ARE YOU READY TO DISCOVER THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF JIU-JITSU?

Somatic Self-Development focuses on the connection between the mind and body.

It is a low impact, trauma-informed movement class designed to help you activate the power deep in your bones.

This offering is a pathway to reconnect with your body, build confidence, and cultivate a sense of safety from the inside out. Blending the principles of jiu-jitsu with breath, primal sounds and movements, this class supports nervous system regulation while teaching effective boundary setting strategies and self-protection skills - without the intensity of full-contact training.

EveryBODY is welcome, wanted, and safe in this space.

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What is Somatic Self Defense?

Somatic: relating to the body, especially as distinct from the mind

Self-defense: the act of defending oneself

Somatic self-defense: the practice of integrating a deep knowing that one is worth defending and having the tools to defend oneself internally and externally.

What is Somatic Self Offense?

Self-offense is a proactive approach to self-defense rooted in the belief

“I am worth defending.”

Self-defense begins before a situation becomes physical. We have an opportunity to manage risk through cultivating an authentic relationship with our whole self, establishing core values, and having the ability to identify safe relationships through curating a healthy relationship with self.

What is Verbal Distance Management?

Verbal distance management focuses on strategies to identify and set boundaries.

Setting and upholding boundaries is a muscle, the more it is done, the more natural it becomes. A starting point to increase strength in our voice is to clearly identify our values. Values are the backbone to boundaries. Through identifying our values, we can confidently set and uphold boundaries from a place of high self esteem and clarity.

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What to expect:

Start & close with a grounding practice

  • Fundamentals of survival 

  • Trauma-informed jiujitsu 

  • Boundary setting strategies

  • Cultivating self-awareness 

  • Connecting with community