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Shoulder hurts to raise your arms? Try this.

Let’s start out 2025 on a practical note. I know the world is literally burning/blowing/washing away, but part of how I cope is to stay on mission and keep offering practical embodiment content. How many people do you know, including yourself…who don’t feel good when raising their arms above shoulder level? The gesture of reaching … Read more

Should Somatic Training be Foundational for Therapists?

An interview with Alison Taylor, Gestalt Psychotherapist and Alexander Technique teacher While the world gets increasingly stressed out, those of us who are lucky enough to have found a good therapist, and are well resourced enough to continue working with them, count our blessings. This blessed relationship sometimes makes the difference between things falling apart … Read more

Recovering mobility after a total hip replacement

What surgeons can’t tell you after surgery (because they’ve never had it themselves!) In this blog post, I share some insights and exercises for recovering mobility after surgery. Replacing a part of your body is a unique blessing – amazing! And, you may need extra support integrating the change and loss, too. It’s emotional, not … Read more

How To Grow A Successful Membership Community

Today I’m delighted to share with you an interview with my dear Alexander Technique colleague Imogen Ragone on how and why she built a membership community as a part of her business, BodyIntelligence. Membership community is one way holistic practitioners can increase income and “scale up” our businesses. Unfortunately, it can be a big energy … Read more

Somatic movement as radical resistance

Last week I led a short, live embodiment practice for Global Somatic Movement Day, an online event hosted by the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association. The image above links to my offering, but you can also view the whole playlist from this special day here). My offering explored just one cranial nerve (CN5, … Read more

Should I get a hip replacement?

And if so….when? Orthopedic surgeries have a broad range of success rates. Hip replacement is now considered one of the most successful and least likely to have complications. You’ll find lots of encouragement online. I do think you will have a better outcome and shorter recovery if you don’t wait until you can barely bend … Read more

Alexander Technique as somatic support for therapists

Sensorimotor practice for emotional integration I often use the phrase “get out of your head and into your body” to reach people who long for a more embodied, felt experience of their lives, undisturbed by overthinking. Sometimes you long for a life with less physical pain and more pleasure. Sometimes you want a life with … Read more

The Gift of Desperation

Why your body wants you to stop trying to be a better person Words of Wisdom from a Somanaut I think desperation is undervalued. It’s what happens when your body’s response to something becomes uncontrollable. Welcome it, and thank yourself for being healthy enough, human enough, to experience emotion. It’s an incredible opportunity to stop … Read more

The body language of active listening, part 2: authentic response

Three body language skills for honest conversations Is hidden anxiety interfering with your ability to communicate honestly and openly? We are all struggling with strong feelings and avoid talking about what we really think, for many reasons. Active listening and honest response literally feel too risky. We avoid it or say we’ll do it tomorrow…which never … Read more