by Dyana Wells | May 11, 2019 | Anatomy & Physiology, Integration, Mindfulness, Somatics
Reflections arising from a Somatics Practice Part 2 – How much of my body is my friend? When I started somatics I was stunned to realise that I couldn’t directly sense much of my physical body. I didn’t have any direct feeling for it at all. This was after a lifetime...
by Dyana Wells | Apr 18, 2019 | Anatomy & Physiology, Integration, Mindfulness, Somatics
Reflections arising from a Somatics Practice Part 1 – My relationship to my Body Do I see it simply as a body-vehicle I can use to do what my mind wants? Is it something to manipulate according to my will and ideas and desires. Is this body a source of pain or...
by Dyana Wells | Dec 11, 2018 | Integration, Mindfulness, The Elements
It’s easy for me to forget that I have been made up out of the elements of nature: earth, water, fire, air, space. I forget that if I am to understand myself, I need to understand the elements that are forming me. My relationship to the natural world is much more...