What is a Drop-In Online Class?

Irene’s Drop-In Online Class blend experiential nervous system work, a unique class theme, plus sprinkles of education to provide greater context for the practical work^. Classes are one hour in length. While designed for the beginner, those with more intermediate and even advanced knowledge will benefit.

^The practical work is a blend of Somatic Experiencing, The Feldenkrais Method, and other essential pieces such as polyvagal theory, attachment theory, and the power for the brain and body to change itself, also known as neuroplasticity.

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“At first I thought how boring it was following Irene’s instructions, but I did, and felt a connection to my body I have never experienced before. I never thought something so subtle can be so powerful

I am new to Irene’s work and already a lot of childhood trauma has surfaced to be integrated, just by willing to heal.”

Mia

My first time and really enjoyed it. Especially useful in these current changing and unusual times.
So important!

Karen

“I felt that the class was very helpful for me and learned about how working with my body is being present with how my body is reacting and then adjusting to help those reactions work themselves out instead of letting those reactions take control.”

Joanne

“I absolutely loved the Drop In Class. I really appreciate you Irene, for creating this space and guiding us through such powerful and potent practices.”

Johnathon

“Loved it. Still cannot get over how powerful this work is. Blows my mind almost every time. For me, I find it is incredibly spiritual, a pathway to the self, and I always leave with a deeper connection to myself as consciousness. I’m no longer in my head. I remember who I am.”

John

Irene’s teachings are incredibly useful to practice for myself, they are really helping me to get a good regulated nervous system. I like so much the emerging “updated me!”

Silja

I really enjoyed the class. The work was very subtle but highly engaging with the after effects of increased physical presence, general relaxation and calmness being felt.

My NS did take the cues and released some “less desirable” sensations later in the day but I knew I was storing some unresolved trauma which is why I took the class. So all-in-all a win for my healing!

David

COST $19 USD

Past Drop-In Classes Available For Purchase

  • Basics of Potent Posture Posture is more than head up, spine straight, shoulders back. If anything, when we follow "military" rules of posture, not only do we use extra energy, strain muscles and limit our breathing, we also lose connection with the environment and our biological needs. In this Drop-In Class, Irene [...]

  • The Blueprint For Restoring Nervous System Regulation (as an adult) While there's no one-size-fits-all technique for restoring regulation to our nervous system there is a blueprint that Irene Lyon has found works well for healing trauma and rewiring the nervous system. During this drop-in class Irene will teach you what the the [...]

  • Nervous System Health Basics This class will blend the essential aspects of what I like to call ‘the basics of nervous system health’ and some personal practices that keep me tethered in times of stress and chaos. This will be about the nervous system *and* it will be about resourcing to the bigger (earth, [...]

  • Earth and Ether This class will blend the essential aspects of what I like to call ‘the basics of nervous system health’ and some personal practices that keep me tethered in times of stress and chaos. This will be about the nervous system *and* it will be about resourcing to the bigger (earth, ether, [...]

  • 3 Class Series: Practice with Irene "The essence of boredom is to be found in the obsessive search for novelty. Satisfaction lies in mindful repetition, the discovery of endless richness in subtle variations on familiar themes." – George Leonard (from the book, ‘Mastery’) This series is all about (re)discovering the basics* of [...]

  • Nervous System Hygiene The world these days is constantly at our fingertips. This means the world's stressors, dramas, and traumas (that are often not ours to deal with nor solve) are also at our fingertips. To live well in this current information rich, technological age, it is essential to maintain connection to ourselves [...]

  • Softening The Eyes (& the entire nervous system) The eyes are essentially a part of our brain, and our brain is part of our central nervous system, and all these parts influence how we live, act, and feel safe (or not) in the world.Working directly with the eyes is one way to shift our [...]

  • Dropping in to your nervous system via your sensory-motor systems "The motor act is the cradle of the mind." - Charles Sherrington, Neurophysiologist (1857-1952)In order to heal and restore health to all the branches of our nervous system, it is not enough to sense, feel, and process the old stuck emotions and survival stressors [...]

  • Playing with Polyvagal Practices The polyvagal theory, popularized by researcher Stephen Porges has been a hot topic in the trauma healing spaces. All too often there are quick fix practices that folks try that don't offer enough context for the user to really understand the 'what' 'why' and maybe even the "how come [...]

  • Slowing Down The Monkey Mind With Intentional Movement ** For this class you’ll need to be able to comfortably LIE down on the ground with only a yoga mat, blanket, or carpet for support. I’ll guide you through gentle intentional body movement that can do wonders for de-stressing and shifting away from constant [...]

