In this workshop, we will explore Sensory Motor Amnesia (SMA) and how it can create discomfort and imbalance in movements that should feel easy. Discover how common misconceptions—like needing more effort or avoiding certain movements—can limit your practice. Through basic somatic movements, you’ll learn to identify your personal patterns of SMA, which often manifest as blind spots in your awareness. We’ll guide you in noticing and releasing unnecessary tension, allowing you to move from your center with greater ease and skill. Learn practical tools to refine your movements and enhance your daily practice. Appropriate for all levels of learning.
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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. Baseline Assessment

    3. Soma Scan

    4. Arch & Flatten SMA

    5. Back Lift SMA

    6. Side Bend SMA

    7. Washrag SMA

    1. Introduction

    2. Baseline Assessment

    3. Soma Scan

    4. Arch & Flatten SMA

    5. Back Lift SMA

    6. Side Bend SMA

    7. Washrag SMA

    1. Workshop Bonus

About this course

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

Instructor

Martha Peterson

Martha Peterson, CCSE is the founder of Essential Somatics®. She has over 30 years of experience working with professionals in the field of dance, bodywork, and somatics. She discovered Clinical (Hanna) Somatic Education after suffering chronic hip and knee pain due to injuries after years of dancing professionally; it is the only method that taught her to reverse her hip pain and postural imbalances. For Martha, restoring the skill of self-sensing was the key to a life of movement, mastery, and joy.