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Body Listening, Myofascia Release, Somatic trauma-informed Restorative Yoga and Dance

Body Listening consists of a combination of movement and music, yoga, visualization, meditation and informed touch awareness. As a body therapist, yoga and dance teacher, I draw information from a range of techniques to provide unique, effective, and enjoyable classes. For more information, please go to http://www.bodylistening.co.uk or contact me directly.

05/11/2025

Someone suffering from neuropathy asked me if it is safe to walk for 10km? Here is my answer:

My experience, personally and professionally, says anything too much can trigger a stress response in the body. But what is too much for you? So, this is a question that only you will be able to answer. However, when the body is inflamed and there is irritation, while movement-contraction and release are essential for healing, doing too much, too fast or for too long of it can also continue the stress pattern in the body. I personally can walk for miles but I have plenty of stops, move my hips in circular movement/ rotations to help adjust and align the pelvic girdle, knees, ankles, shoulders throughout the walks. It is best to build capacity slowly. Walk for 5 minutes today, 7,8,10 tomorrow, notice how you feel in 48 hours and carry on until you are comfortable walking longer distances. If you don’t do any walking at all I would personally refrain from walking 10km. Everything is like a daily practice if you want to build capacity and tolerance. Most importantly enjoy the walk, pay attention to your surroundings. It is all part of the fun.

27/10/2025

Being calm and being still is quite a practice. There is a process to work through triggers and find safety in the body again to be able to regulate . Being calm all the time isn’t necessarily being regulated. The body does what it can cope with at different times. When we rest we may notice more and that isn’t always easy. Hence, movement ironically maybe quite restful at times. We can’t control circumstances around us sometimes. But, we can become aware of our breath and move with our breath: practicing breathing out slowly and allowing the breath in to come in in its own time would be the first step to pay attention to.

26/10/2025

Where to start when you are feeling tense and in discomfort?

Start with the movement of your breath. Giving yourself an internal massage as you breathe in and out.

Notice where your breath is moving to and fro. Watch the space between breath in and breath out.

A quiet healing space before the breath out turns into a breath in again and the breath in turns into a breath out without pausing or forcing it, just noticing a space of nothingness, no thoughts, no worries, no pain.

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