This time of year can be tricky. With shorter, darker days in the Northern hemisphere, our mammalian bodies can trend toward hibernation…
The #1 Somatic Practice I Do: An Experiential Exploration
If I were to boil down somatic work into just one simple and effective practice, this would be the one!
Balancing Masculine + Feminine in the Nervous System
Are we all wired to fight, flight, or freeze under threat? In this video, Dara del Rio talks about the fawn or tend-and-befriend response.
Roadblocks to Following Our Heart
It’s not often that we make decisions based on the reason that something just feels right . . .
Why SOMATIC psychotherapy…
If you will indulge me…Take your right hand and begin massaging your left index finger. Start out gently and slowly use more force so that y
How to Make Changes that Last in Your Nervous System + Your Life
We all want to make changes that last. Yet, our biology is programmed to maintain homeostasis when it feels threatened by emerging change.
What’s Sensation Got to Do with It? Attending to the Body for Intuition + Healing
In the moments leading up to the kiss, if you are paying close enough attention, you will notice some sort of sensation: maybe flutters …
The Power of Pleasure to Rewire & Regulate Our Nervous Systems
Let’s create a new paradigm of healing through the power of simple pleasure. Watch the video below with Dara del Rio.
Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn: Working with 4 Phases of the Nervous System
In this video, you will learn the four phases of the nervous system response under stress and in safety, and a brief practice for each.