Summer Immersion
Date : Sunday 11 juin 2023 10H – 12H30 CET
Place : 25, rue Longchamps Paris 16, or online
in French
Cost : 45€
booking : see “reservations” page
Summer represents the fire element in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), an element associated with feelings of joy, enthusiasm, action, warmth and fun, and with the heart, small intestine, triple heater and pericardium meridians. When the fire element is balanced, we feel bright and attentive, happily and easily interacting with the world around us, and our sleep is sound and replenishing; when imbalanced we may experience anxiety, sleeplessness, restlessness, or lack of energy, unhealthy introversion and inertia.

In this immersion, we will explore somatic awareness (deconstructed yoga in movement, neurodevelopmental movement) and simple self-massage techniques in order to nourish and balance the effects of the fire element in our body. We will explore movements that sensitize us to the deep frontal volume of the body, gently freeing the chest of unnecessary tension, and integrating the effects of gentle back-bending shapes into our daily postural experience.

I have been teaching and practicing TCM shiatsu and somatic awareness for 25 years. I continue to learn and am always curious about the latest developments in neuroscience , TCM and movement.

This is an immersion into the element of metal associated in TCM with the autumn season and the lung and large intestine meridians. (in English for Southern hemisphere students but of course open to all).

Somatic awareness (deconstructed yoga in movement, neurodevelopmental movement) and self massage (“do-in”) for the metal element seeks to nourish lung and large intestine meridians and their associated functions of immune support, breathing and elimination.  In this way, these meridians are like an interface with the world around us, managing incoming air and food, and outgoing breath and elimination, and the associated function of a healthy exchange with our surrounding social and physical environment.

As the joyous, social summer months give way to rainy days and colder weather, the awareness begins its journey inwards, which will culminate in the cocoon of winter. The body lives this seasonal change as the immune system is called upon to strengthen its capacities for the colder months, a function associated with the metal element in TCM.

The feeling of letting go and reflection on time passing leads sometimes into grief and sadness, and these are the emotions connected with metal and autumn.

The workshop will include extra information sent before, that you can refer to during the workshop. A recording will be sent to you.

We will explore all this and more this Saturday, please join us! you can book and pay  https://www.redearthcentre.com/eng/online-class-booking/ and will be sent the link via your email.

Date and time  : 13th May 2023 8H30 – 11H

Cost : 32 €  /  50 $AUS

The workshop is exclusively online and in English.

I am thrilled to be hosting, for the first time since the pandemic, my annual retreat in Bali from July 15th – 21st 2023.

Details to follow, or contact me directly at redearthcentre@yahoo.com / (+33) (0)610897604

A warm welcome to old and new visitors !
here in the northern hemisphere school is back, the days are moving towards autumn after an exceptionally hot summer. We are reflecting on the summer and preparing another cycle.

I am already receiving shiatsu clients in my space here in Verrières Le Buisson as we accompany the seasonal shift somatically.

Classes will begin again next week (from Monday 12th September) for my individual and group classes. Classes open to all are :
Monday 12H30-14H (in English and online only)
Monday 7.30pm – 8.45pm (in French and online only)
Wednesday 9.15am – 10.30am (in French, in studio at Verrières Le Buisson and online).

I have two workshops for you this month :

– a spring/wood element dive for those in the Southern hemisphere (or for those who just want to move their liver !) Saturday 17th September 2022 8H – 10H30 Paris time in ENGLISH (14H – 16H30 WA time) only online

A southern hemisphere September workshop to prepare the body for SPRING , beginning the stimulation and nourishment of the spring meridians  – the liver and the gall bladder, using gentle movement and self massage from the yoga, shiatsu and developmental movement traditions.

 In Traditional Chinese Medicine, meridians are tonified by movement, massage and dietary changes about a month before the season shifts, reflecting the movement in the natural environment.

 In the spring, changes are afoot in the plants long before we see the flowers opening, and so it is in the body.

The immense force of the spring is represented in the liver and gall bladder meridians and the element of wood. it is a powerful physical force, connected with easy physical and emotional flow, inspiration and creativity.

 This workshop is appropriate for all body types and ages. It will be given online on the 17^th  September 2022, 2pm – 5pm West Australian time, 8am – 11am Central European Time. AU$50

and:  late summer/autumn workshop (en français) Sunday 18th September 14H – 17H Paris time online and in studio at 25 rue de Longchamp Paris. 75016.

