by Daphne | Nov 6, 2021 | Body, Brain, Breath, Cells, Embodiment, Embryology, Feet, Fluid, Gravity, Grounding, Homeostasis, Nervous System, Organs, Somatic
This week’s sharing on #somawithDaphneandLucy is about coming home to the state of flexion:We are the only mammalian species on the planet that walks on two feet. This vertical relationship with gravity not only takes our brain further away from our...
by Daphne | Nov 6, 2021 | Awareness, Body, Bones, Brain, Diaphragm, Embryology, Feet, Gravity, Grounding, Limbs, Mobility, Movement, Muscles, Myofascial, Pelvis, Stability
This week’s focus on #somawithDaphneandLucy are your precious feet 🙂 The relative distance of our feet from our brain often causes us to disregard the health and care of our feet. We tend to ignore the messages coming from this very distal part of...
by Daphne | Nov 6, 2021 | Arms, Body, Feet, Gravity, Movement, Other, Proprioception, Self, Sensory, Space, Touch, Vestibular System
This week’s sharing on #somawithDaphneandLucy: YOUR SELF IMAGE.How long are your arms? How wide is your chest? What does it mean to straighten your knees? And how accurately are your answers meeting your physical reality?.It almost comes as a surprise,...
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Body, Mind, Nervous System
Social isolation and mental health: sense of belonging I was on a panel last weekend to share about mental health and the nervous system. So I’d like to share some of the thoughts I had on the different aspects of social isolation on the nervous system from a...
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Body, Cells, Mind, Nervous System, Organs, Space, Spine, Yoga
This week’s sharing from #somawithDaphneandLucy are our favourite HEART OPENERS: Heart opening poses are a consistent “obsession” for yoga practitioners. Deep contortionistic backbends are pursued like trophies – a trademark of the accomplished...
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Body, Brain, Mind, Safe, Space, Touch
Since the beginning of the lockdown (or Circuit Breaker as they call it in Singapore), I’ve been closely watching the more unquantifiable vectors arising out of the pandemic, particularly the psychological effects of isolation and social distancing on mental...
