by Daphne | Feb 22, 2022 | Body, Exploration, Pain, Pelvis, Spine
Exploring Pelvic Balance for Back Pain Found this old video from the archives. A little exploration of pelvic balance for back pain. In the video, I also speak about the importance of something very fundamental – how we sit.How are your sitting bones landing on...
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, Body, Diaphragm, Embodiment, Gravity, Grounding, Movement, Organs, Pelvis, Safe, Space, Spine
Ribcage & Pelvis Resonance The concept of a neutral pelvis is a topic every movement educator across different modalities would passionately debate over. This week on #SomawithDaphneandLucy, we’d like to share our take on the neutral pelvis as an...
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 | 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....
