by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Body, Connection, Diaphragm, Embodiment, Gravity, Limbs, Mind, Movement, Muscles, Psoas, Stability
Navel Radiation is a pre-vertebrate pattern within the Basic Neurological Patterns/Developmental Movement paradigm of Body-Mind Centering® developed by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen. It is the pattern of radial symmetry and relates to our earliest connection with our...
by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Body, Breath, Cells, Connection, Consciousness, Core, Homeostasis, Movement, Space, Spiral, Touch, Yoga
The IAYT model of Yoga Therapy (often 1:1) integrates the whole being through relationships in the Pancha Maya Kosha model, i.e the physical body, the energetic body (e.g chakra system and pancha vayus, prakriti and vikruti etc), our emotional afflictions, our thought...
by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Body, Fluid, Gravity, Non-linear Movement, Sensory
I love the sensory feedback provided by another body in Contact Improvisation, so I created my own improv with a contralateral elastic band and a foam roller. Took me a while to get into a fluid, tangled play in a dynamic relationship with gravity. I enjoyed the...
by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Awareness, Body, Breath, Curiosity, Embodiment, Grounding, Mind, Nervous System, Other, Polyvagal Theory, Safe, Space, Touch, Yoga
Yesterday I taught a class at the Special Needs Foundation in Koh Samui. This facility helps to support kids and teenagers who are on the autism spectrum. When I started the class, this young Thai boy was slumped face-down on a yoga mat, he refused to make eye...
by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Awareness, Body, Bodywork, Breath, Cells, Connection, Embodiment, Mind, Movement, Nervous System, Rewire, Safe, Self, Space
How often in your day do you, can you, will you, dedicate time for yourself? How often in life can you, will you, do you, set aside a whole week, or maybe even two, to retreat and reconnect? How often will you, can you, do you, let your nervous system...
by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Body, Brain, Breath, Connection, Consciousness, Feet, Mind, Spine, Yoga
There’s a piece of recent news depicting an Instagram yogi who suffered a stroke performing a Hollowback Handstand – an “advanced” pose requires the practitioner to extend spine and create a deep backbend, all the while holding the legs in mid-air. The...