In the late summer and early autumn , the body regroups and lives the change from the social, joyous summer months. Letting go into the shorter days and cooler weather, the coming of winter, can be both touching and reflective, and not without a tinge of sadness as we let of another summer. Lung and large intestine meridians are those associated with autumn, they express physically and emotionally our interface with the world around us. Our capacity, or lack thereof, to exchange with the world around us. The grounding earth aspect of the late summer helps us prepare for the subtle autumn experience.

Through movement, self-massage (“do-in”), and seasonal dietary changes, we nourish the body to move with the seasons. Please join me for this unique workshop Sunday 18th September 2022. (See “reservations” to book and receive your link or info, or contact me redearthcentre@yahoo.com)

I’m very much looking forward to seeing you at my studio or online,

Love

Louisa

(photo Raphael’s rock sculpture )

Greetings to all,

As we break for summer holidays here in the Northern Hemisphere, I wish you all a nourishing , and restful summer period with friends and family. The healing powers of the summer fire element – joyful moments in  community -are not to be underestimated after two years of a global pandemic!

I am looking forward to continuing to share my somatic explorations with you at the rentrée in September, weekly classes, shiatsu sessions, monthly workshops and maybe..even a retreat or two!

with love and joy

Louisa

Hello everyone and happy 2022 , may we all move through these times as peacefully and as lovingly as possible…

On a personal level, I continue to move and learn , and this is reflected in what I share with you in classes or workshops, or in our exchanges.

One of the big influences for me in the past three years has been Developmental Movement, and Polyvagal Theory perspectives on the nervous system. I am grateful to be a member of Kaila June’s wonderful online community, Interdisciplinary Movement and Somatics, which is an ongoing source of inspiration and a treasure trove for curious movers like me…

This month my online classes have been diving deeper into developmental movement, as a lot of those prevertebrate movements are so nourishing for the water element and therefore perfect fit for winter movement exploration.

I am excited to offer a workshop this Sunday 30th January 14H – 17H CET, either in person at 25 rue de Longchamp, Paris 16, or you can join us online via Zoom.

This workshop will include discussion, tonifying water element self-shiatsu, and a long lush movement session using developmental movement perspectives to enrich and facilitate our movement practice.

Developmental movement refers to how we moved in the first years of life, and how our consciousness developed with this movement as we awakened to the world and gradually integrated patterns and reflexes that brought us from infancy to a fully mobile, communicating and feeling human being. These movement patterns therefore underly our movement and the connected ease with which we move (or not!) through the world: they have been more or less nourished by innumerable experiences – cultural, social and physical and emotional to name but a few. In retracing and in some cases re-establishing these movements, we often discover new and more fulfilling ways of moving and being.

I hope you can join me this Sunday. You can book here, or feel free to email me or call (06 10 89 76 04) for further information.

The global pandemic continues, and whether we are aware of it or not, our nervous systems are suffering from a collective anxiety. The impacts of the pandemic run deep and far, but I firmly believe that a regular somatic practice is a fundamental cornerstone to helping our bodyminds navigate this challenging time. 

Suffering from restrictions and stress, we need to drop into our present sensations, rather than run from them, which may be the tempting option… move, feel, repeat. We cannot block out a screaming nervous system. 

So, let us move. And be with loved ones – friends, family, that smiling face you might meet unexpectedly during your day. Feel the connection with the body, with others.

From a  Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) perspective, we are in the last days of the earth element / Indian summer(stomach and spleen meridians,) and just about to drop into metal element /autumn (lung and large intestine meridians). The TCM-informed movement practice that I offer, focuses at this time of the year on movement awareness and self-massage designed to nourish these meridians. Self-care is paramount to nourishing the immune system and the nervous system and clearly so important given the global perspective.

In addition to the usual online Monday night class (19H30 – 20H30), I am thrilled to be able to offer, for the first time since last year, a weekly in-person (and Zoom simultaneously) class near my home at 10, rue des Coteaux, Verrières Le Buisson, on Wednesdays 9H15 – 10H30. For those that can’t attend in person, they can participate by Zoom.

