Come to tap into your innate needs and rediscover a healing wisdom in each one of us.

In BODY WISDOM series we aim to work step by step at detangling myths and biases concerning our mental health, somatic health, and holistic health in general.

Nowadays self-care is still often understood as buying yourself another piece of clothing, having a bath, or feasting on food. While all of these are nothing wrong in moderation, they are not the tools for long-lasting, holistic well-being.

What does it truly mean to self-soothe and self-care?

One of the most direct and rather quick ways to feel regulated, vital, and connected more often than stressed, disconnected, and detached is to connect to our nervous system through our body. Our nervous system connects, mediates, records any type of connection, makes us aware of it. It is also not only a bunch of nerve cells, but nerve fibers too that wrap all around connective tissue in our bodies. Through our bodies we can impact, regulate, and connect our nervous system by introducing new movement patterns, awareness of senses, new way of safety and connecting, compassionate witnessing.

Self-soothing and self-care is sensing, feeling, and acting on the true needs of our body, mind, and soul.

Tools used during the session: short intro to nervous system connections, somatic meditation, bodywork on vagus nerve tracking, authentic movement practice, reflections. 

Duration: 2-2,5h

Price – 350NOK

Places are limited to 15 people.

If you have, bring your own mat or a blanket.

People who need financial support, please contact us on lessstress.art@gmail.com.

Teachers:

Živilė Virkutytė: is an entrepreneur, theatre and dance artist, Yoga teacher (300 RYT, Mysore), somatic therapy alumni (Linda Hartley Institute of Integrative Bodywork and Movement Therapy, UK) and a co-creator of Less Stress project and podcast. In the last 3 years Živilė has been researching, learning and practically applying trauma and collective trauma teachings from Thomas Hübl, Polyvagal Theory aspects of connecting and regulating from Stephen Porges, somatic therapy – interweaving emotional, physical, and spiritual layers in the process of healing trauma, accessing creativity and vitality.