Octopus Setup Spot™ Holiday Series
Held in the Arms → Glow in the Dark → Regeneration & Renewal
Three 90-minute online circles to help you soften, reconnect, and begin again through gentle movement, humming, and mandala art — guided by the wisdom and symbolism of the octopus.
Each circle is part of the Octopus Setup Spot™, a simple, body-based practice that helps you listen to your inner rhythm, find your “spot” of calm, and restore balance, creativity, and peace from within.
Cameras are optional — no experience needed.
Sessions are recorded for program development and integration only. Replay is not included with registration. By attending, you consent to being part of the live recording. You may keep your camera off if you prefer privacy.
Who it’s for
These circles are for anyone moving through tender seasons — grief, transition, fatigue, or quiet longing.
If you crave gentleness, creative expression, or simply a place to breathe, you belong here.
You don’t need to know anything about Brainspotting or the Octopus Setup Spot™ — just come as you are.
This is a space for slowing down, listening within, and feeling held.
These circles honor sensitivity, curiosity, and the courage to begin again.
What Is the Octopus Setup Spot™ Experience?
The Octopus Setup Spot™ is a gentle, body-based process that helps you reconnect with your natural rhythm and inner calm.
In each 90-minute circle, you’ll find a calm “spot” for your eyes and body to rest (your GazeSpot) and use movement, humming, and reflection to support what your system most needs.
The Octopus Setup Spot™ is an original framework created by Michelle Dyett-Welcome. It’s inspired by the principles of Brainspotting, developed by Dr. David Grand, which teaches that where you look affects how you feel.
In this process, participants connect with a gentle point of visual focus — called a GazeSpotting — while engaging with the octopus as a living metaphor of safety, adaptability, and renewal. Each circle uses this framework to help you feel held, grounded, and reconnected through movement, sound, and reflection.
The Octopus Setup Spot™ is not therapy or clinical Brainspotting. It’s a somatic, creative, and spiritually grounded practice designed for emotional regulation, self-holding, and personal renewal.
Why these circles matter
The holidays can stir everything — joy and grief, connection and loneliness, endings and beginnings. These three monthly circles offer a soft rhythm of support to carry you through this season and into the new year.
Each gathering is a gentle invitation to come home to yourself — to be held, to glow, and to begin again.
You’ll move through practices drawn from Brainspotting-inspired awareness, somatic grounding, movement, and creative reflection — helping your system rest, release, and regenerate.
The Octopus Setup Spot™ process weaves through it all, inviting you to connect with the wisdom of the octopus — its ability to hold, feel, and renew — as a living metaphor for your own healing.
Each circle meets you where you are, helping your body remember what peace feels like.
The Three Circles
November 23, 2025 (Sunday) @ 4 PM EST — Held in the Arms
Soothing, rest, and gentle holding.
Reconnect with your body’s need for containment, safety, and care.
Experience self-embrace and calming through the Soothing Reach practice.Theme: Being held
Energy: Comfort, Containment, Rest
Affirmation: “It’s safe to be held.”
December 21, 2025 (Sunday) @ 4 PM EST— Glow in the Dark
Discover your inner light through movement and sound.
Turn off the lights, move like an octopus in dark water, and let your body remember how to glow.Theme: Illumination and Connection
Energy: Playfulness, Expression, Shared Light
Affirmation: “Even in the deep, I remember how to shine.”
January 11, 2026 (Sunday) @ 4 PM EST — Regeneration & Renewal
A new beginning rooted in softness.
Explore how your system heals and regrows, guided by the octopus’s power of regeneration.Theme: Renewal and Rebirth
Energy: Courage, Adaptability, Wholeness
Affirmation: “I begin again — softly, slowly, wholly.”
What's Included
- 90-minutes on Zoom, circle led by Michelle
Somatic meditation, gentle movement, and creative mandala practice
Trauma-sensitive pacing (camera optional)
Downloadable monthly workbook (PDF)
- Spotify playlist
What you’ll experience
Guided meditations with gentle Brainspotting (GazeSpot™ anchoring)
Movement inspired by the fluid intelligence of the octopus
Humming and chanting for nervous-system soothing
Creative mandala art for integration
Optional camera-off participation and trauma-sensitive pacing
Space to rest, feel, and reconnect without pressure to perform
What to bring
Comfortable space to move or rest
Paper or journal
Colored pencils, markers, or your mandala templates
Water, candle, or light source (for December’s “Glow in the Dark”)
Headphones for best sound quality
Join the Circle
| Option | Description | Price | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🌊 Single Circle | Join one session — Nov 23, Dec 21, or Jan 11 | $33 | |
🪸 2-Circle Bundles 🪸 (Nov + Dec) 🪸 (Nov + Jan) 🪸 (Dec + Jan) |
| $55 | |
| 💜 3-Circle Bundle (Nov–Jan) | Save and move through the full arc: Held → Glow → Renew | $77 | 3-Circle Bundle (Closed) |
Each registration includes access to your PDF workbook and Spotify playlist.
