Somatic Yoga in Bristol
Move. Feel. Listen.
Somatic yoga is an invitation to slow down, connect with your body and become more aware of what you're experiencing.
My classes combine yoga, somatic movement (through a Body Mind Centering lense), breath and rest to create a practice that is less about achieving a particular shape and more about listening to your body.
Feeling comes before form.
You don't need to be flexible or experienced in yoga. You simply need to have a body and a sense of curiosity.
Alignment is used as a way to increase body awareness and feeling is always prioritised over form.
Somatic Flow
Classes are fluid, creative and exploratory. We move through familiar yoga postures while bringing attention to sensation, movement and the body's internal experience.
We may explore different movement patterns and body systems, using movement as a way to develop greater awareness and connection. There is space for strength, curiosity and play — as well as stillness and deep rest.
A trauma-informed approach
My teaching is informed by my experience as a counsellor and my training in trauma-informed and somatic practices.
Classes are not therapy although somatic yoga can be therapeutic - a great support alongside talking therapy.
Deep listening
The practice teaches us to listen, discern and continue increasing our capacity to feel – ultimately allowing us to be more present with all of the richness of life, the sweetness as well as the darkness.
Slow Flow and Restore Tuesdays 17:30-18:45 at Bristol School of Yoga, BS2 8QW
Somatic Flow Fridays 11:30-12:30 at the Beehive Centre, BS5 7AW
Classes
Training
Embodied Beings 200hr YTT
Living Tantric Philosophy - various workshops with Elena Byers and Megan Cowles
Vessel 100hr somatic training with Authentic Flow Tribe
Teaching Trauma-Informed and Community Outreach Yoga – Bristol Yoga Roots
Elemental Body Somatic Training with Gemma Mallol
Yoga for Digestive Health with Charlotte Watts
Pilamaya 200hr YTT