Yoga & Somatic Experiencing 3 Week Series with Ocean Gettys LCSW

Please note: This date refers to the first of 3 sessions.
This course will occur over 3 consecutive Thursday evenings: January 22nd, January 29th & February 5th from 6:30-8:30pm.

Week 1: Common Purposes of Yoga & Somatic Experiencing and Understanding Common Patterns of Dysregulation in the Nervous System

Week 2: Applying Foundational Somatic Experiencing Principles to Our Yoga Practice to Support Nervous System Regulation and Repair

Week 3: The Importance of Relationship in Yoga & Somatic Experiencing: Exploring Coregulatory Practices.

This three part series will allow for deeper regulation, connection with self and others, and integration and application of teaching material. In each session, we will explore themes through mindful sharing, reflection and practice in circle format with partner and small group discussion and exercises as well. Sessions will be dynamic and engaging with a variety of teaching methods focused on fostering collaborative, emergent learning. 

This series aims to help participants better understand their unique nervous system dysregulation patterns and learn how to move towards regulation and health through their yoga practice and also through relational practices. It also focuses on offering an experience of what it looks and feels like to be in embodied relationship and community with others, which many of us are longing for but don’t find accessible in our daily lives due to the overvaluing of cognitive based processing within our culture. We’ll look at what it means to truly BE together and know each other through heart, body, and mind, offering a more holistic, satisfying experience of connection. This offering is structured as a series in order to allow for natural deepening of relational safety and connectedness over time within the group container. 

This offering is distinct from Ocean’s Friday class (Gentle Yoga and Somatic Experiencing) and previous workshops in that there will be more opportunity for:

• Q&A w/ teaching portions

• Journaling reflection

• Blend of large group, partner, and small group discussion

• Longer individual practice portion

• Multiple co-regulatory practices

• Opening and closing sharing to promote integration and community connectedness

• Slower pace overall, more time for each section of series

• Space between sessions for integration & reflection

You are an integral part of our human community, and your presence is welcomed and celebrated in this space. 

Ocean is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who also offers individual somatic based therapy sessions in private practice. For more information on Ocean’s work as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner please visit Psychology Today. If you’d like to learn more about them, please see their teacher profile here. They teach a donation-based weekly class: Gentle Yoga & Somatic Experiencing Fridays 2:15pm-3:30pm.

Cost: $75-$125 Sliding Scale. Please use the drop down menu to select the price that best reflects your needs and abilities.

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage pre-registration for all programming. Registering in advance guarantees your spot and helps the studio have adequate staffing. If fewer than 5 participants register the event may be canceled.

Refund Policy: We understand that life happens and unforeseen circumstances come up. If life offers up an unexpected event and you need to withdraw from the workshop: 

• A full refund will be issued if you need to withdraw 4+ days before the workshop. Please reach out for your refund, as it will not be automatically applied to your account.

• If you need to withdraw within 3 days or fewer, no refund is provided. 

Please create a Mindbody account for each participant if registering more than 1 person. If you have any questions regarding registration, or financial aid, please email Kelsey at  kelsey@ashevillecommunityyoga.org