Meet Michelle
The first circle, Held in the Arms, takes place on November 23 — my birthday. It feels symbolic that this work officially begins on the same day I celebrate another turn around the sun.
For me, it’s a reminder that renewal doesn’t happen all at once. It arrives quietly — in community, through creativity, and with the soft intelligence of the octopus guiding us back to what’s true.
Each circle that follows — December 21 (Solstice Light) and January 11 (Renewal) — continues that rhythm of transformation.
You’re warmly invited to join me for this unfolding — whether for one circle or all three.
Your body knows how to begin again.
Join us for one circle — or all three — and let yourself be held through the turning of the season.
Softness is not weakness. It’s wisdom.
Softness is not weakness. It’s wisdom.
This was amazing
This was amazing Michelle! I loved the way you held the space for us on your birthday. This was a great gift.
Awesome! looking forward to next month!!
This has been magical, and amazing! Michelle, I’m so grateful for you. You have an amazing gift. I every experiential I have attended with you has always been transformational! Love the power of community and connection!
There is power in presence. This was powerful.
You inspire.
It has been an enlightening experience! Thanks!
You are magical and so UBER talented!
Thank you so much for creating this. You are magical and your gifts of creation hopefully will be spread throughout the world!
So eye opening or heart opening!
Transformative!
I was transported to another place off the earth, meeting people that I did not know.
Exactly what I needed.
I need to spend more time in the dark.
Feels nourishing and imprinted on my soul and spirit!
I feel a little lighter.
Regeneration & Renewal. – Holiday Healing Circle
The Next Healing Circle is January 11th, 2026 at 4 PM EST · $33
A gentle, embodied space to begin the year feeling supported.
Inside this circle, we’ll move, hum, glow, and release what the year has carried. You do not have to arrive strong or polished.
Just present. Just you. Your nervous system will thank you.
Glow in the Dark – Holiday Healing Circle
December 21st 2025 at 4 PM EST · $33
A gentle, somatic, IFS-informed experience to help you soften the edges of this season, reconnect with your inner glow, and feel held, not overwhelmed.
Inside this circle, we’ll move, hum, glow, and release what the year has carried. You do not have to arrive strong or polished.
Just present. Just you.
Your nervous system will thank you.
7
The Octopus Setup Spot
What if healing isn't linear? What if it could be fluid, intelligent, and beautifully adaptive, just like the octopus? The Octopus Setup Spot™ Card Deck was born from one question: “What if I had more arms to hold all the parts of me that hurt?"
