A more attuned connection is closer than you think.
“HELD” makes it a practice.
Through guided restorative touch, you'll learn how to give your partner something increasingly rare: your full attention, your gentle presence, and your care—with nothing expected in return.
That kind of touch ignites relationships.
“Lauren made us feel comfortable from the very beginning. HELD was gentle, encouraging, and surprisingly fun—we laughed, relaxed, and learned practical ways to care for each other that we still use today. We left with more than techniques; we gained confidence in our ability to connect, and our relationship is stronger because of it.”
— HELD Client
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Begin your Held practice
Whether you're looking for simple ways to reconnect at home or a more personalized coaching experience, Held meets you where you are.
Start with the On Demand Held Course and begin creating your own connection ritual.
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**Held Foundations** includes three guided modules covering the Five Skills of Connection, the Five Skills of Restorative Practice and the Five Skills of the Assist. Learn how to apply these skills through individual restorative postures, partner assists and reflective worksheets for download. By the end of the course, you'll have a healthy foundation to confidently practice Held together at home.
Coaching for Couples
Held complements couples therapy by teaching practical, restorative touch practices that help partners strengthen trust, intimacy, and connection between sessions.
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Your relationship deserves more than a single session—it deserves a practice.
Over eight 90-minute guided coaching sessions, you'll learn restorative partner practices that build trust, deepen intimacy, and create lasting connection. Together, we'll personalize each practice so it fits your relationship, your comfort level, and your daily life.
By the end of the program, you'll leave with the confidence and skills to continue practicing at home.
Investment - $1200
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Keep connection alive through intentional practice.
The strongest relationships aren't built in a single breakthrough—they're strengthened through consistent care. Held Monthly Practice provides one personalized coaching session each month, offering new partner-assisted techniques, individualized guidance, and dedicated time to reconnect, refine your practice, and nurture trust, intimacy, and lasting connection together.
Six-month package (six 90-minute sessions) - $675
Twelve-month package (12 90-minute sessions) - $1250
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Reconnect whenever you need it most.
Whether you're navigating a busy season, celebrating a milestone, or simply longing to slow down together, a single Held session offers personalized guidance and restorative partner practices tailored to your relationship.
Perfect for returning clients or couples looking for a meaningful way to reconnect.
Investment - $175
About the Founder
Lauren Christian is the founder of HELD Relationships, a somatic relationship educator, 500-ERYT yoga teacher, and graduate student preparing to become a couples therapist. With more than 25 years of embodied practice and 15 years of teaching experience, she brings deep expertise in restorative movement, nervous-system awareness, and consensual partner touch.
Lauren created HELD to help midlife couples cultivate connection, trust, and play through practices they can experience—not simply discuss. She works as a collaborative partner to couples therapists, offering an embodied complement to clinical care that helps clients practice presence, co-regulation, communication, and safe connection between sessions.
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