somatic movement

Intermediate

In this intermediate Awareness Through Movement series, we’ll take a lingual dive into the many connections of the tongue. By the end, you’ll understand how this mouthy bit relates to everything you do. And you’ll undoubtedly discover lingual habits that you never knew you had.

My obsession with the tongue is personal. I was both tongue-tied (ankyloglossia) and lip-tied as a child. Unfortunately, I had both released twice — around 10 and 20 years of age. As a result, it took me years to reorganize the use of my tongue and unfurl from the intense pull of the 'tie.' But now you can reap the benefits of my studies and explorations.

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Your pelvis is constantly responding to movement above and below it. Unfortunately, if you're like most people in this modern age, your awareness of your pelvis is likely diminished.

For some, this decrease in pelvic awareness is directly related to their environment and the furniture they use, such as slouching in chairs and couches, or the tech slouch that occurs while looking at a device. For others, limited movement and, thus, limited awareness of their pelvis is due to a more subtle cultural influence. In other words, the more you see people moving with less pelvic power, the less likely you are to move your pelvis. This is especially true in the early years of movement development. 

In this series, we will explore the presence, possibility, and power of your pelvis. You'll start to feel that your pelvis is central to nearly all your movement and the key to powerful movement. The benefits ripple throughout your whole system as you connect to and clarify your pelvic movements. Your posture improves, pain and stiffness in your neck and back diminish, and you experience increased comfort in your hips and knees. 

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Ready to experience a freer, fuller breath? This All Levels Through Movement lesson is a beautiful blend of Feldenkraisian see-saw breathing and sound vibrations together. These practices are excellent for disrupting our breathing habits. When we merge the see-saw breath with the power of sound, magic happens. It can enliven a new sense of spaciousness and induce a grounded state, helping you to free your voice and express yourself fully and authentically. What will be your experience?

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In this Awareness Through Movement lesson, you’ll explore your breath, voice, and vibration. A short anatomy bit at the beginning inspires your vibrational exploration and helps you connect with your hyoid bone and first rib ring.

In this practice, you’ll also be doing some work with your voice. So, I invite you to take a moment to choose a word or small phrase that represents something you want to cultivate within yourself or your life. Or maybe you want to say, "I love you" to yourself and feel it resonating in your heart.

Shared Experiences:

"I am a singer, and this is terrific for me to do as a daily practice.  I have discovered more each time I do it."
— Jan-Joy Sax of janjoysax.com

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Are you ready for some short and sweet practices to help you prepare for your daily walk or to unfurl from the day?

In this Attune to Awareness Series, we’ll explore how to enhance the articulation of your spine for an easier stride. Most people move well in a few places along their vertebral column and hardly at all in others. So, in this series, we’ll focus on distributing the ease from the tip of your tail to the crown of your head.

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I'm super excited to share this Awareness Through Movement program with you. One unique aspect of this series is that it is entirely performed while standing and walking. As such, it can directly impact how you walk and move through the world upright.

That said, tracking your experience in walking is more challenging than lying on the floor or sitting. I highly recommend having some Awareness Through Movement experience before starting this program. You'll also want to be familiar with lessons that include the seesaw breath and rolling your head between your hands. 

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This Attune To Awareness series has 24 head-loving short practices. Each Attune To Awareness practice is less than 20 minutes, making it easy to integrate a bit of embodied movement into your day.

Everything you do feels easier when you experience ease in your head movements. That’s why this 24-session series explores movements of the tongue, the eyes, the sternum, and more. By the end of the series, you'll have an improved sense of inner connections and ease in all your heady bits.

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Feeling stressed? The muscles in your neck and shoulders are intricately linked to your stress response, increasing the likelihood of developing damaging tension habits in these areas. If you’re like most, you’ve experienced stiffness, discomfort, or pain in your neck and shoulders. 

It can often take a whole body-brain approach to get to the root of the problem and make the necessary changes for more comfort and better movement. For example, for many, neck and shoulder issues result from overusing the neck and shoulders and underusing the rest of their body. Rigidity and lack of mobility in the chest and rib basket often lead to overusing the neck, resulting in neck strain and pain. These lessons will help you move with greater ease and comfort, reducing stress and strain.

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Want to nourish your neck and shoulders while you eat? Or maybe you want more comfort in your kitchen? Either way, this 10-part series is for you. We explore everything from how you sit at your table to how you reach for and bring a food or beverage to your mouth, and a bit of somatic-focused food prepping.

As you move through this series, I invite you to set aside time to practice each movement formally (i.e., with a focus on exploration). Maybe you do that more than once. And then, when you're ready, explore it informally. So, take it into your food prep by taking a moment to pause, scan yourself, and then recall a specific aspect of the practice that interests you. That way, you can begin incorporating that into your daily life.

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We all know that life depends on our ability to breathe. But we rarely think about the quality of our breath. The quality of our breath, especially our breathing restrictions, can impact the quality of our lives. How we breathe impacts our physical balance and emotional states, bringing us more comfort or exacerbating our pain.

Unfortunately, most people live with limited breathing ability. These breathing changes can be triggered by trauma, ongoing pain, movement restrictions, or adopting a notion of what excellent breathing is and how it should look. In the process of conforming to an ideal, we lose options.

The lessons in this series will help you release the breathing habits holding you back. You will learn how to differentiate the secondary muscles of breathing from the action of breathing itself. For most, this means more natural movement and less pain.

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When the vertebrae and the muscles in your spine are free to move, you can engage with the world powerfully and gracefully. The more you integrate and free your spine, the more you'll improve your ability to move quickly in any direction with minimal preparation or hesitation. This is the cornerstone of good posture. It's also a requirement for resilient movement. 

So, in this series, we'll explore how to let go of limiting patterns. And find new freedom and movement throughout your entire spine. 

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If you're like most people, you prefer which foot leads the way when you go upstairs, step over a log, step off the escalator, or propel yourself uphill when you're feeling fatigued. But do you know which one it is?

These preferences are natural and can offer you an advantage in certain situations. However, they can also wreak havoc on your system if it becomes compulsive. This Awareness Through Movement lesson explores stepping up and then back down again. You'll need a step, a box, or a very sturdy coffee table to step up on.

Shared Experiences:

“This lesson made a BIG difference in how I walk! My knees, thank you.”

— Happy Mover

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Do you clench your jaw, experience tension headaches, or suffer from neck or shoulder pain? This program will help you break your habits of muscular tension, allowing you to easily reduce the stress and tension in your jaw, mouth, face, neck, and shoulders.

These lessons can significantly benefit those who experience pain and discomfort in their head, neck, and jaw. However, some difficulties require seeing a dentist, doctor, or oral surgeon. Please speak with your healthcare provider if you are experiencing pain. And know that these lessons can supplement any program for added relief.

Shared Experience

“When I started this practice, I had a tension headache in full swing. By the end, it was gone and remains that way an hour later! The lesson is extremely gentle and relaxing. I could sense the muscle tightness in my neck, head, and jaw melt away.” —Happy & Headache-Free

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