Group classes
Move in a way that supports your nervous system. Not stresses it.
These aren’t your typical fitness classes.
There’s no pushing through. No “no pain, no gain.” No chasing perfection.
Just space to breathe, move, and reconnect with your body in a way that feels safe and steady.
Whether you're feeling disconnected, anxious, tense, or just want to feel stronger in your body, these classes are here to support you.
IN-PERSON
GROUP CLASSES
Fluid flow
Movement Therapy Classes
In-person
Monday 10.00am
Location: Lerwick Base
Movement Therapy Classes
In-person
Thursdays 11.30am
Location: Lerwick Base
restorative reset
ONLINE
LIVE GROUP cLASSES
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Fluid Flow
Breathe & Be
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Online Lower Back Relief
& QUANTUM HEALING TRANSFORMATION PACKAGE
6 weeks
A powerful combination of targeted physical release techniques and Quantum Healing sessions that work together to address:
Lower back pain
Postural or movement - related discomfort
Stress related pain patterns
Emotional or energetic blocks stored in the body
You will receive 6 x 1 hour pre recorded classes each week which you practice at your leisure for your self care. I recommend repeating some or all of the class up to 5 times during the week before receiving the next recording if you feel able and willing.
At the end of 6 weeks you will have learned tools to help you to relieve tension and pain in your lower back and increase mobility and flexibility along with some Energy Medicine Magic that you can revisit and receive at your convenience.
The focus for the first 2 weeks is the Red Light Reflex or withdrawal response where you may tuck your tail bone under and roll your shoulders forward.
The 3rd and 4th week we focus on the Green Light Reflex, or action response, where we can over arch the back and stick the belly out while the shoulders are pulled back and down and feet turn out.
The 5th and 6th week the focus is on the Trauma Response. This is a natural response where there has been an injury to one side of the body with a prolonged recovery so compensations become habitual and may cause a head tilt, hip torque, scoliosis or leg length discrepancy.
A lot of us hold aspects of all 3 posture types which makes this online package extremely effective in reducing posture related pain and many other conditions including lower back pain.
Please click the link in your confirmation email to be directed to week 1 of your online package. You will receive an email each week for the following 5 weeks containing a link to each video.
Please note that releasing tension in your physical body can also come with an emotional release so please support yourself and nurture yourself through this process. Take as much time as you need.
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Group class descriptions
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This is a slow, gentle class that encourages you to nurture your body back to health using Clinical Somatics exercises.
The purpose of Clinical Somatic Education is to empower people to assess and improve their musculoskeletal functioning. This is achieved through:
Assessment of posture and movement, by both the instructor and the student.
Exploration of learned muscular patterns through movement and proprioceptive exercises.
Retraining of learned muscular patterns using pandiculation, integrative movements, and proprioceptive exercises.
Verbal communication with and guidance from the instructor.
These methods allow students to become aware of their deeply learned muscular patterns, and to engage in the process of changing them. Clinical Somatic Education is often used to relieve chronic musculoskeletal pain, but it can also be used to:
release chronic muscle tension
improve posture
enhance athletic performance
improve flexibility and range of motion
prevent injuries
improve balance
reduce stress
improve sleep
improve breathing
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Fluid Flow is a combination of Pilates Strength and mobility exercises combined with mindful somatic movement, designed to restore the flow of energy and hydration of the body.
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TBC
“You created a really beautiful atmosphere. There was a definite and tangible warmth in the room, led so gently and caringly by you, making it feel like a great big hug”
- Dawn
WHAT IS PANDICULATION?
Pandiculation is generally defined as the act of stretching oneself and yawning, especially upon waking. However, our automatic pandicular response has far more significance than simply prompting us to stretch and yawn. Pandiculation is the nervous system’s natural way of waking up the sensory-motor system and preparing for movement.
Humans, along with all vertebrate animals, tend to automatically pandiculate when we wake up or when we have been sedentary for a while. If you’ve ever seen a dog or cat arch their back when they get up from a nap, or watched a baby stretch their arms and legs as they wake up, you’ve witnessed the pandicular response.
Pandiculation sends biofeedback to the brain regarding the level of contraction in our muscles, thereby helping to prevent the buildup of chronic muscular tension. This is an extremely important function of the pandicular response. Pandiculation contracts and releases muscles in such a way that the gamma loop (a feedback loop in the nervous system that regulates muscle tension) is naturally reset.
This resetting reduces muscular tension and restores conscious, voluntary control over the muscles. Preventing the buildup of tension in our muscles is critical to maintaining healthy posture and movement throughout our lives. Fetuses have been observed pandiculating while in the womb, showing how deeply ingrained the pandicular response is in our nervous system and how critical it is to our musculoskeletal functioning.
Unfortunately, as we age and develop habitual ways of standing and moving, our natural pandicular response typically can’t counteract all the learning that occurs in our nervous system.
Most of the Clinical Somatics self-care exercises are self-pandiculations. In a self pandiculation, gravity provides the only resistance.
“I have been getting physio therapy for my knee for a year with no change. They even gave me a stick, it was so painful. Since attending classes at the Levenwick hall for the last 3 weeks my knee pain has completely gone”
Stella
“laura quickly and efficiently got to the heart of the issue, navigating and articulating a profound journey which left me feeling relaxed, reassured and more aware. I can’t recommend her enough”
Fiona