Manuela Di Giorgio
Healing through movement
About Me
Ciao! My name is Manuela. I offer compassionate, and trauma-informed spaces where you can reconnect with your body, explore your inner world, release stored tension, and cultivate greater resilience, embodiment, and self-compassion.
My work integrates Dance/Movement Therapy, TRE®, Compassionate Inquiry®, Innerdance, sound healing, and other somatic practices to support emotional healing, nervous system regulation, self-awareness, and personal growth.
My intention is to support you in developing a deeper relationship with yourself and creating meaningful, sustainable change. Whether you’re looking to reduce stress, process emotions, reconnect with your body, or simply create more space for yourself, I would be honoured to walk alongside you on your journey.
Ways To Work Together
Discover the practices and experiences I offer to support your journey
Dance & Movement
Dance/Movement Therapy (DMT) uses movement, body awareness, non-verbal expression, and creative arts to support emotional, mental, and physical wellbeing. Sessions offer a supportive space to explore emotions, release tension, build resilience, and deepen connection with yourself through movement, simple art-making, and reflection.
TRE®️
Tension Release Exercise is a gentle, body-based practice that uses the body’s natural tremoring response to release muscular tension and stress and support nervous system regulation. Sessions include guided exercises, grounding, body awareness, and time for integration, with an emphasis on safety, choice, and staying in control throughout.
Sound Healing
Innerdance is a meditative, music-led journey that combines carefully curated sound with crystal bowls to support deep relaxation, nervous system regulation, and inner exploration. As you rest with your eyes closed, soundscapes invite the body and emotions to naturally unfold, creating space for rest, insight, and emotional release.
What My Clients Say
Yvette A., Australia
“Gentle, Calm, yet Potent!
From the moment I walked in, I felt completely at ease. The space Manuela created felt warm and inviting. Her greeting was tender yet confident, and something about her embrace let me know I could let my guard down and simply be myself.
I loved how movement became a language of its own. Manuela gently guided me to notice, without judgement, where my body was holding tension, allowing it to shift at its own rhythm. Through that, emotions stored in the fascia found their own way out. There was no pressure – only her calm, steady presence encouraging me to trust the process.
By the end, I felt lighter, clearer, and more grounded. I could breathe deeply, as though a new sense of peace had settled within me.
Thank you for your warmth, patience, and skill. I can’t recommend your Dance Movement Therapy sessions highly enough.”
Maria, Auckland, New Zealand
“My workshops with Manu completely changed my experience with therapy.
I had tried different forms of talking therapy, but I couldn’t help feeling that they weren’t helping me. I was searching for something I couldn’t explain.
When I came across the “Move Through Your Emotions” workshop, it resonated with me. At the time, I was going through a lot of uncertainty and anxiety, which was causing a lot of stress. I felt it in my body, but didn’t know what to do with it.
I came to the workshops open-minded, without really expecting anything. I started as one person, and by the end of the cycle, I had transformed. Not because it “fully healed me” or because it was magic, but because the workshops helped me recognize my blind spots, understand how my body feels, and realize how much movement matters.
Manu’s workshops carried me through one of the hardest times of my life. Over time, the burden became a little lighter. It was so beautiful.
Apart from her skill as a dance therapist, just being around Manu is healing. She has the kindest heart. Being guided through the workshop by such a wonderful human helped me to have hope in humanity.
Moving through my emotions worked in mysterious ways for me. I learned more about myself, and whenever I experience difficult emotions, I go back to what I learned in those workshops. They also helped me reconnect with my daughter, and the tools I learned have helped me support her in regulating her emotions too.”
Lisa, Perth Australia
“I have moved out of anger and into a deep clarity about who I am, my values and my boundaries. The intensity of that shift is hard to put into words. I feel strong in myself in a way that is almost confronting. I have always been sensitive to other people’s energy, and I can now clearly see what is mine and what belongs to others. I can sit with someone in pain without needing to fix it. I can just be there.
Even my dreams have become part of the healing, surfacing what needs to be addressed and showing me what to do with it. I am blown away by what is unfolding. What an experience. I am forever grateful.”
Luana, Auckland, New Zealand
“I met Manu because she was offering TRE sessions, a technique I’d been wanting to try for a long time. It was such a special experience.
From day one, she created a very grounded and welcoming space. Her calm energy and big smile helped me relax and stay curious throughout the session. And wow, there was so much release and relaxation… After my first session, I slept for 12 hours straight!
Later on, I also participated in dance movement therapy sessions led by Manu, and they were really potent. They gave me the opportunity to connect deeply with my feelings and emotions and, importantly, to recognize how they show up in my body. I’m convinced this is helping me build the capacity to notice those feelings and stay with them for longer when they arise in the future.
I highly recommend Manu’s work if you’re looking for a safe, gentle and open-hearted way of connecting with yourself.”
Clara Hughes, 6x Olympic Medalist, Team Canada
“My experience with Manu was a deeply personal one that continues to touch my life in many ways. I am not a dancer and in fact held a lot of embarrassment when it came to dancing. That is, until I experienced dance as a form of self-expression with the wonderful Manu. How Manu shares the experience of moving in one’s body, tenderly, freely, experimenting with space, place and rhythm, was something that connected me back to an ancient memory of freedom of expression. She showed and encouraged each person in the group how to connect with the beats and rhythms of music which, in turn, connect you back to the rhythm of your own heart. How by connecting to your heart, you find the freedom to be whatever emotion is surfacing, and to give full expression while moving with each song. This liberation and expression has danced its way into all aspects of my life, helping me become the most authentic, unique and beautiful version of myself I did not know existed. I am forever grateful for the life-shifting experiences of dancing with Manu, and finding my own way to dance through this blink of a lifetime.”
Oana, Cluj Napoca, Romania
“When I first joined Manuela’s workshops, I was really nervous. I felt shy and vulnerable, and the idea of expressing myself through movement in front of other people was intimidating. I wasn’t sure I would be able to let go.
But Manuela has a truly special gift. She is one of the warmest, brightest people I have ever met. From the very beginning, she made me feel safe, welcomed, and completely at ease, almost as if I were at home.
Little by little, I opened up. I stopped worrying about how I looked and started enjoying the experience. I danced in the rain, I played, I laughed, and I rediscovered a sense of freedom that I hadn’t felt in a long time.
Her Dance Therapy and Innerdance sessions are so much more than workshops. They are gentle invitations to reconnect with yourself, through joy, presence, and authentic expression.
Thank you, Manuela, for your kindness, your beautiful energy, and for creating such a safe and magical space. Working with you has been a truly unforgettable experience, and I can’t wait to see you again.”
Kaila, Christchurch, New Zealand
“Manuela’s session on Dance Movement Therapy was expertly facilitated and had a powerful impact. She handled skepticism with openness, calm and grace — participants who were initially resistant ended up fully engaged. The work itself let me access feelings and emotions through a different lens than I had previously. I came away with a higher level of self-acceptance and care. Proud to recommend Manu and her important work.”
Damien, Perth, Australia
“I came to Manu’s work with an open mind but no real expectations, and I left genuinely changed. Her sessions create a rare kind of safety. There is no pressure and no performance, just space to slow down, feel what is actually there and let the body do what it needs to do.
What stood out most for me was watching the change in myself and my wife. There is more calm in our home, more honesty in our conversations and a steadiness I did not know I was missing. Manu holds the room with warmth, skill and complete presence. I would recommend her to anyone ready to do the real work.”
Phone
+64 22 472 6681
digiorgiomanuela95 [at] gmail.com