by Daphne | Feb 18, 2023 | Body, Bodywork, Brain, Connection, Curiosity, Embodiment, Exploration, Fluid, Homeostasis, Inquiry, Movement, Nervous System, Non-linear Movement, Relational, Self, Sensory, Sensory Awareness, Somatic, Training Course
Here are some short video snippets on the somatic explorations following the recent Somatic Applications in Polyvagal Theory course. Exploring the tensegrity structure of our body’s myofascial system; Exploring moving from the midline and the fluid spine;...
by Daphne | Feb 18, 2022 | Body, Embodiment, Fluid, Polyvagal Theory, Vestibular System
We work with embodiment of the fluids when we move from the core body, the physiological responses correlated to our vagal tone, active listening, and working with perspectives / vestibular system through the lateral body. View this post on Instagram A post shared by...
by Daphne | Nov 6, 2021 | Awareness, Bones, Exploration, Fluid, Gravity, Movement, Muscles, Nervous System, Proprioception, Sensory, Somatic, Space, Stability
A lot of tension in the body is often created through accumulative tension in the muscles, either through compensatory movement habits or through our stress response. We tend to forget that our skeletal elements such as the bones and ligaments give us form and...
by Daphne | Nov 6, 2021 | Embodiment, Exploration, Fluid, Movement, Nervous System
Workshop recording from the recent online virtual conference Sugar & Spice – a sexuality & embodiment festival.Presenting a bottom-up experiential approach to relate to the nervous system through the fluid body.”Daphne’s session was a good...
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...