Spring Awakening: A Retreat for the Nervous System

Spring Awakening : Retreat for the Nervous System

A gentle somatic movement workshop to honor the Spring Equinox and nourish and awaken the somatic intelligence within.

The word “somatic" is derived from the beautiful Greek word Somatikos meaning “of the body.” Somatic movement is the practice of mindfully engaging with the intelligence of our own bodies.

Somatic movement, developed by Thomas Hanna, was strongly influenced by the methods of Feldenkrais, which is used to improve human functioning by increasing self-awareness through movement. These slow, mindful movements help to amplify our bodily awareness so it can self-heal, self-correct and release persistent stress-based patterns.

Our bodies (and brains) often get locked into patterns and our muscles forget how to relax and how to engage to support us properly. Often this is due to high stress, busy lifestyle, illness, trauma, habits, aging, etc. Somatic movement helps to retrain the brain to let go…