Somatic Wisdom Blog
In this conversation, we explore the terrain of inner coherence through the meeting place of Yin Yoga, Buddhist psychology, and Internal Family Systems. Practice becomes a space of inquiry where the body reveals the movements of the inner world and where our many inner parts can be met with patience and clarity.
Through somatic listening and nervous system attunement, we begin to recognize the patterns that shape our experience and the deeper intelligence that holds them. These integrated practices support a gradual return to rhythm, steadiness, and the quiet coherence that is already present beneath the surface of the mind.
Yin isn’t about forcing range; it’s about changing tissue behavior. with stillness and gentle load, fascia shifts from sticky to more fluid, allowing layers to glide with less resistance. long, coherent exhales downshift the nervous system so the body can actually receive that change. time is the lever.
How the psoas and diaphragm couple breath, posture, and the nervous system—plus a Yin-centric sequence to restore calm from the inside out.
The Five Remembrances, described in the Upajjhatthana Sutta, are meant to be memorized, recited, and reflected upon as a tool for understanding and accepting the impermanent nature of life.