In this session we will focus on biotensegrity as a resiliency model applied to the physiology of the human body and our musculo-skeletal system.
We will explore how to apply the principles of biotensegrity to help us become more physiologically resilient. Exploring the latest research in domains of fascia and the nervous system, we will change the narrative around pain and use this knowledge to learn to trust our bodies’ innate ability to heal and bounce back from injury.

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In this 60 minute movement and meditation session we will explore our relationship to movement, sensation, and the subtle narratives that weave through them. We’ll use natural playful sequences that honour both the mind and body, and more importantly, feel good! This movement practice concludes with a guided meditation, which invites you to embrace and harmonise opposing qualities on the mental, emotional, and physical levels of your being. Discover the profound process of trusting the natural organic intelligence that formed your body and is self-organising, self-correcting, and inherently resilient.

In this session we will apply biotensegrity to different domains of integration, as discussed in Fascia and the Nervous system - Level 1 - such as left/right brain integration, mind/body integration, and interpersonal integration. We'll look at how this application can optimise our wellbeing and quality of life.

Rather than perceiving pain and discomfort negatively, we will also explore how movement restrictions and discomfort may, in fact, be a useful guide - and how this perspective can help to liberate and empower us.

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In the level 1 course we discussed Dr. Dan Siegel’s definition of integration as “honouring differences while fostering linkage between them.” In this 60 minute movement and meditation session we will expand on the concept of integration by incorporating it into the tensegrity concept and applying it to our body, mind, and spirit. In the guided meditation, we will practice a compassionate body scan, moving through the koshas. We will scan our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies, learning how to appreciate the uniqueness of the different koshas while maintaining connection/integration to our overall wholeness. In the movement segment we will explore intuitive movement practices from several traditions. You’ll discover how each of these approaches can be tailored to your own body’s needs to reduce pain and find more balance and ease in your movements - both on and off the mat.

In this session we will apply the principles and practice of biotensegrity to movement and dive into myofascial unwinding. We will also explore other intuitive movement practices such as Tantric yoga. You will learn how, when and why to incorporate the practice of pandiculation into your yoga practice or classes and how to use myofascial unwinding to reduce pain, manage stress and move with ease.

“The dance of Shiva symbolizes the dancing universe itself, expressed in the ceaseless flow of energy going through an infinite variety of patterns that melt into one another”.

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In this 60 minute mindful movement session, we’ll explore and discuss the ‘no pain, no gain’ narrative; how it can lead to tensegral imbalance and how to weave more pleasant and enjoyable sensations into our practice. We will discover why exercise can feel like a chore at times, and how to return to more natural and pleasurable ways to accomplish our fitness and mobility goals. Our final movement sequence will conclude with an exploration of bringing balance to common body/mind/spirit polarisations such as:

• pleasure and pain
• strength and flexibility
• pushing and yielding
• reaching and receiving
• power and surrender