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"Every new experience brings its own maturity and a greater clarity of vision." -Indira Gandhi
Use the discount code BODYMIND for your first free class! Register Now See the bottom of this page for an outline of options on How to Explore the FEM approach to BodyMind healing and info on How to Prepare. Wondering where to begin? You're in the right place. Watch this 90 second video where I lay out the map before you. Read on for greater understanding and/or use the link above to see the class schedule and to register.
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The definition of “baseline” is the balance between tension and relaxation. This tangible space of balance is where you have the greatest capacity of influence over your physical and metaphysical self.
Much like the “hum” of an electrical power plant, your nervous system hums too and that hum can be measured as a waveform. The peak of that frequency is your active baseline, and the valley is your passive baseline.
The Active and Passive Baseline classes will teach you how to find, feel and work with your baseline empowering you with tools and understanding about how to influence and regulate your nervous system. Meeting your body at this subtle balance between tension and relaxation allows your nervous system to find safety and ease.
Expanding the window of space between your active and passive baselines:
Begin your BodyMind journey towards Self on the “body” side of the Body-Mind bridge with Baseline classes.
In both Active and Passive Baseline classes you will learn the tools and strategies that you will leverage during Mindfulness Practice. While improving your ability to listen to, understand, and work with your body, you will build your toolbox of skills and understanding that you will have at your disposal for life. Many report notable improvements after the first few classes including less pain and stiffness, improved mood and confidence and sense of direction and purpose.
The Active and Passive Baseline classes will teach you how to find, feel and work with your baseline empowering you with tools and understanding about how to influence and regulate your nervous system. Meeting your body at this subtle balance between tension and relaxation allows your nervous system to find safety and ease.
Expanding the window of space between your active and passive baselines:
- Turns down the volume of neural over-activity (protective)
- Turns up the volume of neural under-activity (after all, your body is a balance-seeking tension system)
- Expands the window of adaptability of your nervous system (this is one form of neural plasticity)
- Improves the capacity of your nervous system to navigate and manage stress.
Begin your BodyMind journey towards Self on the “body” side of the Body-Mind bridge with Baseline classes.
In both Active and Passive Baseline classes you will learn the tools and strategies that you will leverage during Mindfulness Practice. While improving your ability to listen to, understand, and work with your body, you will build your toolbox of skills and understanding that you will have at your disposal for life. Many report notable improvements after the first few classes including less pain and stiffness, improved mood and confidence and sense of direction and purpose.
Your Baseline BodyMind journey begins here, on the body side of the BodyMind bridge.
Dip your toe with an Active or Passive Baseline Class.
Active Baseline
This is the practice of doing more with less. This class focuses on increasing the activity of healthy, functional neural pathways. While expanding and reinforcing healthy functional movement patterns, you will build and develop a toolbox that you will have at your disposal for life. This class begins with floor work to reconnect you with your body and deepen your awareness of healthy neuromotor patterns. Next is integrating learning with practical application, which may include bodyweight and/or weighted movement. This class helps deepen bodily- and self-awareness, improve strength and quality of movement, and reduce aches and pains.
Dip your toe with an Active or Passive Baseline Class.
Active Baseline
This is the practice of doing more with less. This class focuses on increasing the activity of healthy, functional neural pathways. While expanding and reinforcing healthy functional movement patterns, you will build and develop a toolbox that you will have at your disposal for life. This class begins with floor work to reconnect you with your body and deepen your awareness of healthy neuromotor patterns. Next is integrating learning with practical application, which may include bodyweight and/or weighted movement. This class helps deepen bodily- and self-awareness, improve strength and quality of movement, and reduce aches and pains.
Passive Baseline
Bridging the gap between body and mind, this class teaches you the skills and understanding you will practice and deepen during Mindfulness Practice. Focusing on learning how to meet and work with your body at its passive baseline, this is the practice of simply doing less. Cued into a position of fascial tension, this practice brings to your awareness to the protective activities of your body. As you relax and let go, you will allow your body's overactive, dysregulated neural activity to gently volume down. This class helps deepen bodily and self-awareness, calm your nervous system, improve your freedom of movement, and decrease stress and anxiety.
