by Daphne | Feb 26, 2022 | Body, Bodywork, Classes, Feet, Head, Homeostasis, Jaw, Mind, Nervous System, Pelvis, Polyvagal Theory, Somatic, Spine, Tailbone, Vestibular System
Head Tension Workshop 3/3 In this final workshop on head tension, we continue to expand on new movement explorations that target the vestibular system, engaging in movements that involve the 3 dimensional planes of the body (front/back, top/bottom, left/right). We...
by Daphne | Feb 26, 2022 | Body, Classes, Feet, Head, Homeostasis, Jaw, Mind, Nervous System, Pelvis, Polyvagal Theory, Somatic, Spine, Tailbone
Head Tension Workshop 2/3 In this second out of three workshops on head tension, we engage in a series of movement explorations that target the vestibular system. Being able to land and locate through our vestibular feedback helps to regulate our nervous system and...
by Daphne | Feb 26, 2022 | Body, Classes, Feet, Head, Homeostasis, Jaw, Mind, Nervous System, Pelvis, Polyvagal Theory, Somatic, Spine, Tailbone
Head Tension Workshop 1/3 Introducing a new theme for somatic exploration – head tension. In this first out of three workshops, I touch on how the head does not exist in isolation but rather, shares connections through multiple systems in the body. One area we...
by Daphne | Feb 22, 2022 | Awareness, Being, Body, Classes, Exploration, Feet, Gravity, Nervous System, Safe, Somatic
Creating Safety Workshop 2/3 This is 2 out of 3 classes of the Creating Safety Workshop conducted last year. This second class of the creating safety workshop starts off with exploring a sense of integration between our individual bodies (the micro), with that of the...
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...