While you wait for therapy · Lake Zurich
Waiting for
therapy?
Come back
to your body.
Therapy places in Switzerland can take weeks, sometimes months. Somatic is a women’s support club on the Gold Coast of Lake Zurich where breath, movement and combat fitness give that time somewhere to land, among women who understand. It doesn’t replace therapy. Keep your place on the list.
Free to join · Live meetings are announced to club members first · Coaching and community, not therapy · Sessions in English
Not therapy. Not a self-defense course. A place to land while you wait.
Waiting is hard on the body too. In Somatic, the body leads: breath, movement and combat fitness help you feel what you’re carrying — tension, anger, fear, power — and move it through, in a room full of women who understand. Technique is a tool, not the goal.
Somatic is coaching and community. It is not psychotherapy or medical treatment, and it does not replace either. Keep your place on the waiting list. If you’re in crisis, call 143 (Die Dargebotene Hand) or 144 for a medical emergency.
While you wait
You don’t have to wait with empty hands.
Somatic gives the waiting time three things to hold on to.
Breath & body
Ground
Simple breath and body practices you can take home and use on your own, any day of the week.
Combat fitness
Move
Restless energy needs somewhere to go. Stance, strikes and sweat give it a place, at your own pace.
The circle
Belong
A weekly circle of women who understand. No fixing, no advice, no explaining.
None of this replaces therapy. Keep your place on the list.
How a session works
Ninety minutes, five parts.
Every session follows the same shape, so you always know what comes next.
01
Opening circle
15 min
We arrive. Each woman says what she came with — or passes. Nobody has to explain anything.
02
Breath & body work
25 min
Grounding and breath first, then simple body practices for the week’s theme: feet, voice, shoulders, hands.
03
Technique
20 min
Basic stance, strikes and distance, taught step by step, at a beginner’s pace. Contact is always your choice.
04
Expression
15 min
Let what came up move: power, anger, fear, play. Nothing is graded and there is no right way.
05
Closing circle
15 min
We slow down, ground and land. Nothing to fix, nothing to take home but how you feel.
Ways to join
Start where it feels right.
New here?
Start with the club.
Join for free. We start online and announce live meetings to club members first.
The heart of Somatic
Weekly circle
A steady group of women in the same room, every week, with one theme a week from grounding to power. Come for one evening or for the whole eight-week cycle.
Live meetings: dates announced to club members first
8-week cycle CHF 240 · single session CHF 38 · 5 sessions CHF 170
Open class
Combat fitness
High-energy combat fitness led by Anna. No experience needed. Come as you are.
Dates and price announced to club members first
Go deeper
Weekend intensive
A longer session for when you want more time in the body: more breath, more movement, more room between the rounds.
Dates and price announced to club members first
One to one
Private session
Work with one theme, or one stuck place in the body, at your own pace. Coaching, not therapy. We start with a free 20-minute call.
CHF 130 / 60 min · CHF 180 / 90 min
3 sessions CHF 350
Our agreements
Safety isn’t a feature. It’s the room.
Everyone who joins agrees to these six things and signs a short confidentiality form at the first circle.
01
What’s said here stays here.
No retelling, no names, no “anonymous” stories outside the room.
02
No recording.
No photos, video or audio in the room. Any exception is agreed in writing with every woman present.
03
No judging, no unasked advice.
We witness; we don’t fix. Share only what you want to, and listen without commentary.
04
You can always say no.
To an exercise, to contact, to sharing. A no never needs an explanation.
05
Body safety comes first.
The coach has the final word on contact and intensity. We build up slowly.
06
Kind words for every body.
No comments on weight, shape, age, background or anyone’s partner.
How you grow here
No belts. Just growth you can feel.
Progress in Somatic is measured by how safe it feels to take up space, not by what you can do on the pads.
Entry
Land in the room and in your body. Learn the shape of a session and what feels right for you.
Voice
Say more, move bigger, set clearer boundaries — in the circle and outside of it.
Strength
Help hold the circle. Experienced women co-facilitate the opening and closing for newcomers.
Who’s behind Somatic
Hi, I’m Anna Raymond.
I work as a consultant and coach with a holistic approach. My background brings together a bachelor’s degree in counseling psychology, Jungian-oriented and body-oriented training, EMDR training and clinical psychology studies in progress — alongside my own practice of karate and MMA.
I lead sessions in English.
Consultant & Coach
Somatic is coaching and community, not psychotherapy.
Training
Training and certificates.
A short, honest list of what I’ve studied. Somatic is coaching and community, not psychotherapy.
IN PROGRESS
Clinical psychology training
1,706 hours. Leads to EAP recognition on completion.
2023
EMDR certification
EAP-recognized.
2022
Body-oriented training
600 hours.
2021
Bachelor’s degree in counseling psychology
2019
Master’s program in Jungian psychoanalysis
2017
Module at the C.G. Jung Institute Küsnacht
A single module, not a full certification.
FAQ
Good to know.
I’m on a waiting list for therapy. Is Somatic for me?
Yes, that’s who we had in mind. Somatic gives the waiting time structure, movement and company. It doesn’t replace therapy, so keep your place on the list. If the wait becomes too heavy, talk to your family doctor or call 143.
Do I have to talk about what I’ve been through?
No. Sharing is always optional, and you can pass in every round.
Is this therapy?
No. Somatic is coaching and community. It isn’t psychotherapy and doesn’t replace medical or psychological care. If you’re in crisis, call 143 (Die Dargebotene Hand) or 144 for a medical emergency.
What language are sessions in?
English.
What should I wear and bring?
Comfortable clothes you can move in, water, and whatever helps you feel at ease.
Do I need to be fit or have martial arts experience?
No. Everything is scaled to you, and you set your own pace and intensity.
When does Somatic start?
Somatic starts as an online club: you join for free and hear first about everything. Live meetings are announced to club members as soon as dates and a place are set.
Join the club.
Joining is free and doesn’t commit you to anything. Club members hear first about live meetings, dates and places. Already on a therapy waiting list? You’re exactly who we’re here for.
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Gold Coast of Lake Zurich
Somatic offers coaching and community. It is not psychotherapy or medical treatment. In crisis? Call 143 (Die Dargebotene Hand) or 144. © 2026 Somatic. Privacy