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At some point in our life we come to terms with the fact that stress can be painful. Whether acute or over a long period of accumulation, stress can cause pain due to chronic muscular tension. The questions is why and what can we do about it before the pain cycle begins. The brain moves the muscles, the muscles move the bones. Simple. But when stress levels are high our brain sends a reflexive “protective, retractive or action” response to the nerves to activate the muscle groups necessary for us to function.  After a period of time under this response as the muscles remain tense, circula ..read more

Clinical Somatic Education and Somatic Movement is a type of neuromuscular re-educatIon that works directly with the sensory-motor system to directly address the root cause of chronic musculoskeletal pain. Using a combination of verbally guided sessions, hands-on Clinical Somatic Education Lessons and a dedicated practice, somatic movements are advanced techniques that work with your nervous system to release chronic, involuntary muscular contractions and provides you with a technique to get out of pain and enjoy long term relief. Want to learn more? Join me for a 1 hour seminar on Somatic Edu ..read more

Have you ever been told that you need to “slow down” or “you are getting on in age a bit now”…? None of us are getting any younger…come along and improve your movement capacity regardless of your age.  Do you have chronic pain? Do you want pain free movement? How old would you be if you didn’t feel your age? How young do you feel? You may think that feeling tension and pain that results in the loss of mobility is par for the course as you age. It’s not all true. Yes, there are changes to the body as we age but there are no medical studies published stating that aging equals pain. If you ..read more

Clinical Somatic Education teaches you how to take control of your musculoskeletal health.  Most muscle pain results from the way you use your body every day.  The way you sit, stand walk or even fold your laundry and wash your dishes. You do all of theses movements automatically, without consciously thinking.  To change the way you walk, run, sit and stand-even when you are not thinking about it-is to actively retrain your nervous system, which is what Clinical Somatic Education does. Because CSE is an active and  “intentional” learning process, you make more sus ..read more

The wellness industry has had a recent boom in “somatic” practices, many of which stem from Eastern Philosophy and Healing arts such as Yoga and Tai Chi.   SOMATICS – THE HISTORY In the 1970’s the late Thomas Hanna Phd. coined the term “somatics” to describe movement and relaxations techniques that increase proprioceptive awareness and muscular control. At the turn of the 19th century, German born Joseph Pilates developed a method of physical conditioning that is considered somatic as it emphasizes a mind-body connection to increase concentration, balanced muscular strength and impro ..read more

Are we really getting smarter or is technology just dumbing us down? It seems everywhere we go things are getting smarter; from smart-phones to smart TVs, smart houses and even smart footwear! We need footwear to protect our feet.  Especially now as we primarily walk on hard, flat surfaces and having some protection from whatever the foot may come into contact with is beneficial.  But constantly wearing shoes that block and bind the foot also interfere with proprioception; our ability to sense our environment which is critical to the foot as it is part of our balance system. We know ..read more

  For Foot Sake is a somatic exploration of the functionality of the foot.  Where we will explore how hip, knee and lower back pain can be alleviated by simply addressing the movements of the foot. Our feet are our base, essentially a moving base that provides a dynamic base of support. No matter who you are or what you do, if you move or like to move you know how profoundly important the feet are. Unfortunately,  it is often when something goes wrong that we realise how much we rely on them. Our feet ground us, give us roots and connect our bones to the earth. They propel us f ..read more

This 1.5 hour workshop will explore the sensory motor system and its role in recovery for runners who often experience chronic muscular tension from overuse or as a result of injury. You will learn specific release techniques called Pandiculations that you can do yourself to address tight calf muscles, hamstrings,hips, lower back, neck and shoulders. They are not exercises in the traditional way a “therapist” may prescribe and they do not require any special piece of equipment other than your own very specialized brain which we know is the only reason your muscles contract via the sensory moto ..read more

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