by Daphne | Jun 9, 2022 | Body, Bodywork, Classes, Curiosity, Exploration, Gravity, Mind, Movement, Nervous System, Non-linear Movement, Self, Sensory Awareness, Somatic
Nervous System Workshop 1/2 In the first out of two workshops on the nervous system, we bring our focus back to the pelvis. The pelvic diaphragm works with the respiratory diaphragm to contain and support healthy functioning of all of our organs in the body,...
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 | Body, Bodywork, Embodiment, Mind, Neck, Nervous System, Non-linear Movement, Self, Sensory, Sensory Awareness, Somatic, Spine, Yoga
Recent BBC article on the increasing cases of injuries sustained by yoga teachersOne of my teachers Richard Freeman would always say in class, “Stiffness is a blessing”. Being hyper-mobile, yoga asanas came easily to me as a practitioner. When I was a new...
by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Body, Fluid, Gravity, Non-linear Movement, Sensory
I love the sensory feedback provided by another body in Contact Improvisation, so I created my own improv with a contralateral elastic band and a foam roller. Took me a while to get into a fluid, tangled play in a dynamic relationship with gravity. I enjoyed the...
by Daphne | Nov 2, 2021 | Body, Bones, Exploration, Movement, Myofascial, Non-linear Movement, Sensory Feedback, Spine, Spiral
I enjoy exploring non-linear movement using a prop to change things up for sensory feedback. This is a short clip where I’m using a weighted ball (about 1kg) to add load and resistance. It helps me to track movement into the scapular, rib cage and spine. The...
