Upcoming events
Register for a program, training or event below.
We regularly run public programs, trainings and community-based events across Victoria.
To book a program, training or workshop for your client or staff group, please reach out to us directly via our Contact page.
Embodied Care: Free classes for allied health professionals and carers
This series consists of 10 monthly 60-minute online sessions on Mondays, 6:15pm - 7:15pm:
3 February- stress-relief practices facilitated by Suralini (she/her)
3 March- restorative practices facilitated by Shannon (they/she)
7 April- spinal release facilitated by Harry (she/her)
5 May- connecting with nature facilitated by Shannon (they/she)
2 June- balance and stability facilitated by Suralini (she/her)
7 July- tension release facilitated by Harry (she/her)
4 August- sleep support practices facilitated by Shannon (they/she)
1 September- grounding practices facilitated by Suralini (she/her)
6 October- breath practices facilitated by Shannon (they/she)
3 November- lower body release facilitated by Suralini (she/her)
Cost:
Free.
More info:
Detailed information about our Embodied Care series can be found here.
Embodied Care: Free classes for allied health professionals and carers
This series consists of 10 monthly 60-minute sessions on Sundays, 4pm - 5pm, at Green Monday Studios, Carlton/Naarm:
16 February- stress-relief practices facilitated by Jo (she/her)
16 March- restorative practices facilitated by Mykah (they/them)
13 April- spinal release facilitated by Jo (she/her)
18 May- connecting with nature facilitated by Mykah (they/them)
15 June- balance and stability facilitated by Suralini (she/her)
20 July- tension release facilitated by Anu (they/them)
17 August- sleep support practices facilitated by Isy (she/they)
14 September- grounding practices facilitated by Mykah (they/them)
19 October- breath practices facilitated by Anu (they/them)
16 November- lower body release facilitated by Suralini (she/her)
Cost:
Free.
More info:
Detailed information about our Embodied Care series can be found here.
Foundational Somatics: 6 week introductory program (online)
This 6-week program consists of weekly 75 minute online sessions:
Tuesdays 5 August - 9 September
6:15pm - 7:30pm weekly
Online via Zoom
About your facilitator:
Shannon (they/she) is a writer, artist, yoga teacher, and qualified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. With a background in dance, creative writing, trauma-informed facilitation, and somatic therapy, their work is grounded in creativity, care, and liberation. Passionate about embodiment as a human right, they integrate movement and mindfulness to support resilience, alignment with values, and collective wellbeing.
Cost:
For those who are financially secure: $265
For those who are financially resourced: $205
For those on low incomes: $155
Note:
Subsidised places and payment plans available for those experiencing financial duress.
All Collective Being courses and programs are free for First Nations people and communities. Please email hello@collectivebeing.org to secure your spot.
More info:
Detailed information about our Foundational Somatics Program can be found here.
Therapeutic Movement & Mindfulness Program (in-person)
This 8-week program consists of weekly 75-minute sessions:
Tuesdays 2 September - 21 October 2025
6:15pm - 7:30pm AEST weekly
In-person at 75 Reid, 75 Reid St, Fitzroy North/Naarm
About your facilitator:
Mykah (they/them) lives on unceded lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation.
Mykah holds a Masters in Psychotherapy and Counselling and has worked for over 3 years as a Psychotherapist at a Naarm based addiction hospital, specialising in individual and community care.
For over a decade, they have been facilitating private and public workshops with a focus on community-based trauma-informed somatics.
Cost:
For those who are financially secure: $405
For those who are financially resourced: $335
For those on low incomes and/or with caring responsibilities: $255
Note:
Subsidised places and payment plans available for those experiencing financial duress. NDIS and FAS/VOC funded places available.
All Collective Being programs are free for First Nations people and communities. Please email hello@collectivebeing.org to secure your spot.
More info:
Detailed information about our Therapeutic Movement and Mindfulness Program can be found here.
SOLD-OUT: Applied Somatics Practitioner Training (in-person and online)
THIS TRAINING HAS NOW SOLD-OUT.
Training Dates and Times:
This 20-hour training consists of 2 x online sessions and 2 x full days in-person:
Opening Session: Monday 15 September, 6:30pm - 8:30pm (2 hours, online via Zoom)
Training Days: Thursday 18 and Friday 19 September, 9am - 5pm (in-person at 75 Reid St, Fitzroy North/ Naarm)
Closing Session: Monday 22 September, 6:30pm - 8:30pm (2 hours, online via Zoom)
Cost:
$665.00 per person. Payable via three deposits.
