by Daphne | Jun 9, 2022 | Cells, Connection, Grief, Self
May 3rd, 2022 It was said that grief changes our world by adding a hue of grey to our lens in which we perceive reality. Though I would argue that grief has wiped the various layers of hues off of the life I thought I should be living. It has made the impossible...
by Daphne | Feb 23, 2022 | Body, Breath, Cells, Connection, Curiosity, Embodiment, Homeostasis, Mind, Movement, Nervous System, Other, Self, Sensory Awareness, Somatic, Space
Nurture & Nourish EmbodimentWorkshop with Daphne @ YIC Join me in this upcoming somatic workshop series for a nervous system reset, as well as to reconnect with self and others through creative embodiment practices. Somatic movement therapy is an accessible...
by Daphne | Feb 19, 2022 | Awareness, Body, Brain, Cells, Nervous System, Pain, Relational, Sensory, Somatic
A little musing on Pain and Perceiving Change: Many people come to me to “fix” their pain. But I often lay my cards bare that I’m not a “fixer”. Nor am I a “healer” who’s going to make everything bad go away. Our body /...
by Daphne | Nov 6, 2021 | Body, Breath, Cells, Embodiment, Fluid, Gravity, Mind, Movement, Organs, Somatic, Space
This week on #SomawithDaphneandLucy Lucie is taking a little hiatus… When Lucie told me early this year that she is venturing into the decluttering profession, unlike most who know her, I wasn’t at all surprised at this career choice she has chosen.In working...
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 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...