Wellness & Somatic Practices in Singapore

What is the difference between a wellness session and therapy?

A wellness session is a body-based practice. It supports rest, nervous system regulation and self-awareness, and you work with a facilitator who guides the practice. There is no assessment, no diagnosis, no clinical formulation and no treatment plan.

Therapy is clinical work. You work with a counsellor, psychotherapist or psychologist over time, with the aim of understanding and changing patterns that are causing you difficulty. It involves a therapeutic relationship, and it holds a professional and ethical framework that a wellness session does not.

The practical difference: a wellness session helps you settle. Therapy helps you work something through. Both are legitimate, and they aren't in competition — but they answer different needs, and one won't do the other's job.

Can wellness sessions replace therapy or medical treatment?

No, and we'd rather say so plainly. If you are dealing with a mental health difficulty, working through trauma, or managing a medical condition, wellness sessions can sit alongside proper care — they don't stand in for it. TRE in particular is a body-based practice and not a substitute for psychotherapy.

If something surfaces in a session that would be better held therapeutically, your facilitator will tell you. Our psychotherapists and counsellors work in the same clinic, so it's a conversation rather than a referral into the unknown — and if the honest answer is that we're not the right people, we'll say that too.

How much do wellness sessions cost in Singapore?

Private sessions at Soma Haus are $180 for 60 minutes, with an eight-session package at $1,280, working out at $160 a session. The Nervous System Consultation & Gut Health Test is SGD 480 for 75 minutes and includes the test kit. Private circles and ceremonies are priced by enquiry, since each is built around the group.

A sliding scale is available on individual sessions, though not on packages.

Which session should I start with?

If you're new to a somatic approach, the Nervous System Consultation & Gut Health Test. It's designed as an entry point: a case-history intake with Heart Rate Variability measurement and nervous system mapping, and you leave with a personal health plan rather than a guess about which session to book.

If you already know what you're after — breath, sound, movement or TRE — you can book that directly. Nothing requires the consultation first.

What is the Nervous System Consultation & Gut Health Test?

A 75-minute session covering a thorough case-history intake, Heart Rate Variability (HRV) measurement and nervous system mapping. Afterwards you receive a gut health test kit to complete in your own time — stool DNA sequencing that reports your microbiome age, gut functional scores, diversity and balance, with personalised food and probiotic recommendations.

It is not an assessment and not a diagnosis. The price includes the consultation and the test kit, but not any probiotic formulations recommended afterwards. Full details here.

Do I need any experience with breathwork, sound or somatic practices?

None. Sessions are one to one, so the pace and the practices are set by your body on the day rather than by a class plan — which matters particularly if breathwork or meditation has felt overwhelming to you in a group setting before. There is nothing to get right.

Is TRE or breathwork suitable if I have a history of trauma?

Often, yes — and sometimes not yet. Both practices work with activation held in the body, and privately they can be paced carefully, with emphasis on resourcing and self-regulation so the process stays gradual and contained.

But body-based work can bring things closer to the surface, and doing that without therapeutic support isn't right for everyone. If you're unsure, counselling may be the better place to start — you can always come to the body work later, and many people do both.

If you'd rather try somatic practice in a gentler, lower-stakes way first, our Learning to Feel workshop is an introduction to somatics built for exactly this: noticing sensation early, learning what resourcing means, and building capacity before going deeper. Or say so when you book, or start with a discovery call, and we'll help you decide.

Can I book a private circle or ceremony for a group?

Yes. Private circles are held for a group you bring — friends, a milestone or life transition, women's and men's circles, or a small team. Each is built from the practices that suit the occasion: somatic exercises, guided meditation, healing and sharing circles, flower rituals, expressive art therapies and reflective journalling.

There's no fixed format and no fixed price. Tell us what you're marking, how many people, and roughly when.

Do you run group classes as well as private sessions?

Yes. Weekly classes run at both studios in deliberately small groups, alongside workshops, trainings and special events through the year. Class packages start at $210 for five, down to $32 a class on a twenty-session shareable package. See the schedule.

Where is your wellness centre?

Soma Haus has two wellness centres in Singapore: 281 Joo Chiat Road, Level 3, and Block 7 Tanjong Pagar Plaza, #02-107. Both run private sessions and group classes, seven days a week by appointment only.