Because insight without integration is just more information.
This is the part where what surfaced in the session
actually becomes the wisdom that shifts how you move through your life.

Three Ways For Us To Work Together

Somatic Groundwork

The full body of work delivered slowly. Most people understand the value of self-regulation. Few have ever been taught how to actually do it.

This is where the work begins. Start here if you're ready for lasting shifts and release.

$1999 | 6 × 60 min Sessions

What's included:

  • 6 × 60-minute private sessions

  • Email support between sessions for 6 weeks

  • Full Slow Wellness Club access

  • A customized somatic toolkit that's yours to keep and return to

SOMATIC DEEP DIVE

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Slow Wellness Sessions

Guided tune-ups, seasonal resets, or an opportunity to work with whatever is present in the moment. SWS’s are good if you want to try this work before committing further.


$159 | 1 × 60 min Session

What's included:

  • 1 × 60-minute private sessions

  • Mixed modality guidance based on your needs. Choose between:

    • yoga + meditation

    • somatic myofascial release

    • breath and energy work

    • nervous system attunement

    • clinical/contemporary Pilates

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The Slow Down

A small group guided experience that provides an accessible option for those who want to explore somatic groundwork alongside others.

$899 / person | 8 × 60 min Sessions*

What's included:

  • 6 × 60-minute Live group sessions

  • 2 pre-recorded workshops

  • Email support between sessions during the 8 week container

  • Slow Wellness Club membership

  • Digital somatic toolkit that is yours to return to


    * Attendance to the live session is essential.
    * only 8 spaces available per cohort

SINGLE SESSION RESET

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COMMUNITY SUPPORT

I help high-functioning and overwhelmed humans master self-regulation with body-based strategies that support emotional health, meaningful relationships, and long-term growth.

Our sessions are therapeutic, but they are not therapy.

Therapists work with the past: processing trauma, diagnosing patterns, treating psychological conditions. It's important, necessary work. It's also primarily cognitive - rooted in how you think and what you remember.

What we do here is different. Our sessions are present-focused and body-first. I guide you toward awareness, self-regulation, and the kind of embodied skill-building that you carry into your actual life beyond your sessions.

A therapist helps you process the wound. I help you build the resources to become a regulated being.

MY APPROACH

WHEN TO EXPLORE PERSONAL GUIDANCE

You’re feeling burnout, exhausted (even after sleep), moving through major life transitions.

You don’t just want a stronger body, but one that can bend, reach, support, and carry you through life with ease and presence.

Your Oura rings tells you what needs your attention but you’re too overwhelmed or disconnected to take action.

Your workout routine has been on pause and you want to reconnect to your body in a mindful and aligned way.

You’re doing wellness, but not feeling well. You can sense that what’s missing is a practice not a product.

You carry stress from work, the mental load of raising children, or managing relationships/expectations.

The benefits of this work (that trial data and clinical/real-world studies report) when practiced consistently*:

  • Early (days/weeks in): better ability to notice bodily precursors to anxiety or shutdown before they escalate. Specifically, the skills of self regulation begin to teach the ability to shift out of sympathetic (fight/flight) dominance

  • Months in: reduced baseline reactivity — the same stressors provoke a smaller and shorter physiological spike. Better sleep, digestion, and mental clarity often follow as effects of a less chronically activated nervous system.

  • Consistent long-term practice: people frequently describe a rebuilt sense of trust in their own body — feeling less "at war" with physical tension, more capacity to stay present during conflict or stress rather than dissociating or flooding; ability to utilize tools to shift our of fight/flight in both trauma populations and general stress populations.

    Additionally, symptoms of the following improve:

    • chronic unexplained physical symptoms, IBS, tension headaches, some autoimmune-adjacent presentations and general pain

    • Anxiety and anxious attachment

    • overwhelm and burnout

    • Insomnia

    • high-functioning codependency

    • toxic relationships and narcissistic abuse recovery

    • grief and loss

    • self-trust, self-esteem and self worthiness

    • postpartum/post partum depression

    • perfectionism and people pleasing

Melissa Nkomo, somatic educator and founder of Kunye, guiding a private virtual wellness session.

STEP 1

Request a booking via the links provided. Once you’ve completed the intake form, I’ll be in touch to either book our discovery call or our slow wellness session.

STEP 2

You’ll receive a payment link to confirm your booking. Once payment is received, I’ll share details about our first session via email and invite any questions you might have before we begin.

STEP 3

Container is set and the work begins. For multi session intensives, you’ll be able to reach out for support during our 6-8 weeks together, between sessions. You’ll also gain access to the slow wellness club membership and receive your support material. 

STEP 4

Consistent practice is essential for lasting change. After our time together, you may choose to continue working together, or become a part of the Kunye community via workshops, memberships, live events or future retreats.

At the core of this work is body literacy: the practice of learning to read your own signals, rhythms, and needs. Not as a self-improvement project, but to build a different relationship with your body. One where you can hear what it's telling you, trust what you find, and choose from that wisdom rather than from depletion.

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Session Details

Learn more about each offering below.

THE SLOW WELLNESS SESSIONS

Your session is shaped around your body, your goals, and what feels most supportive in this season of your life. No two sessions are ever the same. Each Bespoke Guidance Session is designed to feel spacious, intentional, and completely personalized.

Together, we may explore:

  • Releasing physical tension through guided myofascial release, breathwork, and mindful movement.

  • Reconnecting with your breath to cultivate greater regulation and resilience.

