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, 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 | Awareness, Body, Fluid, Gravity, Joints, Movement, Nervous System, Organs, Other, Proprioception, Self, Sensory, Space, Vestibular System
Proprioception and kinaesthesia, is the sense of our body position and movement in relationship to gravity and space. It is sometimes described as the “sixth sense”. Proprioception is mediated by our vestibular system, proprioceptors, nerve endings...
by Daphne | Nov 5, 2021 | Body, Nervous System, Organs, Space
The skin is the largest organ of the body. As a layer of immune armouring, it protects us from the elements, helps regulate body temperature, and permeates the sensations of touch, heat, and cold. The skin is both sensitive and vigilant. It is the boundary in which we...
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...
