Somatics helps free tight muscles that may be holding you back, depleting your energy, or causing you pain. Specific practices outlined by Thomas Hanna in his book, Somatics: Reawakening The Mind’s Control Of Movement, Flexibility, And Health, engage you in finding reflex patterns in the body, and reorient the body toward an ability to releaseContinue reading “Somatics & Therapeutic Yoga”
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Essence of Yoga Therapy for Me
When I signed up for Yoga North’s Yoga Therapy program, I knew it would be another transformational journey. There is so much rich and deep content for me to relate and reflect on, and I have enjoyed labeling and engaging with the tools of Yoga and these practices as therapy. This study and practice trulyContinue reading “Essence of Yoga Therapy for Me”
Why SomaYoga Now?
Tools to find the edges of your expression and remain neutral. Tools to hold space for connection and self-healing. Tools to remember why we are here and to live heart centered. Uppermost, I am not here to fix anyone, not even myself. Noone is broken; we are all already perfect and free. Dis-ease comes inContinue reading “Why SomaYoga Now?”
Studying the Yamas and Niyamas
Uncovering Conditioning with Compassion. Releasing Limiting Beliefs with Self-Study. Leaning into Resistance with Trust. Through the lens of the first two limbs of Patanjali’s 8-fold path, I have uncovered foundational areas in my life that have been veiled by conditioning, limiting beliefs and resistance. Examining yoga’s ethical practices sets the stage well for uncovering ourContinue reading “Studying the Yamas and Niyamas”
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