Somatic Yoga
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The word soma means 'of the body'. Our body is not just our physical body but our emotions, mind, thoughts and breath played out within us. Our body, mind and emotions are in constant dialogue. The body is vast, complex, mysterious, ever changing. Somatic practices guide us to attune with the body, to know more of ourselves, feel with the body, be with the body just as it is. We can uncover unhelpful patterns and habits in the way move or inhabit our bodies, develop greater freedom of movement. With curiosity and gentle enquiry we can gain a deeper, more subtle awareness of the body. These practices help us cultivate potential in the body. A pure, essential quality arises which is fluid, full of possibility, a quiet vibrant sense of being. We feel alive and present. This discovery, creativity, and exploration brings about an embodied sense of being which is powerful and transformative.
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We cultivate a wise and purposeful relationship to our experience. which is imbued with curiosity, patience, and kindness. Through practice we shift from a reactive, habitual way of being and inhabiting our bodies to something more attentive and creative; from unconscious awareness to greater clarity and harmony. Effort is balanced. We aim to move with ease. Rather than striving to fix our bodies or push them into shapes we cultivate understanding and receptivity. We explore our interior landscape and become familiar with unhelpful patterns of holding and tension and insight begins to emerge. We have choices about how we move and how we are. Somatic yoga is a process permeated with compassionate intention where we turn towards our experience with kindness. All are welcome to join me for this slow, peaceful, attentive approach.
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