Before I introduce this week’s new guest interview that’s dedicated to those who are practitioners, or practitioners to be…
I wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU to all those who have sent in emails or dropped a social media comment, expressing your excitement for the big shifts that me and my team are in the midst of making around how my online paid programs will be running into the rest of 2026 and beyond!
The analogy I’ve been using to describe where Team Lyon is right now is this:
We’ve been sailing a powerful ship on the ‘seas’ of the online somatic trauma healing worlds (and heck: I sort of invented it back in 2014’ish!), but after over a decade of ‘sailing this specific route’ it is very clear to me that it is time to not only change direction, but refurbish and replace some parts, so we can maintain a sustainable ‘sailing route’ for another decade or more.
If you missed our previous communications, I cover some of these changes in this article and this vlog, and speaking of vlogs…
I caught a comment on a video from a couple of weeks ago, titled: ‘Healing Trauma? Why Somatic Experiencing (SE) Alone Often Isn’t Enough’, where someone was thankful that I call the people I work with students, not patients.
I replied, ‘Ah yes, good noticing there. As a Feldenkrais practitioner, it is common language to call those we work with ‘students’ and not clients or patients… because we are not trying to heal or fix a person per se, but help them learn for themselves so they can grow capacity, regulation, and then heal.’
Oddly, I’ve been mocked by calling those I work with ‘students,’ because according to some it is the sign of a cult leader when they call their people students (I remember that made me chuckle when I read that).
Anyways, I felt like sharing that comment and my comment back, just in case there was ever any wonder as to why I use this word to denote those I work with!
And speaking of Feldenkrais’ing and this lineage of somatic learning (and healing) that informs so much of what I do and how I teach…
I have a new interview for you today with one of my longstanding colleagues, mentor, and friend, Andrew Gibbons.
As you may surmise by the title there, ‘The Truth About Becoming a Somatic Practitioner,’ this talk is geared for those who are working in these fields, as well as those who are just starting out. In this talk, Andrew and I do NOT sugarcoat anything.
We get into the business realities of paving new roads with practices (like Feldenkrais, Somatic Experiencing, etc.) that are not yet widely accepted by medical or insurance establishments.
We speak about what it means when a practitioner gets bored…
Why continued mentorship is key for this work (even when you’ve got a good base of knowledge and skill)…
And we talk about the “D” word (discipline) and hard work.
Have a watch (and if you are a practitioner, or practitioner to be, but sure to leave me and Andrew a comment!).
PS We’re officially testing the new ‘seas’ of SmartBody SmartMind™️(SBSM), and right now the NEW Foundations offering is ‘sailing’ (keeping up with my ship and sailing metaphors here). The next opportunity to join will be early July, so not too far away before we sail again. Get on the waitlist. ⛵
Please know that completing this new ‘Foundations’ offering will be a prerequisite to enter into the new model of the SBSM curriculum. Keep your eyes on your inbox as I’ll also be announcing a NEW monthly online membership that will get started closer to August 2026.
