by Daphne | Feb 17, 2022 | Awareness, Body, Brain, Curiosity, Embodiment, Mind, Pain, Relational, Sensory, Somatic, Trauma, Yoga
I remember the first studio yoga class I taught 12 years ago became a private lesson because only 1 person showed up! I was all nerves but it was one hour of full presence, connecting mind to mind, body to body, soul to soul. The rest is history. As I delve deeper...
by Daphne | Nov 6, 2021 | Awareness, Connection, Consciousness, Exploration, Grounding, Mind, Other, Self, Space
This lady here is the woman who gave me life. I was her first born. She was 22. For most of my life, we couldn’t see eye to eye. There were resentments and estrangements. I swore I would never be like her. And then I learnt about tolerance. And empathy. And...
by Daphne | Nov 6, 2021 | Awareness, Body, Brain, Joints, Mind, Movement, Muscles, Nervous System
There’s nothing more exhilarating than running up a hill after a 8-year-old. Many people come to me to help them manage their aches and pains.They often ask me which muscles to strengthen and what to release so they can be stronger, or feel less “tight” in their 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 | Awareness, Body, Gravity, Mind, Mobility, Nervous System, Sensation, Somatic, Space, Yoga
Yoga & Stretching This week’s topic on #somawithDaphneandLucy is about what constitutes healthy stretch! Everyone loves a good stretch. However, do you sometimes feel that the more you stretch, the more you need to stretch? The yoga world is...
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Body, Mind, Nervous System
Social isolation and mental health: sense of belonging I was on a panel last weekend to share about mental health and the nervous system. So I’d like to share some of the thoughts I had on the different aspects of social isolation on the nervous system from a...
