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SOUTH PORTLAND

Embodied Resilience: A Somatic Group Series

Margo Rosingana LCPC-C

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Sometimes the body tells the story the mind can’t. For some, that shows up as tension, fatigue, or a persistent sense of being out of sync. For others, it’s heaviness, disconnection, or not feeling safe in your own skin. When the body’s signals are overwhelming or hard to read, it’s easy to reach for coping habits that bring short-term relief but leave you feeling further from yourself.

What if resilience isn’t about toughing it out or getting back to “normal” but about expanding your capacity to stay present through life’s hardest moments?

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When the Body Becomes an Ally

This six-session group offers a body-based approach to building resilience for anyone navigating stress, adversity, or the aftermath of difficult experiences. Rather than treating resilience as a fixed trait you either have or don’t, we approach it as something learnable -- a set of practices that live in the body, not just the mind.

Unlike traditional talk therapy, somatic practices focus on sensations, movement, stillness, and breath. By tuning into what the body carries, you begin to release tension, feel safer in your own skin, and experience healing that words alone can’t always reach

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Session Themes

Each session explores a different dimension of resilience through gentle movement, guided body awareness, and reflective practice:

  • Grounding and Safety -- building a shared foundation for the work ahead

  • The Body’s Own Resilience System -- understanding how your nervous system already knows how to protect and reconnect you

  • The Full Emotional Spectrum -- making room for every feeling, not just the comfortable ones

  • Connection and Belonging -- recognizing that resilience isn’t something we build alone

  • Boundaries as Safety -- learning what it feels like, in your body, to hold your own edges

  • Meaning and Integration -- carrying the work forward with intention

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What to expect

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  • Dates: Saturdays -- November 7, November 21, December 5, December 19, January 9, January 23

  • Time: 10:00 -- 11:30am

  • Location: South Portland, Heart Stone Counseling, Carriage House -- 967 Broadway, South Portland, ME

  • Group size: Limited to preserve a felt sense of connection -- minimum 5, maximum 10 participants

  • Investment: $245 for all six sessions, workbook provided

Who is this for?

You don’t need any movement background or flexibility to join. All practices can be done seated in a chair. This group is for you if:

  • You’re living with ongoing stress, burnout, or the after effects of a hard stretch of life, and “just relax” hasn’t worked

  • You’ve tried talking through it and want a way that starts with the body instead

  • You’re curious about somatic or trauma-informed movement but have never done a group like this before

  • You want practical tools you can keep using long after the series ends

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Margo Rosingana LCPC-C 

Somatic Psychotherapist, Yoga Instructor

As a long-time Restorative Yoga practitioner and teacher trainer, Margo has a deep appreciation for the physiological implications of maintaining a practice of rest and ease—which Restorative Yoga emphasizes—benefiting the body, heart, and mind. She brings this understanding of the nervous system to her work with clients so they may appreciate the rejuvenating aspects of rest in our busy lives.

Get Started

  • 1. Express Your Interest

    Complete the form below to let us know you’d like to join. New participants will receive a brief questionnaire to help us get to know you.

  • 2. Review & Connection

    Margo will review your questionnaire. If any follow-up is needed, she’ll reach out before confirming your spot.

  • 3. Confirmation & Registration

    Once accepted, you’ll receive a welcome letter. Registration is complete once payment is made.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • We are not billing insurance for groups. We accept HSA/FSA cards, credit and debit cards, cash, and check.

  • In registering, you are reserving one of the limited spots in the group. Because spots are limited and the sessions build on each other, we encourage attendance at all six. We understand that things come up; however, we are unable to provide refunds if sessions are missed.

  • The group is limited to between 5 and 10 participants to preserve an intimate, connected atmosphere.

  • Depending on where you are in your healing process, this group may not be the right fit if you are inclined toward certain types of self-harm or suicidal ideation when feeling emotionally activated, if you experience internal stimuli such as voices or hallucinations, or if you find it difficult to be in a group setting. Individual therapy might be a better starting place -- reach out and we can talk it through.

  • Yes. Some people choose to space out individual sessions while attending group; others do both simultaneously. This is a personal decision and worth discussing with your individual therapist.


Six session package

$245
six sessions plus workbook

spots are limited

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spots are limited ♥

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