Your body doesn’t need more information, it needs integration.
So many of us carry a deep hunger to slow down and rest, and yet, actually letting ourselves do that feels impossibly hard….
In a world that constantly demands more….more healing, more growth, more productivity, slowing down can feel unsafe. Or just too indulgent. Or just too far out of reach.
Maybe you only allow yourself to pause when everything else is done (which is never)….
Maybe you’ve been deep on your healing path, doing all the “right” things, but it still feels like a lot of effort and not enough relief…
Or maybe you’re just bone-deep tired from trying so hard to just feel okay…
Whatever the reason, if rest feels like something you crave but can’t quite access… you’re not alone.
Held is a place for that.
A place where rest isn’t something you have to earn, it’s something you reclaim
Held is a guided gathering to support deep rest for our bodies and minds
When bodies are connecting, safely, together - our nervous system’s sync up with one another and we can experience settling in our body. This is co-regulation. Like co-regulation, co-resting is exactly as it sounds: coming together in safe spaces to find rest together.
Held is a space for guided community rest. Each session is 60–75 minutes of live, grounded support. Together, we move through a themed rest experience, focused on a specific part of the body, the self, or a need, while you’re invited to simply get comfortable and receive.
This is NOT a productivity or nervous system hack or another healing method to master. It’s a place to practice being with yourself in a way that’s deeply nourishing, sustainable, and safe. This is not just a rest class. It’s a quiet rebellion against a world that tells you to be constantly improving, healing, producing, and pushing through. It’s a space for deep physiological healing, rooted in the body’s natural capacity to yield, to soften, to receive, to be supported.
Held is a practice. A gathering. A gentle return to something your body has always known, but maybe hasn’t had a safe place to remember.
It’s community care. It’s developmental healing. It’s nervous system support. It’s a way to be with yourself , without needing to earn it first.
You don’t have to do it alone. And you don’t have to “earn” your rest.
You deserve a deeply rested body
Our Monthly Class Themes
So how does it work?
Live Monthly Call: Every month we will meet on a Tuesday (mid month) at 10am PST. The recording will be available for you to catch if you miss a call and additional call day/times will eventually be added!
Join anytime: This is an ongoing, subscription based slow group. Not a program, not a course, not a training, not a one time class. Held is a monthly gathering, a community space, a long and deep integration journey that supports your body - wherever you are.
What can I expect?: Each call will begin with a very brief summary of the theme we will be working on followed by the 30-45 minute guided experience. There will be ample time to gently “wake up” and gather together for brief reflections before closing.
Teaching our body to Yield
Guided, intentional and supportive rest is more than just “relaxing and unwinding” - it’s renegotiating our relationship to feeling safe in our body. In our earliest years, the experience of feeling safe enough in our body to let go, to “drop” and soften comes through our developmental movement of Yielding - the bodies way of trusting. We are designed to naturally yield in the arms of a safe caregiver that holds us when we cry or are tired. But for many of us, this experience was interrupted or went missing for our little bodies. Now, we practice rest not just as a way to soothe our system, but to give our body the opportunity to safely yield once again. When our body feels safe enough to let go of bracing patterns, soften into support and “drop” into heaviness, it learns to trust being safely supported and safely at ease. This is essential for healing.
Join the movement towards rest
Monthly LIVE calls led by Alexis to support you and your body to experience deep rest, recovery, and regulation
Access to our members exclusive community space and have the opportunity to request themes based on your personal needs and reflect on the impact regular rest has had on your body
Take the guessing game out of “knowing how to rest” and give yourself the monthly gift of being guided and held
Be a part of a like minded community on a mission to give their bodies what they need and deserve, and feel the power of healing in community
Monthly payment of $49
Founding members rate only $29 a month!
(when you join before our first August session!)
Meet Your Guide
Alexis Florentina is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, trauma specialist and writer who works with humans from all walks of life to build a safer and more supportive relationship with themselves, their bodies and their loved ones. From her own two decades of navigating chronic illness and complex trauma, she comes with the understanding, empathy and knowledge of the power rest has on our healing bodies. She believes it’s not just the act of physical rest that our nervous system’s need, but a reclamation of slowness and our birthright to live in a body that knows what it feels like to not always have to brace for impact and hold everything in. She developed Held from the yearning to offer a space for all humans to come together and reclaim this right for themselves and for there to always be a place for everyone to feel held in, no matter what they are going through.
The Call Schedule
August 26th 10am PST
September 16th 10am PST
October 14th 10am PST
November 11th 10am PST
December 9th 10am PST
(more calls will be added to support different time zones upon request)
FAQs
What is the cancellation policy?
This group is subscription based and you can join anytime. Your monthly payment will auto renew every month unless you decide to cancel. When registering there is a 3 month commitment to ensure you get the proper feel of what consistent and intentional rest feels like for you. It also supports the familiarity of the container and allows you time to catch up on previous months recordings (when applicable). After the 3 months you can cancel anytime.
Is this a course? How is it different from your other programs?
Held is not a course or a program. It is a community that meets on a monthly basis with an intention to be held and guided deeply through intentional rest and support for our bodies. There is no “lecture” or “learning material” other than the discussions we have before and after the practice surrounding our monthly theme. The difference between this experience and my programs is that Held is based on practice and integration rather than information and learning tools. If you’ve completed my programs before, this is an excellent way to stay connected to the work and actually integrate it in your body.
I have more questions!
Great, please email support@lexyflorentina.com with any additional questions
How does it work?
Every month we will meet on a Tuesday (mid month) at 10am PST for our LIVE session. The recording will be available for you to catch if you miss a call and additional call day/times will eventually be added!This is a frequently asked question?
What if I struggle with rest? Will this still be good for me?
Yes. These ongoing sessions are not just about the act of “rest” but the implementation of consistently offering our body a safe space to explore its needs and negotiate safety within. If you’re someone who has always struggled with rest, maybe finding it hard to ever slow down or not stay busy, this is vital for you. It’s not about getting your body to “calm down” or to even fully “rest” right away, but to show it a consistent place to safely land when its ready to and how it needs to. Consistency is what matters here and can be profound for our bodies.