Somatic Yoga






 Happy New Year Followers!

  I'm taking a "Somatic Healing Life Coach Class " by Tasha Ina Church through Transformation Academy.

One of the Somatic Practices she covers in this intensive course is Somatic Yoga.

What is Somatic Yoga?

Somatic Yoga is yoga that focuses on the experience, skill, and ease of the movement and transitions. This differs from traditional yoga where the focus is on "external results."  Somatic yoga allows us to interpret how we "feel in the moment and respond accordingly". By doing so, we learn new skills more consciously. 

Here's a great article from yogajala.com "Explaining Somatic Yoga".



The goal for doing Somatic Yoga: 

  • relieve stress
  • improve movement
  • strengthen the mind-body connection
  • reduction of muscle tension 
  • flexibility is gained
  • stretching increases blood flow to the muscles, delivering oxygen and nutrients while eliminating metabolic waste.
  • overall physical and mental well-being
Tasha Ina Church includes such Somatic Yoga Practices as (and more):

1. The Cosmic Cow 

2. Constructive Rest Pose

3. Somatic Rocking (Variation on Church's Side Rocking)

4. De-stress and Take Rest

5. Hip Opener to Open up Your Psoas and Help Your Gut

6. Expand, Retract, Repeat



Here's a wonderful YOUTUBE on Somatic Practices for your reference.


https://youtu.be/1gvg3S7fufg?si=slUMTGb7RDU1WgGT

Tasha Ina Church also includes a very important video connecting Somatic practices with improving our Vagus Nerve Function.

Here's an article from somaticcoachingacademy.com explaining this in greater detail:

https://somaticcoachingacademy.com/how-to-improve-the-vagus-nerve-function-with-somatic-practices-tools-and-skills/

I hope you've enjoyed learning about Somatic Yoga. These movements have helped me experience less body pain, become more flexible, calmer, and aware of my surroundings.


Let me know your thoughts!


Peace, Love, and Gentleness,

Laura

"Yoga teaches you how to listen to your body." Mariel Hemingway

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