02/05/2026
Over the years of teaching - whether in Yin, Yoga Nidra, Restorative, or after a demanding Vinyasa flow - I’ve watched the same truth reveal itself again and again.
When physical tension begins to dissolve, the mind softens. When the mind softens, emotional holding has a chance to loosen.
This is why we come back to the body. Not to perform. Not to perfect. But because working with the body as we process life - especially during times of overwhelm - can reach places that analysis, insight, or conversation alone simply cannot.
And so tomorrow I begin a three-year professional training in trauma physiology and nervous system regulation with Somatic Experiencing® International, developed by Peter Levine, to deepen my understanding of how experience lives and resolves in the body.
The body has an extraordinary capacity to hold what the mind cannot yet process. When that holding is met with enough safety and regulation, integration becomes possible. In times when the bandwidth and resilience of our nervous systems are under strain, learning how to meet the body with care, pacing, and respect feels vital.
I feel grateful to be able to commit to another long-form training, and clear that this work will ask something different of me than anything I’ve studied before.
I’m stepping in fully. Slowly. With deep reverence for the intelligence of the nervous system, and curiosity about how this work will shape the way I teach, practice, and relate to the body over time.
More to come, once I’ve had some time to embody the work 🤍
