The Next Level is Subtle: The Somatic Skills Behind Why This Training Works

As we kick off this season of

Summer Strong,

I've been talking with people about how excited I am about this next level of these workouts. I found myself trying to explain why. 

Like... what exactly are we practicing here? 

So I sat down to map it out - and the whole thing kind if dropped in at once. 

It became super clear: 

There are 10 foundational skills at the core of this work. 

These are the same nervous system skills I would teach someone in a 1:1 somatic therapy session. 

They're the skills we need if we want to: 

• work with our bodies instead of against them
• move through stress without spiraling
• adapt to changing bodies so we can stay in it for the long haul 
• do hard things without relying on override or push-through

We've been practicing them inside the workouts all along, but this next level of subtlety allows us to be more conscious and thus more impactful with the work. 

This workshop is me pulling back the curtain. 

I'm going to walk you through the 10 somatic skills we're building in Summer Strong - what they are, how they're woven into the workouts, and why they matter. Not just for training, but for: 

• relationships
• parenting
• work and leadership 
• navigating this very real & intense moment we're living in 
• and continuing to show up for the things you care about without burning out. 

By the end, you’ll:

• understand why this training feels different (and why it works)
• be able to recognize these skills as you’re practicing them
• start to see how they apply to your actual life
• have a new lens for approaching both movement and stress
• feel more equipped to support yourself in real time

Also - these are Somatic Skills, which means they happen in the body and not just in the mind.

In this Thursday's experience (and in Summer Strong), we'll be practicing these skills together - so you not only understand them cognitively, but your body/physiology can actually do them in real time, too.  

This is the difference between knowing what to do (cognitive) and actually being able to do it (somatic). 

Because they live in the body, somatic skills are built similarly to how we strengthen our muscles & connective tissue - through practice. 

This really does feel like the next level to me.

Not because it’s more intense - but because it’s more precise.

In some ways, it's more challenging to pay attention to this subtle level of experience.

But when we do, it opens up a whole range of new possibilities for our bodies, mental health, nervous system, and relationships. 

You’re already doing this work.

This will just help you see it  and start using it on purpose.