Harley Conyer - Meditation to uncover and let go of tension, control and effort

Beneath our conscious awareness, we share a powerful biological inheritance: the autonomic nervous system—an ancient survival system common to all mammals.

In this meditation, inspired by principles from Psychedelic Somatic Interactional Psychotherapy (PSIP), we’ll gently turn inward to notice the often-unseen layers of tension, control, and mental effort that the mind-body system creates to protect us from feeling deeply held emotional experiences.

These protective strategies, while once adaptive, can become patterns of chronic efforting that obscure our capacity to feel fully and freely.
Together, we’ll slow down and bring mindful attention to these layers of effort—both mental and physical. With curiosity and compassion, we’ll explore what happens when we invite those strategies to soften or let go.

In this surrender, we create space for the body to reveal what it’s been protecting us from—not as something dangerous, but as something deeply human and ready to be witnessed. This is not about pushing through or fixing, but about gently uncovering the truth that’s already alive beneath the surface
Harley Conyer is a psychedelic psychotherapist, who specialises in trauma-related presentations including addiction, dissociation, developmental trauma and attachment issues, gender and sexuality identity, depression and anxiety, spiritual emergence, life transitions, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Harley also has a long history of practicing and teaching meditation. You can find out more about Harley's work at[ www.psychedelicsomatictherapy.com.au](www.psychedelicsomatictherapy.com.au)

Location
Darlinghurst Community Space, Rear of 277 Bourke Street (entrance via Berwick Lane), Darlinghurst.

About us
We are a queer inclusive meditation group offering different meditations every Monday evening followed by dinner at the Lord Roberts Hotel. Everyone is welcome!

We gather from 6:15pm onwards, and start at 6:30pm, and conclude at approximately 7:30pm.

We usually attract around 20-30 people every session (through Facebook, Meetup, eMail and word of mouth).

Please RSVP, so we can look out for you. Everyone is welcome, and if this is your first time, then we'd love to see you!

After the meditation, you are invited to join us at the nearby Lord Roberts Hotel (upstairs) for dinner or drinks. If you just want to come for a chat and mingle with everyone you are welcome to do so!

Donation
This group is run 100% by volunteers and none of our guest speakers are paid to lead our meditations. As such we are always looking for more volunteers to serve our community and continue the amazing work of sustaining this wonderfully unique group. Please reach out to us digitally or on the night if you are interested.

This not for profit organisation has only been able to continue with your kind donations. We have overheads including cost of venue hire and insurance as well as advertising.

You can now donate though PAYID using our ABN number which is 45788728326. Otherwise we accept cash and eftpos donations on the night at a suggestion of 5-10 dollars per person each week.

If you would like to lead a meditation or know someone who would be interested please kindly let us know by sending us a message on meetup.