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).

What happens when you let your body takeover when practicing mindfulness?

2024-04-26T16:11:28-07:00Mental Health & Neuroplasticity|

Today’s video and the two that preceded it were inspired by comments and questions from my students who have been participating in my online drop-in classes.  What I hope you understand after this week’s video is there is no such thing as a strange sensation, a weird feeling, [...]

Feeling Nothing? Why boredom and shutdown can go hand in hand with mindfulness

2024-04-26T16:16:05-07:00Mental Health & Neuroplasticity, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

Last week I shared a video that poses the question: “Do you feel like fleeing ..when practicing mindfulness?”  THIS WEEK, we get into the polar opposite of this which is: “What if I feel nothing, am bored, and just want to look at my phone” (when I practice [...]