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).

“The Descending Line” and its importance for reducing our stress levels and improving our well-being (and the importance of spontaneous breath and restoring order to our internal milieu)

2024-04-26T22:37:12-07:00Movement. Awareness., Nervous System Resiliency, Trauma & Survival Physiology, Unabriged Musings: Anecdotes from personal life|

"Habitual repression of emotion leaves a person in a situation of chronic stress, and chronic stress creates an unnatural biochemical milieu in the body, [ ], Disease , in other words, is not a simple result of some external attack but develops in a vulnerable host [...]

How to be Comfortable Sitting on The Ground. Step 1 – Lengthen Those Tight Hamstrings. [ATM @ Alta (the bistro in Whistler)]

2024-04-26T22:37:55-07:00Healthy Nervous System Lifestyle, Movement. Awareness.|

Click here to re-tweet "How to be Comfortable Sitting on The Ground. Step 1 - Lengthen Those Tight Hamstrings." This morning I taught a Feldenkrais Movement Class (aka: "ATM", or Awareness Through Movement) at a local bistro, Alta Bistro. One of the managers loves ATM, and he really wanted [...]

The Other Shade of Dualism: “Multi-Dimensionalism” – I Re-Visit Gabor Maté’s Writings and Get Comfortable with Ambiguity (yet again).

2024-04-26T22:39:32-07:00Irene's Musings, Mental Health & Neuroplasticity, Movement. Awareness., Nervous System Resiliency, Unabriged Musings: Anecdotes from personal life|

Click here to re-tweet "The other shade of dualism: "Multi-Dimensionalism." Black - White.  Sick - Not Sick. Happy - Unhappy. Health - Unhealthy. Function - Dysfunction. Flexible - Stiff. Introvert - Extrovert. Mind - Body. now you try.... Something goes here. Something goes there. I'm THIS. I'm THAT. This dualistic way of [...]

Near-death experiences (NDE’s), anesthesia states, surgical procedures: Potential medical problems that can follow and how to heal: A Skype Client from Tennessee Writes of Her Improvements

2024-04-26T22:40:28-07:00Nervous System Resiliency, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

Click here to re-tweet "Near-death experiences (NDE's), anesthesia states, surgical procedures: Potential medical problems that can follow and how to heal: A Skype Client from Tennessee Writes of Her Improvements" // I just received this LOVELY letter (see below where it says "Julianne's Letter") from a client way back [...]

Aaahhhh… This video is lovely and just what the doctor ordered on this last day of August. (What are you doing to grow today?)

2024-04-26T22:41:02-07:00Irene's Musings, Unabriged Musings: Anecdotes from personal life|

Click here to re-tweet "This video is lovely and just what the doctor ordered on this last day of August. (What are you doing to grow today?)" I've always equated September with the start of the year. http://vimeo.com/18305022 It must be the whole back to school thing I think? [...]

The Present Problem with Moshe Feldenkrais’ Work (as it’s “traditionally” taught). An 8-Week Pilot Period: The anecdotal results are in!

2024-04-30T15:21:03-07:00Healthy Nervous System Lifestyle, Movement. Awareness., Unabriged Musings: Anecdotes from personal life|

Click here to re-tweet "The Present Problem with Moshe Feldenkrais' Work (as it's "traditionally" taught). An 8-Week Pilot Period: The anecdotal results are in!" “To be sanguine about the future, however, requires a plausible basis for constructive action: you cannot describe possibilities for that future unless the present problem [...]

Feldenkrais: Sheryl Field speaks about the late Moshe Feldenkrais’ classic lecture: “To correct is incorrect”

2024-04-30T15:22:45-07:00Healthy Nervous System Lifestyle, Movement. Awareness.|

Click here to re-tweet "Feldenkrais: Sheryl Field speaks about the late Moshe Feldenkrais' classic lecture: "To correct is incorrect" Why we don't "Correct" or try to "Fix" people in Feldenkrais Sessions. "(we) offer the person the time. Real, ON-LINE Time.......so the sensations can register and integrate with where they [...]