Somatic Savvy

Next Series: Online

Thursday’s 5-7pm MT

October 9, 16, 23, 30

An Internal Family Systems Informed and Somatically-Experiential Series…to come home to your body’s intelligence.

Do you experience anxiety or depression? Struggle with sleep or tension in the body? Perhaps cycles of interpersonal conflict or habitual patterns that cause you distress? Or simply are curious to re-learn how to lean in and align with your rhythmic nature? Perhaps a desire to release your grip on one way of knowing to access the terrain of multiple intelligences that you have access to?

Somatic Savvy is a class series that takes you on a journey, both as an individual and as a collective. An experiential opportunity to:

introduce and deepen your nervous system literacy for skillful self and co-regulation,
broaden your understanding of somatic tools and techniques,
explore the Internal Family Systems model,
develop your daily breath practice,
enhance and diversify your movement practices,
and, engage in playful experiments to increase your curiosity around natural rhythms to improve sleep, focus, rest, relationships and self-compassion.

Please join Marin McCue for this unique four part series to journey into the vast intelligence of rhythms with your breath and heart as your teacher.

The numerous benefits of somatic exploration include:

Development of your right-brain hemispheric mode of processing
An ability to zoom in on detail and zoom out for a broader perspective
Insight, presence, and spiritual growth
Release of stuck energy and access deep rest
Recognition of patterns that do not serve you and access to cultivating the change you desire
A flexible and adaptive nervous system
Empowerment, confidence, and increased window of tolerance

Included:

Somatic Savvy workbook
Recorded Somatic relaxation and release videos for in between sessions

How to prep for class:

- Wear comfy clothes you can move in, and perhaps layers for an easeful transition into meditation at the end

- A blanket and pillow (if desired) *There will be approximately 15-20 minutes of lying in savasana at the end

- A private and quiet space to log in

- Water

- Journal (if desired)

When: 5-7pm MT, Thursday October 9, 16, 23, 30

Where: On Zoom

Investment: $220 CDN (*for Alberta residents with insurance coverage, I will send a receipt with my therapist ID# for insurance reimbursement)

email me with questions
when ready to register, ensure I have your email for communication related to the series
send e-transfer to marinmccue@gmail.com
For US citizens using paypal, an additional $10 CDN will be added to your registration fee to counteract the paypal service charge

Past ParticipantS:

“Marin’s Somatic Savvy course was such a gift. As someone who often lives in my head, I found it incredibly grounding to reconnect with my breath and truly feel my whole body. Marin creates such a kind, open, and welcoming space that made it feel safe to explore and be present. I really appreciated the gentle invitation back into embodiment. Highly recommend!” - Laura

“I really enjoyed the content. I always left feeling grateful, calm and at peace, with things to ponder on and work on for myself.” - Naznin

“The Somatic Savvy series was the absolute perfect addition to all the transformational, albeit mostly intellectual, work I have done. I had no idea how profound it would be and how much would shift for me. It was the perfect puzzle piEce I didn’t know I was missing. In the space where complete safety, nonjudgemnt and so much grace is created, miracles can happen. With Marin’s guidance, I was able to access the most subtle whispers my body was sharing and unlock healing of those parts of me that I have not been paying attention to and abandoned. Thanks to this work, I am more in love with myself and by extension, with the world around me. I am eternally grateful” - Ola

“Marin puts her entire being into her work and it shows! Yes, she's book educated, but she has life experience with the practice she preaches, and a constant curiosity and openness for new ideas. I'd highly recommend absolutely anyone to take part in one of Marin's many offerings!” - Jess

What to Expect in Each Session:

Guided grounding and attuning to self, each other and the relational space
Experiential Learning: While some content, structure and framework is helpful, at least 70% of each session is devoted to practicing skills, techniques and embodied explorations
Meditation for rest, integration and harvesting insights
Closing discussion to share insights, questions and land on unique commitments for practice

Not sure if this is for you?

*Watch this 30 minute introduction to Internal Family Systems and Somatics

Our symptoms of pain, stress, unrest, anxiety, depression, instability and disconnection from self and others are multifaceted and are often not the result of one thing we are doing or not doing. Culturally, systemically, historically, and globally, there is a lot to be stressed, anxious, angry, overwhelmed or defeated about. Somatic practices are not meant to be an avenue of taking personal responsibility for all the pain, heartache or struggle you experience in life - it is however, an opportunity to embody your power and heart-centeredness more fully so you have more space to process and be with what you are feeling.

When we feel incongruence inside or are struggling with chronic or recurring symptoms, we certainly do not have the energy, space and time needed to collaborate and problem solve the way we need to in order to guide our world in a more harmonious direction. Somatic practices guide us back to our inherent flexible and resilient state where healing and growth occur as our human nature. The question becomes, once you feel stable and connected in your being, what will you do?

What else might you want to know?

Nervous system regulation: not that there is a “regular” or “normal” that we are striving for. Rather, the ideal is a flexible nervous system that can move through the various nuanced expressions of the nervous system and continually come back to the state of harmony, inclusion, and high heart rate variability, where rest and play are accessible, and the body heals and grows as its innate intelligence guides it to do so. The goal is to notice as ruptures happen and skillfully support and guide our system back to its optimal baseline.

I look forward to sharing this experience with you. Please reach out if you have any questions.

Marin

marinmccue@gmail.com