Practical, trauma-informed tools, inspired by movement and systems such as the 'gentle art' of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu...
to embody:
wellbeing | resilience | leadership.
This unique multi-session wellbeing program draws on diverse movements and systems, including principles from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu:
grounding, balance, flow, and agency.
Learn practical movement strategies and gain mindful skills you can use in everyday work and life. You don’t need any martial arts experience, all fitness levels, bodies and abilities are welcome.
We’ll use simple, gentle, body-based exercises and guided reflection to expand our skills in:
Trust being steady in your body when life, work, and/or the world around us can feel uncertain or unstable.
Learn to use the weight of life's challenges, literally and figuratively, to your advantage.
Expand your ability to protect your physical and emotional space.
Regain agency and tune into your worth regardless of what's happening around you.
Women and gender diverse people in helping professions, social change movements, families and community leadership, especially those looking for new ways to build resilience and wellbeing and learn with others.
Workplaces, organisations and groups committed to the wellbeing of their teams and investing in psychologically safe environments.
Gentle, accessible movement activities inspired by movement and systems such as
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), no sparring, heavy contact, or physical exertion.
Trauma-informed and inclusive facilitation (all types of bodies, abilities welcome).
Invitations to do safe paired learning and practice tools together.
Space to reflect, share, and connect with others.
A relaxing and engaging group learning environment.
Walk away with 4+ practical resilience and leadership tools you can use immediately, building skills to: feel more grounded, read your body's signals, manage stress, and maintain wellbeing.
An online resource package provided at the end of the workshop to support ongoing practice and positive accountability in your wellbeing, resilience and leadership journey.
Curious about how embodying principles such as grounding, balance, and flow can support resilience, wellbeing, and leadership?
Sienna ("Shenna") Aguilar (she/her) is a Filipino woman based on Gubbi Gubbi Land in Southeast QLD Australia. She is a Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, having been training for almost a decade.
A trauma-informed facilitator and educator, Sienna is passionate about building self-leadership and group-leadership skills to create emotionally safe and human-centred environments. Sienna has worked across public, private and not-for-profit sectors for 17 years, focusing on education, community services and social change with people of all genders and ages.
Photography by Studio Republic
This 45-minute online session will give you a taste of our approach, including a simple grounding practice you can use right away; how martial arts wisdom can support resilience, wellbeing and leadership in everyday life; and space for Q&A about our upcoming pilot workshop and offerings.
Click one of the register buttons on our website to express interest in future information sessions OR request a copy of the recording.
Tickets are free, we can’t wait to see you there.
Workshops focus on gentle movement and guided reflections, they are not exercise or fitness classes. As such, all types of bodies, abilities, fitness levels, and martial arts experience are welcome.
No, Grounded Resilience workshops are for education purposes only. They are not therapy and are not suitable for crisis management.
Our activities and offerings can complement therapeutic support with a qualified professional.
Many things shape our nervous system, wellbeing and ability to lead in our families, workplaces and communities. Social conditions such as cost of living, housing, work, education, safety and community connection affect how much stress we carry and how resilient we can be.¹ Larger systems of inequality, bias and discrimination, including gender inequity and economic pressures, also impact our health and daily lives.²
The good news is we each have agency to choose how we respond. When we can better tune into our bodies and support our own wellbeing, we can show up for ourselves, others and our communities.
1. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Social determinants of health, Australian Government, 2024.
2. Australian Women’s Health Alliance, Glossary of terms, Australian Women’s Health Alliance, 2024.
Having a strong 'base' reminds us that our bodies know how to keep us steady. This support is available at any time, particularly when life or the world feels uncertain.
Learn to tune into your base and offer a felt sense of being anchored in yourself.
(COMING SOON)
(c) Sienna Aguilar 2026