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 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...
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Body, Brain, Movement, Self, Somatic
It’s week 4 of #selfisolation and I’ve been biding my time in offering public online streaming classes.The main excuse being that I was in the midst of moving to a new place just as Singapore is implementing its lockdown measures. I’ve been...
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Arms, Body, Brain, Gravity, Joints, Limbs, Nervous System, Sensory, Spine, Yoga
This week on #somawithdaphneandlucy STRETCHING VS PANDICULATION​The fascination and obsession with “stretching” is pretty much why most people came into the practice of yoga. Ever since we can remember we’ve been told to stretch for our aches and pains....
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Bodywork, Brain, Nervous System, Somatic
What I do in Integrated Bodywork and Abdominal Therapy takes into the considerations of the biomechanical and psychosomatic relationships of our gut-brain-nervous system holding patterns to address issues such as IBS, reflux, bloating, and their connection to back...
