“Jamie's workshops have felt spacious, light, tender and kind. I feel wholeheartedly nourished and closer to myself through his work. There is always something new I understand. I return home inspired and curious.” – Clarissa, Artist and Teacher

"This work is valuable in my everyday life, and in my life as a teacher and artist. I notice how many people are benefiting; not only my students - their ease and calm is making waves in their families and work places." - Kate, Somatic Movement Teacher

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A 7-week somatic journey into presence, replenishment, and deep rest

Unplug to Connect is a 7-week series of collaborative journeys through the interior of the body — designed to help you take the pressure off, breathe deeply, and replenish your attention.

This restorative break from the demands of the outer world gently brings you back down to Earth. We lie down, get comfortable, and relax into sensate presence by exploring varied streams of breath within a rhythm of movement and stillness.

A core aspect of this series is Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR)— an essential ingredient in Somatic Expression for regeneration and renewal — recently brought into wider awareness by Stanford neuroscientist Andrew Huberman (YouTube talk HERE).

Each session builds upon the last, introducing a living repertoire of resources drawn from five foundational somatic technologies: breath, vocalization, contact, movement, and stillness. These tools can be called upon in daily life for ongoing self-regulation, satisfaction, and calm.

Throughout the series, you’ll receive potent practices for optimizing your body's natural competencies, especially those that support nervous system regulation.

All sessions are recorded and made available for download, allowing you to revisit them at your own rhythm and pace.

Unplug to Connect is based on the contemplative sitting practices of Embodied Mindfulness. (Embodied Mindfulness class dates HERE)

Curious? Free Introductory Session December 7, 2025

Register HERE

2026 Winter Online Series

Wednesdays, January 21-March 4, 2026
10-11 am PT/ 1-2 pm ET/ 19-20 CET

The series is offered as "pay according to your economic means" sliding scale ($120-175/Series of 7 Classes)

To Register:

1) Send an email HERE confirming the series you wish to attend

2) Send sliding scale payment ($120-175/series) to Venmo @Jamie-McHugh or Wise (account: naturebeingart@gmail.com) or a check to Jamie McHugh, 5 Gilbert Drive, Colrain, MA 01340

“To stop your mind does not mean to stop the activities of the mind. It means your mind pervades your whole body." - Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Master

"Being mindful is not a matter of thinking more clearly about experience; it is the act of experiencing more clearly. Mindfulness simply demands that we pay close attention to the flow of experience in each moment." - Sam Harris