Feel the undulating spine as it connects skull, rib cage, pelvis AND protects the tender spinal cord. Amazing.

Bridge between ribs & pelvis, supporter of rib cage, shoulders, head. Limited in motion and mighty in action.

Where spine anatomically transitions from forward curving to backward curving; meeting place of diaphragm & psoas.

A fluid center: key to health in neck and shoulder.

Tender spot where neck meets ribcage; fluidity here truly affects shoulder, neck, TMJ. Come feel.

Delicate 7 vertebrae connection between head and rib cage. So mobile. So vulnerable.

The mighty atlas cradles and supports the skull and allows the movement of YES. The axis nests the atlas with its unique shape and allows the motion of NO. Come feel.

Feel a sense of the rib cage in its entirety. a sense of the breath and the way it moves the structure. I love the Swedish translation: heart basket.

Receive a sense of the bones, joints, muscles in the chest and how they respond to breath.  Curve of breast bone, breadth of collar bone, bucket of ribs...so lovely.

Come get to know the serratus anterior---its glorious length, inhaled to arms overhead and dutifully firmed at your side, exhaled, arms in close...a shoulder/upper body game changer.

The multi-function serratus posterior brothers: guards of the transitional junctions; breath help-mates; inferior---partner with psoas in stability.

Jellyfish-like diaphragm drops on the inhale and lifts on the exhale. Come feel this dome situated betwixt upper palate and pelvic floor, 24/7 in service to the breath.

A beginning dive into this oh so complex joint: range of motion, weight bearing through the the hands and how movement is reliant on rib cage position.

Latissimus dorsi...what a power house. Huge muscle of the back body that connects sacrum, pelvis, lumbar spine, ribs and scapula to the arm. Feel into this powerful "pull up" master.

The trapezius muscle...so grand. And underneath the hard working rhomboids and levator scapula. Such amazing scapular support.

Feel the power of pec major and minor in the front body and have a sense of the 2:1 dance between the scapula and humerus.

The mighty cuff: four small muscles that "cinch" the arm bone into its socket. Come feel and appreciate.

Who thinks about elbows? The "knee" of the arm. Learn about the three ways a muscle contracts in this special session.

From elbow to wrist, two bones, many muscles. All of it creating possibility for movement in the wrist and fingers and also the magic of pronation and supination.

Eight small carpal bones meet the radius and the ulna. Come feel the movement, the weight bearing options, the inherent concerns.

Come feel into the bubbling well of the feet and the energetic match in the hand...the way these reference point connect to heart and hara and breath.

Feel the close connection between hip, pelvis and spine.  Explore, identify and understand significance of neutral pelvis.

Roll, tone and stretch tuned into the marriage of the diaphragm and the beautiful diamond-shaped pelvic floor.

Feel the fullness back of pelvis, on the inside: inhale to widen, expand and lengthen.

The back of the bowl: come feel destiny curled at the base of spine. Explore breath, fascia, integrity.

Learn about the "rotator cuff" of the hip and create balance between the inner and outer hip.

Intestines, womb/prostate, bladder, rectum...essential life force protected by the bowl structure.  Feel the swirling of the contents.

Your feet--26 bones, 33 joints--feel the connection from sole to belly, from earth to core.

Everything below the knee...and there is so much!

Your knees...powerful and vulnerable. Come feel.

Feel in to your legs as a whole---foot & ankle, shins & calf, thighs...and then feel the way all this "plugs" into the ball & socket joint of the hip.

All the ways a hip moves and an exploration of the (often too powerful) gluteals.

How this pair of workhorses transports life-giving oxygen to the bloodstream and, at the same time, picks up waste carbon dioxide to bring to the outside world. A miracle in motion.

Mythic metaphor and mighty motor, heart pumps feelings and blood through the body. Focus in this session: it's partnership with lungs as purveyor of oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Your body hosts more than 60,000 miles of blood vessels circulating 1.5 gallons of blood every day. A delivery system for oxygen, nutrients, hormones, hemoglobin. In short, a miracle transport system.

What we take in; how we process and assimilate; how we eliminate what's not needed. The digestive system does it all. Such a metaphor for our souls.

The bladder has a reputation for bossiness. Healthy fluid intake, normalizing frequency, increasing bladder capacity...these are the challenges of dealing with a bladder that often attempts to take over your life. Come feel.

We begin the nervous system journey at the center. Come feel this fluid yet stable cord.

How do the messages---movement and sensation---travel to and from the brain?

The mighty cortex, left brain, right brain, communicator extraordinaire.

Responsible for many vital functions of life: breathing, consciousness, blood pressure, heart rate, sleep.

Cerebellum: movement co-ordinator for balance, posture, proprioception.

Your sympathetic nervous system: stress responder to change heart rate, tense muscles, provide more breath to get you out of danger.

The body's rest and digest response:relaxed, resting, feeding. Undoes the work of the sympathetic after a stressful situation.

The belly brain...100 million nerve cells lining esophagus to rectum. Culture encourages us to trust head over belly. But we need both brains. Come feel, listen, enliven, ignite belly brain…our gut instinct.

DMN: cortex connector---perception, filtering, limiting the extent of consciousness. MRI studies: quiets in experienced meditators, deep prayer, psychedelic users.

Embodiment is the art of being present in our body as we experience life. We can harness our nervous system to create that state. We can’t think ourselves there; it is an experience initiated from the cells themselves.

Seven spinning energetic wheels line the central channel, sushumna. Feel the first one, muladhara, at base of spine; dig in and feel firmly rooted in your life.

Svadhisthana, the element of water, our ethe swirl of our emotions, sexuality, creativity. Creating healthy flow, pleasure in motion, move, ability to feel all the feels.

Manipura: element of fire, our ego identity. When we are grounded (1) & able to feel (2) we know what we want/need. This is the fuel for the will, power to lead us to action, expression.

Anahata: element of air, our social identity. Finding balance: in the body, in the breath. Giving and receiving in equal measure fundamental to our basic right to love and be loved.

Vissudha: sound & vibration open us to communication; listening; finding our own voice.

Seeing with new eyes, maybe some profound insight, perhaps a change in perspective or attitude...or maybe you are ripe to receive a vision.

Moving from ajna/self-reflection to sahasra/universal reflection. Remembering the deeper meaning to life; touching our divinity.