MEET YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM PRACTITIONER
Nicole Chetcuti, ISTP
Integrated Somatic Trauma Practitioner, Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher, Children's Yoga Teacher, Sound Healing Practitioner
I didn't find this work. It found me.
For most of my life, I carried unhealed trauma without knowing what it was doing to my body, my relationships, or my sense of self. At 35, I started trauma therapy using EMDR — and everything shifted. Not overnight. Not easily. But completely.
My brother wasn't as fortunate. He suffered in silence from a lifetime of unhealed trauma and depression, and ultimately, it took his will to live. Keep Aligning Within was built on his memory, and on the belief that no one should have to navigate that pain alone.
KAW is the initials he left behind. This practice is what I'm building forward.
I am an Integrated Somatic Trauma Practitioner, 200-RYT and RCYT through Yoga Alliance, and Sound Healing Practitioner, specializing in nervous system regulation, recovery, and embodied living. My work supports individuals in moving out of chronic survival patterns and into greater presence, stability, and self-trust through body-based, present-moment approaches.
Rooted in lived experience and attuned presence, my mission is to help individuals and communities shift out of mind-led, survival-based living and into embodied awareness anchored in safety, trust, and connection to the present moment.
To learn more about my work, click here.
"When the body feel safe, the mind comes home."
ABOUT MY WORK
My work is rooted in
nervous system regulation, somatic trauma care, and emotional safety.
My work is rooted in nervous system regulation, somatic trauma care, and emotional safety.
I work with people who have spent years functioning in survival mode; often capable, insightful, and high-functioning. Yet, disconnected from their bodies, overwhelmed, or unable to truly rest.
Rather than asking why something happened, I focus on what the nervous system is doing now, and how to support it in real time.
This work is slow, intentional, and body-led by design.
I don’t believe people need to be "fixed".
I believe nervous systems adapt, often brilliantly, to what they’ve been asked to survive.
My role is not to override those adaptations, but to help the system feel safe enough to soften them when it’s ready.
That requires pacing, consent, structure, and respect. Those principles guide every container I offer.
I use a nervous-system-informed, somatic framework that prioritizes:
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Safety before insight
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Regulation before processing
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Capacity before expansion
This means we don’t force change, push through discomfort, or override protective responses.
Instead, we work with the body to build stability, awareness, and resilience; so change can last.
I bring together professional training and lived understanding in this work.
My background includes:
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Integrated Somatic Trauma Practitioner
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Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200)
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Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher (RCYT)
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Yoga Nidra Certified
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Sound Healing Practitioner
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Mindfulness (MBSR) Meditation
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BioDynamic Breathwork
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Trauma-informed, nervous-system-focused education and practice
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Experience supporting adults, children, clinicians, educators, and individuals healing from long-term stress and survival patterns
My work sits at the intersection of education, somatic practice, and nervous system literacy.
It is not therapy, and it is not crisis care.
A SUPPORTIVE NEXT STEP
Let's talk and get clear.
This short, grounded conversation allows us to understand where you are, answer questions, and determine whether working together feels aligned.
It;s a simple place to arrive to explore what kind of support is needed at this time.
There is no pressure to decide anything on this call.
Clarity comes first.
If you're ready, click the button below to get started.
