by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Body, Brain, Movement, Self, Somatic
It’s week 4 of #selfisolation and I’ve been biding my time in offering public online streaming classes.The main excuse being that I was in the midst of moving to a new place just as Singapore is implementing its lockdown measures. I’ve been...
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Arms, Body, Brain, Gravity, Joints, Limbs, Nervous System, Sensory, Spine, Yoga
This week on #somawithdaphneandlucy STRETCHING VS PANDICULATIONThe fascination and obsession with “stretching” is pretty much why most people came into the practice of yoga. Ever since we can remember we’ve been told to stretch for our aches and pains....
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Bodywork, Brain, Nervous System, Somatic
What I do in Integrated Bodywork and Abdominal Therapy takes into the considerations of the biomechanical and psychosomatic relationships of our gut-brain-nervous system holding patterns to address issues such as IBS, reflux, bloating, and their connection to back...
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Body, Brain, Embodiment, Fluid, Homeostasis, Mind, Nerve, Nervous System, Organs, Somatic
The vagus nerve is our body’s doorway to rest and digest. This cranial nerve creates the superhighway in which our organs communicates with our brain. Our vagal tone determines our nervous system ability to self-soothe and self-organise, create homeostasis and...
by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Awareness, Bones, Brain, Cells, Connection, Core, Embodiment, Embryology, Limbs, Movement, Nerve, Proprioception, Spine, Spiral
From Liz Koch, author of Core Awareness & Stalking Wild Psoas: Yesterday I had the opportunity to talk Psoas with an orthopedic surgeon in Europe who reached out to me about this mysterious tissue. When I told him I thought psoas was a...