by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Body, Bodywork, Breath, Curiosity, Embodiment, Mind, Movement, Nervous System, Self, Sensory, Somatic, Touch, Yoga
Somatics and Embodiment are buzzwords in the yoga and movement community.With our combined experiences in Yoga, dance, and bodywork, both Lucie Krobová @explore_dance_movement and I hope to contribute a little more to the understanding of Somatic therapy and...
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Consciousness, Nervous System, Space
Are you a therapist? Therapists are often perceived as the “fixers” of problems. We are often expected to be strong, resilient, exude unbridled health and vitality. Any decent therapist will tell you that we need to do our inner clearing and resourcing, so that we can...
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Connection, Nervous System
Many of us have heard of Fight, Flight, Freeze.The Fawn Response is a coping mechanism that is not unfamiliar. It’s our need to connect in order to survive (a relationship or relationships), so we do things that we don’t feel compelled to in order to...
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Bodywork, Brain, Nervous System, Somatic
What I do in Integrated Bodywork and Abdominal Therapy takes into the considerations of the biomechanical and psychosomatic relationships of our gut-brain-nervous system holding patterns to address issues such as IBS, reflux, bloating, and their connection to back...
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Awareness, Body, Fluid, Gravity, Joints, Movement, Nervous System, Organs, Other, Proprioception, Self, Sensory, Space, Vestibular System
Proprioception and kinaesthesia, is the sense of our body position and movement in relationship to gravity and space. It is sometimes described as the “sixth sense”. Proprioception is mediated by our vestibular system, proprioceptors, nerve endings...
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Body, Nervous System, Organs, Space
The skin is the largest organ of the body. As a layer of immune armouring, it protects us from the elements, helps regulate body temperature, and permeates the sensations of touch, heat, and cold. The skin is both sensitive and vigilant. It is the boundary in which we...
