Laura Starky

Laura Starky is a trauma-informed somatic therapist and certified yoga and meditation teacher, with over 25 years' experience as a licensed social worker in mental health and substance misuse. She is also the founder of the Somatic Wellness Hub and creator of HeartSomatics™, a body-based approach to nervous system healing and embodied awakening. Her work gently bridges ancient non-dual eastern wisdom with modern neuroscience and polyvagal theory, guiding others toward a felt sense of safety, belonging and presence in the body. After decades of overworking, striving and using alcohol to manage the overwhelm of trauma, perfectionism and anxious attachment, Laura’s journey of sobriety became a turning point for profound transformation. Through the quiet consistency of micro-practices, she began to experience what regulation truly feels like, that warm, grounded current of calm connection known as the ventral vagal state. From there, a deeper unfolding into sensation, emotional regulation and aliveness became possible. Now, she shares short, accessible micro-practices on Insight Timer - simple yet powerful tools for soothing the system and returning to the body’s innate rhythm of calm. Laura’s meditations and somatic practices offer a gentle path home: to feel, to soften and to remember what it means to be whole, awake and alive.

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