“By befriending our bodies mindfully, we heal the tensions and inhibitions blocking our ability to breathe fully, express spontaneously and be present now."

Being Present: Somatic Expression for Gay Men

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How we move, breathe, and make contact are all learned through early experience and repeated unconsciously. No matter how much we have recreated ourselves in therapy or at the gym, many of us continue to carry an old story in our bodies.

In Somatic Expression, we move from the inside out to restore and expand our sense of safety and belongingness. We re-visit the foundational elements of our organism: breath, vocalization, touch and movement, allowing our body’s learned patterns to reorganize and create the conditions for healthy relationship. The elements are explored alone and with partners in an atmosphere of safety, permission and respect.

By befriending our bodies mindfully, we heal the tensions and inhibitions blocking our ability to breathe fully, express spontaneously and be present now. This enables non-sexual, sensual connection and creative community with other gay men to arise.

Somatic expression workshop.