Eva Sumpter ~ Somatic Therapist

Contact me to discuss details & bookings . . . 📍 @for.restretreat 🎨 @sashachadwick_ 📸 @braydenlaffs

I wanted to write a new bio for myself and asked for some words people would use to describe me as a person/mentor/leader/healer/creature. I have not re-wrote my bio yet, however I’ve been loving this testimonial of sorts/words of love from y’all. “Earthy, human, embodied, loving, caring, playful, intuitive, free spirited, courageous, strong, mischievous, adventurous, safe, squishy, wonderful, divine, sensual, heart-centred, lush, loveable, honest, soft, warm, gentle, thoughtful, brave, fun, in tune, feral, muse, real, transparent, er0tic, devoted, curious, fertile, inspiring, invoking, breathtakingly beautiful, a whole experience and best - felt.” 🥹🫶🏼 Thankyou for seeing me, and loving me through words Photo by @feel.flow.free

Contact me if you’d like to express your interest in training in level one, two or three (masters) Trainings take place in the Byron hinterland, and Perth upon request. I have been practicing reiki for 6 years and have been facilitating trainings as a master for over 4 years in WA & NSW. . . . 📍 @for.restretreat 🎨 @sashachadwick_ 📸 @braydenlaffs

Sauna Fest 2026 🔥🧖💦 So grateful to @thesaunaproject_ for having us again at the 4th year of @sauna_fest It’s so exciting to see how this project is growing and the community is expanding! We are back on the home grounds of Gisborne now fam. Come book a session with us tonight (Monday), Wednesday or Sunday. See you in the sauna soon 🫶🏼

“To the mothers, Today is for you. For the warmth you’ve given others, may warmth return to you. May you feel held, the way you have held so many. May the ocean take what feels heavy. May the heat soften what’s been hard. May this moment ask nothing from you except to breathe, rest, and receive. May this be a small pause. A remembering. A thank you.” Thanks to everyone who joined our ‘mother’s day special’ sauna sessions 🤍

I left Australia 2.5 weeks ago, venturing to NZ again. This time I’m living in a tiny home, off grid on a permaculture property on the east coast of the north island. My time so far has consisted of setting up the tiny home to live in exploring the food forest harvesting from the gardens & fruit trees learning lots about the plants here cozying up inside during a cyclone & rainy times cacao & tea ceremonies rising early in the mornings watching the sunrise over the ocean riding the bike saying hi to all the animals I pass going on town missions (mostly to op shop) walking & playing with the doggo cooking & baking using what I’ve harvested lighting fires to warm my tootsies working at a mobile sauna by the beach checking out an art exhibition hanging at the local farmers markets meeting new people in the community hanging with the horsies over my back fence mowing the lawns & stacking firewood eating many free-joas (feijoas are everywhere atm) and crying tears of gratitude that I have the opportunity to live so simply and sweetly here… making love to this existence 🙏🏼

This time of year always changes me. There’s something about the window between February and May… every year, it marks a turning point. A shedding. A becoming. When I look back it almost feels unreal, how much life can shift in the same season. 2017 ~ I started drinking less. Finally faced my mental health. Began healing myself naturally… and opened back up to a spiritual path. 2018 ~ Left a 4-year relationship I felt trapped in. Had one last blowout… then stopped drinking and partying. Spent a lot of time alone, figuring out who I actually was. 2019 ~ Bali cracked me open, twice. Found ecstatic dance. Left retail after 6 years. Started my business. Found people who felt like home. 2020 ~ Back to Bali. Facilitator training. A deeper dive into embodiment, tantric arts & shamanism. Moved to Victoria for love… then straight into lockdown. 2021 ~ Lived alone for the first time. Explored my queerness more fully. Made wild crypto money. Took time off working. Spent days alone camping in the bush in WA. 2022 ~ Time to leave the dream in Perth. Flew to Sydney. Moved into a 1-bedroom with my best friend. Bought a van… Went searching for my next home in NSW 2023 ~ My first ayahuasca sit. Let go of van life. Rooted in the Northern Rivers. Started managing ecstatic dance in Mullum. Built solid friendships in the area. 2024 ~ Stepped into coordinating Lovefest. Got evicted from my home. Was briefly homeless… then life gifted us the fairy palace. 2025 ~ Bali again. A cyclone back home. Started facilitating dynamic drawing. Melbourne, ConFest, Perth… movement everywhere. And now… another shift is here. I’m leaving in 12 days to begin a new chapter in New Zealand. Same season. New year. Different version of me. I don’t fully know what’s waiting there, but if these past years have taught me anything… it’s that this window always leads me exactly where I’m meant to go 👁️

Which one are you? Tell us in the comments. See previous posts for part one ☝🏼

the other night I dreamt about living in a little cabin/tiny home where I was surrounded by blue lotus. I have been finding myself near dams and lakes where she blooms lately. this plant has been such an incredible ally to me these last few years living in the northern rivers. supporting me in my dream work, and gifting me such clear intuitive guidance. on a day where I’ve feeling quite tender and lost, I’m so grateful I was guided to her. I sit here smelling her essence and I listen to what messages she has for me.

~ Today we honor the beautiful and powerful women in our lives who birth, bleed, hold and weave. Happy International Women's Day! Go tell the women in your life how much you love and appreciate them 🌹 Shout out to our crew: @sea.namaste.alchemy @madhu.honey.nectar @djpeach.love @evasumpter @ellasolavidor

I’ve been told that the way I relate is uncommon. People cut others off. I find how we can change shape (where it feels possible & mutually desired) We are imperfect, fumbley humans. Innately flawed through our perceptions of flaw. And we trigger each other in a multitude of ways. We are wired for connection, and to be so isolated through self inflicted separation doesn’t work so well for us. I’ve tried it. It might appear more “peaceful” or “safe” but there’s always a deeper need for belonging. I don’t know if you’ve watched the movie ‘into the wild’ but damn that hits me in the heart every time. His desire to run away and be a solo nomad -then meets the harsh reality that he’s lonely and that life’s moments are better shared. In a cancel-focused-culture I wonder where we could put more emphasis on conflict resolution, non violent communication, and authentic relating skills. Where we could take responsibility, accountability, have a willingness to hear one another, do our very best to lean in when we want to lean out and have compassion for each others patterns that influence our behaviour. Ofcourse this is nuanced, and violent/abusive dynamics are not always worth it or possible to lean into - so I have harshly learned. Hell I’ve probably been way too forgiving and somewhat enabling of damaging behaviour. But I have hope for a culture where we don’t give up so easily and choose to push each other away so often. I hope that we can find the skill sets to support one another in our meeting of love and not let our own projections or expectations cloud the innocence of our hearts. I hope that we can pave a new generation of people who are willing to be brave, integral and committed. Not at the detriment of themselves, but in support to feeling like we are a part of a connected web that may get fractures, but we trust can still be mended. *Continued in comments* Photos by @witch_camera_alice from when I facilitated at @altarerotica ‘s ‘Embodied Eros’ festival.

Which one are you? Tell us in the comments We had a lot of fun making this part one Inspired by @anjelmusic_ & @charlesmyssy #ecstaticdance #ecstaticdancer