“The embodied sustainable OT - overcoming the barriers to a sustainable somatic practice

Overcoming the Barriers to Being a Sustainable, Embodied OT
with Sarita Sloane, creator of the Embodied OT Program

Event Description:

As OTs and clinicians, we know how powerful body-based, somatic and nervous system-informed approaches can be. But actually bringing these tools into our clinical work — and into our own lives — can feel complex, overwhelming, or even out of reach.

In this free 60-minute masterclass, Sarita Sloane (Occupational Therapist, Yoga Therapist, and creator of the Embodied OT Program) will guide you through the 4 key barriers many OTs face when trying to integrate somatic practices — and how to overcome them to create a practice thats sustainable and doesn't cost our own nervous system- without burning out.

We’ll explore:

🌀 Barrier 1: Skills & Confidence
Not feeling competent or trained enough to guide somatic or regulation-based interventions — and how experiential learning and embodied practice builds deep confidence over time.

🌀 Barrier 2: “Is This in Scope?”
The lingering stigma that somatic or body-based approaches are too “fluffy” or outside traditional OT — when in fact, they’re well supported by emerging evidence in neuroscience, trauma research, and occupational engagement. predominantly bio-medical systems and practice has not caught up with the science and evidence.

🌀 Barrier 3: Client Buy-In
Struggling to explain the benefits clearly or get clients engaged — and how to translate theory into simple language rooted in your own lived experience and the client’s goals.

🌀 Barrier 4: Real-Life Integration
Feeling unsure how to help clients embed these tools beyond the clinic — and how OTs are uniquely positioned to extend body-based interventions into daily life, roles, relationships, and routines.

This session is a chance to reset your vision, reconnect with your passion, and explore a way of practising that feels clinically grounded, personally sustainable, and nervous system-friendly.

✨ You’ll also learn more about the upcoming Embodied OT Program, starting 17th September, with time for Q&A and reflection.

About your presenter:

Integrative Somatic Occupational Therapist • Mentor and creator of The Embodied OT program

Sarita Sloane is a Yoga Therapist and Integrative Somatic Occupational Therapist who weaves together science, spirit, and embodied practice. Founder of a thriving multiple six-figure OT practice based in Noosa, Queensland, Sarita supports a diverse range of NDIS clients through evidence-based somatic therapy, assistive technology, home modifications, and strength-based mental health care.

With deep experience working alongside adults navigating Parkinson’s Disease, neurological conditions, trauma, mental health diagnoses, and neurodivergence, Sarita brings a trauma-informed lens and a nervous system–centred approach to functional participation and rehabilitation.

Her clinical work is infused with creativity — using music, voice, Kirtan, nature-based rituals, and expressive arts as pathways to healing. She is passionate about co-regulation, sensory integration, and empowering clients and fellow therapists to reconnect with their inner vitality.

Beyond the therapy room, Sarita is a surfer, song carrier, and mother, often found bushwalking with her family or holding sacred space in medicine song circles. Her true joy lies in helping other practitioners discover and express their unique gifts through somatic embodiment and conscious leadership.

Sarita Sloane (Masters of Occupational Therapy; Grad Cert. Yoga Therapy; BAppSc; Cert. Transpersonal counselling; Somatic therapist)
Creator of "Rest, Reset and Rise Retreat"; "The Embodied OT" mentoring program and co-creator of "The Wellspring retreat" with Willow Pryor.