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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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