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the ancient traditions of yoga & meditation come
together with the modern wisdom of somatic movement education
The modern wisdom of somatic movement education has come together with the ancient roots of Hatha
Yoga. These moving meditations bring the opportunity for quiet
mind, a deep unwinding and endless discovery. The
powerful weaving of somatic movement, hatha yoga and meditation invites
strength, agility, awareness and equanimity. Habitual tension patterns
change as the body regains its innate ability to self-correct to ease and
efficiency. Awareness of habitual moving, thinking and attention patterns
is possible; and with awareness sits liberation.
Sessions always end
with a ten minute lying down meditation (savasana) and short sitting
meditation.
What is Somatic
Movement? Somatic Movement practices offer the opportunity to reawaken
inherent agility and to move with ease. This learning process, which
involves slow, gentle movement patterns, encourages the release of
muscles from involuntary, habitual contraction. Chronic tension
patterns change as the body regains its innate ability to self-correct to
ease and efficiency (neuro-muscular re-patterning). Sensory-motor
amnesia is a memory loss of how to voluntarily relax and control
musculature. We can move from sensory-motor amnesia to sensory-motor
awareness, freeing ourselves from layers of habits which no longer serve us
and expanding our possibilities for moving and thus, living.
We discover the amazing capacity of our nervous system
for somatic releasing, resourcing and re-education through these movement
explorations inspired by Hanna Somatics, BioSomatics, Somatic Unwinding, the
Alexander Technique, the teachings of Moshe Feldenkrais and Skinner
Releasing.
Soma Yoga Sessions are a weaving of Hatha Yoga and Somatic Movement
Somatic Movement (Somatic Resourcing) sessions involve all somatic movement.
with a ten minute integrative rest on the floor
Somatic Movement & Meditation Sessions involve a 1/2 hour of
somatic movement, ten minute lying down meditation.
a 15 minute sitting meditation, more somatic movement and a sort ending
sitting meditation
Sessions are facilitated by
Jean Hindle, founder of Soma Yoga
Jean has been teaching Yoga, meditation and movement education for seventeen years.
The development of Soma Yoga began as she started bringing the
wisdom of somatic movement disciplines into yoga practice
and teaching. (full bio)
She has also developed:
Somatic Movement & Drawing, Water Yoga, Soma Yoga & Art,
Improvisational Yoga
and Yoga in Practical Places™: Office/Classroom/Art Studio/Parks Yoga.
You may join classes, workshops, retreats, schedule private sessions or
arrange on-site visits to your workplace/studios.
For Yoga in Practical Places™
Programs (Workplace/Classroom/Art Studios/Parks) please click here
Soma Yoga practice MP3's available to
send you through e-mail to download
Basics, Deep
Restoration and Office/Chair
these very gentle practices are suitable for all
level
a free practice MP3 comes with each class card
gift certificates are available
for private sessions, classes, workshops, retreats
please contact the studio for these
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