SOMATICS

FINDING EASE AND FREEDOM IN MOVEMENT AND STILLNESS

An easy and effective way to release tension from your body.

Feel more comfortable when you move and calm when you rest.

Learn to retrain your brain to release tight and stiff muscles, leading to:

  • pain-free movement,

  • easier breathing,

  • greater flexibility and co-ordination,

  • a calmer nervous system.

Thanks to funding from the National Lottery,

Skylarker is running 6 X 5 week somatics courses in Buckfastleigh in 2025.

  • Skylarker Somatics is for anyone who would like to experience more comfort in their bodies and deep relaxation in their lives. It is particularly helpful for people who are in pain with stiff and tight muscles (eg sore backs, hips, necks, shoulders).

    Somatics has a profoundly positive effect on breathing is excellent for nervous system regulation, so these classes are helpful for anyone experiencing stress.

    It is also for anyone who wants to age well, as it gives space for the joints and all the bodily organs and systems to work optimally.

  • The skills to use a simple and effective method to release muscle tension (called pandiculation). This releases and reverses neuromuscular pain so that you:

    feel comfortable and at ease in your body

    experience full, free and nourishing breath

    are able to relax deeply and sleep well

    have greater range of motion

    enjoy a calm and regulated nervous system

    benefit from better balance and posture

    • 5 X 1 hour classes

    • Friendly and encouraging learning environment

    • Audio recordings to use at home

    • A certified teacher to answer questions and support you

Pip is a Certified Movement Coach in the tradition of Thomas Hanna

Hanna Somatics is a mind body system of movement education.

Each class consists of slow mindful movements and sensory awareness training, done lying down.

You learn to release habits of stress and tension in your muscles, so that your body can

rest in an innate sense of peace and well-being, as well as regain

ease, freedom and fluidity of movement.

  • "I loved the gentle approach and I really enjoyed your teaching style Pip - so welcoming and well explained."

  • "Somatics helps me to relax and to become more aware of my body and mind. It definitely helps my well-being"

  • "I feel so calm and centred after the class and the tightness in my neck is so much better!"

  • Somatics gives me more comfort in my body and really helps me sleep better. It also eases my chronic pain syndrome – a huge benefit!

  • It’s been amazing! The course has given me more ease in my body (a push forward in my recovery from a herniated disk) and a new set of tools for conscious movement and release of tension.