"The major problems of the world are the result of the difference between how nature works and the way man thinks." – Gregory Bateson

“Ecstasy is the accurate term for the intensity of consciousness that occurs in the creative act.” -Rollo May

“To stop your mind does not mean to stop the activities of the mind. It means your mind pervades your whole body." – Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Master

Tending and Befriending our Inner Ecosystem
with the 5 Somatic Technologies

	More Information: Calendar Individual Sessions Personalized Retreats

Sunday, July 16, 2023

Saturday, August 26, 2023

Sunday, November 5, 2023

"You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves."
- from "Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver

The five indigenous technologies embedded in us by nature for physiological and psychological health are Breath, Vocalization, Contact, Movement and Stillness.

Somatic Expression® is a user-friendly method that draws upon 45 years of both personal and professional research in various somatic movement disciplines, combining these five objective somatic technologies with subjective personal experimentation to tend and befriend our inner ecosystem. The cultivation of our somatic garden with these five enlivens and brightens our inner sensing, contributing to a feeling of safety, belongingness and self-confidence.

Somatic Expression has introduced many people worldwide to the pleasure and wonder of being a body on Earth. As the revered poet Mary Oliver most famously declared: “You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.” The simplicity and inclusivity of this approach is a pathway (at times challenging, at times easy – let’s be real!) for uncovering the soft animal within - and discovering what it loves.

In this 3-hour online seminar, we will alternate practice of each of the five technologies with reflection and theory. Video playbacks and hand-outs will be provided for each participant to continue their own self-study with the practices offered.

We will have a content-rich, relaxed space for exploring your body’s multiple possibilities for collaboration and self-regulation.

Open to all levels of experience.

Choose a Date:

- Sunday, July 16, 2023: 9am-noon PDT/ noon-3pm EDT/ 18:00-21:00 CEST

- Saturday, August 26, 2023: 9am-noon PDT/ noon-3pm EDT/ 18:00-21:00 CEST

-Sunday, November 5, 2023: 9am-noon PST/ noon-3pm EST/ 18:00-21:00 CET

Register:

Send an email to Jamie indicating the chosen date, and payment $35-100 (Sliding Scale according to economic means) to Paypal or Venmo (@Jamie-McHugh). A confirmation email with all class information will be sent upon receipt of payment.

Jamie McHugh

For more information about the 5 somatic technologies, view this video HERE