Sat Series 5: somatic movement classes online Aug 22-Sept 12, 2020

Aug 22 “Somatic solutions for neck, jaw, face” is about re-patterning the muscles in the head, cervical spine for ease, comfort, freedom, and improved alignment. 

Aug 29 “Exploring Diaphrams of the skull, ribs, pelvic floor, and feet” There are many diaphrams that expand, contract, and support us throughout the body. Let’s bring more intelligence, awareness, ease and circulation to them all. 

Sept 5 “Somatics for issues of the lumbar spine, sacroiliac joint and sciatica” addresses what can be named the “universal joint” of the body, where the power of the legs meets the weight of the torso. Lets bring more comfort to this hard working part of the body. 

Sept 12 “Standing and Sitting Somatics for work and travel” is about turning many somatic floor moves into standing and sitting versions, handy and helpful for many issues, and easily adaptable to shorter sequences, or “somatic movement snacks!” :-)

2 time options:

Class option A: 9am NYC, 10am Halifax, 2pm London, 3pm Paris, 4pm Helsinki

Class option B: 9am Seattle, 10am Denver, 11am Nashville, 12pm NYC, 1pm Halifax, 5pm London, 6pm Paris, 7pm Helsinki

Pay it Forward Payment option: My prices are still extremely low to support people experiencing financial stress during this covid time. I have included a ‘Pay it Forward’ Option for the Class Bundles. If you can afford a little more for these valuable classes with audio recordings, please choose the ‘Pay it Forward’ option when purchasing the 4 Class Bundles. Your contribution will help support your fellow humans who cannot afford anything extra just now. Thank you!

What you will need: comfortable, flexible clothing, a chair, a mat or other padding for the floor, several towels or blankets folded as props, and a quiet place for your somatic movement practice. Practice setting up your device so that I can see all of you on your mat. Avoid back lighting like a bright window.

Location: Online zoom platform. A link will be sent to you prior to class.

Policy for Late Arrivals: Kindly arrive at least 5 min prior to the start of class. Late arrivals after the start of class may not be admitted. It is distracting to the class, teacher, and recording process. If you are late and not admitted, you will have access to the audio recording the next day.

Learn these gentle but powerful self-care techniques to bring new mobility, intelligence, sensation, control to the muscles, and teach the brain to bring muscles to their optimum resting length. We will avoid stretch and pain, and approach the nervous system in an entirely different way. This movement technique, based on the work of the late neuromuscular pioneer, Thomas Hanna PhD, reverses and releases the contractive patterns present in your nervous system, the imprint of your history, both emotional and physical trauma. You can teach your nervous system a calmer setting, excellent for stress reduction. If your nervous system is more calm, your intelligence is more available to you, perfect for what we need right now, which is to be more resilient, adaptable, and better creative problem solvers!