IreneLyon

About Irene Lyon

Irene Lyon, MSC. and nervous system expert, teaches people around the world how to work with the nervous system to transform trauma, heal body and mind, and live full, creative lives. To date her online work has reached people in over 57(!) countries – but you can often find her teaching with Elia Mrak at their signature Up & Down workshops or hiking in the mountains or along the Pacific ocean in her hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia. She has her Master’s in Biomedical and Health Science and also has a knack for making complex info easy for ALL of us to understand and apply to our lives. She has extensively studied and practices the works of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, Peter Levine (founder of Somatic Experiencing) and Kathy Kain (founder of Somatic Practice).

Unmasking human expression and healing spasmodic dysphonia with Donnie Hill

2024-04-18T18:24:23-07:00April 14th, 2024|3. Pain & Chronic Illness, 6. Practitioners & Professionals|

I’ve got another NEW chat with a returning guest to share with y’all today and it is a GOOD one. For those who are new here, didn’t catch our previous interviews, or haven’t been introduced to Donnie via this recent SBSM Alumni Panel chat (or this one), here’s [...]

An Open Letter to Those Asking for Empirical Data

2024-04-20T12:28:17-07:00March 17th, 2024|1. Trauma & Survival Physiology|

THE BACKSTORY (a scientific study on SBSM): Three years ago (in 2021), we partnered with Mitacs, a non-profit organization that pairs industry with academia (in this case, the University of Victoria) to run a group of students through the SmartBody SmartMind™ (SBSM) curriculum as the university studied them [...]

“Pain is trapped sensation.” How nervous system work can help heal chronic pain

2024-04-20T12:39:14-07:00March 10th, 2024|3. Pain & Chronic Illness|

Do any of the following statements resonate with you? “I kept getting physio, acupuncture, and massage. But it wouldn’t go away.” “You go to physio, you feel a bit better, you think you’re on the mend, you start doing stuff, and then the pain just comes back full [...]

Five possible reasons you’re not an SBSM member… yet.

2024-04-20T12:55:23-07:00February 21st, 2024|2. Healthy Nervous System Lifestyle, 4. Mental Health & Neuroplasticity|

In case you are brand new here, SmartBody SmartMind (SBSM) is my signature lifetime membership online curriculum that we run in live 12 week 'semesters', usually a couple times a year. It was created to aid you in becoming your own medicine, such that you can resolve trauma [...]

Developing Deep Self-Love & Body Trust – an SBSM success story with Janet

2024-04-20T13:01:31-07:00February 19th, 2024|3. Pain & Chronic Illness|

Today, I want to re-introduce you to one of our long-standing SmartBody SmartMind™ alumni. I recently re-listened to my first interview with her (from back when we were still using good ol’ Skype for this stuff), and I just KNEW her story would resonate with many of you [...]

Healing anxiety, addictions and repressed anger [Jerika’s FULL story]

2024-04-20T13:08:52-07:00February 18th, 2024|3. Pain & Chronic Illness, 8. Anger & Healthy Aggression|

Last week when I was doing a livestream on Instagram I caught myself saying,  “I realize it can sound too good to be true that one online program can offer such vast results, but this is what we are seeing.” Well, here I am again with yet another [...]