by Mara | Mar 2, 2016
Are you sitting comfortably? Are you sure? According to a growing body of research, sitting down is just as unhealthy as smoking, leading to problems with posture, pain and performance. The reason for this is that lack of movement, especially holding a rigid posture,...
by Mara | Jan 29, 2016
Recently a student asked about the ‘soul’ in Soul Somatics. He thought it was spelt ‘sole’. After a wee chortle, and setting him straight I felt compelled to explain why ‘Soul’ matters and why I used it as part of the name for my new venture. So here goes: Meditation,...
by Mara | Dec 13, 2015
This case study, “how somatics saved me from hip surgery,” was written by Mara Blackburn. “I’ve been doing sport since I could walk (and I’ve spent half my life teaching it): dancing, surfing, swimming, yoga, aqua aerobics. But going hard hammered my body...