Important Details

  • Early Bird Price Ends: August 25, 2024 (If purchased after this date, fee is US$425)

  • Location: Yoga Center of Denver, 770 S Broadway, Denver, CO 80209

  • Time: Classes meet 9:00am – 5:00pm daily

  • Instructor: Martha Peterson

What to Expect

Two Full Days of Interactive Training & Guidance

In this course, you will learn why you’re in pain and what you can do about it. Come and learn the foundational Somatic Movements that help relieve most common muscle pain. These Somatic Movements alleviate tension, reduce muscle pain, and increase mobility. With enhanced awareness, these lifelong tools support you in living a pain-free and active lifestyle.

The course runs from 9 AM–5 PM each day with breaks in the morning, afternoon, and for lunch.

Day 1

  • Understand how new-to-you concepts work better than other methods.
  • Discover how personal responses contribute to stress and muscle tension
  • Identify your own pattern of Sensory Motor Amnesia
  • Experience the benefits of nature’s reset button
  • Experience and identify the stress reflexes: Green Light, Red Light
  • Learn Somatic Movements to release the front and back of the body, and release tension in the periphery
  • Learn Somatic Movements to improve rotation, reconnect to your legs, and breathe more easily

Day 2

  • Uncover how your brain develops habits
  • Connect with a new awareness of your body and your habits
  • Interactive group sharing that leads to learning moments
  • Identify principles and strategies for self-care
  • Create your personal daily Somatic Movement practice
  • Discover a-ha moments in your movement and awareness
  • Experience seated Somatic Movements for At-Work Strategies
  • Experience and identify the stress reflex: Trauma
  • Learn walking Somatic Movements to restore a free and easy gait

Move Without Pain!

The truth is that you can feel good in your body again and move well for the rest of your life.

  • Live Instruction

    Learn Somatic Movements that you can practice at home for a daily practice that meets your specific needs.

  • How to Prepare

    Bring paper and pen, water, and a yoga mat. Wear loose, comfortable clothing (no jeans, skirts, or dresses) that is easy to move in, as this is a movement-based course.

  • Bonus Material

    Every student receives a hardcopy and PDF of the Student Workbook and additional bonus materials at the completion of the course.