Subsidised places and payment plans available for those experiencing financial duress.
All Collective Being trainings and programs are free for First Nations people and communities. Please email hello@collectivebeing.org to secure your spot.
Detailed Training Information:
Detailed information about our Applied Somatics Practitioner Training can be found here.
Sound & Soma Fundraiser: Restorative Practice and Sound Bath (open to all)
This 90-minute event will include guided somatic stress-relief and restorative practices accompanied by a sound bath shared by Collective Being facilitator Theresa (Tea) Angela (she/her).
The practices shared are trauma-informed and accessible with different variations offered to support engagement.
All funds raised from ticket sales will support our program at Tarrengower Prison.
About your facilitators:
Tea (she/her) is a Filipino-Australian multi-disciplinary artist, storyteller and wellbeing facilitator deeply immersed in an ongoing exploration of cultural identity, belonging and feminism.
Born and raised on Woiwurrung country to activist parents with a lineage of resistance fighters, Tea is driven by social justice issues and champions the liberation of historically oppressed groups. She currently works in advocacy and communications at Multicultural Arts Victoria.
Tea's curiosity in the intersection of mental health, wellbeing and art stems from her own journey of unpacking the mental, physical and emotional impact of assimilation and colonialism on her creative expression. Together with her background and training in yoga, somatics, theatre, sound, cultural safety and decolonising practices, Tea is dedicated to facilitating spaces for people to find deep rest in safety and embodiment.
Isy (she/they) is a somatic psychotherapist and senior trauma-sensitive yoga teacher. With over 14 years experience as a facilitator of yoga and embodiment, and more recent practice in somatic psychotherapy, her work centres on access and inclusivity. She is a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist with Cairnmillar Institute, and a certified facilitator with the Trauma Centre for Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY-F).
Specialising in mental-health aware, queer-affirming and trauma-informed frameworks, Isy’s approach to both counselling and embodiment practices is holistic, relational and body-focussed. Isy has worked with diverse communities and individuals including LGBTQIA+ folk, refugees, people living with physical and mental health conditions, and survivors of complex trauma. These experiences have concreted a commitment to emergent and collaborative programmatic design, and working with participants to create empowering and intentional impact.
Isy’s role at Collective Being aims to support the facilitation team to feel connected, skilled and heard. Isy provides the facilitation team with mentoring and skill development, as well as programmatic planning and debriefing, she also works alongside the Operations team to develop programs and trainings. Collective Being offers Isy a generative and radical space to collaborate with values-aligned colleagues. Isy is grateful to live, learn and work on Sacred Wurundjeri Wow Wurrung Country.
Cost:
$45 + booking fee.
As this event is a fundraiser we do not have subsidised or discounted places.
Please note:
75 Reid is an accessible venue with gender neutral bathrooms.
20-hour Trauma-Informed Practitioner Training (in-person and online)
Training Dates and Times:
This 20-hour training consists of 2 x online sessions and 2 x full days in person:
Opening Session: Thursday 13 November, 6:30pm - 8:30pm AEDT (2 hours, online via Zoom)
Training Days: Thursday 15 and 16 November, 9am - 5pm AEDT, (full days in-person at WXYZ studios, North Melbourne/ Naarm)
Closing Session: Thursday 20 November, 6:30pm - 8:30pm AEDT (2 hours, online via Zoom)
Cost:
$665.00 per person. Payable via three deposits.
Subsidised places and payment plans available for those experiencing financial duress.
All Collective Being trainings are free for First Nations people and communities. Please email hello@collectivebeing.org to secure your spot.
Detailed Training Information:
Detailed information about our Trauma-Informed Practitioner Training can be found here.
Mindful Movement & Poetry: Free class at Kathleen Syme Library
Detailed information about these sessions can be found here.
This 60-minute session offers a range of mindfulness and movement practices (including chair-based options) that can be integrated across daily life to support more spaciousness, reduce feelings of overwhelm, stress and anxiety and restore a sense of flow within the body. Drawing inspiration from the library, the facilitator will also integrate poetry into the session.
