by Daphne | Feb 18, 2023 | Body, Bodywork, Brain, Embodiment, Exploration, Homeostasis, Nervous System, Sensory, Training Course
I’ll be facilitating the next intake for the upcoming Trauma-Informed Somatic Therapy & Bodywork Training in Singapore. It will be a 60-hr training focusing on the nervous system, and the clinical application of Somatic Applications of the Polyvagal Theory...
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 | Feb 22, 2022 | Body, Bodywork, Brain, Connection, Curiosity, Embodiment, Relational, Somatic, Training Course
What does being Connected to the Body mean? Being connected with the body means that our actions are not driven purely by intellectual cognition and our reality is informed by more than what the forebrain tells us. It is our ability to hold the dichotomy of both...
by Daphne | Feb 19, 2022 | Awareness, Body, Brain, Cells, Nervous System, Pain, Relational, Sensory, Somatic
A little musing on Pain and Perceiving Change: Many people come to me to “fix” their pain. But I often lay my cards bare that I’m not a “fixer”. Nor am I a “healer” who’s going to make everything bad go away. Our body /...
