by Daphne | Feb 22, 2022 | Being, Gravity, Mental Health, Pain, Poetry, Space
I open my eyesTo the light coming through the windowsThe sound of koels through the treesMorning traffic running through the streets I force my lungs into spacePush into verticality from gravitySearch the upswell for a reasonto try again TodayAnother day like...
by Daphne | Feb 22, 2022 | Body, Curiosity, Diaphragm, Exploration, Gravity, Movement, Nervous System, Organs, Relational, Somatic, Training Course
In somatic explorations, we become curious in our relationship with both the external environment as well as our internal being. Could the tightness that you’re feeling in your back be caused by your organs sitting in the front of the body?When our body isn’t...
by Daphne | Nov 6, 2021 | Gravity, Grounding, Muscles, Somatic, Spine
Floor play with sister and niece. Much of the work I do is also teaching people how to get on the floor and get back up. I train my clients to not be fearful of the ground beneath us. A big part of somatic coaching is to lean into the support of gravity so we...
by Daphne | Nov 6, 2021 | Awareness, Bones, Exploration, Fluid, Gravity, Movement, Muscles, Nervous System, Proprioception, Sensory, Somatic, Space, Stability
A lot of tension in the body is often created through accumulative tension in the muscles, either through compensatory movement habits or through our stress response. We tend to forget that our skeletal elements such as the bones and ligaments give us form and...
by Daphne | Nov 6, 2021 | Body, Breath, Cells, Embodiment, Fluid, Gravity, Mind, Movement, Organs, Somatic, Space
This week on #SomawithDaphneandLucy Lucie is taking a little hiatus… When Lucie told me early this year that she is venturing into the decluttering profession, unlike most who know her, I wasn’t at all surprised at this career choice she has chosen.In working...