somatic movements

Jenn speaks to Canadian born Tara Eden, a Feldenkrais Method professional and ISMETA® Registered Somatic Movement Therapist/Educator based out of Chiang Mai, Thailand about embodied authenticity. From her upbringing in Canada and early years of exposure to dance therapy to living in NYC, Tara shares how wanting to find alignment was the key to her move to Asia. She talks about her discovery of Feldenkrais Method, on setting intentions and being intuitive is important and why she continues to embrace the embodied lifestyle, living the slow life, being true to herself and finding grounded-ness and being able to share this awakening technique with more individuals. (Recorded on January 16, 2023)

About Tara:

After graduating from a 4-year Feldenkrais Method Professional Program and becoming an ISMETA® Registered Somatic Movement Therapist/Educator – and from years practicing Thai Massage, teaching yoga, exploring creative movement and movement therapy and a lifetime of observing people and what drives them – Tara helps people learn how to reconnect to their body, to realize where they are causing themselves unnecessary pain or strain, to discover new healthier self-use, to be empowered to trust and learn from their own embodied experience and to discover a unique inner calm, stillness and knowing that arrives spontaneously in an embodied state change.

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Jenn connects and speaks to Daphne Chua for the first time, founder of Somatic Therapy Asia. A native Singaporean, Daphne grew up checking off all the boxes in life. A degree, corporate job, successful until the 2008 financial crisis. From there her spiritual journey began where she found herself living a nomadic life, teaching yoga, falling in love, and a decade later reconnecting with her family, her roots and in the process uncovering her own inner healing journey. (Recorded on September 13, 2021)

About Daphne:

Daphne is a registered yoga therapist, movement educator, bodyworker, and a specialist in somatic therapy. A self-professed geek, she is always exploring underlying principles of the human body and movement patterns as embodied relational beings. Daphne applies principles of kinesiology and natural movement, somatics, neuroscience, and yoga philosophy in her trauma-informed work. Her work aims to hone sensory awareness, cultivate resilience and regain agency so as to fully experience life.

She has helped people of all ages rehabilitate injuries, regain neuro-motor functions, manage chronic pain, and work through trauma. Daphne also facilitates trainings, workshops, and mentorship programs for both individuals and organisations, movement educators, and healthcare professionals.

I have had at different points of my life, been called to give up everything I have, including homes, countries, relationships, identity. The last one being the call to return to Singapore in the wake of my father's passing. My practice in Yoga and Somatic Therapy has been pivotal in helping me navigate my relationship with myself, and how I perceive the world, in moving through some very dark periods of my life dealing with physical ailments isolation, and depression.

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