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).

Magic For Your Gut-Brain Connection: With Elinor Silverstein

2024-04-26T20:35:36-07:00Mental Health & Neuroplasticity, Practitioners & Professionals|

. What I love the most about my work of paving new pathways for healing and transformation is being able to collaborate and learn from other people who are doing exactly the same thing. Meet Elinor Silverstein. She is a pure gem and,  just like me, she is fully committed [...]

Why Waking Up the Tiger is Essential to Break-Free from Feeling Trapped

2024-04-26T20:42:56-07:00Healthy Nervous System Lifestyle, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

. I received this question from a member of our community: What does waking the tiger actually mean? "Waking up the tiger" means waking up our fight-flight survival energy impulses. In this video, I explain to you where the term came from and why it's important to your nervous [...]

A Paradigm Shift For Doing “Inner Work” (A Letter to Robin Sharma)

2024-04-26T20:48:35-07:00Breakthrough Burnout, Spirituality & Somatic Bypass|

I received an e-mail from author Robin Sharma that inspired the video below. In the e-mail, titled Why Mandela Won, Sharma says: "Seriously look at the scarcity that is blocking any opportunity and make the changes that will unleash your amazingness." As someone who has spent many years immersed in inner work, that [...]

Why So Many Entrepreneurs Spin Their Wheels & Stay Stuck (Even When Doing “All” the Right Things!)

2024-04-26T20:50:24-07:00Breakthrough Burnout, Practitioners & Professionals|

The term ‘inner game’ was coined in the mid-70’s by tennis athlete and coach, Tim Gallway. Tim’s first book, The Inner Game Of Tennis, was not about technique and figuring out your opponent’s strategy, but rather figuring out how your own internal, or inner game world, works, [...]

Feeling Angry? This Exercise Should Help (Plus, Never-Before-Seen Footage of My One-on-One Work!)

2024-04-26T20:53:33-07:00Anger & Healthy Aggression, Healthy Nervous System Lifestyle|

There has only been one time that I have ever purchased something other than a beverage or pastry while sitting in a Starbucks. It was late winter of 2011 and I was hanging out in a Starbucks (in Bellevue, Washington of all places!) and on an impulse, I [...]