The Courage to Be Kind to Yourself
A Guided Somatic & Hypnotherapy Experience
Self-compassion isn’t something you force, it’s something you begin to allow.
This session offers a grounded, supported space to explore what shifts when you choose to meet your current experience with kindness, rather than judgement.
🗓️ 22nd May 2026
⏰ 4pm - 5.30pm BST (book to attend live and / or receive event replay)
🌟 £11.11
This event brings together Karissa Force, a certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, and Michaela Burrell, a Somatic Processing Practitioner.
It takes courage to be kind to yourself.
Not just as an idea but in the quiet, moment-to-moment reality of your own thoughts, feelings, and reactions.
For many of us, the inner relationship can feel strained.
Shaped by subtle pressure, by self-criticism, by the sense that we should be coping better, doing better, being better.
And so, even when we long for more ease or self-compassion, something in us stays braced.
This session is an invitation to begin somewhere different.
Through a gentle blend of somatic processing and hypnotherapy, you’ll be guided to slow down, turn inward, and begin relating to your experience with more understanding and care.
Event FAQs
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This space may particularly resonate if you:
tend to be hard on yourself, even when you’re doing your best
feel disconnected from your needs, body, or inner voice
notice patterns of overthinking, pushing through, or self-pressure
are curious about somatic work, hypnotherapy, or inner exploration
or simply sense that you’d like to relate to yourself in a kinder way.
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You might begin to notice:
where your system has been holding tension, protection, or overwhelm
the parts of you that feel judged, rushed, or pushed aside
what happens when those parts are met with kindness instead of pressure
Rather than trying to fix or change what’s there, we’ll explore what it’s like to stay with your experience, and respond to it differently.
With a little more space, curiosity and compassion.
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Please, register via the booking form to:
Secure your place
Answer some medical questions to ensure your experience is as nourishing and safe as possible for all attending - some somatic practices might require modifications for participants with certain medical conditions.
Receive the live access details
Replay will be emailed to all registered participants and available for download so you can revisit the experience as often as feels supportive.
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This event does not require any prior somatic or other experience.
Just a willingness to show up
and gently meet what’s here.We'd love to invite you to keep your camera on during this event, so we can all stay connected and attuned.
For a more immersive experience, we strongly suggest that you find a quiet place where you won't be disturbed and that you have your headphones ready.
You might also find it supportive to have a glass of water and your journal nearby.
You might like to wear pyjamas or comfortable clothes, in case you'd like to move or dance to the sound of music.
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People often leave with a subtle but meaningful shift. Not because something was forced,
but because something was allowed.You might notice:
a greater sense of connection to your body and inner experience
a softening in how you relate to difficult thoughts or emotions
a felt sense of what self-compassion actually means for you
or simply a little more space, steadiness, or ease
This isn’t about fixing yourself.
It’s about creating the conditions
where something more supportive can begin to emerge.
All registered participants will receive access to the recording, so you can come back to the experience as often as feels supportive.
It'd be wonderful if you could join us live so we can attune to you and your energy as much as possible. However, if your timezone doesn't allow live participation, feel free to register for the event and join via the replay.
Your Event Hosts
Karissa Force is a certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, trained at the Hypnosis Motivation Institute. She uses hypnosis to help people break old patterns, feel more confident, and create real change in their everyday lives.
In her work, Karissa focuses on helping people shift from “pushing themselves” to actually supporting themselves- moving from discipline that feels heavy or punishing into devotion that feels meaningful, doable, and aligned with who they want to be. She believes real change happens when the mind and body work together, which is why she’s passionate about collaborating with somatic practitioners and other healing professionals.
You can find out more about Karissa’s work on her website.
Michaela Burrell is a Somatic Processing Practitioner dedicated to helping clients reconnect with the wisdom of their body and the fullness of their being. She creates gentle, safe spaces for softening the mind and reconnecting with the body.
Using a range of somatic tools, Michaela support clients in cultivating more self-compassion, embodied peace, emotional resilience, inner freedom and joy. All within a gentle, trauma-informed container. Through her embodied, heart-led facilitation, she supports clients in meeting their experience with curiosity, kindness, and presence, helping them explore what it feels like to live more fully in their bodies.
You can find out more about how Somatic Journeying could support you here.
In case you encounter a glitch when trying to book through the form below, please use this alternate link to secure your place:
We look forward to seeing you!
Gentle Note
Somatic Journeying is a gentle, body-based, trauma-informed process that supports reconnection, regulation and embodied change. While many clients experience greater safety, regulation, clarity, and aliveness, outcomes vary and no guarantees can be made.
Hypnotherapy is a natural, relaxed‑state process that may create sensations such as warmth, tingling, heaviness, or light numbness. Everyone experiences hypnosis differently, and individual results vary.
Hypnotherapy is not recommended for individuals with diagnosed personality disorders, schizophrenia, epilepsy, or seizure‑related conditions. Clients with medical or mental health concerns should consult their licensed healthcare provider before beginning hypnotherapy.
Somatic Journeying and Hypnotherapy are holistic, educational, and supportive modalities. They are not substitutes for medical care, psychotherapy, psychiatric treatment, diagnosis, or crisis support.
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