Circles, Groups & Community
At Balanced Life Movement, our groups offer opportunities for connection, healing, creativity, self-discovery, and community support. Whether you are seeking nervous system regulation, support through a life transition, or a space to reconnect with yourself, our offerings are designed to meet you where you are.
A 6-Month Creative Arts Support Group for Mothers
August 3, 2026 | 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Led by Vanessa Zocchia, LCAT, R-DMT
Licensed Creative Arts Therapist & Registered Dance/Movement Therapist
Child & Maternal Wellness Specialist at Balanced Life Movement
So much of motherhood is about holding — holding your baby, holding responsibilities, holding emotions, and holding the many changes that come with this new chapter of life.
But who holds the mother?
Held is a monthly Creative Arts support circle created for expecting mothers and mothers within the first year postpartum who are seeking connection, reflection, and a space to simply be.
Whether you're expecting or navigating your baby's first year, Held is a welcoming monthly support circle where you can connect with other moms in a compassionate, judgment-free space.
Through guided conversation, reflection, and community, you'll have the opportunity to share your experiences, receive encouragement, and leave feeling more supported and less alone.
This is a support group—not therapy—so moms from any U.S. state are welcome to attend.
If participants would like to continue meeting together, we'll continue offering monthly sessions to support the community as it grows.
Nervous System Reset
A monthly virtual somatic and expressive arts gathering designed to help participants slow down, reconnect, and support nervous system regulation in community.
In a world that often leaves us overstimulated, emotionally exhausted, disconnected, or stuck in “survival mode,” this virtual gathering offers an opportunity to pause, breathe, reflect, and return to yourself through guided somatic and creative practices. Each month explores a unique seasonal theme related to emotional wellbeing, nervous system regulation, grounding, burnout recovery, self-compassion, stress relief, embodiment, creativity, grief, transition, joy, or restoration.
Sessions may include:
guided grounding and nervous system regulation practices
mindfulness and breathwork
gentle movement and embodiment exercises
reflective journaling or expressive arts prompts
optional community reflection and connection
calming closing rituals for integration
No art or movement experience is needed. This gathering is designed to feel restorative, supportive, and emotionally nourishing without the pressure of a traditional therapy process group. Come as you are.
Led by Jennifer Giuglianotti, LCAT, BC-DMT | Somatic & Expressive Arts Therapist
Please note: This gathering is psychoeducational and experiential in nature and is not psychotherapy, crisis support, or mental health treatment.
Upcoming Gatherings
Sunday, June 14 - Softening Overwhelm: A gentle evening of grounding, nervous system regulation, and restorative practices for those feeling emotionally overloaded or stuck in survival mode.
Sunday, July 12 - Reconnecting to Joy & Play: A summer-inspired gathering focused on creativity, embodiment, lightness, and reconnecting with moments of aliveness.
Sunday, August 9 - Slowing Down & Listening Within: A reflective late-summer reset centered around rest, intuition, emotional clarity, and nervous system restoration.
Sunday, September 13 - Transitions & Re-centering: Support for shifting seasons, changing routines, emotional transitions, and grounding into a new rhythm.
Sunday, October 11 - Letting Go & Emotional Release: An autumn gathering focused on grief, release, reflection, and making space for renewal.
Sunday, November 8 - Nourishment & Self-Compassion: Practices for emotional replenishment, gentleness, gratitude, and tending to ourselves during darker seasons.
Sunday, December 13 - Rest, Reflection & Integration: A calming end-of-year gathering to reflect, restore, and reconnect before the transition into a new year.
Second Sunday of Every Month
7:00–8:15 PM ET • Virtual • $44 Per Gathering
Nervous System Reset is a monthly virtual somatic and expressive arts gathering designed to help participants slow down, reconnect, and support their nervous system in community.
Through guided grounding practices, mindfulness, gentle movement, reflective journaling, creative exploration, and optional group reflection, each gathering offers a restorative space for emotional wellbeing, self-compassion, and connection.
No prior art or movement experience is needed.
Please select your preferred gathering from the dropdown menu below, or choose "Attend All Remaining Gatherings" to reserve your spot for the remainder of the series.