Somatic Healing

The hidden reason behind slouched posture, shallow breathing, and feeling older than you are When my dad was sick and dying, the years leading up to it were filled with layers of trauma. One summer, after long days of teaching, my low back pain became unbearable. I was strong, fit, and mobile. I was teaching movement every day. But it didn’t matter. My body was holding grief. I went to an amazing massage therapist, and in the middle of our session he simply placed his hands o

How slowing down, listening inward, and moving mindfully can change the way you age and why somatic movement is the antidote to modern stress If you have ever felt stressed, tight, or like your body is aging faster than it should, somatic movement can help. So much of what we call aging is not just time passing. It is the build-up of stress, tension, and movement patterns that slowly wear the body down. Somatic movement brings awareness back inside, helps you release what you

Why reclaiming play and movement is the real fountain of youth and how somatic movement helped me heal and return to joy. Growing Up in Play When I was two years old, I fell in love with ballet. Too young to join, I stood on the side of my sister’s class and copied every move. On the morning of my third birthday, I announced to my parents, “I’m three. Sign me up for ballet.” Ballet was the beginning, my first taste of discipline, beauty, and the joy of moving my body. But as

Why your hips feel tight, heavy or emotional - and what to do about it I had heard it a million times before that we store emotions in our hips. I believed it in a vague, surface-level way. Hip openers felt intense. I wanted to get out of them. But I didn’t truly understand the weight of that statement until 2013, after I had just moved to New York City. I was teaching at New York Pilates in the West Village, back when it was a small, intimate space. One day, a woman came in

I think I held my breath for most of my life. Not in the obvious way, but in the way you brace yourself for the world without realizing...