Upcoming Workshops & Events
Date: Thursdays in 2024
Location: Shakti Yoga Studio in Maplewood, NJ
Time: 6:30-7:30p ET
Explore Tension Held in the Body
Co-teachers: Shelly Photiades & Michele Bloom
Repetitive movements and prolonged stress can result in muscle tightness that leads to chronic pain. This class is designed to help identify and release involuntary tension held in our bodies. Students will be guided through a series of small, subtle, and conscious movements (somatic movements) to encourage awareness of stress reflexes, release tension, and achieve greater freedom of movement.
Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024
Location: Columbia High School in Maplewood, NJ
Time: 9-11:30am ET
The Basics of Somatic Movements
Offered through the South Orange-Maplewood Adults School
Learn to identify and release involuntary tension held in your body. Participants will explore three basic movement patterns to address specific areas of the body. Participants will learn self-care skills to actively manage their pain and improve freedom of movement.
Date: November 18, 2023
Location: Bhakti Barn in Millburn, NJ
Time: 1p-3p ET
Stress Less, Enjoy More.
A Pre-Holiday Somatic Movement Workshop in Millburn, NJ!
Family gatherings, meal prepping, event planning… the holiday season can be stressful. As we make our way through our endless to-do lists, our bodies are likely to experience a stress response. Before we know it, our stress becomes rooted in our body, and we are in pain. In Stress Less, Enjoy More students will be guided to explore how small, conscious, subtle somatic movements can help release tension and encourage moving with greater freedom.