Summer opportunities to drop into your body
'cause it's always a good time for that 😉
Hey friends! I hope you’re keeping cool enough amidst all this heat here in central Indiana! I’m writing to let you know the lineup of remaining summer classes and opportunities here at Studio A (where the A/C is running strong, by the way!).
Release & Refresh
These body-centric classes help rewire the nervous system to enable you to face the hard stuff of life with more resilience and less triggering. They take place on yoga mats, guide you into stretches and simultaneous nervous system exercises, and help you release tension surrounding stressors in your life so you can walk away feeling refreshed (hence the name!). Read more about them here. I hope you’ll try out a class if you haven’t yet!
First up is our Release & Refresh class Intermediate level, which we have coming up THIS Friday (in 2 days!), 6-8 pm. This is for anyone who has attended a R&R class before, as this class allows us to move a little faster, work a little deeper, and give a little more freedom for you to find your own groove amidst the stretches and nervous system exercises. No Intermediate level class is happening in July, but it will be back to its monthly schedule in August. I (Allie) lead these classes. So, remaining summer class dates are:
THIS Friday, June 27, 6:00-8:00 pm
Friday, Aug 22, 6:00-8:00 pm
We also have a R&R class that is OPEN TO ALL coming up this Saturday morning, 9:00-10:30 am. This is an awesome place to start for those new to mind/body work, somatics, or anyone with a curiosity to explore their inner landscape physically and emotionally. These are led by Callie. Here are all the upcoming summer dates for this “Open to All” class:
THIS Saturday, June 28, 9:00-10:30 am
Wednesday, July 9, 7:00-8:30 pm
Saturday, July 19, 9:00-10:30 am
Wednesday, August 6, 7:00-8:30 pm
Saturday, August 23, 9:00-10:30 am
Feel to Heal Program
Also coming up this summer is Feel to Heal, which is Studio A’s flagship program, which I developed and led the first round of back in early 2022. It has evolved much since then, and we’re now preparing for our 9th round, which starts on August 4! This is an 8-week program that meets once per week, that combines the best therapies available for chronic tension/pain relief, emotional healing, deep nervous system work, somatic healing, and self-compassion. It teaches people about the connection between their difficult emotional experiences and/or trauma from throughout their lifetime and the tension, pain, or other physical symptoms they may experience regularly. It answers everything from the simple “Why do my shoulders hurt more when I’ve had a hard day at work?” to the more complex “What do my past painful experiences have to do with my aching body today?” In it, I teach participants how to “be with” their emotions so that they don’t turn into physical tension held in the body, how to move through stressful situations with more ease, and what to do with those pesky aches and pains when they show up. It’s SUPER gentle yet VERY effective. The class is mostly educational-style learning (it’s NOT group therapy; there’s no sharing required), with experiential somatic exercises sprinkled throughout it, plus an entire night devoted to learning how to become a master of myofascial release self-treatment for all your places of tension and pain.
A total of 78 people have gone through this program so far! I am so honored to have held the role of somatic teacher to all of those wonderful folks. Some of those participants have driven from hours away to attend it for the 8-week cohort they joined. Here are what some of them have said about the program after finishing it:
“This experience was fantastic! So many valuable lessons!! Very well organized, and Allie is enthusiastic and relates well with all participants, with an oscillation between humor and depth.”
“I have a bigger vocabulary for my internal life and how I relate to it. Having gone through the program helps me get more out of one-on-one sessions. I know I can start helping myself feel all the spectrum of feelings.”
“Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I can't say enough about this program! I wish every person in the world could have access to this exact program. The information is life-changing. Allie is an exceptional teacher and speaker, blending pragmatic information with empathy and physical expression flawlessly. I've never felt so equipped in my life.”
“I loved it and wish the classes could keep going. It was so well done -- a wonderful balance of information, visuals, examples, levity, and gentle somatic exercises. It has made me feel like I am not broken... the program has given me tools to move through "triggers" with new insight and skills. I want to recommend this to all my friends.”
“I could write a whole email of how this class has changed my life. I’m not being dramatic either. You helped me break trauma cycles and see level-headed when I’m being gaslit and not step into that. This class has been so beneficial and I want to stand on rooftops and tell everyone to do it! Thank you Studio A for being such an amazing trauma informed education source in Indy! Thank you so much for leaning in and sharing with the rest of us the powerful tools you know.”
This round of the program will meet on MONDAY evenings at the studio, 6:45-8:45 pm, starting on August 4 and ending on October 6 (skipping weeks of 9/1 and 9/15).
What is important to communicate TODAY is that the early bird rate for this program is ending soon! I keep it as affordable as I can, at $315 (that comes to less than $20/hour), but if you enter in the coupon code EARLY-BIRD at checkout, it will take 10% off that rate. But that discount ends after June 30! That’s in just 5 days! So head to the Feel to Heal page here to see the syllabus, read more testimonials, understand more deeply what it’s all about, and to sign up if you feel it’s a fit for where you’re at.
For those who genuinely want to be a part of this program and can commit to it time-wise but don’t have the funds, reach out to me to inquire about my sliding scale spots.
Every round I enjoy making a fun little graphic for it (mostly for social media), but since this writing platform also invites pictures, I’ll share it here too. 🙂 Feel free to pass the info about this program to your friends, family, and colleagues who might be interested.
Stay cool, friends! Hope to see you around the studio!
~Allie