For coaches, healers, therapists, and practitioners working with emotions, the nervous system, and inner parts—![]()
The Octopus Setup Spot™ Emotional Arms Deck is a sacred somatic tool for emotional integration, parts work, gaze-based resourcing, and ritual-informed healing.![]()
![]()
Inspired by the octopus—its intuitive sensing, adaptability, and ability to hold many experiences at once—this 60-card deck supports people in feeling safely held as they explore their inner world.![]()
![]()
What’s inside the deck:![]()
🐙 12 Emotional Arms, each representing a theme of connection, soothing, and internal support![]()
Each arm includes 5 unique card types:![]()
• Metaphor![]()
• Somatic Connection![]()
• Parts Connection![]()
• Visual Brainspotting Cue![]()
• Deepening Options![]()
![]()
This is not about fixing emotions.![]()
It’s about creating space to hold, feel, and integrate them—with tenderness and clarity.![]()
![]()
✨ Learn more about the Octopus Setup Spot™ Emotional Arms Deck. (check comments)
It’s okay not to understand everything you feel right away.![]()
Clarity comes slowly—and it does come.![]()
You’re doing your best. 🤍![]()
👉 Watch Michelle walk you through how the deck helps bring insights gently. (check comments)
For coaches, healers, therapists, and practitioners working with emotions, the nervous system, and inner parts—![]()
![]()
The Octopus Setup Spot™ Emotional Arms Deck is a sacred somatic tool created to support emotional integration, parts work, gaze-based resourcing, and ritual-based healing.![]()
![]()
Inspired by the octopus—its intuitive sensing, adaptability, and ability to hold many experiences at once—this 60-card deck is designed to help people feel safely held while exploring their inner world.![]()
![]()
This deck is especially supportive for:![]()
• trauma-informed coaching![]()
• somatic and embodied practices![]()
• emotional regulation and nervous system work![]()
• inner child and parts-based healing![]()
• personal use by brave souls on a healing path![]()
![]()
This is not about fixing emotions.![]()
It’s about creating space to hold, feel, and integrate them with tenderness and clarity.![]()
![]()
✨ Learn more about the Octopus Setup Spot™ Emotional Arms Deck. (check comments)
Healing doesn’t always feel dramatic or fast.![]()
But every small forward step matters.![]()
You’re moving—even when it feels slow. 🌿![]()
👉 Michelle’s demo shows how each card helps you take one gentle step at a time. (check comments)
Some days feel too heavy to move.![]()
That doesn’t mean you’re failing.![]()
It means you need gentleness and support. 🌤️![]()
👉 Learn how the Emotional Arms Deck can offer that support—watch Michelle’s tutorial. (check comments)
Your healing doesn’t have to match anyone else’s pace.![]()
You’re allowed to feel, pause, and grow in your own way.![]()
And you’re getting there. 💛![]()
👉 Michelle explains how to use the deck for moments like these—watch the video. (check comments)
Glow in the Dark – Holiday Healing Circle
December 21st at 4 PM EST · $33
A gentle, somatic, IFS-informed experience to help you soften the edges of this season, reconnect with your inner glow, and feel held, not overwhelmed.
Inside this circle, we’ll move, hum, glow, and release what the year has carried. You do not have to arrive strong or polished.
Just present. Just you.
Your nervous system will thank you.
7
The Octopus Setup Spot
What if healing isn't linear? What if it could be fluid, intelligent, and beautifully adaptive, just like the octopus? The Octopus Setup Spot™ Card Deck was born from one question: “What if I had more arms to hold all the parts of me that hurt?"
For coaches, healers, therapists, and practitioners working with emotions, the nervous system, and inner parts—![]()
The Octopus Setup Spot™ Emotional Arms Deck is a sacred somatic tool for emotional integration, parts work, gaze-based resourcing, and ritual-informed healing.![]()
![]()
Inspired by the octopus—its intuitive sensing, adaptability, and ability to hold many experiences at once—this 60-card deck supports people in feeling safely held as they explore their inner world.![]()
![]()
What’s inside the deck:![]()
🐙 12 Emotional Arms, each representing a theme of connection, soothing, and internal support![]()
Each arm includes 5 unique card types:![]()
• Metaphor![]()
• Somatic Connection![]()
• Parts Connection![]()
• Visual Brainspotting Cue![]()
• Deepening Options![]()
![]()
This is not about fixing emotions.![]()
It’s about creating space to hold, feel, and integrate them—with tenderness and clarity.![]()
![]()
✨ Learn more about the Octopus Setup Spot™ Emotional Arms Deck. (check comments)
It’s okay not to understand everything you feel right away.![]()
Clarity comes slowly—and it does come.![]()
You’re doing your best. 🤍![]()
👉 Watch Michelle walk you through how the deck helps bring insights gently. (check comments)
For coaches, healers, therapists, and practitioners working with emotions, the nervous system, and inner parts—![]()
![]()
The Octopus Setup Spot™ Emotional Arms Deck is a sacred somatic tool created to support emotional integration, parts work, gaze-based resourcing, and ritual-based healing.![]()
![]()
Inspired by the octopus—its intuitive sensing, adaptability, and ability to hold many experiences at once—this 60-card deck is designed to help people feel safely held while exploring their inner world.![]()
![]()
This deck is especially supportive for:![]()
• trauma-informed coaching![]()
• somatic and embodied practices![]()
• emotional regulation and nervous system work![]()
• inner child and parts-based healing![]()
• personal use by brave souls on a healing path![]()
![]()
This is not about fixing emotions.![]()
It’s about creating space to hold, feel, and integrate them with tenderness and clarity.![]()
![]()
✨ Learn more about the Octopus Setup Spot™ Emotional Arms Deck. (check comments)
Healing doesn’t always feel dramatic or fast.![]()
But every small forward step matters.![]()
You’re moving—even when it feels slow. 🌿![]()
👉 Michelle’s demo shows how each card helps you take one gentle step at a time. (check comments)
Some days feel too heavy to move.![]()
That doesn’t mean you’re failing.![]()
It means you need gentleness and support. 🌤️![]()
👉 Learn how the Emotional Arms Deck can offer that support—watch Michelle’s tutorial. (check comments)
Your healing doesn’t have to match anyone else’s pace.![]()
You’re allowed to feel, pause, and grow in your own way.![]()
And you’re getting there. 💛![]()
👉 Michelle explains how to use the deck for moments like these—watch the video. (check comments)
Glow in the Dark – Holiday Healing Circle
December 21st at 4 PM EST · $33
A gentle, somatic, IFS-informed experience to help you soften the edges of this season, reconnect with your inner glow, and feel held, not overwhelmed.
