In these two offerings we will explore what we love and how we come alive as spring unfurls and plants begin to emerge from the soil. We will revel in awe through eco-somatic practices, meditations, and other somatic activities that support and nurture joy as we navigate the tumultuous times we are living in. 

The experience of spaciousness and expansiveness in our bodies is a powerful tool. It offers a sense of freedom.

Somatics is all about how you are present in this moment. It can also help you notice how you escape or disassociate from your own experience. Let’s practice being more aware now, which is also a way to move towards embodying how you might hope to show up in the future.

Embodiment is what very young children inherently know: They are their body. And their body is amazing.

Sometimes we can fall into the pattern of care for everyone else but ourselves. That can lead to exhaustion and burnout. We need practices that sustain and ground us through the everyday. Practices that help us connect with what we need, so that we can nourish ourselves and stay connected to our communities.

It was a gift to be interviewed by my friend and colleague Dr. Krista Robinson-Lyles on her podcast Joy Anyhow.

“Research shows that 300 repetitions produces muscle memory (the ability to purposefully take a new action), and that 3000 repetitions creates embodiment (being able to take this new action automatically, even under pressure).” – The Strozzi Institute

When I worked at the Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute, we co-created a 6+ year community partnership with Ms. Catherine Coleman Flowers and The Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice. Ms. Flowers is an environmental and climate justice activist from Lowndes County, AL fighting for better access to sanitation infrastructure for marginalized rural communities in the U.S.