Somatics & Qi

Somatic Movement works by educating the nervous system so that you can move with more ease and efficiency.

As we make our way through the rich tapestry of life we inevitably pick up habits in both mind and body. This helps us to function well , but sometimes we move on but our habits instead serve to hold us back . The nature of a habit, and what makes it helpful, is that we don’t need to think about it - (lets face it we wouldnt want to have to work out how we put each foot in front of the other everytime we want to walk somewhere )- it is unconscious. If we wish to change it to a better habit we need to make it conscious.

Somatic Movement teaches us to slow down and become present to how we are and how we move, once we have more awareness of what we are doing and how we are doing it , our nervous system can learn to do it better.

Somatic movement trains our nervous systems so that they can better communicate between brain and body. As such it provides an excellent foundation to all other exercise programs and sporting activities.

Stress of modern day living is constant , we are no longer running away from sabre tooth tigers , but instead have an insidious stream of demands, expectations to live up to , a sense of living under the microscope and constantly needing to perform . Instead of having chance to reset to baseline our systems learn to just run on stress and adrenaline within the fight or flight system of the nervous system - which is unsustainable and will lead to illness and burnout. When learning somatics you learn how to consciously release tension from your muscles, how to breathe well , and how to dialogue with yourself in a kind and constructive manner. All of these skills will help you rebalance your nervous system , and improve the way you hold the stress response and enable you to feel better within yourself.

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