A Taste of Somatics

Come and sample this phenomenal approach to being, and creating movement in your body that can lead you to a freer, easier and more joyful life.

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What is Somatics?

Somatics is an approach to movement, that really requires you to start from a place of conscious awareness. While it may seem that the focus is on movement, really, the starting point is to gain an awareness of what is.

This means to build your awareness of proprioception (where you and all your body parts are in space) and interoception (how you sense all of those body parts, and your whole self, on the inside).

From that place, the movement becomes a journey of exploration and discovery. And this movement journey can provide you with more conscious awareness of your self, which can lead to greater ease, greater comfort, and greater freedom in your body.

We often know we want change (lose weight, gain weight, exercise more, get out of pain, gain more strength…) and we often go about it by focusing on the thing we want (the thing we feel we haven’t got) and ‘trying to make it happen’ by keeping our awareness externally focused, which can often cause discomfort, or frustration or disatisfaction. And then we lose heart, we lose motivation and ultimately we lose hope of being able to change.

With a somatic approach, the starting point is NOW.

What am I feeling NOW. What am I sensing NOW. What am I noticing NOW. And with that awareness we explore the next step: what is possible from here. Where and how can my body move comfortably and easily. What is available for me from here. What can I do slightly differently, what happens if I choose a different route way….

By bringing conscious awareness to what is, with playful curiosity and openness, we explore what is possible, and change begins. And then we can find ourselves in a new NOW with a whole new set of different possibilities before us.

Taking the focus inwards rather than always looking outwards provides you with your own pathway to where you want to go. It may not always feel like the fastest and the quickest route, but it is usually the most effective and efficient way in the long term, and it CAN be done without push or force or strain.

     Who’s it for?

♥ Anyone who wants to feel better during daily activities
♥ Anyone who wants to let go of stiffness, aches and pains, muscle tightness
♥ Anyone who would like to become more fluid in their movement
♥ Anyone who can get down on to and back up off the floor
♥ Anyone who wants to be more present to themselves
♥ Anyone who knows they have all the answers inside and would like to find a way of accessing them

    What do I need?

♥ An email address and the internet, to access the videos
♥ A comfortable space to lie down
♥ 15/20 mins each day to take the class and journal your experience
♥ A willingness and a curiosity to learn something new