by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Awareness, Breath, Fluid, Movement, Space, Touch
Fire became speech and entered the mouthWind became breath and entered the nostrilsHeavens’ vibration became sound and entered the earsThe sun became sight and entered the eyesPlants became touch and entered the skinAnimals became movement and entered the sinewsWater...
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 2, 2021 | Body, Breath, Cells, Connection, Consciousness, Core, Homeostasis, Movement, Space, Spiral, Touch, Yoga
The IAYT model of Yoga Therapy (often 1:1) integrates the whole being through relationships in the Pancha Maya Kosha model, i.e the physical body, the energetic body (e.g chakra system and pancha vayus, prakriti and vikruti etc), our emotional afflictions, our thought...
by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Awareness, Body, Breath, Curiosity, Embodiment, Grounding, Mind, Nervous System, Other, Polyvagal Theory, Safe, Space, Touch, Yoga
Yesterday I taught a class at the Special Needs Foundation in Koh Samui. This facility helps to support kids and teenagers who are on the autism spectrum. When I started the class, this young Thai boy was slumped face-down on a yoga mat, he refused to make eye...
by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Awareness, Body, Bodywork, Connection, Curiosity, Embodiment, Movement, Other, Rewire, Self, Space, Touch
I’m pleased to be facilitating the next instalment of Embodiment and Bodywork Immersion once again at the gorgeous MalaDhara retreat centre in Chiang Mai this July. This program keeps evolving year after year as I continue to morph and grow as an...