  • Learning How to Work with Our Intention Via Breath This class is all about learning how to work with intention via breath. You'll learn the ‘basic’ layers of nervous system health (orienting, following impulse, connecting to ground), while also weaving in a favorite external resource as a vessel for increasing ease in the breathing [...]

  • Nervous System Health Basics I’ll be teaching the basics of orienting, connecting to the ground, following breath, and following impulse. In addition to the guidance I will offer, I always sprinkle in essential pieces of nervous system science to explain WHY we are doing what we are doing. COST: $19 USD Date: [...]

  • Activating Touch & Playing With Boundaries In this class, we will use our hands, touch, and our voice to differentiate ‘Us’ from ‘External,’ while also connecting to nervous system health basics like orienting, following breath, connecting to the environment, and following impulse. COST: $19 USD Date: April 2022 Purchase [...]

  • Sparking up healthy human expression Today’s class is all about sparking up our healthy human expression, which involves a lot of exploratory work with our hands and the muscles of the face. In addition to the theme, we also cover the basics of connecting to the rest of the body, following impulse, and noticing our [...]

  • Nervous system informed breathing This class is all about the power of intention to direct movement into different parts of the body (via the breath). It's less about “working” to increase breathing capacity, and more about expansion, flow, and creating a global effect of ease and awareness. We also play with the use of touch [...]

  • Past, present, future: A sensory journey This class is a little more ‘meditative’ and quiet. We will play with sensory experiences in the present moment, the past, and also visualizing the future. As always, we also cover the basics of nervous system health (connecting to the environment, noticing breath, orienting, and following impulse). [...]

  • Rolling & Relaxing The Spine This class is all about rolling and relaxing the spine (and the entire nervous system). I teach this class from a more classic Feldenkraisian perspective, along with my own style of bringing in even more detail around our habitual movement patterns, plus some of the basics of nervous [...]

  • Tracking somatic experience with touch, intention & attention This class is all about using intention, attention, and touch to explore our somatic experiences. As always, we also connected to the nervous system basics of connecting to the environment, noticing breath, orienting, and following impulse. COST: $19 USD Date: November 2021 [...]

  • Connecting with the Elements The focus of this class is connecting with the four elements, plus that mysterious fifth element, known as aether, all done in a somatic, nervous system informed way. As always, in addition to the class theme, I blend in the basics of nervous system health and awareness: orienting, following impulse, [...]

  • The Basics This class explores the nervous system basics of connecting to the environment, noticing breath, orienting, and following our impulses, along with a special focus on 'multi-tasking awareness' which means developing the ability to pay attention to mutliple elements of our experience at the same time. COST: $19 USD Date: September 2021 [...]

  • Tracking somatic sensation During this hour we explore the nervous system basics of connecting to the environment, noticing breath, orienting, and following our impulses, along with a special focus on tracking our internal, felt experiences. COST: $19 USD Date: June 2021 Purchase

  • Softening the spine This class explores how gentle focused intention, alongside subtle movement that's initiated by curiosity, can bring about a whole lot of ease and possibility within not only the spine, but the entire nervous system. COST: $19 USD Date: May 2021 Purchase

  • Using Positive Resources to Build Nervous System Regulation During this class we will explore bringing attention to the things in our life that are our favorite things, and noticing how this can shift our internal state for more soothing and regulation, along with practicing nervous system health basics such as orienting, noticing breath, connecting [...]

  • Exploring our left & right sides This clas is all about bringing attention to habits, creating easier movement with intention, and exploring what it means to have greater possibility, not only physically, but metaphorically. ** PLEASE NOTE: Due to the nature of this class, there will be a little more movement than usual, [...]

  • Orienting as a resource This class will awaken your senses in a gentle way, drawing upon your imagination, intention, and attention to create states of ease and goodness in your somatic system (aka: your body!). Along with this special theme, we will mix in the basics of orienting, following impulse, allowing sensation to flow, and [...]

  • Expressing your animal self This will be a solid hour to reconnect to your true human nature of connection and curiosity, and to remember your mammalian nature and allow what is there to express. Along with this special theme, we will mix in the basics of orienting, following impulse, allowing sensation to flow, and much [...]

  • Ancient Anxiety Medicine The focus of this class is self-touch and containment, or as I sometimes like to call it, Ancient Anxiety Medicine. In addition to this focus on containment, we will work with the basics of nervous system awareness (orienting, following impulse, connecting to the environment). COST: $19 USD Date: November [...]

  • The Love Muscle “Heartspace” is a term used a lot in the healing/mind-body worlds, and yet the manner in which it is often brought to our attention, in my opinion, lacks specificity. The mediastinum (dubbed the ‘love muscle’ by my teachers) is a gossamer-thin wrapping that literally holds our heart. It is also connected [...]

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