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Do you feel anxious, overwhelmed, tense, or checked out? Do you want to learn how to release the chronic tension in your hips, shoulders, and neck in a way that’s gentle rather than forceful?
​You’re not alone, and you deserve to feel better in your body. Learning to meet your nervous system where it is and cultivating a relationship of reciprocity with your body is foundational to finding a sense of calm, openness, safety, and connection. ​​
In this 6-Class series, we’ll meet as a group every other Wednesday evening at The Yoga Tree to understand how our nervous systems function, why (and where) we hold physical tension, and to learn practices for release and self-regulation. You’ll understand how to process stress through your body and also spend time integrating that knowledge into your day-to-day life, building new habits over the course of our series with community support.​
Embodied Understanding
Standing in one's own experience of the body is empowering, enabling you to become self-referential and to build trust with your intuition. More than just conceptual learning, you’ll understand through your embodied experience:
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The foundations of your central nervous system
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How different nervous system states feel in your body
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How and where patterns of tension are held in your body
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Paths to release, regulation, and integration
Pair Knowledge with Practice
You’ll learn a mix of evidence-based practices for nervous system regulation that are rooted in ancient knowledge, including:
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Yoga postures (asana)
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Breathwork (pranayama)
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Vagal toning (applied Polyvagal theory)
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Somatic movement (tools pulled from Somatic Experiencing™)
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Self-massage
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Moving meditation
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Journaling ​
Better Together:
Get Community and 1:1 Support
From January to March, we’ll meet in-person at The Yoga Tree, building a safe and supportive community for learning, connecting, and encouragement as we build new habits together. Between in-person workshops, we’ll meet for 30-minute group virtual check-ins to help support your at-home practice.
You’ll also have the option to meet with me for two 30-minute 1:1 sessions (one near the beginning of the series and one toward the end), where I can help you set realistic goals, complete an optional postural evaluation, answer questions, and integrate new practices into your routine.
What's Included
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6 90-minute workshops
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5 30-minute touchpoints between workshops (optional)
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Take-home embodiment practices and journal prompts between workshops
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2 30-minute 1:1 goal setting and integration sessions (optional)
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15% off when you book a 60 or 90 minute massage therapy session at Awake Embodied Healing
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Price: $265
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Need financial assistance? Apply for support from the Awake Embodied Healing Community Fund.​​
Workshop Overview & Schedule
Somatic Psychotherapist & Behavioral Heath Coach approved curriculum
Gathering at TheYoga Tree
4250 Fremont Avenue North,
Seattle, WA 98103
Meeting in person every other Wednesday starting on
January 8, 2025 from 7-8:30pm
Virtual check-ins on opposite Wednesdays 6-6:30pm
January 8
FOUNDATIONS: THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
Learn the basics of your body’s central nervous system and differentiate what it feels like to be in a sympathetic and parasympathetic state. What would be possible if you noticed what state you’re operating in in the moment? Learn how to harness your energy or calm your system depending on what you need.
January 15 - 30 min Virtual Check-in
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January 22
MAPPING THE BODY: THE NEURO-MYOFASCIAL NETWORK
Understand why tension is held in your body and create a map of where you store patterned stress and emotion. Learn practices for cultivating postural balance, strengthening core stabilizers, and gently releasing tension in overworked areas.
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January 29 - 30 min Virtual Check-in​
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February 5
COMMUNICATING SAFETY TO THE BODY: POLYVAGAL THEORY & BILATERAL STIMULATION
Understand the basics of Polyvagal theory and learn how to meet anxiety, agitation, and disconnect with movement and touch. Learn how to cultivate feelings of safety in your body.
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February 12 - 30 min Virtual Check-in​
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February 19
COMING HOME TO THE BODY: SOMATIC MOVEMENT
Honing your interoception and proprioception, find presence with body sensations. Reinhabit your body using movement and learn to notice what you need in the moment, whether it’s grounding, discharging agitation, finding support, opening up, or curling inward.
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February 26 - 30 min Virtual Check-in​
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March 5
OFFERING COMPASSION: TOUCH & LOVING KINDNESS
Healing requires connection rather than correction. Learn practices for meeting yourself where you are with compassion, opening the door to positive change.
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March 12 - 30 min Virtual Check-in​
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March 19
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: RESILIENCE IN A STRESSFUL WORLD
Stress is not the enemy, but a part of life. Integrating all of the practices we’ve learned over the last 3 months, we’ll look at the big picture, helping you build resilience to stress and find ways to regulate your nervous system while meeting the challenges and joys of being alive.
Brenna Buckwalter
WORKSHOP FACILITATOR
I'm a licensed massage therapist and yoga teacher, offering trauma-informed manual and movement therapy with nervous system support. I've studied the nervous system, musculoskeletal system, craniosacral system, and myofascial system, as well as applied techniques from Somatic Experiencing™ and Polyvagal Theory. I'm currently in training to become a certified Craniosacral Therapist.
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Developing this series has truly been a labor of love and the result of years of self-practice, study, and my work with massage clients and yoga students. I'm so excited to pull all of these resources together and to build a community of care where we can deepen our self-knowledge and cultivate peace in our bodies together. ​