1423 NW 70th Street, Seattle WA    

 
 
 

 

"Consciousness is a causative force in the human body; It reshapes the body."  
 Paul McLean, Nobel Prize Speech

 

Soma Yoga

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
 

Other Offerings at the Studio

    Mindfulness Meditation   FELDENKRAIS®    Qi Gong   Pilates  

    Brazilian Orixa Dance with Bahia in Motion   

    Shambhala Meditation    Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) 
   
      Partner Massage   Psychotherapy   Soul Collage   Breathing Mandala   Children's Dance

 

jean@soma-yoga.com      (206) 782-5044       1423 NW 70th Street      Seattle, Washington   98117