We are living in strange times, and that's unlikely to change anytime soon
Imagine navigating these (weird) times while also
- remembering you have a body and taking good care of it
- feeling proud you managed your stress and didn't take it out on your kids, spouse, or yourself, and
- not getting so exhausted you need to sleep for a month.
This is where Soft Strength comes in.
This is the first in a series of a three course flow coming up over the next 6 months. Click below to jump below and read more about the other courses in the series and your option to bundle the courses together and save!
Here’s the challenge: our modern world asks A LOT of us.
And we’re not making up the very real threats to our communities, our bodies, and the environment.
So how are we supposed to relax and take care of ourselves, when the future of our reproductive rights and wild spaces are at risk?
The key isn’t to stop caring or avoid these very real realities.
Instead, it’s to learn how to:
- Land safety in the body when it is present – so that your animal body can release its hypervigilance and have more moments of relaxation and relaxed alertness.
- Corregulate with nature and others – so that your body knows it’s not alone and is able to attune to the support and resource it has around it.
- Access your healthy aggression – so that your body knows it can protect itself if it needs to, and the flow of lifeforce can move through you.
- Learn how to relate across difference & hold multiple things at once – so that your body’s concurrent feelings & instincts can be allowed space and you can be freed of internal conflict & freeze. And so that you can experience moments of safety and relaxation even during hard times big or small. From the dentist to the climate crisis.
This is relational work.
Our bodies are in relationship with the world around them. Soft Strength skills help us right-size those relationships so that we are resourced by the nurturing ones and know how to navigate the impacts of the tougher ones.
This is
liberation work.
We’ve been taught to control the body and suppress its messages. Somatics help us shift this dynamic, so that we can be in partnership with our body, understand what it's telling us, and know what to do with that information.
This is unlearning
Our bodies knew how to do much of this when we were kids, but capitalist imperialist white supremacist patriarchy isn’t the most conducive environment for fostering these skills.
This is culture-making.
I dream of a world where we are supported in listening to our bodies, trusting them, and riding our nervous system waves. With the energy and life force that frees up when we are able to let our nervous system energy flow, we can build a safer world for everyone.
"These sessions definitely developed my understanding of somatics AND how to learn about my nervous system. I feel better equipped cognitively, physiologically, and emotionally to make this part of my life, recognizing that this is a slow long-term practice."
Amy M
Learning & practice
Course flow is designed to support your embodied integration of the concepts. We'll have a blend of live classes together and pre-recorded audio practices.
- Weekly Zoom classes for 4 weeks
- Thursdays beginning October 17
- 4 pm AK / 8 pm ET
- 90 minute classes
- Weekly movement practice audios
- designed for outdoor practice on a walk or outdoor location. Can also be done indoors/seated
- Online community space for discussion & integration
- All calls will be recorded for those cannot attend live or want to relisten
- Bundle with the rest of the nervous system learning flow!
Meet Your Instructor
Hi, I'm Sarah (she/they) MSW, SEP, CPT
I am a life-long Alaskan, somatic psychotherapist, and movement professional. In my work as a nervous system educator, I integrate Somatic Experiencing with Internal Family Systems, EMDR, and connection to nature to help people understand and work with their nervous system patterns.
You may also recognize me from my other endeavors at Mind & Mountain that integrate fitness, nature, & the Nervous System with Mindful Interval Training workouts. I'm looking forward to working with you and sharing what I know about nervous system capacity building for stressful times.
For a more extended bio, click here.
"For a 4-part program, I feel like I got a lot – resources, access to a recording and guided practice, optimal group size, and connection."
Soft Strength Participant
What About the Bundle?
Soft Strength: Support for the Season is the first of three courses in this learning flow. Each course has its own unique focus and they have the potential to build on each other if you do them together. To encourage that, we are making them available as a package deal for a discount!
Soft Strength: Support for the Season
Focus on building nervous system skills to support you through right now! Between the upcoming election, the holidays, and the darkness of winter – it's a good time to practice.
Meeting for 4 consecutive Thursdays beginning Oct. 17 @ 4pm AK
$240
Soft Strength: How to Rest
Use the darkest part of the year to explore your relationship with rest and wintering. This class will consist of 4 weeks of material for you to delve into asynchronously with one live group meeting for questions and support.
Content will be released weekly for 4 weeks beginning Nov 26. Live Q&A + practice Dec 10 @4pm AK
$240
Train With Your Cycle
Learn about how to work with the cycles in your life instead of against them. Focus will be on the menstrual cycle & nervous system cycle with dabblings into other cycles we encounter daily (moon, grief, creativity).
We will meet every other week for 3 months beginning Jan 25 @4pm AK
$395
Is the Train With Your Cycle course for me even if I don't menstruate?
What if I can't make the live calls?
Are there discounts for Alumni?
I've already done some nervous system work - is this going to be a repeat?
How long will I have access to the recordings/resource page?
Soft Strength
Support for the Season
I'd be honored for you to join me in learning how to provide yourself and your people with nervous system care. These are critical tools for navigating these modern times.
If you have any lingering questions, click here to send my team and email.
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