by Daphne | Aug 17, 2022 | Body, Conversations, Journey, Mind, Somatic
Snippet 1 from a deep dive with Santosh & Unsu from Breaking the Spell. In this excerpt, I shared about my journey from leaving the corporate life, venturing into a bunch of things, and eventually landed in Saigon teaching yoga and thereafter, delving deeper into...
by Daphne | Jun 9, 2022 | Body, Bodywork, Diaphragm, Nervous System, Pelvis, Pre-Natal, Spine
Somatic Movement & Bodywork for Pre-Natal Care 🤰🏻 From the moment of conception, a mother begins to navigate through relational changes in the body and the nervous system. The mother and the baby are now working together to adapt to these changes physiologically,...
by Daphne | Jun 9, 2022 | Awareness, Body, Bodywork, Breath, Classes, Curiosity, Diaphragm, Exploration, Gravity, Movement, Nervous System, Non-linear Movement, Self, Sensory, Sensory Awareness, Somatic
Continuing from the previous nervous system workshop, we engage in new variations of movement sequences focusing on the pelvis. We also explore in free form and non-linear movements. Allowing the senses to open to the different options initiated from the pelvic...
by Daphne | Jun 9, 2022 | Body, Bodywork, Classes, Curiosity, Exploration, Gravity, Mind, Movement, Nervous System, Non-linear Movement, Self, Sensory Awareness, Somatic
Nervous System Workshop 1/2 In the first out of two workshops on the nervous system, we bring our focus back to the pelvis. The pelvic diaphragm works with the respiratory diaphragm to contain and support healthy functioning of all of our organs in the body,...
by Daphne | Feb 26, 2022 | Body, Bodywork, Classes, Feet, Head, Homeostasis, Jaw, Mind, Nervous System, Pelvis, Polyvagal Theory, Somatic, Spine, Tailbone, Vestibular System
Head Tension Workshop 3/3 In this final workshop on head tension, we continue to expand on new movement explorations that target the vestibular system, engaging in movements that involve the 3 dimensional planes of the body (front/back, top/bottom, left/right). We...
by Daphne | Feb 26, 2022 | Body, Classes, Feet, Head, Homeostasis, Jaw, Mind, Nervous System, Pelvis, Polyvagal Theory, Somatic, Spine, Tailbone
Head Tension Workshop 2/3 In this second out of three workshops on head tension, we engage in a series of movement explorations that target the vestibular system. Being able to land and locate through our vestibular feedback helps to regulate our nervous system and...