"What ever you can do, or dream you can, begin it!
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. "
-Goethe

HANNA SOMATIC EDUCATION ®

Whether one spends time sitting at the computer, chopping wood, practicing Yoga or sitting silently doing nothing, often it is the case that stress-back ache etc are part of our experience.

Somamotions are a key that can, from our very core unlock the body stress of daily routine, What psychologist's call "Functional Fixedness"

I teach and coach the practice of somatic movement principles in a simple form that can be
understood by the lay person and well suited for the professional.

OK, what is Somatic trainings intention? To assist and empower you with the ability to release muscular tension patterns. Not only is this work appropriate for general well being, it is also beneficial for both chronic and acute muscular complaints.
Everyone can benefit, from young skaters to mature golfers, the dentist, the hairdresser, the computer technician etc. Each has a particular body stance and over time particular muscle-strain-fixation.
Gain knowledge of this technique before the chronic has a chance to set in.

 

G E N T L E  YET  D Y N A M I C

Moving and Sensing - two sides of a coin. A Sensory Motor Feedback Loop - Function to Structure - Movement to Change - No Force, No Pain - Persistent Patient Positive.

Focused Action creates parallelism of thought and movement. This improves neuro-muscular communication, which in turn improves muscular control. If we can control our muscles we can relax them. Ahhh…

Understanding of this body dynamic is gained naturalistically, as you are guided through a series of movement patterns. These are progressive in nature and within ones comfort range, take you into, through and out of muscular tension.

To Pandiculate - To stretch oneself as on awakening. Medical Dictionary
"Pandiculation is a way of waking up the sensory-motor cortex. It is a sensory-motor action used by animals to arouse the voluntary cortex by making a strong voluntary muscle contraction in order to feedback an equally strong sensory stimulation to the motor neurons." Somatics Magazine, 1990, Thomas Hanna Ph.D.
Just like cats and dogs do when they awaken with that wonderful stretching arch and curl.

 

                             


The Muscle Tension - SMA Connection