Soma - BodyTalks

Dana Biechonski Fernandes

Soma Body Talks is a podcast exploring embodiment as a living bridge — between matter and consciousness, sensing and meaning, spirit and form. Hosted by Dana, a somatic psychotherapist and educator, this space reflects on how we orient from the body in complex times. Here, we explore regulation beyond calmness, the life stream beneath adaptation, and the development of inner authority through embodied presence. This podcast moves in seasons — intentional arcs of exploration, followed by integration. The body is not a problem to solve. It is the meeting place where life becomes lived.

  1. 28/05/2024

    Embracing Shame: How Meeting It Can Set You Free

    I know this theme will trigger some, but in my social media scrolling I keep seeing these messages: "Let go of shame". Well, I actually think shame is essential! Join me to learn the somatic psychology perspective, and why we should embrace our shame. Please share with me your thoughts :) Dana

    18 min

  2. 21/05/2024

    Why Meeting Your Pain Is the First Step Home

    In this episode, I speak and elaborate on a theme I talk about quite often in my content and clinic. Beneath any defensive behavior or movement pattern there is a pain experience that needs to be met to be transformed. Join me.

    22 min

  3. 14/05/2024

    Is Your Movement Bringing You Closer to Yourself — or Further Away?

    Does our movement practice draw us closer to or further from our inner experience?Movement has always been an integral part of my life. We all recognize the impact movement has on feeling better and its general effect on mental health.But does it bring us closer to, or take us away from, our inner selves?

    17 min

  4. 09/05/2024

    Harnessing Worthiness From Within: A Body-Based Approach

    After such a long time, it feels so good to be back. Many women come to my practice with a lack of connection and understanding of their inner experiences. Their emotions, sensations, needs, and heartfelt desires feel distant to them. We spend hours building this bridge back. Many of them hold the belief that it's not important – not important what they want, think, or feel. "It's so important, YOU ARE important," I often reply.

    21 min
  5. From Chronic Pain to Coming Home: A Journey of Healing with Sol Brandt - Eilertsen

    05/07/2023

    From Chronic Pain to Coming Home: A Journey of Healing with Sol Brandt - Eilertsen

    Sol is Somatics clinical educator and EQ therapist. We talk in this episode about chronic pain experience we both share and how it led us back home to ourselves.

    1hr 2min
  6. How to Meet a Trigger With Your Body On Your Side

    20/03/2023

    How to Meet a Trigger With Your Body On Your Side

    I got this question recently from a client and I thought it was worth sharing it here as well. My answer is partly based on The Bodyknot - a communication module from the Bodynamic system I simply love, It made so much order and sense in my personal life and experience, and I use it, in many ways, with my clients. In this link, you could find a graph for the short version of this module. https://www.danasclinic.com/post/how-to-manage-a-trigger If you benefit from and like this content please rate, review, and share it so it could reach and support many more.

    14 min
  7. Moving Authentically: Reconnecting With the Body’s Truth with Gina Ora Yoli

    16/06/2021

    Moving Authentically: Reconnecting With the Body’s Truth with Gina Ora Yoli

    I'm thrilled to share with you all this talk.  Gina has been a significant step in my own personal journey in the somatic field and the one that turned it into a professional journey.  Gina Ora Yoli studies dance/ performance/ choreography (B.A) and completes a Master in Expressive arts and dance movement psychotherapy. (M.A BC-DMT). She has been an art and movement psychotherapist for 30 years and facilitating Authentic Movement since 2000.                   Gina's work has included psychiatric (Harvard teaching hospital, McLean), educational, and social service settings. She has been in private practice since 2009.  Gina's passion led her to explore how movement, expression, healing, and spirituality converge. This led her to the island of Java, Indonesia where she studied with meditation and movement masters. The practice of Authentic Movement provided Gina the perfect container in which to explore embodied consciousness within the freedom of movement.  Gina is an ongoing student of Non-Dualism and Shamanism, integrating into her body of work.  She was born in the U.S, raised in Jerusalem, and is currently a resident of the Fruska gora, Serbia. Witnessing FB page -  https://www.facebook.com/mudancer9/photos/?ref=page_internal

    1hr 3min
  8. Your Birth Story and Its Lasting Impact on Your Body with Kate White

    02/06/2021

    Your Birth Story and Its Lasting Impact on Your Body with Kate White

    The field of birth psychology is growing fast. There is more and more research on this period of our lives and its effect on our body and life later on. I invited Kate White, a passionate practitioner in the field, to talk and share with me, with us, from her world.  Kate's websites: https://www.ppncenter.com/ http://www.belvederearts.com/ And Facebook links: https://www.facebook.com/groups/638658896294459 PPN Healing Online https://www.facebook.com/groups/349739782685001

    1hr 6min
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Soma Body Talks is a podcast exploring embodiment as a living bridge — between matter and consciousness, sensing and meaning, spirit and form. Hosted by Dana, a somatic psychotherapist and educator, this space reflects on how we orient from the body in complex times. Here, we explore regulation beyond calmness, the life stream beneath adaptation, and the development of inner authority through embodied presence. This podcast moves in seasons — intentional arcs of exploration, followed by integration. The body is not a problem to solve. It is the meeting place where life becomes lived.

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  • Creator
    Dana Biechonski Fernandes
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Dana Biechonski Fernandes
  • Show Website
    Soma - BodyTalks