
Return Home to You: A somatic journey for neurodivergent bodies & brains
Thu 22 Oct · 20:00
Gather Brighton CIC
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Gather Brighton CIC presents Return Home to You, a seven-session somatics journey for neurodivergent adults on 22 October 2026. The programme explores relationships with the body and brain rather than aiming for productivity or regulation.
What if you didn't need to fix yourself? What if you could develop a kinder, more compassionate relationship with yourself instead?
🌿 Return Home to You
A 7-week somatics & group coaching journey for neurodivergent bodies and brains
What if you didn't need to fix yourself?
What if you could develop a kinder, more compassionate relationship with yourself instead?
Return Home to You is a seven-session somatics and group coaching journey for neurodivergent adults. Together we'll explore our bodies, brains, nervous systems, patterns, needs and ways of being in the world.
We're not trying to become a better, more productive or permanently regulated version of ourselves.
We're not trying to achieve something.
We're exploring what happens when we begin to let go of some of the things we've been told we should be — by family, friends, society, work, relationships and the world around us — and create space to discover what feels true for us.
🤎 Compassion before change
We'll begin with self-compassionate inquiry.
Instead of immediately asking “How do I fix this?”, we'll practise asking:
What's happening for me?
What am I noticing?
What might I need?
Can I stay with myself while this is happening?
We can't — and don't need to — be regulated all the time. Regulation is a resource, not the destination.
We'll explore how to notice nervous-system states, develop resources and gradually build our capacity to stay with discomfort, difficult sensations and big feelings without judging, fixing or overriding ourselves.
Sometimes staying is right.
Sometimes stepping back is right.
Sometimes the most compassionate thing is to rest.
Learning to listen to what our bodies need is part of the practice.
🌿 Rest, embodiment & self-relationship
We'll use a range of somatic tools to help us connect with our bodies rather than living only through our thinking minds.
These may include:
somatic meditation
breathwork
restorative yoga
dynamic movement, shaking, dance and Qi Gong-inspired practices
body mapping and somagrams
self-touch and bilateral tapping
exploring internal and external resources
psychoeducation about the body-mind and nervous system
group coaching and reflection
The tools aren't things you have to master. They're opportunities to notice, experiment and discover what works for you.
🧠 For neurodivergent bodies & brains
Neurodivergent people can experience sensory processing, interoception, energy, overwhelm and nervous-system states differently. We'll explore different ways of understanding and experiencing our own body-minds, without treating those differences as something that needs to be fixed.
Co-occurring physical conditions are welcome too. You don't need to be bendy, fit, pain-free or have lots of energy or capacity.
Chronic pain, chronic fatigue, hypermobility and other physical limitations are welcome here. This isn't a pain-management course, but practices can always be adapted, modified or replaced according to what your body needs.
You can sit, rest, move less, move differently, pause or simply observe.
You don't have to have more capacity to belong here.
🌱 The seven sessions
1. EMBRACE — 15 October
Compassion, nervous-system states & developing a relationship with yourself
2. LISTEN — 22 October
The body and its wisdom
3. RESOURCE — 29 October
Outer resources, inner resources & what supports us
4. REORIENT — 5 November
Where are you now, and where would you like to be?
5. UNSTICK — 12 November
Discomfort, stuckness, guilt & shame
6. CREATE — 19 November
What life do you want? What might be possible?
7. CELEBRATE — 26 November
Looking back, letting go & choosing what's next
🤎 Come exactly as you are
You don't need to know what you need.
You don't need to be good at feeling your body.
You don't need to be well.
You don't need to achieve anything.
You just need to show up as you are.
We're not trying to fix ourselves.
We're learning to listen.
We're learning to rest.
We're learning to stay when we can, step back when we need to, and meet ourselves with compassion either way.
We're not trying to become someone new.
We're creating the space to meet who we already are.
💛 Booking & payment
This is a closed seven-session course. Your booking is for the full course rather than individual sessions, and there are 8 places available.
Full course — £175
Pay the full course fee when booking through Eventbrite.
Reduced rate — £165
A reduced-rate place is available for anyone for whom the full price would create a financial barrier.
Payment plan — £75 deposit
Pay a £75 deposit through Eventbrite to secure your place, with the remaining £100 balance invoiced separately.
The balance will be due before the first session on 15 October.
All bookings, including deposit bookings, are for the complete seven-session course. There are no drop-in places.
The continuity of the group is an important part of the experience, allowing us to build familiarity, trust and a deeper relationship with the practices and ourselves over the seven weeks
Description supplied by the event organiser.
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Frequently asked questions
Return Home to You: A somatic journey for neurodivergent bodies & brains takes place on Thursday, 22 October 2026 at 20:00.
Return Home to You: A somatic journey for neurodivergent bodies & brains is held at Gather Brighton CIC in Brighton (39-41 Surrey Street, Brighton and Hove, BN1 3PB).
The forecast for Return Home to You: A somatic journey for neurodivergent bodies & brains is Light rain · 15°C. Rain very likely — waterproofs, not just a brolly.
Yes — hotels within walking distance of Gather Brighton CIC can be compared using the accommodation search further down this page.
Tickets for Return Home to You: A somatic journey for neurodivergent bodies & brains can be booked via Eventbrite using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.
Return Home to You: A somatic journey for neurodivergent bodies & brains
20:00
Gather Brighton CIC · Brighton
Editorial summaryAbout this event
Gather Brighton CIC presents Return Home to You, a seven-session somatics journey for neurodivergent adults on 22 October 2026. The programme explores relationships with the body and brain rather than aiming for productivity or regulation.
This summary was automatically generated from event data sourced from official ticketing providers.
