Collaborative Motion Blog
Information, practices and resources supporting embodied living.
Discover the transformative benefits of sexological bodywork and sex coaching
Sexological bodywork is an experiential sex coaching modality that centers embodiment, consent and pleasure. Discover some of the transformative benefits of this modality including how it offers practical support for common sexual difficulties.
What is deep tissue massage? 7 benefits you should know about
Discover more about what deep tissue massage is, why you might want one and possible contraindications.
What is a Lomi Lomi massage? Getting to know this healing bodywork practice
Lomi Lomi massage comes from the traditions of Hawaiian healing bodywork practices. A Lomi Lomi massage is a unique experience. Until you’ve experienced it, it can be hard to imagine what it’s like.
Powerful relief through yoga based somatic therapy for physical and mental health
When you want to feel good in your body and you’re tired of ignoring or enduring the things that stand in the way, give this mindbody therapy a try.
Free Yoga Therapy Resources for physical and mental health
Here are some free yoga therapy resources for yourself or your clients to try. In this list, you’ll find mindfulness, compassion and yoga nidra practices along with gentle movement practices to try.
FUSE Urban LGBTQIA+ Retreat and the importance of queer embodiment
Interview with Simon Magnus, Sasha Noad and Skylar Haven about FUSE - an urban retreat in Amsterdam for the queer community focusing on queer embodiment and play.
Yoga therapy as a complement to physiotherapy
Yoga therapy and physical therapy are two different specialisations. While there is some overlap between the skill sets of both, they each have their own place in the healing process. Discover how yoga therapy can support the work of physical therapy.
Queer Yoga Therapy
Access to affirming, knowledgeable and dare I say celebratory healthcare and wellness spaces is important for those of us in the LGBTQIA+ communities. There are too many stories of people experiencing harm and feelings of judgement, un-safety, and the need to justify and defend themselves in spaces which are intended for health and wellness.
3 Myths about Health and Yoga Therapy
Not all yoga is therapeutic. In order to understand the yoga therapy approach to health, wellness and illness, it is useful to explore this and other common myths about health and therapeutic yoga
Yoga therapy research and resources
A curated selection of yoga therapy resources including books, research articles and websites to aid in your understanding and use of yoga therapy as a complementary therapy for a variety of health and wellness issues.
How to make space for joy and growth in life
Spring cleaning is a time to clean out, let go of the old and make space for new things to grow. Adapting a mindset of spring cleaning can also be a rhythm of life; every few months taking the time to assess what is working and what may need change. Setting and working with intentions give us practical ways to embody this rhythm in our lives.
Counter pandemic fatigue with these top resilience boosting strategies
We are now a full year into the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is taking its toll on every aspect of life. Even though the lockdown measures are slowly lifting, and vaccinations are increasing, it is important to increase your resilience so that you can counter the effects of pandemic fatigue in your life. Here are some strategies that you can try today to boost your resilience.
Yoga for sleep: proven tips to help you fall back to sleep
You're lying awake. Tossing and turning. The harder you try to fall asleep, the more elusive sleep becomes until you finally fall asleep shortly before the alarm goes off. We've all been there. Here is a collection of tools that have worked for me and others when trying to fall back to sleep.
What to do so your current challenges positively impact your performance.
Have you ever experienced difficulty performing at your best at work because of how you felt physically or emotionally? For example, as a result of not sleeping well, stress and anxiety, or pain and illness? Or perhaps as a result of larger uncontrollable events such as life during the COVID-19 pandemic? Once we accept that it’s impossible to fully isolate the impact that our health and wellness have on our ability to perform at work and home, the next step is to meet them intentionally.
Managing Anxiety through Body Awareness
Anxiety is the body’s natural response to stress which often includes a fear of the unknown. It's an adaptive response intended to protect us from danger - real or imagined. In this post, you can learn how to effectively navigate anxiety generatively in ways that positively impact health and wellbeing.