Somatic Movement Therapy: A Body-Mind-Spirit Approach to Exercise

What to Expect

Somatic Movement Therapy: A Body-Mind-Spirit Approach to Exercise

Empowering YOU with Play, Exploration and Visualization

Our bodies are magnificent and mysterious. Learn how to use mindful movement and visualization as a way to connect to your body and be more in tune with it.

Do you feel stiff and sore? Have you been sedentary or inactive? Or do you find it difficult to do regular exercise due to fatigue or chronic pain? Would you like to improve your posture and spinal alignment? Would you like to become more flexible and less prone to injury when exercising? Is relaxing and unwinding difficult for you at the end of the day?

These classes use gentle movement with mindfulness as therapy for improving flexibility, posture and spinal alignment,  and for pain reduction and nervous system regulation.  

This first series of classes is an ‘entry level’ class for anyone who has not been exercising, or who is dealing with chronic illness/pain (fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, etc) or recovering from surgery (6 to 8 weeks post-surgery). 

• The only equipment needed is a sturdy chair and a comfortable, warm area to lie down (floor or firm mattress).
• In the first half of the class, we will do a grounding exercise, then warm up the muscles and joints and do gentle movements and stretches.
• In the second half of the class, we will continue doing gentle movements while we lie on the floor or on a firm mattress.
• Throughout the class, Anna will guide participants in sensing the body and in ‘seeing’ the changes in body and mind that occur.
• The movements are meditative and the overall effect is very calming for the nervous system.  You’ll be ready for a good night’s sleep at the end of class!