by Daphne | Nov 6, 2021 | Body, Brain, Breath, Cells, Embodiment, Embryology, Feet, Fluid, Gravity, Grounding, Homeostasis, Nervous System, Organs, Somatic
This week’s sharing on #somawithDaphneandLucy is about coming home to the state of flexion:We are the only mammalian species on the planet that walks on two feet. This vertical relationship with gravity not only takes our brain further away from our...
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Body, Mind, Nervous System
Social isolation and mental health: sense of belonging I was on a panel last weekend to share about mental health and the nervous system. So I’d like to share some of the thoughts I had on the different aspects of social isolation on the nervous system from a...
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Body, Cells, Mind, Nervous System, Organs, Space, Spine, Yoga
This week’s sharing from #somawithDaphneandLucy are our favourite HEART OPENERS: Heart opening poses are a consistent “obsession” for yoga practitioners. Deep contortionistic backbends are pursued like trophies – a trademark of the accomplished...
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Body, Cells, Fluid, Gravity, Mind, Movement, Nervous System, Non-linear Movement, Other, Safe, Self, Sensory, Space, Spiral, Vestibular System
This week’s sharing from #somawithDaphneandLucy : MOVEMENT VARIABILITY. Life is Non-Linear. To be relational to our environment and sustainable in mind-body, we train our reflexes to respond rather than react. Non-linear, multi-planar, 3-D spiralling...
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....
