Take a few minutes to explore movement
with these free guided movement videos. Enjoy!

Becoming aware of how your whole spine moves from top to tailbone is a very insightful awareness. Are there areas where your spine doesn't move, or areas where you don't have conscious awareness of the movement. This short video will help you to explore that.

Book openings are a lovely move to mobilize the spine in a twisting motion. Here I show three different ways to do a book opening movement. Some focus on a rolling action from tailbone to neck, some focus on particular mobilization of the upper spine. See which version you like best.

Join me in this short sequence of somatic movement flows. The 'flower' movement and the 'rainbow movement will take your spine through gentle arching, curling and twisting movements and will incorporate a full body pattern of movement from your head down to your hips.

Pilates exercises to strengthen your side body and your upper back. Side body movements challenge your side lying stability. Upper back movements encourage mobility and strength in the thoracic spine.

A short gentle somatic yoga class to release tension in the lower back, upper back and neck. Go slowly with each movement and pause at the end of each repetition to ensure complete relaxation of muscles between movements. Listen to your neck and back and move within our own comfort level to see what you can discover about your own movement in these areas.

The focus is on abdominal strength in this video to help your back and spine stay supported in whatever movement you are doing, that's why activating your deep abdominal muscles in these moves are important.  Activating your deep abdominal muscles will come from maintaining good technique throughout the movement. Listening to your body is key. Notice when you feel you have had enough or want more. Strength is built by having good foundations and good technique. The exercises are progressed from easier to more advanced. If you hit your limit with what you can do, then you can stay with the easier exercises until you build strength and progress to the more advanced exercises.

Short 20 minute Gentle Somatic Yoga class for release and exploration of the front and back body as well as hip hiking side body movements. All you need is a clear space on the floor to practice. There is also an audio only version of this class in the audio section of the website.

Moving your spine will keep you in good health. Here are three gentle exercises you can do to keep your spine and body healthy.

Planks and push-ups are great whole body strengthening movements, but particularly for core strength, chest strength, arm and wrist strength. Good technique and alignment will help you get the most out of these movements. There are three levels of push-ups so you can adapt to your own ability and build up your strength over and keep good alignment along the way.