About your facilitator:
Irene (she/her) is an accredited yoga instructor and mindfulness meditation facilitator who has been teaching since 2010. She has been a yoga and meditation practitioner for many years and has been personally impacted by its transformative benefits, inspiring her to share it with others.
This spark led her to study across the globe with many esteemed yoga teachers and complete training from a diverse variety of lineages and traditions, including mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and trauma-informed yoga.
Irene believes in the values of inclusion, resilience, and self-compassion among many, and she is passionate about personal transformation and integration. She teaches an embodiment practice that translates beyond the formal practice into all dimensions of life – training the heart, the body, and the mind.
Cost:
Free.
Mindful Movement & Poetry: Free class at Kathleen Syme Library
Detailed information about these sessions can be found here.
This 60-minute session offers a range of mindfulness and movement practices (including chair-based options) that can be integrated across daily life to support more spaciousness, reduce feelings of overwhelm, stress and anxiety and restore a sense of flow within the body. Drawing inspiration from the library, the facilitator will also integrate poetry into the session.
About your facilitator:
Ezgi (she/her) was born and raised on the unceded lands of the Osage nation, Missouria, and Illini confederacy and now resides on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation.
Ezgi’s identity as a person of colour and child of Turkish and Bangladeshi immigrants has significantly shaped her passions, values and career. Her curiosity has led her to pursue various forms of education, including a Master’s in International Migration and Public Policy, a yoga teacher certification, and a Diploma of Counselling. She has woven trauma-informed and culturally aware practices into her various professional and volunteer experiences, and currently channels her energy into working with people from refugee, asylum seeker, and migrant backgrounds.
Movement, yoga, mindfulness, and somatic practices have created calmness, joy, connection, and ease in Ezgi’s life and she loves sharing these practices and learning alongside others in the community. Deeply aligned with Collective Being’s belief that wellbeing is a right, not a privilege, Ezgi is devoted to creating spaces where people of all different backgrounds and bodies feel safe, welcomed, and at ease.
Cost:
Free.
FULLY BOOKED: Therapeutic Movement & Mindfulness Program
This program is now fully booked. Please check out the dates for our Term 3 iteration.
Detailed information about our Therapeutic Movement and Mindfulness Program can be found here.
This 8-week program consists of weekly 60 minute online sessions:
Tuesdays 13 May - 1 July 2025
6:45pm - 7:45pm AEST weekly
Online via Zoom
About your facilitator:
Isy (she/they) is a somatic psychotherapist, senior trauma-sensitive yoga teacher, and qualified counsellor with 14+ years experience in embodiment practices. Certified in Trauma Centre Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY), they specialise in mental health-aware, queer-affirming, and trauma-informed approaches. At Collective Being, Isy mentors facilitators, designs curriculum, and ensures accessibility and inclusivity of the somatic and mindfulness-based practices integrated into programming.
Cost:
For those who are financially secure: $405
For those who are financially resourced: $335
For those on low incomes and/or with caring responsibilities: $255
Subsidised places and payment plans available for those experiencing financial duress.
All Collective Being programs are free for First Nations people and communities. Please email hello@collectivebeing.org to secure your spot.
Mindful Movement & Poetry: Free community sessions at Kathleen Syme Library
Detailed information about these sessions can be found here.
This 60-minute session offers a range of mindfulness and movement practices (including chair-based options) that can be integrated across daily life to support more spaciousness, reduce feelings of overwhelm, stress and anxiety and restore a sense of flow within the body. Drawing inspiration from the library, the facilitator will also integrate poetry into the session.
About your facilitator:
Tea (she/her) is a Filipino-Australian multi-disciplinary artist, storyteller and wellbeing facilitator deeply immersed in an ongoing exploration of cultural identity, belonging and feminism.
Born and raised on Woiwurrung country to activist parents with a lineage of resistance fighters, Tea is driven by social justice issues and champions the liberation of historically oppressed groups. She currently works in advocacy and communications at Multicultural Arts Victoria.
Tea's curiosity in the intersection of mental health, wellbeing and art stems from her own journey of unpacking the mental, physical and emotional impact of assimilation and colonialism on her creative expression. Together with her background and training in yoga, somatics, theatre, sound, cultural safety and decolonising practices, Tea is dedicated to facilitating spaces for people to find deep rest in safety and embodiment.
Cost:
Free.