I am available for individual classes, and shiatsu at my home studio in Verrières Le Buisson.

My classes offer movement and self-massage informed by TCM, Polyvagal theory, biotensegrity, neurodevelopmental movement and the Dynamic Yoga Training Method. They consist of accessible, repetitive movements involving rolling, shaking, and sometimes the stillness of classical yoga posture. Please feel free to contact me if you would like to know more or if you have any questions 06 10 89 76 04.

Hope to see you soon!

Louisa

Hello Everyone

I hope you’re all enjoying the freedom of summer and seeing friends and family and doing all those things we’ve been dreaming about mostly over the last year!

I will be continuing my Monday night classes throughout July (with the exception of July 19th). To book, please see here.

I will be on holiday for the month of August, and group classes will start  from Monday September 6th, the schedule :
Mondays (in English) 12H30 – 14H (via Zoom)
and 19H30 – 20H45 (via Zoom)
Wednesdays 9H15 – 10H30 ( via Zoom AND live at the beautiful eurythmy room 10, rue des Coteaux  Verrières Le Buisson).

I intend to restart  the Saturday afternoon workshops , once per school term, 2pm-5pm live at a location to be announced. 

As many of you know, most of my work consists of individual sessions of somatic awareness,or shiatsu. I work with all kinds of people – teachers or bodyworkers wishing to expand their somatic awareness, people undergoing longterm medical treatment, people just wanting a deep reconnection with their somatic being, neurodivergent children and adults. I am available for these sessions online (not the shiatsu :)) )or live. Please contact me at redearthcentre@gmail.com or 06 10 89 76 04 for bookings or more information. 

I’m so looking forward to this summer, I send you all my best wishes and hope to see you soon.

Louisa

“Rewilding the Body”
Weekend residential workshop
at Le Bois Dieu near Rambouillet, 9 – 11 avril 2021

Hello everyone

I’m very happy to announce a unique weekend spring workshop at a wonderful location 35 minutes from Paris – Le Bois Dieu, from Friday 9th April until Sunday 11th. Osélience is a renovated farmhouse adjacent to the Rambouillet forest, nestled in a small hamlet and surrounded by nature.

It is a perfect weekend for exploring the spring that our body will be living at its zenith at that time. I will present 7 movement and massage–based sessions revolving around Traditional Chinese Medical perspective of the body’s spring – the wood element and its expression in our daily life. Themes will include somatic awareness, embodied resilience, biotensegrity, shiatsu and do-in (self shiatsu), and the notion of our bodies = our stories. To know more about me and the work I propose, see here.

The farmhouse, with its extensive garden and small private forest, is nestled in a hamlet bordered by forest rich with trails and ponds. The retreat is limited to 8 students.
Accomodation is twin share or individual, and movement sessions will take place in the large studio or, weather permitting, outdoors.

I propose the following programme :

Friday
17H30 – 19H30 orientation and somatic groundwork
19H45 dinner

Saturday
8H– 10H morning breathing and movement practice
10H breakfast
11H – 12H30 spring and the wilderness of the somatic experience
12H45 lunch
17H– 18H30 shiatsu for spring body
19H dinner

Sunday
8H – 10h early morning breathing and movement
10h breakfast
11-12H30 wood energy in movement
12H45 lunch
15H – 16H30 somatic groundwork, closing
17H depart

Total cost including accommodation (individual or twin share) , classes and all meals : 485€

There is an onsite spa with jacuzzi, dry sauna and small hamaam access to which is 10€/day.
Massage available onsite (100€ 1H30)

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you would like more information or to book. Please book as soon as possible as the numbers of attendees are strictly limited.

Happy New year to all. May 2021 bring us health, happiness and love.

Reservations are now open (see boutique) for online movement classes for January until mid- February 2021, Mondays 19H30 – 20H45, and Wednesdays 9H15 – 10H30 .
During this period we will be nourishing kidney, bladder, liver and gall bladder meridians via simple movements, breathing, and self massage. All techniques assist nervous system regulation, so needed during the Covid pandemic.

I look forward to seeing you online (or perhaps in my garden studio here at Verrières, for shiatsu or individual movement sessions) sometime soon. Don’t hesitate to contact me for any inquiries redearthcentre@gmail.com or (+33) 0610897604