About The Unified Diaphragm

The respiratory diaphragm and the pelvic diaphragm are actually one continuous integrated unified “being” that modulates our life force. The ability for these 2 diaphragms to move in resonance with each other is important for healthy and intricate functioning of all our biological processes, such as oxygenation, circulation, motility of organs, digestive and reproductive processes etc. Creating an embodied awareness of this symbiotic relationship of the intrinsic rhythm of our breath will not only create optimal alignment and ease in the way we move, sit, stand, walk, but also help regulate our nervous system, return us back to health, and cultivate a sense of grounding and safety.

This session will be a deep sensing practice using gentle movement, palpation and voice to find resonance in the respiratory and pelvic diaphragm.

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About Demystifying Heart Opening

Spinal extension / backbending are exercises often mythicised as “Heart-Opening”, since it creates an expansion in the front body / thorax where the vital organs of the heart and lungs are situated. The energetic benefits of heart openers include stimulating our life force, instigating our capacity to love unconditionally, and helping us find courage to face challenges.Anatomically our heart is cradled by each half of our lungs. The trio creates an ecosystem of oxygen and CO2 exchange that feeds life force into our cellular matrix, much like the dynamic macrocosm of our external environment.

This session is an embodied exploration through the support of your vital organs to liberate your breath and invigorate your spirit.

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About Vagus Nerve

Fight / Flight / Freeze are states in which our autonomic nervous system is no longer supporting homeostasis. 

The Vagus Nerve touches every organ in the body and is responsible for varied tasks such as heart rate, gastrointestinal peristalsis, perspiration and facial muscle movements (including speech and eye contact). It also receives sensory feedback from the outer ear and is part of the meninges which covers our brain and spinal cord. Our vagal tone is vital for the functioning of our health and homeostasis, and is the key to our body’s perception of safety in order to digest, assimilate, and restore.

In this session, we will explore how to regulate our nervous system through movement, breathwork, visualisation and play.

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About Hip Mobility

Hip mobility is often conflated with hip opening in postural yoga practice. It is easy to be mistaken that muscles need to be “longer and looser” instead of “short and tight”. There is also the “high” of chasing big sensations in stretching, and the belief that there is no gain unless there is some sort of pain.

There are 22 muscles that cross over the hip joint at different angles and in multiple directions. In this session, we will explore how stress and holding patterns can create imbalances that throw off our posture and inhibit our breath. Learn how to increase the range of motion by creating integral stability in the pelvic lumbar area.

This session will also alleviate back, rebalance our core stability, strengthen our pelvic floor and improve our mood!

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