Inside this circle, we’ll move, hum, glow, and release what the year has carried. You do not have to arrive strong or polished.
Just present. Just you.
Your nervous system will thank you.
7
The Octopus Setup Spot
What if healing isn't linear? What if it could be fluid, intelligent, and beautifully adaptive, just like the octopus? The Octopus Setup Spot™ Card Deck was born from one question: “What if I had more arms to hold all the parts of me that hurt?"
For coaches, healers, therapists, and practitioners working with emotions, the nervous system, and inner parts—![]()
The Octopus Setup Spot™ Emotional Arms Deck is a sacred somatic tool for emotional integration, parts work, gaze-based resourcing, and ritual-informed healing.![]()
![]()
Inspired by the octopus—its intuitive sensing, adaptability, and ability to hold many experiences at once—this 60-card deck supports people in feeling safely held as they explore their inner world.![]()
![]()
What’s inside the deck:![]()
🐙 12 Emotional Arms, each representing a theme of connection, soothing, and internal support![]()
Each arm includes 5 unique card types:![]()
• Metaphor![]()
• Somatic Connection![]()
• Parts Connection![]()
• Visual Brainspotting Cue![]()
• Deepening Options![]()
![]()
This is not about fixing emotions.![]()
It’s about creating space to hold, feel, and integrate them—with tenderness and clarity.![]()
![]()
✨ Learn more about the Octopus Setup Spot™ Emotional Arms Deck. (check comments)
It’s okay not to understand everything you feel right away.![]()
Clarity comes slowly—and it does come.![]()
You’re doing your best. 🤍![]()
👉 Watch Michelle walk you through how the deck helps bring insights gently. (check comments)
For coaches, healers, therapists, and practitioners working with emotions, the nervous system, and inner parts—![]()
![]()
The Octopus Setup Spot™ Emotional Arms Deck is a sacred somatic tool created to support emotional integration, parts work, gaze-based resourcing, and ritual-based healing.![]()
![]()
Inspired by the octopus—its intuitive sensing, adaptability, and ability to hold many experiences at once—this 60-card deck is designed to help people feel safely held while exploring their inner world.![]()
![]()
This deck is especially supportive for:![]()
• trauma-informed coaching![]()
• somatic and embodied practices![]()
• emotional regulation and nervous system work![]()
• inner child and parts-based healing![]()
• personal use by brave souls on a healing path![]()
![]()
This is not about fixing emotions.![]()
It’s about creating space to hold, feel, and integrate them with tenderness and clarity.![]()
![]()
✨ Learn more about the Octopus Setup Spot™ Emotional Arms Deck. (check comments)
Healing doesn’t always feel dramatic or fast.![]()
But every small forward step matters.![]()
You’re moving—even when it feels slow. 🌿![]()
👉 Michelle’s demo shows how each card helps you take one gentle step at a time. (check comments)
Some days feel too heavy to move.![]()
That doesn’t mean you’re failing.![]()
It means you need gentleness and support. 🌤️![]()
👉 Learn how the Emotional Arms Deck can offer that support—watch Michelle’s tutorial. (check comments)
Your healing doesn’t have to match anyone else’s pace.![]()
You’re allowed to feel, pause, and grow in your own way.![]()
And you’re getting there. 💛![]()
👉 Michelle explains how to use the deck for moments like these—watch the video. (check comments)