by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Embodiment
What is #embodiment?Is it in the waking hours when I feel my breaking heart aches for love that I’ve lost, when my drifting soul yearns to be anchored, when the weight of my being longs to be held.Are they the dark sleepless nights when my shadows come out to...
by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Awareness, Body, Breath, Curiosity, Embodiment, Grounding, Mind, Nervous System, Other, Polyvagal Theory, Safe, Space, Touch, Yoga
Yesterday I taught a class at the Special Needs Foundation in Koh Samui. This facility helps to support kids and teenagers who are on the autism spectrum. When I started the class, this young Thai boy was slumped face-down on a yoga mat, he refused to make eye...
by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Awareness, Body, Bodywork, Breath, Cells, Connection, Embodiment, Mind, Movement, Nervous System, Rewire, Safe, Self, Space
How often in your day do you, can you, will you, dedicate time for yourself? How often in life can you, will you, do you, set aside a whole week, or maybe even two, to retreat and reconnect? How often will you, can you, do you, let your nervous system...
by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Breath, Cells, Embodiment, Fluid, Mind, Self, Sensory, Space, Spiral
When I’m drowning In the deep dark waters of emotionsWindmills spinning fiercelyIn my tangled mindLooping thoughtsFueling desiresScalding impulses When I’m trapped in these claustrophobic spirals…Just for a moment I let my cold feet sink into...
by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Body, Embodiment, Exploration, Homeostasis, Limbs, Mind, Other, Self, Somatic, Yoga
On 29 December 2018, I received a phone call that changed the world I knew forever. My father passed away, without warning… Everything around me crumbled in that instance. I felt my limbs went numb, and I stood frozen looking at the phone in...
by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Cells, Embodiment, Embryology, Exploration, Homeostasis, Movement, Nervous System
It all begins with 1. In the Chinese tradition, we are 1 when we’re born. The Chinese take into account that life begins in the womb – the moment of conception, when our journey in this realm begins. When we study embryology, we go back in time to explore...
