Somatic Workshop Series: Creating Safety (3/3)

Written by Daphne

Daphne is a registered yoga therapist, movement educator, bodyworker, and a specialist in somatic therapy.

February 22, 2022

Creating Safety Workshop 3/3

The final class of the creating safety workshop.

Our sub-occipital muscles tends to hold a lot of stress because of the function it plays in keeping our heads upright as bipeds, and its association with our eyes. In this session, we explore an exercise to release tension in the sub-occipital muscles as we lean into the support of gravity, and find full body integration. In the session, we also explore movement across 3-dimensional planes, bringing awareness to our body’s mid-line and our anatomical structures.

Props required:

  • 1 yoga mat
  • 1 strap (or scarf)
  • 1 blanket
  • 1 yoga block
  • 1 weighted ball (or water bottle)

This post was previously posted on Yogawithdaphne.com on December 5th 2021.

You May Also Like…

Post TTC thoughts

Post TTC thoughts

Here are some short video snippets on the somatic explorations following the recent Somatic Applications in Polyvagal...