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“Each day we are challenged to live our nature as a healthy soma in a body-phobic culture. To breathe, move, wiggle and hum with delight is our birthright and our destiny.” - Jamie

“Jamie McHugh is not adequately nor accurately described by words like dancer or movement therapist - he is much more for which there are no good words. Transformative artist may approach his ability to utilize the non-verbal (movement, vocalization, drawing) not only expressively but also conjointly with the psychological/ insightful to promote a healing integration of awareness." - George F. Solomon, M.D., Psychiatry and Biobehavioral
Sciences, UCLA

"Jamie's teachings and technologies of amplification, slowing down, bringing in breath or sound, repeating micro movements that come from a felt inner sensing, or working with opposite impulses (to name just a few!) help to bring a more intimate relationship with what is alive in the moment and what maybe wants to be born." - Jeremy, psychotherapist

"We have a rich cross-cultural legacy of both contemplative and expressive practices at our disposal. How do we draw upon and update them to meet the conditions of the modern mind living in an industrialized body within an urban environment?" - Jamie

"All the principles of heaven and earth are living inside you. Everything in heaven and earth breathes. Breath is the thread that ties creation together."  - Morihei Ueshiba, founder of Aikido

“Bringing broad knowledge and understanding of the human being, Jamie opens up a world of experiencing your body from the inside out. I have learned so much and value what he offers; in today's times of 'disconnect', his work truly allows us to access what is important and meaningful.” - Joy, Dancer and Teacher

Somatic Expression Calendar

Shown are course start dates. Click on course title for complete information.

Information about individual sessions can be found here

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The calendar is constantly updated.
Contact Jamie to receive his newsletter 2x/month. Sample newsletters here

January 2025

January 1: Unplug to Connect Online
Free Sampler: 5-5:45pm PT/ 8-8:45pm ET

January 5: Unplug to Connect Online
Free Sampler: 10-10:45am PT/ 1-1:45pm ET/ 19-19:45 CET

January 16: Earth Matters: Ecosomatics in the Anthropocene
Online, 10-11:15am PT/ 1-2:15pm ET/ 19-20:15 CET

January 21-March 18: Unplug to Connect with Non-Sleep Deep Rest Online
9 Tuesdays, 4-5pm PT/7-8pm ET

January 22-March 19: Unplug to Connect with Non-Sleep Deep Rest Online
9 Wednesdays 10-11am PT/ 1-2pm ET/ 19-20 CET

January 28-April 15: Embodied Mindfulness Online Module 1
12 Tuesdays, 10-11:30am PT/ 1-2:30pm ET/ 19-20:30 CET


February 2025

February 20: Earth Matters: Ecosomatics in the Anthropocene
Online, 10-11:15am PT/ 1-2:15pm ET/ 19-20:15 CET

March 2025

March 2: Embodied Mindfulness Online Module 2 Seminar
9am-11:30 PT/ Noon-2:30 ET/ 18-20:30 CET

March 20: Earth Matters: Ecosomatics in the Anthropocene
Online, 6pm EDT/ 3pm PDT/ 9am AEDT (Friday)

 

April 2025

April 6: Embodied Mindfulness Online Module 2 Seminar
9-11am PT/ Noon-2 ET/ 18-20 CET

April 9-May 28: Unplug to Connect with Non-Sleep Deep Rest Online 8 Wednesdays 10-11am PT/ 1-2pm ET/ 19-20 CET


October 2025

October 3-8: Embodying Nature
Rowe, MA

October 18-22: Embodying Nature
Near Valence, France (English with French Translation)

November 2025

November 4-December 16 / pause/
January 6-February 3:
Embodied Mindfulness Online Module 1 12 Tuesdays, 10-11:30am PT/ 1-2:30pm ET/ 19-20:30 CET

November 5-December 17: Unplug to Connect with Non-Sleep Deep Rest Online
7 Wednesdays 10-11am PT/ 1-2pm ET/ 19-20 CET

November 16: Embodied Mindfulness Online Module 2 Seminar
9-11am PT/ Noon-2 ET/ 18-20 CET

December 2025

December 21: Winter Deep Rest
An Online Benefit for The Land Institute
10-11:30am PT/ 1-2:30pm ET/ 19-20:30 CET

January 2026

January 7-February 25: Unplug to Connect with Non-Sleep Deep Rest Online
8 Wednesdays 10-11am PT/ 1-2pm ET/ 19-20 CET

January 11: Embodied Mindfulness Online Module 2 Seminar
9-11am PT/ Noon-2 ET/ 18-20 CET

February 2026

February 8: Embodied Mindfulness Online Module 2 Seminar
9-11am PT/ Noon-2 ET/ 18-20 CET

February 10-April 28: Embodied Mindfulness Online Module 1
12 Tuesdays, 10-11:30am PT/ 1-2:30pm ET/ 19-20:30 CET


Emilie Conrad 1934-2014

My tribute video can be found here

 

Pomo Healer Lorin Smith
1935-2019

photo by Rick Chapman

 

Anna Halprin 1920-2021