Somatic Movement Foundations

This one-day workshop focuses on how our felt sense of movement changes the potency of our presence and brings effective therapeutic meaning to our touch.

We’ll feel our way into sensing softness in body tissue, movement quality, and intentional curiosity. The principle of softness at the beginning allows our touch to feel safe enough to allow movement messages to be heard through our partners’ protective patterns. Softness reflects a body that is alive, adaptable, and ready to move freely without unnecessary tension.

We’ll explore receiving, supporting and releasing weight. Imagine the relief of letting go—the weight of a limb, the weight of a thought, the weight of holding it all together. Letting go physically is the body’s expression of letting go emotionally and mentally, opening a doorway to greater freedom and ease.

And we’ll play in wave motion, both within ourselves and in a partner. Liquid movement evokes a cellular memory of growing our human bodies first in an all-enveloping, nurturing liquid environment in the womb. Rhythmic, wave-like movements are inherently organizing, creating coherence in the body as they travel through tissues.

No prerequisites. This workshop is for anyone interested in deepening their relationship with touch and movement, in personal or professional settings. Please wear comfortable clothes that don’t restrict your movement and layers to keep you comfortable when we pause for discussion. Bring a covered water bottle. You may want to pack your lunch, but we will have a 90 min lunch break if you want to go out.