Somatic Slow Movement-Based Classes, Personal, Semi-Private Lessons
…bring comfort and pain-free movement by practicing focusing awareness through sensing the beginning of movements, listening to the feeling produced by the movements, pausing to rest for a moment, noticing the changes from that small beginning, then returning to creating only moving that feels good! Net Effects…range from quietin
g mind and body (restoring our parasympathetic nervous state), increasing flow of oxygenated blood, reduces blood pressure, lowers resting heart rate, entrains the vagus nerve (the primary communication pathway between the brain and organ function) and engages The Relaxation Response, Identified by Herbert Benson, MD cardiologist at Harvard. Beginning movement in this way is a soothing experience as it deepens the ability to rest. All the while, conscious breathing awareness develops within and informs our skills for deepening The Relaxation Response for the entire nervous system which continues to be insulted these days by unmitigated stress, repeated injuries, surgeries and life's ongoing emotional traumas. Soothing Somatic lessons develop compassionate regard through the calming effects of rejuvenating our parasympathetic nervous state. Enlisting the PNS is essential for healing to take hold and to flourish. Yang Style T'ai Chi
…improves physical balance and leg strength while stabilizing the mind for clear and quiet contemplation. Meditation and Restorative Movement
…integrates Mindfulness with the Somatic inquiry into movement and rest.
