Caitlin Olson - ITP.

Caitlin Olson - ITP. Hello, I'm Caitie, a devoted yoga instructor with a passion for guiding individuals on a journey of self-discovery through yoga and meditation.

Somatic Yoga Teacher & Integrative Trauma Practitioner
Helping women slow down, tune into their bodies, and heal from stress and trauma
Passionate about guiding others to feel more embodied, grounded, and free

Accepting new clients! My dedication lies in helping you unravel more about yourself, fostering a deeper connection between mind, body, and spirit. Join me in exploring the transformative

potential of yoga and meditation as we embark on a path of self-awareness and personal growth together. Creating Safety, Inspiring Calm: In the comfort of your home, my mission is to offer private sessions of gentle yoga and meditation, providing a personalized haven for soothing the nervous system and allowing you the freedom to truly be yourself. Join me on a journey of tranquility and self-discovery tailored specifically to you, fostering well-being and personal strength in the privacy and comfort of your own space.

06/12/2026

You know why we tell people to go touch some grass?

Because your nervous system wasn’t designed to spend 14 hours a day staring at rectangles.

Your feet contain thousands of sensory receptors that constantly send information to your brain about pressure, texture, temperature, and body position.

When you stand barefoot on the earth, feel the ground supporting you, look toward the horizon, and notice the world around you, your nervous system receives new information. 🦋

Information that says:

“We’re not trapped in traffic.”

“We’re not answering emails.”

“We’re not staring at a screen.”

“We’re standing in a field and everything is okay for this moment.”

Sometimes regulation isn’t more self improvement.

Sometimes it’s strolling barefoot with nowhere to go and nothing to do. 🫶🏻





06/11/2026

We’re off to BC for a few days with our little family.

Truthfully, this trip is less about getting away and more about being together.

I haven’t talked much online about what we’ve been navigating with Samson because I’ve needed time to process it myself.

But this sweet boy has been at the center of our world for a long time, and right now we’re focused on making memories, slowing down, and appreciating every moment we get with him.

Because of that, I’ll also be taking a few days away from my somatic practice and will respond to emails, messages, and inquiries when I’m back online.

If you have a minute this weekend, we’d appreciate a little extra love sent Samson’s way. 🤍





06/11/2026

As a somatic practitioner, I know now that it wasn’t really about the crosswalk.

It was about being seen.

When our nervous system doesn’t feel completely safe, it can become incredibly aware of other people. We start monitoring ourselves. Wondering how we look. Whether we’re doing something wrong. Whether we’re being judged.

For some people, it shows up at crosswalks.

For others, it’s walking into a gym alone.

Going to a coffee shop by yourself.

Dancing at a wedding.

Posting on social media.

Speaking up in a meeting.

Being the first person to arrive somewhere.

Trying to put change back in your wallet while someone waits behind you.

Parallel parking while convinced the entire street is watching.

It’s rarely about the thing itself.

It’s about how safe we feel being visible.

One of the things I love most about somatic work is that it gives us an opportunity to practice something different.

To feel a little safer in our body.

A little safer taking up space.

A little safer being ourselves.

A little safer being seen.

Thankfully, that’s something we can learn. You’re not alone.

Signed,

A former crosswalk avoider. 🤍





06/11/2026

When I tried this exercise myself, I wasn’t entirely sure what I was looking for. I was simply curious.

What I noticed surprised me.

I was digging my fingernails into my palms. My knuckles became incredibly tight. My entire arm started to shake.

When it was time to release, I couldn’t.

Not right away, anyway.

I had to take a deep breath and consciously allow my hand to soften. Even then, my fingers opened slowly, almost as if they weren’t quite ready to let go.

In somatic work, that’s the part I find fascinating.

Most people pay attention to the squeeze.

I’m interested in the release.

Because our nervous system isn’t just involved in creating movement. It’s involved in ending it.

The ability to contract is important.

The ability to release is equally important.

When we intentionally create tension and then slowly let it go, we give the nervous system an opportunity to experience both states and notice the transition between them.

That transition holds information.

Do you immediately soften?

Do you keep gripping even when the effort is over?

Do other parts of the body join in?

The jaw.

The shoulders.

The breath.

The nervous system tends to organize as a whole, not in isolated parts. Sometimes a simple hand exercise can reveal patterns that show up throughout the rest of the body.

This little exercise creates an opportunity to notice.

Can you soften when the effort is over?

Can your body recognize that it no longer needs to hold?

Can you release without rushing?

Awareness is the work.

If you’d like to try it, make a fist slowly. Hold for 3 to 5 seconds. Then release as slowly as possible and notice what happens in your hand, arm, jaw, shoulders, breathing, or anywhere else in your body.

I’m curious what you noticed.

Did your hand let go immediately, or did it take a moment to trust the release?

06/10/2026

When I tried this exercise myself, I wasn’t entirely sure what I was looking for. I was simply curious.

What I noticed surprised me.

I was digging my fingernails into my palms. My knuckles became incredibly tight. My entire arm started to shake.

When it was time to release, I couldn’t.

Not right away, anyway.

I had to take a deep breath and consciously allow my hand to soften. Even then, my fingers opened slowly, almost as if they weren’t quite ready to let go.

In somatic work, that’s the part I find fascinating.

Most people pay attention to the squeeze.

I’m interested in the release.

