by Daphne | Aug 17, 2022 | Body, Brain, Feeling, Safe, Sensation, Sensory, Somatic
Snippet 3 from the deep dive with Santosh & Unsu of Breaking the Spell. We delved into the difference between somatic sensing and feeling. Through the lens of the sensory-motor cortex as a – liken to a feedback loop from brain to body, and body to brain. We...
by Daphne | Aug 17, 2022 | Body, Brain, Embodiment, Mind, Somatic
Snippet 2 from the deep dive with Santosh & Unsu of Breaking the Spell. In this excerpt, I share about the bottom-up approach which is the key foundation of somatic therapy. Instead of the conventional top-down goal-oriented cognitive approach of control...
by Daphne | Aug 17, 2022 | Body, Conversations, Journey, Mind, Somatic
Snippet 1 from a deep dive with Santosh & Unsu from Breaking the Spell. In this excerpt, I shared about my journey from leaving the corporate life, venturing into a bunch of things, and eventually landed in Saigon teaching yoga and thereafter, delving deeper into...
by Daphne | Jun 9, 2022 | Body, Bodywork, Diaphragm, Nervous System, Pelvis, Pre-Natal, Spine
Somatic Movement & Bodywork for Pre-Natal Care 🤰🏻 From the moment of conception, a mother begins to navigate through relational changes in the body and the nervous system. The mother and the baby are now working together to adapt to these changes physiologically,...
by Daphne | Jun 9, 2022 | Awareness, Body, Bodywork, Breath, Classes, Curiosity, Diaphragm, Exploration, Gravity, Movement, Nervous System, Non-linear Movement, Self, Sensory, Sensory Awareness, Somatic
Continuing from the previous nervous system workshop, we engage in new variations of movement sequences focusing on the pelvis. We also explore in free form and non-linear movements. Allowing the senses to open to the different options initiated from the pelvic...
