by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Awareness, Body, Breath, Core, Diaphragm, Fluid, Psoas, Sensory
A little psoas play inspired by Liz Koch of Core Awareness. Begin by sensing the structural support of the psoas from the initiation of the breath in the diaphragm. Tune into the undulating waves. Move into the fluidity into a continuous flow through the whole body....
by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Body, Interception, Movement, Somatic
In recent years, I’ve moved from an alignment-based yoga practice to an intuitive, inner-guided, interoceptive somatic movement repertoire, listening to the subtler, quieter places within my body. This is a little video of a morning flow. It’s edited down...
by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Body, Embodiment, Exploration, Homeostasis, Limbs, Mind, Other, Self, Somatic, Yoga
On 29 December 2018, I received a phone call that changed the world I knew forever. My father passed away, without warning… Everything around me crumbled in that instance. I felt my limbs went numb, and I stood frozen looking at the phone in...
by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Body, Bones, Exploration, Movement, Myofascial, Non-linear Movement, Sensory Feedback, Spine, Spiral
I enjoy exploring non-linear movement using a prop to change things up for sensory feedback. This is a short clip where I’m using a weighted ball (about 1kg) to add load and resistance. It helps me to track movement into the scapular, rib cage and spine. The...
by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Awareness, Body, Bodywork, Connection, Curiosity, Embodiment, Movement, Other, Rewire, Self, Space, Touch
I’m pleased to be facilitating the next instalment of Embodiment and Bodywork Immersion once again at the gorgeous MalaDhara retreat centre in Chiang Mai this July. This program keeps evolving year after year as I continue to morph and grow as an...
by Daphne | Oct 31, 2021 | Awareness, Body, Connection, Curiosity, Embodiment, Exploration, Mind, Other, Safe, Self, Yoga
Contemporary yoga culture has to realise the fundamental disconnect between a relatively universal and modern intention that the practice should lead to self-awareness, self-responsibility, self-agency; and a teaching methodology that emerged in the early 20th Century...