  • Building strength, mobility, and confidence through intentional Pilates-based movement.

  • Processing emotions through somatic practices that support integration and self-awareness.

  • Understanding your body's stress patterns and nervous system responses.

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    • A brief pre-session questionnaire to help shape our time together.

    • A customized blend of practices, which may include breathwork, mindful movement, Pilates, guided myofascial release, somatic experiencing, meditation, and reflective guidance.

    • A personalized integration plan with simple practices to support you after our session.

    • Session notes and recommended resources tailored to your goals.

    Whether this is your first experience with Kunye or a continuation of our work together, you'll leave with practical tools, greater body awareness, and a deeper understanding of how to support yourself with compassion and intention.

  • Virtual Sessions are my preferred method for this work. Many clients go deeper from the safety of their own space. It also allows us to practice these skills in the context of your own life.

  • Many of my clients come in feeling stuck in anxious thoughts, low motivation, or recurring relational patterns. Together, we work not just on coping, but on understanding why those patterns are there and how to relate to them differently. Other common concerns include:

    - Burnout and overwhelm
    - Depression
    - Grief & Loss
    - Breakups
    - high-functioning / people pleasing

    • ensure that you can be as uninterrupted as possible for our time together

    • a yoga mat is recommended, but not necessary. You’ll just need some space on the floor

    • access to zoom via laptop or tablet, or the ability to prop up your screen

  • $159.00 + GST - per 60 minute session + 20% off Kunye somatic tools collection

THE SOMATIC GROUNDWORK

If you desire long-term, embodied change, this is where to start. The Somatic Groundwork is a 6 session container designed to teach you the soft skills required to reconnect with your body, regulate your nervous system, and heal at your own pace.

Together, we may explore:

  • Understanding your nervous system and stress patterns

  • Building a relationship with your body's signals

  • Releasing habits rooted in urgency rather than intention

  • Creating rituals that fit your life instead of overwhelming it

  • Developing practices that support sustainable change

  • Leaving with a personal framework you can return to long after our work together

BOOK YOUR SESSIONS NOW

  • Many of my clients come in feeling stuck in anxious thoughts, low motivation, or recurring relational patterns. Together, we work not just on coping, but on understanding why those patterns are there and how to relate to them differently. Other common concerns include:

    - Burnout and overwhelm
    - Depression
    - Grief & Loss
    - Breakups
    - high-functioning / people pleasing

  • Virtual Sessions are my preferred method for this work. Many clients go deeper from the safety of their own space. It also allows us to practice these skills in the context of your own life.

  • We begin by getting to know your story, your nervous system, and your goals. I’ll guide you gently through the Kuny way process, introducing somatic or trauma-informed tools you’re ready with each session. You’ll never be forced to talk about anything before it feels safe.

    I use various practices and modalities and each session is experimental as well as conversational.

    • ensure that you can be as uninterrupted as possible for our time together

    • a yoga mat is recommended, but not necessary. You’ll just need some space on the floor

    • access to zoom via laptop or tablet, or the ability to prop up your screen

  • $1999.00 + GST - includes our 6 live sessions, email support between sessions, custom PDF personal toolkit (delivered at the end our our 6 sessions, full access to The Slow Wellness Club Substack.

The Slow Down

Our signature nervous system mentorship experience

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FAQs

  • Somatic guidance is a one-to-one mentorship designed to help you cultivate a more sustainable relationship with your body, mind, and wellbeing. Together, we'll explore the patterns that shape your experience, deepen your understanding of your nervous system, and build practical, body-led tools that support lasting change.

  • Many clients come to this work feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in familiar patterns despite knowing what supports their wellbeing. If you're seeking a slower, more compassionate approach to change, this experience may be a good fit.

  • Not at all.

    Whether you're completely new to somatic practices or have years of experience, I'll meet you where you are. Every session is personalized to your needs, experience, and comfort level.

  • Reach out through the contact form or schedule a call—I’ll walk you through the next steps and answer any questions you may have.

  • Virtual is full-strength here, not a lesser option. Somatic based work translates beautifully to virtual sessions because many clients go deeper and feel more at ease from the safety of their own space.

  • We offer flexible pricing based on project type and complexity. After an initial conversation, we’ll provide a transparent quote with no hidden costs.

  • No.

    Private Guidance is not psychotherapy, counselling, or a mental health treatment. While our work may explore emotions, stress, and nervous system patterns, it is educational, experiential, and focused on developing practical skills for everyday life.

    If you're currently working with a therapist, many clients find this work complements therapy beautifully by helping them integrate insight through embodied practice. This work does not resolve severe or complex PTSD, dissociative disorders, or major depression, as a stand-alone treatment. The strongest outcomes in the literature come from somatic work paired with, not replacing, established trauma therapies (EMDR, CPT, medication where indicated) when the presentation is severe.

  • Each session is tailored to your unique needs and goals.

    Depending on what would be most supportive, we may incorporate nervous system education, somatic practices, breathwork, mindful movement, Pilates, guided myofascial release, meditation, reflective coaching, and personalized integration practices.

    No two sessions are exactly alike.

  • Life happens and I understand that things come up. I ask for at least 48 hours’ notice to cancel or reschedule a session.

    Cancellations made with less than 48 hours’ notice will be subject to the full session fee. This policy ensures I can hold your spot consistently and continue to offer reliable care to all my clients.

    The somatic groundwork intensive must be completed within 8 weeks.

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