It's Not Just About the Workout: 4 Ways to Bring Somatics Into Your Movement Practice
This blog is a primer on the concepts I introduced in a recent webinar called Bringing Somatics Into Your Workout. You can watch the class & try a somatics-centered workout here.Ā
What Does Your Body Want From Your Workout?
At Mind & Mountain, we've always been about bridging the gaps between physical and mental health. Over the years, though, the cognitive-based (top-down, thought-shifting) strategies that I learned, practiced, and taught started to feel like holdingĀ beach ball underwater: I could keep things contained, but it took constant effort
Somatic work has helped release some of the air from that beach ball - letting it deflate little by little, so thereā€™s less noise happening underwater and thus less effort to contain it. And wow, what a relief that has been!Ā
Somatic nervous-system regulation is about learning to listen to our bodies and offer the support theyā€™re asking for. Thatā€™s easier said than done, but itā€™s well worth the practice. My personal experience is that t...