Resources & Inspirations

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At its heart, Somanautiko is a community space to gather essential resources and share inspirations about how to nurture a life in a human body. 

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This is an evolving page. I welcome all contributions and ideas to help make this resource center even more useful and inspirational!

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Recommended Books

  • Life Unfolding: How the Human Body Creates Itself – by Jamie A. Davies
  • The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain – by Annie Murphy Paul
  • Cells, Gels and the Engines of Life: A New, Unifying Approach to Cell Function – by Gerald H. Pollack
  • The Fourth Phase of Water: Beyond Solid, Liquid, and Vapor – by Gerald H. Pollack
  • Natural Intelligence: Body-Mind Integration and Human Development – by Susan Aposhyan
  • Intelligence in the Flesh: Why Your Mind Needs Your Body Much More Than It Thinks – by Guy Claxton
  • Being Human at Work: Bringing Somatic Intelligence into Your Professional Life – edited by Richard Strozzi-Heckles
  • Life On Land: The Story of Continuum – by Emilie Conrad
  • Engaging the Movement of Life: Exploring Health and Embodiment Through Osteopathy and Continuum – by Bonnie Gintis, D.O.
  • The Elemental Body: A Movement Guide to Kinship with Ourselves and the Natural World – by Elaine Colandrea & Rori Smith
  • A Moving Inquiry: The Art of Personal Practice – by Beth Pettingill Riley & Priscilla Stanton Auchincloss
  • Fascial Fitness: Practical Exercises to Stay Flexible, Active and Pain Free in Just 20 minutes a Week – by Robert Schleip
  • Mindful Movement: The Evolution of the Somatic Arts and Conscious Action – by Martha Eddy
  • Movement Matters: Essays on Movement Science, Movement Ecology, and the Nature of Movement – by Katy Bowman
  • Body, Mind and Sport: The Mind-Body Guide to Lifelong Fitness and Your Personal Best – by John Douillard
  • The Breathable Body: Transforming Your World and Your Life, One Breath at a Time – by Robert Litman
  • Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art – by James Nestor
  • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma – by Bessel van der Kolk
  • Embracing Shame: How to Stop Resisting Shame & Turn It into a Powerful Ally – by Bret Lyon and Shelia Rubin
  • Alchemy of the Heart: Transform Turmoil into Peace through Emotional Integration – by Michael Brown
  • In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction – by Gabor Maté, MD
  • Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma – by Peter Levine, PhD
  • Ancient Map for Modern Birth: Preparation, Passage, and Personal Growth during Your Childbearing Year – by Meg England, CNM, MA
  • Transformed by Birth: Cultivating Openness, Resilience & Strength for the Life-Changing Journey from Pregnancy to Parenthood – by Britta Bushnell, PhD
  • The Secret Life of Babies: How Decoding the Cultures of Birth, Love,and Violence Begins with Recovering the People We Once Were – by Dr. Mia Kalef
  • Your Baby Is Speaking to You: A Visual Guide to the Amazing Behaviors of Your Newborn and Growing Baby – by Dr. Kevin Nugent and Abelardo Morell
  • The Philospohical Baby: What Children’s Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love, and the Meaning of Life – by Alison Gopnik
  • Why Love Matters: How Affection Shapes a Baby’s Brain – by Sue Gerhardt
  • Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son’s First Year – by Annie Lamott
  • Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End – by Atul Gawande
  • The Grace in Aging: Awaken as You Grow Older – by Kathleen Dowling Singh
  • The Grace in Dying: How We Are Transformed Spiritually As We Die – by Kathleen Dowling Singh
  • Bone: Dying Into Life, A Journal of Wisdom, Strength, and Healing – by Marion Woodman

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Somanautiko Writings and Reflections

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Exploring Uncertain Terrain

What would it be like to explore this uncertain terrain with someone who has traveled through similarly difficult places herself and can compassionately guide you through your journey? A Somanaut can help you explore your own embodiment as you learn to develop and trust your intuition.

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Change is the Only Constant

When we allow the innate intelligence of our body-mind to express itself through fluid movement, we increase our capacity to handle transitions and change.

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What to Expect in a Continuum Class or Workshop

In a Continuum class, space is created for exploration with the offering of an idea, an image, or a theme. A sequence of simple movements, breaths and sounds serves as a catalyst and container for the exploration. Will you dive in with us?

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Why Water?

We are water. Our bodies take form in water. At birth, we journey out of the water onto land where we contain an inner ocean in every cell. We cannot separate our bodies from the bodies of water on this planet.

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Compassionate Listening

Somanautiko is designed to empower you to compassionately listen to and engage with your body as a living, moving temple of intelligence. We will join forces with what is flowing and moving well in your life in order to explore what feels stuck, gets in your way.

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Finding My Professional Path

My life-long career path allows me to be deeply interdisciplinary and helps me integrate my intellectual passions and professional movement artist pursuits in an evolving form I now call Somanautiko.

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Lovegram Archive

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