First UK somatics get-together:
Brighton, Sunday 27th April. 12-6pm
Somatics is the study of the conscious, feeling, intentional body, and has applications in exercise, health, business and a range of other areas. More:
Confirmed for this UK somatics get-together so far are a bunch of interesting folks from across the British Isles with a wide variety of areas of somatics expertise to share:
Dawn Bentley (Buckingham) Executive Coach/Facilitator
Francis Briers (Brighton) – Presenting somatic awareness games (including Exploding Zombie Tag!)
Jill Collett (Oxford) – working with business and leading a meditation on the day
Lauren Dowse (Lewes) – Nia dance teacher
Matthew Dodwell (Bath) – Conscious Embodiment
Nadia Franchi (B’ton) Holistic Life Coach
Peter Hamill (B’ton) – Working with somatic corporate training and coaching
Adrian Harris (Portsmouth) Embodiment research
Clare Myatt (Birmingham) – working with somatic psychotherapy and coaching
Michael Rose (B’ton Integral Salon)
Michel Tetley (B’ton) – Presenting Somatic Psychotherapy (as pioneered by Stanley Keleman)
Mark Walsh (B’ton) – working with somatics business and exercise (Holistics) presenting Being In Movement or Original Play.
The day will begin with lunch and discussion at Infinity Foods Cafe (veggie) then we’ll move to a matted area for practical work. Those sharing will lead short taster sessions from 2-6pm.
There will also be an aikido class in the evening (7-8.30) for those who do that, with Tom Helsby Sensei.
The cost will be to cover dojo rent – £10 per person . The point of the day is just to have fun, share ideas and start to form the basis of a somatics community in the UK.
While this event is not open to the general public, anyone who has teaches or has studied a body discipline in some depth is welcome: yoga instructors, dancers, martial artists, meditators, bodyworkers, etc.