What if you didn't need to fix yourself? What if you could develop a kinder, more compassionate relationship with yourself instead?
🌿 Return Home to You
A 7-week somatics & group coaching journey for neurodivergent bodies and brains
What if you didn't need to fix yourself?
What if you could develop a kinder, more compassionate relationship with yourself instead?
Return Home to You is a seven-session somatics and group coaching journey for neurodivergent adults. Together we'll explore our bodies, brains, nervous systems, patterns, needs and ways of being in the world.
We're not trying to become a better, more productive or permanently regulated version of ourselves.
We're not trying to achieve something.
We're exploring what happens when we begin to let go of some of the things we've been told we should be — by family, friends, society, work, relationships and the world around us — and create space to discover what feels true for us.
🤎 Compassion before change
We'll begin with self-compassionate inquiry.
Instead of immediately asking “How do I fix this?”, we'll practise asking:
What's happening for me?
What am I noticing?
What might I need?
Can I stay with myself while this is happening?
We can't — and don't need to — be regulated all the time. Regulation is a resource, not the destination.
We'll explore how to notice nervous-system states, develop resources and gradually build our capacity to stay with discomfort, difficult sensations and big feelings without judging, fixing or overriding ourselves.
Sometimes staying is right.
Sometimes stepping back is right.
Sometimes the most compassionate thing is to rest.
Learning to listen to what our bodies need is part of the practice.
🌿 Rest, embodiment & self-relationship
We'll use a range of somatic tools to help us connect with our bodies rather than living only through our thinking minds.
These may include:
somatic meditation
breathwork
restorative yoga
dynamic movement, shaking, dance and Qi Gong-inspired practices
body mapping and somagrams
self-touch and bilateral tapping
exploring internal and external resources
psychoeducation about the body-mind and nervous system
group coaching and reflection
The tools aren't things you have to master. They're opportunities to notice, experiment and discover what works for you.
🧠 For neurodivergent bodies & brains
Neurodivergent people can experience sensory processing, interoception, energy, overwhelm and nervous-system states differently. We'll explore different ways of understanding and experiencing our own body-minds, without treating those differences as something that needs to be fixed.
Co-occurring physical conditions are welcome too. You don't need to be bendy, fit, pain-free or have lots of energy or capacity.
Chronic pain, chronic fatigue, hypermobility and other physical limitations are welcome here. This isn't a pain-management course, but practices can always be adapted, modified or replaced according to what your body needs.
You can sit, rest, move less, move differently, pause or simply observe.
You don't have to have more capacity to belong here.
🌱 The seven sessions
1. EMBRACE — 15 October
Compassion, nervous-system states & developing a relationship with yourself
2. LISTEN — 22 October
The body and its wisdom
3. RESOURCE — 29 October
Outer resources, inner resources & what supports us
4. REORIENT — 5 November
Where are you now, and where would you like to be?
5. UNSTICK — 12 November
Discomfort, stuckness, guilt & shame
6. CREATE — 19 November
What life do you want? What might be possible?
7. CELEBRATE — 26 November
Looking back, letting go & choosing what's next
🤎 Come exactly as you are
You don't need to know what you need.
You don't need to be good at feeling your body.
You don't need to be well.
You don't need to achieve anything.
You just need to show up as you are.
We're not trying to fix ourselves.
We're learning to listen.
We're learning to rest.
We're learning to stay when we can, step back when we need to, and meet ourselves with compassion either way.
We're not trying to become someone new.
We're creating the space to meet who we already are.
💛 Booking & payment
This is a closed seven-session course. Your booking is for the full course rather than individual sessions, and there are 8 places available.
Full course — £175
Pay the full course fee when booking through Eventbrite.
Reduced rate — £165
A reduced-rate place is available for anyone for whom the full price would create a financial barrier.
Payment plan — £75 deposit
Pay a £75 deposit through Eventbrite to secure your place, with the remaining £100 balance invoiced separately.
The balance will be due before the first session on 15 October.
All bookings, including deposit bookings, are for the complete seven-session course. There are no drop-in places.
The continuity of the group is an important part of the experience, allowing us to build familiarity, trust and a deeper relationship with the practices and ourselves over the seven weeks
Description supplied by the event organiser.
StayStaying overnight?
Hotels within walking distance of Gather Brighton CIC. Searching near 39-41 Surrey Street, Brighton and Hove, BN1 3PB; check-in Thursday, 22 October 2026.
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WhereGather Brighton CIC
39-41 Surrey Street, Brighton and Hove, BN1 3PB
Before you goFrequently asked questions
When is Return Home to You: A somatic journey for neurodivergent bodies & brains?
Return Home to You: A somatic journey for neurodivergent bodies & brains takes place on Thursday, 22 October 2026 at 20:00.
Where is Return Home to You: A somatic journey for neurodivergent bodies & brains taking place?
Return Home to You: A somatic journey for neurodivergent bodies & brains is held at Gather Brighton CIC in Brighton (39-41 Surrey Street, Brighton and Hove, BN1 3PB).
What will the weather be like at Return Home to You: A somatic journey for neurodivergent bodies & brains?
The forecast for Return Home to You: A somatic journey for neurodivergent bodies & brains is Light rain · 15°C. Rain very likely — waterproofs, not just a brolly.
Is there anywhere to stay near Return Home to You: A somatic journey for neurodivergent bodies & brains?
Yes — hotels within walking distance of Gather Brighton CIC can be compared using the accommodation search further down this page.
How do I get tickets for Return Home to You: A somatic journey for neurodivergent bodies & brains?
Tickets for Return Home to You: A somatic journey for neurodivergent bodies & brains can be booked via Eventbrite using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.
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