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"The Myth of Aging" Workshop

Somatic Movement Education

with Brian Siddhartha Ingle ND. DO.

Sa 10. - Su 11. July 2010

Reawakening Ease, Flexibility and Freedom of Movement

Somatic Movement Education is a system of neuromuscular education that allows more ease and freedom of movement in our bodies. It teaches us to recognize and release chronic pain patterns resulting from injury, stress, repetitive motion strain, or habituated postures. Somatic Exercises are simple, slow movements done comfortably on the floor. They sequentially unwind holding patterns in the body through awareness and movement.

"Somatic" (from the Greek word, "soma": "living, aware bodily person") means, "pertaining to the body experienced and controlled from within." This kind of bodywork was developed by Thomas Hanna, a philosopher, who has developed new methods for eradicating pain and improving mobility, based on the brain's ability to learn new patterns of muscular control, based on Feldenkrais methods. The Somatic work is offered as hands-on clinical sessions and as the Somatic Movement Education, which can be learned in this workshop.

“After the somatic movement session my body felt warmer and my energy channels opened as if there was a ‘flow’ in my body. My shoulders felt like they had come to know its natural resting place for the first time in years. I felt that the area around my neck and shoulders had ‘lost their weight’. My breath evened out and my voice came back into its natural place, much deeper than I generally know it to be. Generally I felt grounded and at ease with myself and after the session while walking home I noticed how my mind had cleared.
I now practice the somatic exercises at home and find them easy, short and very effective.”
Myrna Vnderzee, Counselor

The practice of Somatic Movement can help all who wish to improve the quality of their lives. Most come to this work because they have pain, with some regular practice the pain goes away and a sense of ease is restored to everyday movement. In a short period of time and a daily practice our clients feel empowered to manage their own pain without being dependent on a practitioner. The common conditions that are helped by this work are; low back pain, disc problems, sacro illiac pain, frozen shoulder, upper back pain, neck pain, osteo arthritis, spondylosis, thoracic outlet syndrome, hip pain, knee ligaments tear or strain, headaches, scoliosis, TMJ syndrome, whiplash.

Brian Siddhartha Ingle ND. DO.
Is a graduate of the British Collage of Osteopathic Medicine. A professionally qualified Naturopath and Osteopath, a licensed Doctor of Osteopathy in ACT Australia. Brian is a certified Hanna Somatic Educator & Equine Hanna Somatic Educator. The founder and director of the international Institute for Somatic Movement Education. A member of the teaching team at the renowned Novato Institute for Somatic Research and Training. He is constantly inquiring into mind body disciplines and has developed somatic systems and protocols applied to osteopathy, yoga, weight training and running. He is Irish by birth and lives between Northern California, Europe and India.

Start: Sat 10am
End: Sun afternoon
Fee: 250,- Euro
(incl. workshop, full vegetarian board, accommodation in dormitory.
It´s also possible to book single, double and 3-bed-rooms for an surcharge.)

More info at:   www.livingsomatics.com