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…
Category: Somatic Education
Collective Amoebic Consciousness
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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…
Natural Energy
We usually think of Yin as calming, soothing and down regulating. But with a few tweaks, we can cultivate a calm, natural energy as well. Not the jitt…
Relieve Joint Stiffness and Pain in the Morning
There are so many reasons that pain may be worse in the morning, and we can't cover them all here, but we will address one reason here. I envision y…
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…
Yin & Somatics for Falling Asleep
No human can survive without the ability to disengage from the world. Our nervous systems evolved platforms to help us to release what is outside of u…
Wall Yin: Releasing Grudges
This is a wall practice which will focus on healthy and happy range of motion for the hips and knees. But we will also explore a simple meditation on …
Cherish Your Knees
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Getting to Know Your Back: Part 4
If you are a movement geek like me, you will be blown away by the simple complexity of this somatic experience. Prepare to feel stuff you may not have…
Getting to Know Your Back
The back is an incredibly complicated structure anatomically, but even more so when you consider other parts of the experience like the the vascular s…
Neck Pain Inoculation
This is a gentle yet very effective practice for challenging our biases. Neck pain is one of the most common types of chronic pain and like all pain, …
Heart Closing
To me, Yin is the answer, the cure, for our stressful times. A practice which invites us to slow down, attend to the self and surrender is not just he…
Stretching Water
We are each granted an amazing opportunity in this life to cherish and protect priceless vessel that we get to live in. I've noticed that when my stu…