In traditional Hatha yoga, asanas (postures) are often practiced with the intent to reach a “full expression” of any given pose. This approach, however, often precludes developing a more intuitive relationship with the body, thus bypassing important internal messages for self-correction that lead to more nourishing and generative choices for everyday lifestyle.

Gentle Somatic Yoga was created to address this issue to create an approach to practice that fosters greater interoception and embodiment. A combination of traditional yoga postures, Hanna Somatic Education, breathing techniques, and healing visualizations, Gentle Somatic Yoga provides a deep and profound experience(s) of your own anatomy.

In this 5-part course, James Knight will introduce the key principles of Somatic Yoga designed to create a more integrated experience of body and mind. 

What This Course Contains:

• Two half-hour lectures in which James will guide you through an understanding of the principles behind Gentle Somatic Yoga. 
• Two half-hour practices that will take you on a deep dive into experiencing the benefits of this approach. The first half-hour practice will focus on the upper body, the second on the lower body.
• A third, hour-long practice that integrates the upper and lower body and takes your experience of Gentle Somatic Yoga to the next level.

Learn how to discover areas of Sensory Motor Amnesia to strengthen and integrate the brain-to-muscle connection. The more you can control your muscles, the more choices you have in your body, and the freer we are as whole and complete human beings.

Keys to Overcoming Chronic Tension and Pain

Sensory Motor Amnesia happens when the brain has lost the ability to relax tight, contracted muscles, and it is thought to lie at the root cause of chronic muscular tension and pain. When the brain forgets how to relax muscles, the muscles stay contracted and we feel muscular pain even when we think we are “relaxing”.

Learn how to retrain the brain to notice (sensory) how you move – or don’t move. Through self-awareness you are able to feel and connect with chronically tight or frozen muscles and teach them how to relax.

The customizable therapeutic Somatic Movement Flows® that James developed can help relieve chronic back, neck, shoulder, hip, knee, and foot pain. These Flows significantly increase flexibility, support recovery from injury, and also prevent injuries arising from repetitive movements of everyday life.

The aim of Gentle Somatic Yoga is to educate people and empower students with practical tools so they can take charge of their own healing process and give them valuable self-care tools for enhanced performance and well-being.

Take a Sneak Peek at the Course:

What are the Signs of Sensory Motor Amnesia?

Relieve Chronic Pain - Keys to Effective Pandiculation

Working with Pain through Gentle Somatic Yoga

The Link between Interoception and Intuition: Finding Your Inner Yes

Plus, Enjoy Our Special Early Bird Discount!

Save $10 off the Course Price!

Register on or before Wednesday, May 15 and save $10 off the course price- simply enter coupon code: JAMES10 at checkout! 

NEW Live Q&A with James!

Register for the course and participate in an additional live question and answer session with James on Wednesday, May 15th at 8:30 PM EDT. More details and connection information can be found within the course portal after registration!