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This is where we share our thoughts, love and the latest updates from the studio floor & beyond
Conversation with Breaking The Spell – Snippet 4
Snippet 4 from the deep dive with Santosh & Unsu of Breaking the Spell. At certain points in our lives, we are bound to experience some form of...
On Skin
The skin is the largest organ of the body. As a layer of immune armouring, it protects us from the elements, helps regulate body temperature, and permeates...
Dual Awareness
In somatic sensing practices, we learn to hold attention both within and without. Through interoception we inquire into our biological processes and how we...
Sound Therapy & the Vagus Nerve
The vagus nerve is our body’s doorway to rest and digest. This cranial nerve creates the superhighway in which our organs communicates with our brain. Our...
Creep, crawl, walk
I’ve posted something similar on this before, and often speak passionately about it - the importance of honouring a baby’s neuro-motor developmental...
Choice in Trauma
Perceived safety dictates our cognitive and conscious ability to "control" our responses, and is determined by factors such as our pre-disposition, trauma...
Yoga Teaching & Injuries
Recent BBC article on the increasing cases of injuries sustained by yoga teachersOne of my teachers Richard Freeman would always say in class, "Stiffness is a...
Be-longing
We shall not cease from explorationAnd the end of life our exploringWill be to arrive where we startedAnd know the place for the first time… T.S Elliot The...
Reframing therapy: to heal is not to fix
Yesterday, my sister sent me a message from Singapore to tell me she went to a TCM doctor to sought help after experiencing some pain from her neck that was...
Fractal
Fractal natureOrder amidst chaosWithin and without An alchemy of life and sentienceA secret volitionlays beneath perception Organic but inexplicableOf...
Resources
Shared resources for your curious explorations
Insight Timer
My somatic meditations are now published on
Insight Timer app
Take time out of your busy day to have a listen and offer a review.
Follow me on Insight Timer for more somatic soul food.
Featured Podcasts
Did a podcast in collaboration with Yoke Wen & Tammie from @inmybodysg, we had conversations on the body, our senses, somatic exploration etc.
Listen to all 3 episodes on Spotify:
Episode 1 – https://open.spotify.com/episode/520ewD5vwBiwo98vtD3lZO?si=3UNS8MijSjym-Mg8SHHSrg
Episode 2 – https://open.spotify.com/episode/3YOPEZnmuHxsSP7bBnfFYy?si=075b6d81f33e49b2
Episode 3 – https://open.spotify.com/episode/2od2cRRgCdyLCK95Myv73B?si=LasKV1WcTgeV0av58h5UNw
Featured Podcasts
I recently did a podcast with the lovely and grounded @ShiftwithShubhra
We talked Somatics as usual, geeked out on what it means to be a relational being, and the universal applications of a Mind-body Practice.
Listen to it on:
https://shiftwithshubhra.podbean.com/…/what-is-somatic…/
or Youtube: https://youtu.be/ZrAv1hz3530
With Michael Covel of Trend Following Radio.
We cover the following topics:
Yoga therapy
Psychology behind yoga
Addiction & holding patterns
Breath & wellness
Yoga toolkits
Present moment
Listen to the episode here