Mindful U at Naropa University
Thoughts and Instruction on Mindfulness in Higher Education
Displaying 2 items of Mindful U at Naropa University with the tag "somatic therapy".
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111. The Power of the Body: A Look at Somatic Counseling and Dance/Movement Therapy
November 20th, 2025 | 48 mins 56 secs
counseling, dance therapy, healing, mental health, movement therapy, naropa, somatic, somatic counseling, somatic therapy, transpersonal
In this episode, Heather Sutton, MA, LPC—somatic counselor, Dance/Movement Therapist, and chair of Naropa’s Somatic Counseling program—joins us to explore the healing intelligence of the body through somatic therapy and dance/movement counseling.
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70. Alicia Patterson: Deep Wisdom & Healing of the Pelvic Bowl
April 22nd, 2019 | 49 mins 30 secs
alicia patterson, college, david devine, education, healing, health, higher education, meditation, mindful, mindfulness, naropa, naropa university, pelvic, pelvic bowl, pelvic floor, pelvic wisdom, psychology, somatic, somatic therapy, therapy, university, wisdom, women, womens health
"The pelvic floor muscle tissues are connected very intricately and beautifully, and I feel like it can be complex in some ways to the abdominal muscles. And I think of the pelvic floor as the foundation of a building, it's like the ground level of the body. If the foundation of a building is off or suffering or it's not right, the whole rest of the building is off. So, that's my best metaphor is that the pelvic floor is our foundation. It's so connected to our legs and our feet and the way that we walk and move and dance through the world. And it supports everything above it. So, the reproductive organs, the digestive system, all the organs, the heart, the voice, the throat, and the brain are supported by the pelvic floor. And I've had huge changes in my digestion and rewiring of my nervous system and real cognitive and mood balances from working with my pelvic floor that before, I was trying a million different things to feel better. For me, the pelvic floor is like the Holy Grail."