The Hip Flexors and the Heart
This is a practice for the anatomy geek. For someone who learns by feeling and experiencing. We will explore the fabled psoas, the primary hip flexor.
Category: Anatomy Focus
Somatic Yin for Neck and Shoulder Pain
This practice really focuses on the sides of the neck. You know, those muscles that get so tender and tight? When the sternocleidomastoid get's cranky…
Fire Up Your Hips
This is my favorite kind of practice. I'll coax you gently with delicious somatic stretches and novel movements into a practice that ends up being qui…
Resistance and Acceptance
While you marinate in juicy poses targeting the hips, we will explore a the duality of resistance and acceptance. You will have an opportunity to disc…
Thoracic Expression
The upper back is an area that can be a big source of tension and even pain. We also have a fair amount of cultural baggage around the appropriate way…
Hip Flexor Relief
We will explore hip flexor pain and stiffness through the lens of somatics, stretching, awareness, neuro motor training and regulation.
This practic…
Deep Hip Learning
The hip is more than a collection of tissues. It's a unique and complicated element of the embodied self. In this practice we combine a somatic lesson…
Chair Yin: Your Nervous System and Your Neck
This is a go to, short practice to relieve neck and shoulder tension naturally. The whole practice can be done from a simple chair. You will engage in…
Yin & Meditation: What About Love?
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Stress Support
Chronic stress is linked to many of the most pernicious chronic diseases that plague modern humans. Managing stress is of critical importance for heal…
As I am Meant to Be
At the start of the new year. Most of us are looking forward and hoping to make some postive changes for the future. I offer this practice as a framew…
for Gratitude
For this practice we will not look outside of self but deep within to the very building block of life, the cell. We will build a foundation of embodie…
Your Shoulder Without Agenda
This gentle but powerful practice explores a concept as well as the shoulder through movement and mindfulness. Your practice will be supported by a si…
How to Stretch Your Neck
For this practice I’ve combined somatics, stretches some resistance and of course, breathing to facilitate a bit of short term relief. But I’ve al…
Yin & Meditation for Acceptance
This practice is about moving forward with compassion, rather than squashing our feelings or disappointment or grief. We will explore poses that focus…