Bridging the gap between body and mind, this class teaches you the skills and understanding you will practice and deepen during Mindfulness Practice. Focusing on learning how to meet and work with your body at its passive baseline, this is the practice of simply doing less. Cued into a position of fascial tension, this practice brings to your awareness to the protective activities of your body. As you relax and let go, you will allow your body's overactive, dysregulated neural activity to gently volume down. This class helps deepen bodily and self-awareness, calm your nervous system, improve your freedom of movement, and decrease stress and anxiety.
Mindfulness Practice (see Passive Baseline class)
This guided class allows you to practice and deepen your self-awareness using the tools and techniques learned during Baseline classes. The Functional Emotional Movement (FEM) approach to body-based mindfulness practice tensions your neurofascial system in the direction of functional improvement. While releasing the tensions of your body, this method simultaneously stimulates your vagus nerve, the keeper of your emotional and experiential history, providing an opportunity for deep healing on many levels. This class helps deepen body- and self-awareness, create space for emotional and spiritual healing and transformation, decrease pain, and improve freedom of movement.
This guided class allows you to practice and deepen your self-awareness using the tools and techniques learned during Baseline classes. The Functional Emotional Movement (FEM) approach to body-based mindfulness practice tensions your neurofascial system in the direction of functional improvement. While releasing the tensions of your body, this method simultaneously stimulates your vagus nerve, the keeper of your emotional and experiential history, providing an opportunity for deep healing on many levels. This class helps deepen body- and self-awareness, create space for emotional and spiritual healing and transformation, decrease pain, and improve freedom of movement.
Chakra Mindfulness
This practice is all about reawakening the energetic superhighway that runs up and down your spine. While putting into practice the functional pattern of the spine and activation of your extensor neural pathways, you will be encouraged to slow down and "find the flow." This class focuses on deep energetic and self-awareness and the journey of spiritual awakening.
We acknowledge, with great honor and respect, that we draw upon the ancient wisdom of Hinduism and Buddhism as guides and teachers in the practice of self-embodiment and self-awareness. According to these philosophies, the body has seven energy centers, or chakras, starting at the base of the spine and ascending to the crown. This core insight is central to our Chakra class.
This practice is all about reawakening the energetic superhighway that runs up and down your spine. While putting into practice the functional pattern of the spine and activation of your extensor neural pathways, you will be encouraged to slow down and "find the flow." This class focuses on deep energetic and self-awareness and the journey of spiritual awakening.
We acknowledge, with great honor and respect, that we draw upon the ancient wisdom of Hinduism and Buddhism as guides and teachers in the practice of self-embodiment and self-awareness. According to these philosophies, the body has seven energy centers, or chakras, starting at the base of the spine and ascending to the crown. This core insight is central to our Chakra class.
How to Explore
There are many ways to navigate this journey and what works for one may not work for another. The important thing is to find what serves you best. The following options allow for variances in privacy and individual attention as well as cost.
How do I prepare?
I look forward to sharing this journey with you,
Dawn
There are many ways to navigate this journey and what works for one may not work for another. The important thing is to find what serves you best. The following options allow for variances in privacy and individual attention as well as cost.
- Group classes - The most economical option, these classes are great for learning, practicing and navigating your BodyMind healing journey. See our weekly class schedule for days and times.
- Small group sessions - Forming your own small group of 2-4 self-selected individuals allows you to surround yourself with people you trust with the benefit of increased personalization and attention.
- Individual sessions - Offering full privacy and individualization, for some this may be the only way to fly while, for others, 1:1 sessions are an opportunity to address specific physical concerns and get personalized coaching.
How do I prepare?
- Wear soft, comfortable clothing that allows for freedom of movement.
- Be prepared to lay on your back on the floor. Yoga mats, blankets and bolsters are provided but you are welcome to bring your own if you prefer.
- Bring water, tea or what ever you like to whet your whistle.
- Come with an open mind and a willingness to meet your body and self at a new understanding.
I look forward to sharing this journey with you,
Dawn