by Daphne | Jul 9, 2023 | Awareness, Being, Body, Bones, Connection, Core, Diaphragm, Exploration, Hips, Mobility, Non-linear Movement, Pelvis, Sensory Awareness, Spiral, Stability, Tailbone
A neutral pelvis means that our spine can act as a “spring” in our bipedal form, to provide a buffer for the compressive forces moving through the body as we navigate through space and gravity. A simple approach to finding a neutral pelvis is to experiment with the...
by Daphne | Feb 26, 2022 | Body, Bodywork, Classes, Feet, Head, Homeostasis, Jaw, Mind, Nervous System, Pelvis, Polyvagal Theory, Somatic, Spine, Tailbone, Vestibular System
Head Tension Workshop 3/3 In this final workshop on head tension, we continue to expand on new movement explorations that target the vestibular system, engaging in movements that involve the 3 dimensional planes of the body (front/back, top/bottom, left/right). We...
by Daphne | Feb 26, 2022 | Body, Classes, Feet, Head, Homeostasis, Jaw, Mind, Nervous System, Pelvis, Polyvagal Theory, Somatic, Spine, Tailbone
Head Tension Workshop 2/3 In this second out of three workshops on head tension, we engage in a series of movement explorations that target the vestibular system. Being able to land and locate through our vestibular feedback helps to regulate our nervous system and...
by Daphne | Feb 26, 2022 | Body, Classes, Feet, Head, Homeostasis, Jaw, Mind, Nervous System, Pelvis, Polyvagal Theory, Somatic, Spine, Tailbone
Head Tension Workshop 1/3 Introducing a new theme for somatic exploration – head tension. In this first out of three workshops, I touch on how the head does not exist in isolation but rather, shares connections through multiple systems in the body. One area we...
