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 | Core, Nerve, Nervous System, Sensation, Sensory
Do you know that the fascia in and around the abdominal area can get really sticky and gooey from sedentary lifestyle, bad diet and stress triggers? And bloating in this area can also lead to back pain, neck and shoulder tension, a sense of being...
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 | 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 6, 2021 | Body, Movement, Nervous System
Why do we study the body? Because movement is a relational dialogue from the moment of conception.Because movement creates form and precedes language.Because it tells the stories of how we relate to the world around us.Because our nervous system records our...