Because our nervous system isn’t just involved in movement. It’s involved in letting movement end.

It learns patterns of contraction and protection over time. Muscles tighten. Joints stiffen. We brace, grip, push through, and hold ourselves together without even realizing we’re doing it.

Eventually, holding can feel more familiar than releasing.

This little exercise creates an opportunity to notice that.

Can you soften when the effort is over?

Can your body recognize that it no longer needs to hold?

Can you release without rushing?

The goal isn’t to force anything to change.

The goal is awareness.

Because awareness is where change begins.

If you’d like to try it, make a fist slowly. Hold for 3 to 5 seconds. Then release as slowly as possible and notice what happens in your hand, arm, jaw, shoulders, breathing, or anywhere else in your body.

I’m curious what you noticed.

Did your hand let go immediately, or did it take a moment to trust the release?

06/08/2026

Happy Monday. 🤍

A healthy nervous system isn’t just breathing exercises and morning routines.

Sometimes it’s realizing you don’t actually have to do the thing.

Burn the bridge.

Set the boundary.

Leave the group chat.

Stop explaining yourself.

It is 100% okay to say no.

Is it scary? Sometimes.

But you’ve got this.

I promise. 💗





06/06/2026

Yesterday, one of my lovely clients and I spent some time exploring her inner child.

Near the end of the session, we were talking about her plans for the evening when she said, “I think we’re going to go pick out some new bubble bath, and then I think we’re going to get taco supplies because I think we really want tacos tonight.”

I laughed and said, “We?”

She looked at me for a second and said, “What?”

I said, “You said we.”

She paused, started laughing, and said, “Oh my gosh, yeah, I did.”

I asked her if she was talking about herself and her younger self, and at that point we were both laughing.

Then we both got a little quiet.

I’ve been thinking about that moment ever since.

In all the conversations I’ve had about inner child work, I’ve never heard someone refer to themselves and their younger self as a team so naturally. There was no intention behind it. She wasn’t trying to make a point or have some big realization. It just came out.

And for some reason, that made it even more meaningful.

It was one of those moments that stopped both of us in our tracks.

She was talking about herself like she was someone worth considering.

Someone worth bringing along.

Someone worth buying the tacos for.

Someone worth taking care of.

It was truly beautiful 🥹

So many of us move through life treating ourselves like a responsibility, a project, or something we just need to get through. We push ourselves, criticize ourselves, and expect ourselves to keep going no matter how tired, hurt, or overwhelmed we are.

Meanwhile, this amazing woman walked out of a session unconsciously planning an evening for herself the same way she would for someone she loved.

And I sat there realizing she had just taught me something, too.





Do you notice yourself aligning with one of these? 👀Most people see themselves in more than one.These aren’t diagnoses o...
06/05/2026

Do you notice yourself aligning with one of these? 👀

Most people see themselves in more than one.

These aren’t diagnoses or personality types.

They’re patterns.

Ways we adapt to stress, uncertainty, overwhelm, responsibility, conflict, grief, or life experiences that asked a lot from us.

Sometimes we become the doer.

Sometimes the caretaker.

Sometimes the overthinker.

Sometimes we disappear completely.

From a somatic perspective, these patterns often have roots in the nervous system.

Many developed as intelligent ways of helping us feel safe, connected, accepted, prepared, or protected during difficult experiences.

The challenge is that what once helped us survive can sometimes continue showing up long after the original situation has passed.

Part of somatic work is learning to recognize these patterns with curiosity, understand what they may be protecting, and gradually build new options when stress or overwhelm arise.

I’m curious…

Which slide made you feel a little too seen? 👇

06/05/2026

My intuition has become pretty wild over the years. 🦋

What’s interesting is that I know what hypervigilance feels like. There was a time when I was constantly scanning people, reading micro expressions, monitoring energy shifts, and trying to predict what might happen next. That wasn’t intuition. That was a nervous system trying to stay safe.

This feels completely different.

The more I’ve continued healing, the more I’ve learned to trust my body, my sensations, and my own inner knowing. Sometimes I know something before I can explain how I know it. Sometimes I can feel when something is aligned, when something isn’t, or when a truth is about to reveal itself.

And lately, when something really lands for me, my ears ring. It’s a low vibration that seems to arrive alongside a feeling of complete clarity. My body feels heavy, grounded, almost magnetized to the earth for a moment. Everything settles. It’s not that the ringing overtakes my thoughts. It’s more like the ringing arrives when the message has already landed. Like a confirmation from my inner knowing, the universe, or both. ✨

Maybe it’s intuition. Maybe it’s a sixth sense. Maybe it’s the universe communicating through a body that’s finally quiet enough to listen. 💗

I don’t really need to know which one it is.

I just know I’ve learned to trust it. 💫





06/04/2026

Not everything that feels heavy has a quick solution.

Sometimes there isn’t a lesson to learn, a silver lining to find, or a mindset shift that suddenly makes everything easier.

Sometimes you’re simply moving through something difficult.

If that’s where you find yourself today, see if you can find one small thing that feels supportive.

Notice your feet on the ground.

Hold something sturdy.

Wrap your arms around yourself.

Take a moment to remember that you don’t have to solve everything today.

And a perspective was just shared with me recently that I really liked:

When you’re faced with a difficult choice, it creates the possibility of a new destination.

I found that comforting. ❤️

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