Simple Somatic Yoga 31 Days Of Sweetness
A simple daily Somatic Yoga series where each video features one focused movement theme (plus guidance and variations). Build consistency without feeling overwhelmed.
31
Days Of Somatic Yoga
Who
for Beginners & Seasoned Somas
12-30
minutes per video
365
Days To Access The Videos
€31
€1 a day For Self Care
- One clear focus each day (so your nervous system learns safely through repetition)
- Written & spoken suggestions on how to benefit from each short practice
- PDF outline of the full series (so you always know what is coming)
- One Year Access (because thats how long it takes to make permanent changes)
- Bonus Content: Meditation Through Ayurveda's Marma Points
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- Can These 31 Days Help With Stress and Anxiety?
- Is The 31 Day Journey Sensitive To Chronic Pain & Trauma?
- What Order Should I Do The Movements In?
- How Many Repetitions Should I Do?
- What Is Sensory Motor Amnesia?
- How Do I Set My Sensation Scale?
- What Does It Mean To Pandiculate?
- What Movements Will I Learn And How Long Is Each Videos?
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You Might Be Wondering...
Is This Somatic Yoga Journey For Me?
Yes, if you want a daily rhythm that supports real change without pushing.
If you are new to Somatic Yoga – or new to taking care of yourself – let these 31 videos be an invitation to create a ritual of self discovery.
If you have been my student for some time, thank you and stay inspired!
Somatic Yoga Is A Hot Term. What Is It?
It depends who is teaching it. The past few years, yoga teachers are seizing the star studded “Somatic Yoga” badge with varied interpretations. Though knowledgeable teachers may include invitational language, encourage an inward focus and offer modifications more suited for your body, they are telling you what to do with a goal in mind. This does not build personal agency. This is the sense that actions are self-generated.
Megan has been teaching her Somatic Yoga – or what she affectionately called “Sloppy Yoga For The Nervous System and Subtle Body” – for over 15 years. This approach combines the healing facets of somatic movement and yoga therapy. It initially blossomed as an accessible form of yoga for cardiac and cancer rehabilitation. Weekly Somatic Yoga classes and teacher trainings were offered at her yoga studio in Wisconsin for a decade.
At Embody With MM, this style of yoga continues to be a highly adaptable and comforting practice that is co-created by the teacher and student. It nourishes the nervous system. It also creates spaciousness and ease in your energetic and spiritual being-ness.
Is This An Exercise Program?
No!!! You are not doing exercises. You are creating a kind relationship with yourself by doing therapeutic movements in a space of relaxed awareness within your body. Think of it as 31 scheduled play dates with yourself.
Myth: It’s normal to exercise. Whenever you move to do anything, you’re engaging in physical activity. In contrast, exercise is voluntary physical activity undertaken for the sake of fitness. You may think exercise is normal, but it’s a modern behavior. Somatic Yoga is necessary playtime!
Myth: Exercise will heal me. People think that what is sore is weak and should be strengthened with exercise. Muscles that are sore are often chronically contracted and have a high degree of muscle tone. Rather than being weak, the muscles may in fact be quite strong, but they are fatigued and overworked from the constant contraction. Repetitive exercise to strengthen the muscle may not help. In fact, exercises (including yoga) can further entrench painful muscle compensation patterns.
How Long Do I Need To Practice?
Here is the clinical guideline to make long term changes in your being: Yoga Therapy recommends a minimum of 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week. I find this to be accurate, but the time can be split up into mini mindfulness moments and moving meditations.
There is never any abandoned resolution or “falling off”. This is a shame-free wellness journey. You can come back anytime, no mater how long you were gone. Use the Ayurvedic 80%20% rule: 80% of the time, do what you feel is best for you. The other 20%, wildly indulge yourself with no guilt!
Building a consistent practice is about frequency, not the daily duration. If you only brush your teeth for 1 minute in the morning instead of 2 minutes, you will still have clean teeth! Practicing 10-20 minutes a day or several times a day is better than an hour twice a week. Think about what time of day makes the most sense for you. Schedule a daily date with yourself in your calendar.
Issues in the tissues do not happen overnight. They also may not be fixed in the 31 day window that we are commonly told it takes to create a new habit. That is why you have the videos for a year. To transform the physical body out of compensatory muscle patterns – from a state of discomfort or imbalance to one of harmony – takes a dedicated year. So does any other significant emotional or spiritual change. In my experience, it is possible to completely transform yourself, physically, mentally and spiritually, in one year.
Perhaps you know someone who has ”reinvented themself”. In truth, they have not been reinvented at all; they remembered themselves.
The difference between success and failure is in belief. Along with discipline, you have to believe that you can make positive changes in yourself; even if it takes a year. Ultimately, you are not committing to yourself for 31 days; you are remembering to love yourself for a lifetime.