“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

Unplug to Connect Fall Series 2026

Wednesdays, October 7-December 16, 2026
(no class october 21) 10-11 am PT/ 1-2 pm ET/ 19-20 CET

The body is not a problem to solve. It is a mystery inviting attention, curiosity, and discovery.

Unplug to Connect is a 10-week online somatic practice for rest, renewal, and embodied awareness.

We step away from the demands and distractions of daily life and turn attention towards the quiet intelligence of the body. Through guided breath, vocalization, gentle movement, contact, and stillness, we slow down, listen to the body, and discover ways to shift between relaxation and vitality.

Lie down, get comfortable, and allow your structure to yield into the Earth. With the release of the postural muscles, we literally lay down our burden and temporarily let go of whatever we are carrying – physically, emotionally and mentally.

The mind needs something to do, so turn your attention to sense and feel the movement of the breath. We participate with breath both as it is (automatic), and by creating fluctuations in duration, tempo, and energy (chosen). This interplay is the centerpiece of the practice.

If you have 20 different ways to breathe, you have a variety of choices at your fingertips for relaxation and vitality.

As breath expands and relaxation deepens, sensory awareness is amplified. Micromovements emerge. What has been held in place can begin to move. And with repetition and variation, ways of moving with more pleasure and ease are revealed.

Unplug to Connect is a dedicated time and place to explore what happens when we take the pressure off and allow the body to lead – and the mind to follow.

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

The series is offered as "pay according to your economic means" sliding scale ($180-250 /Series of 10 Classes)

To Register:

1) Send an email confirmation HERE
2) Send your sliding scale payment to Venmo @Jamie-McHugh or Wise (account: naturebeingart@gmail.com)
or with 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