
SKYLARKER
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.
Thanks to funding from the National Lottery, Skylarker are offering
6 X 5 week Somatics courses in Buckfastleigh in 2025.
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.
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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.
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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
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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.
Dates
Sign up for a 5 week block:
Mondays 6 - 7pm on Feb 24th, March 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24 th
Tuesdays 9.30-10.30am on April 22nd, 29 th , May 6 th , 13 th , May 20 th
At The Moor Imagination Centre, Chapel Street, Buckfastleigh TQ11 0AB
Wednesdays 6 – 7pm June 4th , 11th , 18th , 25th , July 2nd
At The Hands On Retreat, Pridhamsleigh, Newton Abbot TQ13 7JJ
Plus more dates to come… Keep updated on our Instagram!
Fee: Free (donations welcome)
Donations support Skylarker’s running costs and to be able to offer
free/subsidised places to those who need it.