Soma'ing
By Twyla Kowalenko
Soma'ingJul 22, 2022
We dance to learn
This Soma'ing episode welcomes Majero Bouman, dancer, teacher, writer and mother.
Majero teaches Open Floor, a resource based movement practice, and is committed to continually exploring and expanding her own patterns and supporting others in the same. Tune in to explore ideas of awareness, choice and habit and how we can expand these in our day-to-day.
To find about more about Majero and her offerings, visit: https://www.openfloor.ca/
For more soma'ing offerings, including individual and group opportunities to develop your own awareness practices, visit https://www.somaing.ca/coaching
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Whole body parenting
This soma'ing episode welcomes Vivek Patel, parenting educator and all around creative, who is committed to supporting families foster more harmony and connection in their homes. From 'drunk driver parenting' to 'fruit fly ninjaing,' tune in to listen to Vivek's real and relatable experiences and how his connection to his own body has supported his relationship with his kid.
To learn more about Vivek's work and access to his videos and articles, visit https://www.linktree.com/meaningfulideas
If you're interested in exploring soma'ing coaching, visit https://www.somaing.ca/coaching
Parenting and the rhythms of life
This soma'ing episode welcomes Layah Jane Singer-Wilson, teacher, dancer, musician and mother. Layah is a certified 5Rhythms instructor and shares how this mindful movement practice has made a profound difference in her life, particularly in moving through changes and challenges in pregnancy and parenthood. Layah shares simple ways to weave these awareness practices into our own lives.
To find Layah's offerings and resources, visit http://www.layahjane.com/
To learn more about 5Rhythms, visit https://www.5rhythms.com/gabrielle-roths-5rhythms/
If you're interested in exploring soma'ing coaching and to book a free consult, visit https://www.somaing.ca/coaching
Connecting to a richer experience of life
In this episode of soma'ing, Dr. Christine (Cri-Cri) Bellerose, ecosomatic movement performance artist-researcher and lecturer, invites us into the possibilities of a richer, more vibrant experience of life through our bodies and by sharing the experience in our bodies. Cri-Cri's academic, art, and community projects advocate for mutual well-being through repatterning ecosomatic senses.
To find out more about Cri-Cri, visit https://www.christinebellerose.com/
For more information about Twyla Kowalenko and soma'ing, visit somaing.ca
The content of this podcast is also available in video: https://youtu.be/aiTQmdhtyds
The power of movement and awareness for healing
This soma'ing episode welcomes Laura Friedmann, filmmaker and weaver. Laura shares some of her journey of healing and reclamation through embodied awareness, ecstatic dance and weaving. After a traumatic childhood, Laura was diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia, one of the more pain experiences known. Laura's story shares the power and hope of honouring the wisdom in our bodies.
To learn more about Laura's weaving, visit https://www.threadsofmoonlight.com/
For more information about Twyla Kowalenko and soma'ing, visit somaing.ca You can also find some of Twyla's ecstatic dance music sets at https://www.mixcloud.com/djtwyla/
Becoming our own movement therapist
This soma'ing episode welcomes Emmy Delea, movement therapist and slow movement trainer. Emmy shares how listening to the messages from our bodies has helped her and her clients ground, feel, communicate, reset and interrupt patterns. Emmy is passionate about empowering others to move, grow and shine, and become their own movement therapists.
To find Emmy's offerings, visit movegrowshine.com or find her on instagram @movement_mom
For more information about Twyla Kowalenko and soma'ing, visit somaing.ca
ADHD, dyslexia, aging and the support of embodied awareness
This soma'ing episode welcomes Fiona Griffiths, teacher, coach, mover, actor, choreographer/creator, nurse and body worker. Fiona shares about how critical having somatic tools has been for her in navigating ADHD, dyslexia, aging and life.
For more about Fiona, her offerings, and how to get in touch, visit http://www.fionagriffiths.com/
For more information about Twyla Kowalenko and soma'ing, visit somaing.ca
Supporting our bodies in work and in front of screens
A soma'ing interview with Tanya Kowalenko, registered psychotherapist. Tanya shares how she supports and cares for herself by attending to her body in simple ways in her life and work, particularly with how much of our lives are often in front of screens.
To find out more about Tanya's work and how to work with her, visit tanyakowalenko.ca
https://www.firstsession.com/therapists/tanya-kowalenko
For more information about Twyla Kowalenko and soma'ing, visit somaing.ca
Focusing and break ups
A soma'ing interview with Annette Dubreuil, Focusing facilitator and coach. Annette shares about the difference the ability to attend to what she is feeling in her body made in being able to process a break up. Annette provides us with some information about the practice of Focusing, some information about the nervous system and leads us through a Focusing exercise. She also provides us with some ideas of how to tune into the experience of our bodies in our lives.
For more about Annette and her offerings, visit pupa.ca
You can also find Annette on insight timer at https://insighttimer.com/annette.dubreuil?_branch_match_id=1005675371932429925&utm_campaign=app-share&utm_medium=Publisher&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXz8wrzkzXyyjRNzUuSfUvLsoqS0sCAEE5kiEcAAAA
For more information about Twyla Kowalenko and soma'ing, visit somaing.ca