“The mind is like the wind and the body like the sand: if you want to know how the wind is blowing , you can look at the sand.”
Classes
Somatic Movement and Embodiment Practices
*THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO CLASSES RUNNING. I AM FOCUSING ON ONLINE RECORDED COURSES WITH COLLEAGUES THAT WILL BE OUT IN 2025!
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Somatic Movement and Embodiment Classes ONLINE
This ONLINE ZOOM class will include embodiment practices based in Body-Mind Centering® Embodied Anatomy & Yoga.
How do we filter and digest the information coming into our nervous systems? How do we stay connected to our body while being engaged with the world around us without being overwhelmed, stuck and polarized? How do we stay receptive, calm and creative so we can respond in the ways we need to for the collective?
Somatic Movement goes beyond form. Embodying your anatomy explores consciousness and movement - it brings consciousness to what you may not be aware of.
It is not about doing the right “pose”. It is not about moving in any “right” way.
Classes are for ALL bodies, genders, sexualities, and for folks like myself who live with chronic illness and want some ease from pain. I teach from a body-loving approach, with lived experience of how fucking hard it is to live in a body with chronic illness and pain!
You are encouraged to follow your body’s own intuitive movement and rest when you need to rest. You have full agency in class to do what you need in order to take care of your body. In fact, that’s part of the lesson - feeling your inner body and moving from there.
Class Logistics
What to Expect:
Class registration:
Register and pay through “Book a Class”. *There are currently NO classes.
If you prefer to pay by e-transfer, please email me at contact@kellygordon.ca.
You will receive an email confirmation of your payment. Zoom link and class details will be emailed to you the day of class. If you haven’t received the emails, please check your spam folders!
Classes will be recorded and emailed to you within 24 hours and will be available for viewing for 1 week.
As you receive a class recording there are no refunds for class purchases.
I try to keep my classes affordable and make enough to cover some of my costs. If you are in need of a subsidized class or classes, please contact me.
During Class:
We will mainly be on the floor with some level changes. Please find a space to practice where you can easily move your limbs on the floor.
Closed Captions are available.
You may have your camera on or off - totally up to you and your comfort!
Please modulate any of the practices for your body, your comfort and your pleasure. You never need to follow me exactly - this class is for your own self-care and embodiment and less about learning "form" in movement.
I will have my camera on and I will do my best to make sure you can see me. My hope is that with my instruction you can follow along with my words without having to look at the screen so much.
At the beginning, I'll talk a bit about the class structure, followed by embodiment practices and guided movement. At the end of the class anyone may offer feedback and thoughts, but there is no pressure to do this. Sharing experiences can help integrate the movement experience.
“The way Kelly teaches this feels like it should be a universal “how to live in a human body” per-requisite. As someone taking this class 35 years in to living in this body, I learned incredible things about it I had never known before. Kelly’s teaching felt accessible and adjustable to the pain and mobility challenges I live with and inclusive and expansive of my non-binary trans body”
“Kelly’s easy way of being creates a safe and supportive environment for internal investigation. With her gentle guidance, I am able to connect with a deep sense of Self, and emerge feeling grounded and joyful.”
“Kelly is a skilled and gentle facilitator. They bring with them a wealth of knowledge about anatomy plus lived experience with embodiment practices. They encourage the utmost respect for your own embodied experience and how that can vary day to day. I highly recommend treating yourself to this self-care activity!”
“I recognize the importance of somatic movement and embodiment yet do not seem to make time for it in my daily life. Having a class where I can experience what my body prefers, tuning in to its need to sustain movements or move differently, to slow way down or even to just stop regardless of the class being led, was profound. I have spent so much of my adult life listening to the To Do list in my head. Now I’m learning to listen to my body wisdom.”