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Hanna Somatic Education | Pilates | Dance Dublin
You really want to take better care of yourself, but you still feel the guilt? Come to my 'Feel great in Dublin 8' class at Live and Breathe Pilates next Saturday at 2pm! I will teach a class in aid of Dublin Simon Community who are pouring all their energy into helping people who are… Continue reading Your next opportunity to take care of yourself (and others)
We had a great discussion in class yesterday after one of the participants told me she didn't quite get the movements we did the previous week - 'sometimes it clicks and you understand it, but this movement I couldn't get my head around it' (we were doing shoulder and hip circles). I explained why it… Continue reading rambling about the hows and the whys
It's already mid October, the leaves are falling, my son goes crazy about Halloween and I can't believe my 3 years of study are coming to an end! My last module is coming up end of November - out of 14 students who started this journey, 9 will be graduating as new Clinical Somatic Educators.… Continue reading Plans for 2018
Lots of exciting things are happening - first off I am guest lecturing again in UL next Monday, this time I will work with the new MA Contemporary Dance Performance students as well as the MA Traditional Dance Performance students to introduce them to Somatic Movement Education in the tradition of Thomas Hanna. I am… Continue reading New classes from October
Did you just bring your child or children into creche or school? After 2 months off, that's how I feel about it - off. It's strangely quiet in the house, nobody is telling me a rambling story of strange things that might happen when the dinosaurs arrive, I can drink another cup of coffee without… Continue reading Mums! Take a breath.
Anyone here with children? Are you on staycation and you feel your 'me-time' gliding away over the 8 weeks of closed creches and schools? How about immersing yourself in play. With your children. I am at home with my 3.5 year old son (it's 10am right now and he just asked for chicken...) during the… Continue reading It’s a rainy summer!
I've spent two long weekends over the last 3 weeks in Leeds and York, assisting and observing my teacher Martha Peterson on courses. First up was the Fundamentals Immersion weekend, where I assisted hands on with my colleagues Karyn Clark, who graduated recently and Jahna Clark (not related!) who is one of my study colleagues.… Continue reading Summer time
My booking system is down at the moment, if you would like to book an appointment, you can send me an email at katrin@somadublin.com and we can find a date! Currently I can offer 121 lessons in the morning (10am), as well as Friday afternoon (12 noon, last one at 4.30). Saturday afternoon on request… Continue reading Booking a session
I'm so happy to be back at Dance Ireland next week to teach a Somatic Movement class under the 'Healthy Dancer' umbrella. The 4 weeks of lunchtime classes will give you the chance to find out a bit more about Somatic Movement the only way to find out - by experiencing it! I've got some… Continue reading Starting next week: Weekly Wellness Class at Dance Ireland
Somatic Movement Education is practice with awareness - Thomas Hanna called his very recommendable book The Body of Life 'Creating new pathways for sensory awareness and fluid movement' Here is an excellent video explanation of how you can master movements skillfully: in silence and slowly. Frequent increments of daily effective practice for a limited duration… Continue reading How to practice effectively