by Lizl Pretorius If you are anything like me, perhaps you weren’t always as aware as you are now.  I mean, I thought, ‘What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas— right?’  Not in this regard. So, imagine my utter surprise, when this new kid on the block (admittedly perhaps, only new to me) revealed itself roughly 7 years ago.  Note: You can have 35 years of ballet dancing in your body, plus various sports training in tennis, golf, cycling etc. and never have been formally introduced before. ‘Some...

Over the past few years I have been introduced to and have been working with key aspects of a relatively new modality called Somatic Psychotherapy  or Somatic Experiencing . Somatic Experiencing ( SE ) aims to resolve symptoms of stress, shock and trauma that accumulate in our bodies . When we are stuck in patterns of flight fight or freeze, SE assists us to release, recover and become just that much more resilient.   The approach is to develop an increasing tolerance for uncomfortable bodily...

My Yoga Journey: From Durban to the Garden Route to Guatemala When I first started practising yoga in Durban, I wasn’t planning on...