Other Offerings
Yoga & Developmental Movement for Adults
In this hour-long class, we use yoga as a vehicle to explore a variety of developmental movement, somatic, and Body-Mind Centering® principles. This is a class suitable for all ages and ability levels, however we do recommend being able to get yourself up and down from the floor. The class incorporates a variety of yoga styles (vinyasa, hatha, restorative) from week to week along with somatic movement practices such as intuitive movement, embodiment, bouncing, crawling, and rolling. If you are looking to deepen your body knowledge, connect more deeply with yourself, supplement your more traditional yoga practice, and explore different ways to think about how you move in familiar shapes, then this class is for you! Some yoga experience is helpful, but not required. Please bring a mat and wear comfortable clothes for free movement. We have all the props you might need on site.
Tuesdays @ 9:30am
Behind the Washburn Cafe (formerly Common Bond Yoga)
Donation-based
Pre-registration coming soon.
Questions? Contact Julie here.
Intro to Authentic Movement Workshops
Authentic Movement is a contemplative movement practice, performed either in partnership or a group setting that asks participants to engage in both “mover” and “witness” roles. The practice does not have a specific form, but instead asks movers to follow their own internal impulses and abandon their preconceived notions about how and when to move their bodies. The witness role asks participants to learn how to truly observe without judgment which helps both mover and witness to find more truth and authenticity in themselves in any given moment.
In these workshops, you will be introduced to the practice of Authentic Movement in a safe and supportive environment. Some workshop activities might include: a variety of prompts to invite participants into movement, drawing and journaling, activities to to create community within the group, body-awareness practices, and practices to begin to explore the more traditional Authentic Movement protocols. No experience required!
No workshops planned at this time.
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Private Group Classes & Lessons
Contact Julie if you are interested in private sessions or group classes in yoga, somatic movement, Body-Mind Centering®, Authentic Movement, or any combination of these practices. Click here to contact Julie for information!
What is somatics?
Derived from the Greek word “soma”, the word “somatics” is a broad term for body-mind practices that emphasize the internal physical perception and embodied experiences. Somatic practices tend to prioritize noticing more how something feels than how it looks and offer practitioners an opportunity to better perceive their bodies from within. This distinction can allow for a deeper and more non-judgemental exploration of movement and the body.
What is Body-Mind Centering®?
Body-Mind Centering® is a somatic movement approach that provides a way of studying movement, the body, and the mind by living inside the material rather than simply observing it from the outside. Developed by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, it draws on anatomy, physiology, psychology, and the movement patterns we develop as infants, explored through movement, touch, voice, and attention, with the body itself serving as the primary instrument of study.
What sets this approach apart is the depth with which each body system can be studied individually before exploring how those systems work together. It also places strong emphasis on embryology and developmental movement, including the rolling, crawling, and reaching patterns established in infancy that continue to shape how we move throughout life.
Studying Body-Mind Centering® is closer to a process of self-discovery than traditional academic study. The student is also the subject, making the work inherently personal. The underlying goal isn't to master a technique, as BMC® has no specific “form”, but to discover the ease that underlies transformation.