🍂 Seasonal Somatics: 6-Week Fall Series

Saturdays | Sept 6 – Oct 11 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM

A six-week journey into body-based regulation. This series teaches foundational somatic tools that help rewire stress patterns, increase emotional resilience, and build whole-body steadiness. Classes follow the ARC Embodied Method™ with four phases each week: Arrival, Activation, Integration, and Return.

Week 1: Grounding & Orienting – “Stability Through Support” (Sept 6)

🌾 We begin by anchoring the nervous system through grounded surfaces and orienting to our environment.

Educational Focus: How grounding and spatial awareness impact stress, safety, and perception.

Class Flow:

• Arrival: Orientation to surroundings, seated breath and touch-based awareness

• Activation: Weighted floor-based movement and stability drills

• Integration: Root-focused yin flow with long holds and surface feedback

• Return: Body scan and breath to reinforce a sense of internal safety

  
  

Week 2: Breath & Co-Regulation – “Exhale to Soften” (Sept13)

🌬️ Breath is our most accessible regulatory tool, subtle but powerful.

Educational Focus: How breath shapes nervous system state and supports emotional co-regulation.

Class Flow:

• Arrival: Gentle paired or mirrored breathing (visual or imagined)

• Activation: Breath-led movement patterns with extended exhales

• Integration: Yin sequence paired with rhythmic breath cues

• Return: Rest with guided breath tracking and optional co-regulation cueing

  
  

Week 3: Interoception & Felt Sense – “Noticing” (Sept 20)

🌿 Interoception helps us track needs, boundaries, and subtle shifts with clarity.

Educational Focus: What is interoception, and why it's key for regulation and body trust.

Class Flow:

• Arrival: Seated body mapping and breath-to-body focus

• Activation: Gentle functional movement with internal tracking

• Integration: Slow flow with sensory layering (touch, texture, position)

• Return: Stillness with interoceptive cueing and internal reflection

  
  

Week 4: Pendulation & Titration – “Release Without Flooding” (Sept 27)

🍂 Somatic healing doesn’t require pushing, it invites us to move in and out with care.

Educational Focus: How pendulation and titration help release held tension without overwhelm.

Class Flow:

• Arrival: Safety check-in and intentional movement prep

• Activation: Gentle shaking, rebound techniques, micro-movement resets

• Integration: Flow alternating contraction/release with breath

• Return: Structured rest and closing cueing for emotional containment

  
  

Week 5: Functional Strength & Containment – “Holding with Intention” (Oct 4)

🪨 Strength doesn’t mean tension. It means safe containment and capacity.

Educational Focus: How somatic strength builds resilience and energetic boundaries.

Class Flow:

• Arrival: Breath-to-core awareness and body containment setup

• Activation: Wall-supported strength drills and functional patterning

• Integration: Flow focused on low-pressure strength and control

• Return: Supported rest with intentional containment through breath and awareness

  
  

Week 6: Integration & Neuroplasticity – “Wiring for Wholeness” (Oct 11)

🍎 Every repetition of safety becomes a new pathway.

Educational Focus: How repetition, rest, and mindful presence create lasting nervous system change.

Class Flow:

• Arrival: Reflective check-in and breath

• Activation: Flow combining familiar somatic tools from past weeks

• Integration: Yin sequence woven from all six week’s core themes

• Return: Extended rest with gratitude and neuroplasticity-based visualization

Location + Arrival Notes:

Park along the side of the building and follow the sidewalk around to the back entrance (door will be propped open). Enter and head down the second stairwell. I’ll be there to greet you; if not, feel free to come in and get comfy on your mat.

What to Bring: Water, yourself, and your own yoga mat if you prefer.

We do have mats and all the props if you prefer not to carry all the things!

Investment: $77 for all 6 weeks | Limited spots available