by Daphne | Nov 6, 2021 | Core, Nerve, Nervous System, Sensation, Sensory
Do you know that the fascia in and around the abdominal area can get really sticky and gooey from sedentary lifestyle, bad diet and stress triggers? And bloating in this area can also lead to back pain, neck and shoulder tension, a sense of being...
by Daphne | Nov 6, 2021 | Somatic
This post was previously posted on Yogawithdaphne.com on September 28th 2020
by Daphne | Nov 6, 2021 | Gravity, Grounding, Muscles, Somatic, Spine
Floor play with sister and niece. Much of the work I do is also teaching people how to get on the floor and get back up. I train my clients to not be fearful of the ground beneath us. A big part of somatic coaching is to lean into the support of gravity so we...
by Daphne | Nov 6, 2021 | Body
Throwback to a sunny autumn morning in Pennsylvania. I was attending a friend’s wedding.I had a younger body then (35yo). A new client I worked with yesterday asked if I can help him defy the aging process. I said instead of defying it, why don’t we work...
by Daphne | Nov 6, 2021 | Awareness, Bones, Exploration, Fluid, Gravity, Movement, Muscles, Nervous System, Proprioception, Sensory, Somatic, Space, Stability
A lot of tension in the body is often created through accumulative tension in the muscles, either through compensatory movement habits or through our stress response. We tend to forget that our skeletal elements such as the bones and ligaments give us form and...
