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On the Science and Soul of Movement. Diversify for Optimal Results.

2021-10-23T13:22:37-07:00

A few days back I had a Skype chat with my dear friend and dance teacher Elia Mrak. It was unrehearsed and REALLY FUN! He and I are gearing up for a weekend workshop in Vancouver, BC, we want to give people an idea about our philosophies, our teaching [...]

On the Science and Soul of Movement. Diversify for Optimal Results.2021-10-23T13:22:37-07:00

Why it’s super important to practice getting down.

2019-04-30T13:06:21-07:00

If some higher God-like source were to tell me I could only teach one movement lesson for the rest of my life it would be this: Teaching people how to move from standing on two feet to lying on the ground completely flat on their backs and then to take [...]

Why it’s super important to practice getting down.2019-04-30T13:06:21-07:00

If you had to run for your life…could you?

2017-01-23T12:10:28-08:00

Not too long ago a good friend of mine said to me, "You know, if I had to run for my life, I'd die." At the time she was struggling with knee and hip issues that were causing a lot of pain. The thought of having to run for a [...]

If you had to run for your life…could you?2017-01-23T12:10:28-08:00

Part 2. Refining the Somatic Practices: My Science Geek Shines Through

2019-04-30T13:06:44-07:00

I ended Part 1: Refining the Somatic Practices: The Story of Jenny and Susan, with this question: "How can we evolve our somatic practices to meet the changing needs of people, not to mention the diversity of people coming to us, especially in a class format?" First of all, a [...]

Part 2. Refining the Somatic Practices: My Science Geek Shines Through2019-04-30T13:06:44-07:00

Part 1. Refining the Somatic Practices: The Story of Jenny and Susan

2019-04-30T13:06:44-07:00

I think it might have been in June last year when one of my teachers said: "The somatic practices need to be more refined." These seven words really, REALLY, got me thinking. In 7 months of thinking and asking other people - my clients, colleagues, teachers - it seems unanimous: Yep. Refinement [...]

Part 1. Refining the Somatic Practices: The Story of Jenny and Susan2019-04-30T13:06:44-07:00

Dr. Peter Levine, the founder of Somatic Experiencing explains how the human system can heal and self-regulate from traumatic events.

2024-03-11T10:58:53-07:00

Click here to re-tweet "Dr. Peter Levine, the founder of Somatic Experiencing explains how the human system can heal and self-regulate from traumatic events." Why Do We Humans Get "Stuck" in our Traumatic Events While Animals in the Wild Don't? There is much to be learned from our fuzzy [...]

Dr. Peter Levine, the founder of Somatic Experiencing explains how the human system can heal and self-regulate from traumatic events.2024-03-11T10:58:53-07:00

Bad Situations Are Felt, Not Thought: Belly versus Brain.

2019-04-30T13:06:55-07:00

Today I ponder this: "Belly or Brain" A tiny bit of background. Moshe Feldenkrais' theories really got me jiving with the brain. Recently I've been studying the work of Dr. Peter Levine. The latter has put me back to my first love of physiology and biology. It has got me thinking [...]

Bad Situations Are Felt, Not Thought: Belly versus Brain.2019-04-30T13:06:55-07:00