Have you been practicing yoga for a while and feel like you’ve got a great mind/body connection? What if I told you that it can go even deeper. That by adding somatic movements to your practice can take your body awareness to new heights and heal trauma and chronic...
You know that first big stretch in the morning? When you just wake up, yawning with your hands above your head and your whole body tenses into the stretch. Isn’t that the BEST feeling? It’s also called pandiculation and actually improves musculoskeletal functioning....
In modern culture, sexuality has lost its sense of connection. The truth is: healthy sexual energy is a major part of any spiritual life. In fact, sacred sexuality is an ancient spiritual practice that honors the sacredness of the physical body, the power of sexual...
For most of us, somatic experiencing feels like a wildly new experience. In our go-go-go culture, stress is rampant and everywhere. Because of this, many of us feel uncomfortable sensations in our body that we’d rather ignore. However, pushing down our bodily...
How much time do you spend on a screen? If you’re like most of my students (and me!), the answer to that question is A LOT. In today’s fast-paced world, most of us are operating from our heads and feeling disconnected from our bodies. It’s so easy to...
If you’re like me, you were taught that yoga is about structure and alignment. And while I LOVE alignment and asana, I’ve come to recognize that yoga doesn’t have to be about achieving more challenging poses… Nor does it have to be about chasing a feeling of bliss or...
