Regenerative Somatics

06/17/2026

There’s a wonderful feeling that comes when what we love helps us grow.

We live on a corner lot bordered by a busy street, with a large stone garden that needs steady summer tending. If my husband and I don’t give it time each day, it quickly becomes sparse in some places and overgrown in others.

As summer deepens, the garden asks more of us. And yet, it gives so much back.

A garden requires relationship. Growth does too. It asks for attention, patience, and the willingness to keep showing up.

As we tend it, people walking by often stop to talk, admire a flower, share a memory, or simply take in the colors. Tiny children, older neighbors, and people we may never see again pause there for a moment. Something in the garden seems to invite the heart to open.

In the garden, it’s easy to see what needs tending, what needs clearing, what needs nourishment, and what is flourishing.

It reminds me that our growth as human beings is also something we live in relationship with. When we tend ourselves and one another with care, something in us begins to flourish.

There’s a wonderful feeling that comes when what we love helps us grow. I hope this summer offers you many such moments. If it does, I’d love to hear about them.

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05/29/2026

05/09/2026

Welcome to Regenerative Somatics. We’re so glad you’re here.

Whether you’re navigating a transition, tending to burnout, recovering your energy, or feeling drawn to something more aligned and alive, we hope what you find here affirms, empowers, and supports your path of renewal.

Regenerative Somatics is rooted in the wisdom of the body, the steadiness of the nervous system, and the deeper intelligence that helps us return to what is true and life-giving.

Through reflections, practices, classes, and retreats, we explore ways to slow down, listen within, and reconnect with the rhythms that support healing, change, and renewal.

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03/07/2026

Hello friends! We're excited to announce that Candice and Joe will be heading to California at the end of the month. Candice will be attending the American Polarity Therapy Association Conference, where she will facilitate a morning movement class. Joe will be taking time for a writer's retreat.

If you can join us, we would love to see you there!

The link for the Conference is in "Comments" below.

02/14/2026

We have been quietly working on a deeply rejuvenating new class. Yet couldn't let this day celebrating love pass without saying hello and sharing a few tips for a regenerative Valentine's Day:

❤️ Nourishing Self-Care

Choose at least one practice that truly restores you, such as a quiet walk, a warm bath, or a simple, grounding meal.

❤️ Calm Nervous System

Make space for practices that invite ease, like slower breathing, placing your hand over your heart, or spending a few minutes in stillness.

❤️ Honest Self-Love

Speaking to yourself with the same kindness you offer to others. Notice where you may need forgiveness or gentler expectations.

❤️ Widened Circle of Love

Remember your friends, family, community, and the beings who share your life. Reach out in one small, genuine way to let them know you care.

❤️ Mindful Connection

Bring your full attention to at least one conversation, Lsten more deeply and express specific appreciation for the other person.

❤️Quiet Gratitude and Reflection

Pause to reflect on what sustains you, what has grown within you over the past year, and what kind of love you would like to nurture moving forward.

May this Valentine’s Day be one small turning toward the kind of love that quietly restores you, from the inside out.

Love and Light,
Candice and Joe

12/16/2025

We loved making this infographic a few years back, and it's great to see how much we still value it today. It's a friendly reminder that staying healthy can be simple and enjoyable. Let's keep these tips in mind as we celebrate.❣️

12/12/2025

Is the push and pull of the holidays starting to feel like too much?

In my latest blog, I share my journey of learning to slow down. I also introduce a simple hand-over-heart practice that can help you pause, breathe, and reconnect with what matters most.

This practice is helpful as you approach the weeks ahead with greater intention and ease.

I would love to hear what practices bring steadiness and warmth to your holidays. I read and appreciate each response.

s the holidays approach, our schedules often start to accelerate before we even realize it.

12/07/2025

This time of year can feel tender. The days fill up. Our hearts stretch to hold a little more.

For a long time, I met this season by simply doing more. I ran a healing center, taught classes, cooked for family and friends, and tried to be there for anyone who needed support. I loved that life, and I also reached a point where my body could no longer keep pace.

A health crisis asked me to stop. Not pause briefly and then jump back in, but truly stop. In that stopping, I began to see something I had often ignored. Slowing down was not a sign of failure. It was how the healing energies could finally reach me.

This insight later shaped Regenerative Somatics and, recently, took form in a mini-retreat called the Inner Oasis: Resting in the Heart.

In that gathering, we came together to:

- Arrive in our bodies and feel the ground beneath us

- Breathe with awareness, hand over heart, and invite heart coherence.

- Call in awe-filled appreciation through memories that genuinely open the heart.

- Reflect on what true rest might mean in this season of giving.

What moved me most was how quickly a group of people from different places began to feel like a small community.

The chat was filled with inspiration. As we settled together, faces softened. Breaths slowed. The tone of the afternoon changed.

You don't need a formal retreat to touch this kind of rest.
You could try a brief version of the practice on your own:

- Sit and feel the support beneath you
- Place a hand lightly over your heart
- Breathe a little more slowly through your nose
- Remember a place or moment that brings genuine warmth

Then you might ask yourself:

- What does rest look like for me in this season?
- Where does my body ask me to soften or say no
- What is one simple way I could tend to my own heart before tending to others?

Sometimes the smallest pause can change the tone of an entire day.

✨ Special thanks to HeartMath for inspiring our first practice of the day.

12/01/2025

If you missed Inner Oasis for the Holidays: Resting the Heart, the replay is available through December 3. Two hours to rest and restore the heart, and discover your own insights into how to approach the holiday season in a way that honors your capacity and feels grounded, spacious, and rooted in fullness rather than obligation.

You’re welcome to register and enjoy the session at your own pace.

💛 https://regenerativesomatics.com/inner-oasis/