Slow + Somatic

Service Description

Slow + Somatic is a slow-paced yoga practice designed to improve mobility, increase body awareness, and create a deeper connection with yourself through intentional movement and breath. This class blends stretching, mobility work, and yoga postures with intuitive somatic movements that encourage you to explore the body beyond the shape of the pose. Rather than focusing on what a posture looks like from the outside, this practice invites you to turn inward and pay attention to sensations, patterns, and possibilities within your own body. Throughout class, you may explore swaying, shifting, leaning, spiraling, and unconventional variations within postures to discover new pathways through the body, fascia, and muscular system. These movements are designed to create space, improve mobility, support recovery, and help you develop a deeper relationship with your own body. This practice is less about achieving a perfect shape and more about developing curiosity, awareness, and trust in your own body's experience. Expect a very slow-paced practice with intentional pauses, longer-held postures, and opportunities to explore movement in a way that feels intuitive and nourishing. While the pace is slow, this practice is not still. Movement continues throughout class as you investigate sensation, release tension, and find greater ease within the body. Whether you are looking to complement a stronger physical practice, improve mobility, release areas of tension, or simply reconnect with yourself, Slow + Somatic offers an opportunity to slow down, listen inward, and move with greater awareness. (Join live from anywhere through Zoom. After registering, you’ll receive your Zoom link and class details. Please have your yoga mat and any props you would like to support your practice, such as blankets, pillows, blocks, or other supportive items.)