“Everything Jo teaches comes from her own felt experience in her body, with a constant emphasis on our shared humanity, our perfect imperfection. Her teaching is constantly evolving. Most of us are familiar with the phrase: “all you need is within you.” With Jo’s guidance, that is exactly what happens: you go on an inner journey, that starts with breath and inquiry, leading to an aliveness, deep understanding and eventual acceptance of your body, mind and spirit. You emerge with an empowering, calming sense of autonomy. I am eternally grateful to Jo for showing me the deeply powerful yet blissful nature of true practice. .” Tima
The essentials
I share what I feel has intrinsic value: practices that support, awaken and heal that, however varied they may appear, all stem from the same roots of a grounded somatic spirituality. I have come to experience my role more as a facilitator than a teacher and in that role support people in establishing a strong relationship with the inner voice of the body and further down the line hold space for further inquiry in an ever-expanding unique personal journey. I am passionate about the art of communicating the possibilities of practice and inquiry and am constantly seeking to clarify, simplify, refine and evolve the ways in which I share. I am forever curious. Nothing is static or linear; learning is constant.
Way of Soma is not a new methodology or school, it is a body of Somatic practices with a rich lineage of yoga and somatics.
It is an invitation to explore simple and profound practices that can bring you to the unique embodiment of you.
It seems that never in my lifetime has there been a more important time to go within, and through intelligent Somatic exploration gather our resources, connect to our innate spirituality and wholeness, love and be loved and participate unreservedly in living this one precious life we have on this sacred earth.
I look forward to sharing practice and holding space for you.
Three decades of practice and 23 years of teaching.
A life long love for embodied learning and a rather full and diverse life experience .
A creative expressing myself through the medium of photography and writing and working as a professional photographer alongside my somatic facilitation work.
Yoga, Breath and meditation
My yoga and meditation journey began in India more than 30 years ago where I spent much of my time for the best part of 10 years.
Shivanandha,/Siddha yoga and meditation/ Iyengar yoga/ Vipassana /B.W.Y / Yoga Therapy/ were all part of my yoga journey and training.
After many years dedicated to the dynamic yoga method which included somatic meditation I became one of a few senior teachers of the method.
I am Registered as a Senior teacher (1200hrs formal training in Dynamic Yoga alone) and further education provider with the Yoga Alliance.
I have completed the Advanced Oxygen Advantage training - Patrick Mceowen and attended several Workshops/ Courses on the Butyeko method
Somatic Movement
After years dedicated to a yoga practice that had a somatic approach I was drawn to further somatic movement orientated studies
Jane Okondo in ongoing Authentic Movement groups and in the the Ibmt diploma
Soma Trauma with Aki Omori and Jane Okondo
Somakinisis with Kalai June.
Body Mind Centering with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen.
Jungian Somatic courses - Jane Clapp
Hours of personal practice, workshops and courses exploring Hannah and Essential Somatics, Feldenkrais and and Fascia work.
Somatic Trauma Education -
Gabor Mate - Compassionate Inquiry
Sonia Gomes - Module 1 - Soma embodiment.
Peter Levine - Trauma First Aid - Awakening the ordinary miracle of healing.
Chris Walling - Somatic Psychology
Steve Haines Module 1 - TRE
Jess Mc Guire - Vagus Nerve Master workshops
Bionamic - Acute shock and crisis Immersion
The longer lasting motivation for practice can not be found by wishing to be healthy or master a technique, that is never enough.
Meaning and pleasure and finding the love that we are will take us there again and again
Extending love and gratitude to all my teachers past and present and my students and fellow teacher friends who continue to be invaluable sources of inspiration and learning.
