by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Awareness, Embodiment, Interception, Nervous System, Other, Self, Somatic
In somatic sensing practices, we learn to hold attention both within and without. Through interoception we inquire into our biological processes and how we are showing up in the world.The embodiment of this dual awareness in somatic practices helps us cultivate...
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Body, Brain, Embodiment, Fluid, Homeostasis, Mind, Nerve, Nervous System, Organs, Somatic
The vagus nerve is our body’s doorway to rest and digest. This cranial nerve creates the superhighway in which our organs communicates with our brain. Our vagal tone determines our nervous system ability to self-soothe and self-organise, create homeostasis and...
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Body, Bodywork, Embodiment, Mind, Neck, Nervous System, Non-linear Movement, Self, Sensory, Sensory Awareness, Somatic, Spine, Yoga
Recent BBC article on the increasing cases of injuries sustained by yoga teachersOne of my teachers Richard Freeman would always say in class, “Stiffness is a blessing”. Being hyper-mobile, yoga asanas came easily to me as a practitioner. When I was a new...
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Bodywork, Embodiment, Movement, Poetry, Self, Sensory, Somatic, Yoga
We shall not cease from explorationAnd the end of life our exploringWill be to arrive where we startedAnd know the place for the first time… T.S Elliot The longing I’ve always held for travel and exploration was born into me. Back when I was only a child, I used...
by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Body, Connection, Diaphragm, Embodiment, Gravity, Limbs, Mind, Movement, Muscles, Psoas, Stability
Navel Radiation is a pre-vertebrate pattern within the Basic Neurological Patterns/Developmental Movement paradigm of Body-Mind Centering® developed by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen. It is the pattern of radial symmetry and relates to our earliest connection with our...
by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Awareness, Bones, Brain, Cells, Connection, Core, Embodiment, Embryology, Limbs, Movement, Nerve, Proprioception, Spine, Spiral
From Liz Koch, author of Core Awareness & Stalking Wild Psoas: Yesterday I had the opportunity to talk Psoas with an orthopedic surgeon in Europe who reached out to me about this mysterious tissue. When I told him I thought psoas was a...
