by Daphne | Jul 9, 2023 | Awareness, Being, Body, Bones, Connection, Core, Diaphragm, Exploration, Hips, Mobility, Non-linear Movement, Pelvis, Sensory Awareness, Spiral, Stability, Tailbone
A neutral pelvis means that our spine can act as a “spring” in our bipedal form, to provide a buffer for the compressive forces moving through the body as we navigate through space and gravity. A simple approach to finding a neutral pelvis is to experiment with the...
by Daphne | Jun 11, 2023 | Awareness, Being, Connection, Consciousness, Conversations, Curiosity, Embodiment, Exploration, Inquiry, Mind, Self, Sensory Awareness
We are all unique, and this uniqueness should be embraced – celebrated even. There is so much jargon on ‘correctness’ of our postures and alignment in the modern yoga world, where we should place our hands and feet and rotate shoulders and turn...
by Daphne | Mar 5, 2023 | Awareness, Being, Connection, Consciousness, Feeling, Grief, Journey, Love, Pain
Dear Papa, 4 years have passed since you stepped into the light. The waves of grief no longer carry the weight of a Tsunami,Sometimes it’s still stormy and soberingSometimes it’s a gentle reminder of ebb and flow, of change, of being alive. 4 years can feel like 40...
by Daphne | Feb 18, 2023 | Body, Bodywork, Brain, Embodiment, Exploration, Homeostasis, Nervous System, Sensory, Training Course
Save the date! I’ll be facilitating the next intake for the upcoming Trauma-Informed Somatic Therapy & Bodywork Training in Singapore. It will be a 60-hr training focusing on the nervous system and the clinical application of Somatic Applications of the...
by Daphne | Feb 18, 2023 | Body, Bodywork, Brain, Connection, Curiosity, Embodiment, Exploration, Fluid, Homeostasis, Inquiry, Movement, Nervous System, Non-linear Movement, Relational, Self, Sensory, Sensory Awareness, Somatic, Training Course
Here are some short video snippets on the somatic explorations following the recent Somatic Applications in Polyvagal Theory course. Exploring the tensegrity structure of our body’s myofascial system; Exploring moving from the midline and the fluid spine;...