Tension Reset

Release neck and jaw tension, reduce stress, and restore balance with simple, calming movements

In this workshop, you’ll explore simple, effective somatic movements to release tension in the neck and jaw while calming the nervous system. Ideal for those dealing with neck pain, TMJ, headaches, or stress, you’ll learn effective tools to reduce muscle tension and restore comfort in daily life.

What's Included

    1. Getting Ready

    2. How Somatic Movement Can Change Your Life

    3. What is SMA?

    4. The Three Stress Reflexes

    5. What is Pandiculation?

    1. Introduction

    2. Movement Sequence 1

    3. Movement Sequence 2

    4. Q&A

    1. Introduction

    2. Movement Sequence 1

    3. Movement Sequence 2

    4. Q&A

    1. Day 1: Guided Soma Scan

    2. Day 2: Soften the Jaw

    3. Day 3: Neck Release

    4. Day 4: Breath Reset

    5. Day 5: You Don't Have to Hold It All

    6. Day 6: Let Everything Settle

    7. Day 7: Keep One Thing

About this course

  • $85.00
  • 20 lessons
  • 2 hours of video content

Instructor

Laura Gates

Laura M Gates is a Certified Hanna Somatic Educator (CHSE), Certified Clinical Somatic Educator (CCSE) and practitioner based in Averøy, Norway, and also offering services in New York City, USA. Laura trained in Somatic Education at Somatic Systems Institute, Northampton, MA, and was also certified by Novato Institute of Somatic Research and Training, Novato, CA in 2007. She brings over 40 years of movement education to her work. Laura enjoys developing somatic curriculum to address various muscle pain conditions with a focus on scoliosis and dancers’ needs. She is also an ongoing student of kinesthetic anatomy with celebrated master teacher Irene Dowd.