Explorations in Somatic Movement
As a Somatic Educator I love observing the growth of Somatics in the world. As I write these words I'm currently in the midst of preparing a day of teaching for the British Wheel of Yoga - All Wales Gathering where one of the sessions we are presenting is A Somatic...
A Perspective on How Stretching is different from Pandiculating.
Recently I came across a blog post where the author suggested Pandiculation is another name for Active Stretching. So here's how I distinguish between Stretching and Pandiculating. If I focus on stretching a muscle, the focus of my attention is on lengthening a...
How Somatics Helped a Marathon Runner
How Somatics Helped Marathon Runner to Improve Her Running.
Here is a testimonial by marathon runner Katie Philips about how she benefited from Clinical Somatic sessions.
Why we DON’T stretch…..and what we do instead.
I've taken many movement classes both in person and online where I've been asked to stretch, and I've taught a fair few myself. Since training in Somatics I have removed the word 'stretch' from my vocabulary. It now seems rather ambiguous to me, though it is still a...
An Outline Of How Clinical Somatics Can Be Useful For A Dancer
Here is an outline of Clinical Somatics David wrote in response to third year student on the BA (Hons) dance degree at Hull College who approached him for information to help her with writing her final year dissertation. Her dissertation was focused on dance injuries specifically ankle sprains and the rehabilitation process.
This may offer an insight into what it’s that we offer, for anyone interested in Clinical Somatics.
Form and Freedom, and the dance between left and right brain
Since practicing and training in the 'Nia Technique' I became very aware of the interplay between form and freedom, especially while teaching and dancing Nia routines. And having more recently trained in Somatics I have begun to understand and experience more deeply,...
Welcome to Radiant Star Yoga
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