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Meet your Embodied Social Justice Certificate Co-Director - Dr Rae Johnson
Meet the Embodied Social Justice Co-Director Dr Rae Johnson and why they can’t wait to bring the 2022 60-hr Embodied Social Justice Certificate to life starting April 1st.
The power of somatics to transform, to empower and change lives
In our recent Meet The Faculty session for the Somatic Attachment Therapy Certificate, Euphrasia spoke about the incredible transformation she’s seen in her clients since implementing Somatic Experiencing in her practice. Read her story of how somatics created transformation change in individuals and her whole community!
Release stress, ease tension and enhance your resilience and wellbeing.
Chronic stress wreaks havoc on our health, our focus, productivity, our behavior and our relationships. Stress related health challenges are widespread and taking a huge toll on individuals and communities alike. That’s why Dr Scott Lyon’s created the Somatic Stress Release™Certificate - a program designed to release stress, restore resilience, and support well-being.
Embodiment and Social Justice: A Conversation With Reverend angel Kyodo williams and Dr. Scott Lyons
Explore Embodied Social Justice with Rev angel Kyodo williams and Dr Scott Lyons. They talk embodiment, social justice, soft-bellies, the highly contagious nature of reactivity, spiritual bypassing and so much more!
A gift to ground, nourish, & uplift
Ground, nourish and restore with this delicious sound journey created by our dear friend Amy Thiessen. Our gift to you to usher in the new year.
Renew and manifest for the year ahead
The holidays are a prime time to renew, restore, and create space to usher in the new year. It's a time to tune in, identify and bring forth that which wishes to manifest in the year ahead. Explore our Renew & Manifest journal prompts from our dear friend Chara Caruthers to manifest wholeness, fulfilment, joy and peace in the year ahead.
Explore the power of Somatic Attachment Therapy to heal relational wounds and deepen connection
Starting on January 30th, The Embody Lab presents the first-of-its-kind 60hr Somatic AttachmentTherapy Certificate., bringing together world renowned Somatic Attachment Therapy teachers into one program. We caught up recently with Dr. Scott Lyons and discussed some commonly asked questions about the program.
Healing relational wounds and deepen connection with Somatic Attachment Therapy
Relationships can inspire our deepest sense of connection, joy and belonging - both to ourselves and others however they can also provoke our deepest insecurities, pains, and disconnection. Learn more about the power of Somatic Attachment Therapy to heal relational wounds and deepen connection.
The power of Somatic Attachment Therapy with Dr Scott Lyons
“Our basic blueprint as humans is connection and bonding- sometimes we just need the right support at the right time to find our way back home.” Dr Scott Lyons. Learn more about the Somatic Attachment Certificate starting early 2022.
Dr. Sará King - A Game Changer
Dr. Sará King has been named by Yoga Journal as one of the 15 most Influential Yogis You Need to Know About! We’re thrilled to see Yoga Journal recognize Dr. Sará King for her work connecting science, yoga, and social justice.
Mapping the Autonomic Nervous System for Psychedelic Therapy
This video with Saj Razvi, presenter at our October One-Day Summit MindBody Medicine, explores how many of our symptoms develop as we accumulate biological threat responses over time, creating patterns of illness in our minds and bodies. And though these patterns become painful and even debilitating, they actually function intelligently, alerting us to problems and inviting us to heal.
Dr Scott Lyons speaks with Evolving Man - Ben Goresky
Recently Dr Scott Lyons of The Embody Lab caught up with Ben Goresky of Evolving Man. Explore their conversation including the power of somatic therapy to heal trauma, how somatic therapy works, and how it differs from other therapeutic practices and so much more
The Mind-Body Connection, MDMA, and Chronic Pain
This September The Embody Lab’s One-Day Summit is focusing on Plant Medicine and Psychedelic Assisted Therapies. In this One-Day Summit we’ll shine a light on the use of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and, through discussions with leaders in this re-emerging field of healing and therapy, explore the different medicines and their applications for healing, counseling, psychology, and activism.
Learn the power of somatics to heal
This September, The Embody Lab presents the first-of-its-kind 60hr Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certificate., bringing together world renowned Somatic Trauma Therapy teachers into one program. We caught up recently with Dr. Scott Lyons and discussed some commonly asked questions about the program.
Ease, Restoration & the Art of Non-Doing
When using the Alexander Technique, a practice of non-doing, as the basis of a yoga practice, it quickly brings you into the deeper, more subtle aspects of asana and promotes an attention and sensitivity coming from the collaboration of body and mind.
Through non-doing, we stop fighting the body, we stop dominating the body. We find an OK-ness with how it is. We find an ease and lightness.
5 Things Ayurveda Wants You to Know About Yourself
The beauty (and power) of Ayurveda is in it's simple message... First know yourself, and then above all else love yourself. It's a time-tested body of wisdom that helps you understand why this is vital to your health and then provides some of the tools you need to do it.
Uncovering the Secrets to Health and Happiness
Like many westerners, I discovered Ayurveda through yoga. Its simple message about the value of living authentically spoke directly to my soul. It was the wisdom that I'd been looking for...
The Four Pillars of Healing and Wellbeing
Through exploring our four different approaches to enhancing and restoring vitality and connection, you will gain a holistic understanding and capacity to apply a diversity of tools and frameworks to support others to live life in flow— on and off the mat.
The Gifts of Trauma
The Gifts of Trauma, an excerpt from the book: Yoga & Psyche: Integrating the Paths of Yoga and Psychology for Healing, Transformation, and Joy by Mariana Caplan, PhD, MFT.
Humanity in a Time of Collective Initiation
The whole of humanity has been thrown, or guided, or entered out of necessity into an underworld journey. The question for us is: can we travel together with enough compassion….. so that the potential fruits of this initiation can be fully reaped, eventually.