Drop-In Classes

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]