Convention
Audio Recordings
Reimagining the Cat Stretch
Wendell Hanna
April 21st, 2024
In this session, Wendell reimagines the classic Cat Stretch, translating it from a floor-based practice to a standing exploration in gravity, set to music..
Somatic Stability—Building Core Muscle Strength and Bone Density
James Knight
April 21st, 2024
In this session, James will guide us through safe weight-bearing somatic movement sequences that will not only strengthen muscles and increase bone density, but also repattern muscle groups to their optimal length in a resting position..…
Clinical Session with a Woman with Post Brainstem Stroke
Eleanor Criswell Hanna
April 21st, 2024
In this session, Eleanor will be working with a woman who had a brainstem stroke. You’ll see a video of Eleanor working in person with this client from her office. This demonstration offers us an incredible educational opportunity to increase our Hanna Somatic clinical skills.…
How a Knowledge of Fascia and Biotensegrity Deepens Our Healership
Elizabeth Dare Andes
April 21st, 2024
This session will include a brief overview of the new science of biotensegrity and fascia as your quantum anatomy. We will then somatically explore movement…
Integrating Spinal Reflex Patterns with Hanna Somatic Movement
Melissa Fray
April 20th, 2024
In this session, Melissa will be introducing the inner workings and organizing principles of the Spinal Galant and asymmetric tonic neck reflexes. Cases studies, practical applications, and assessment will be presented...
The Brain in Action—Growth, Development, and Healing Through Somatic Inquiry
Martha Eddy
April 20th, 2024
This experiential session will provide insights into how different somatic movement systems investigate neurodevelopmental processes. ...
Move Your Pubic Bones!
Susan Koenig
April 20th, 2024
During this session, we’ll experience our pubic bones moving forward and backward (sagittal plane), up and down (coronal plane), and rotating right and left (transverse plane)...
Somatic Strategies for Asymmetrical Posture
Laura Gates
April 20th, 2024
In this session, we will explore and re-educate the habits of contraction that create a low shoulder, hiked hip, or lateral curves, twists of the spine (scoliosis) specific to your individual patterns. ...
AHSE Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting
April 19th, 2024
At our AHSE Annual Meeting you’ll be invited to sit in and also participate as Board members share a lively review of the past year’s activities..
Movement Collage
Movement Collage Session 2
April 23rd, 2023
Session 2: A truly unique class guided by multiple teachers
Case Studies—Hanna Somatics during Pregnancy
Danny Burke
April 23rd, 2023
In this session, we will look at several cases of women referred to Danny by Birth Teachers/Doulas. We will discuss how Somatics is helping women from early, mid, and late stages of pregnancy.…
Hip and Shoulder Rolls with Enhancements
John Loupos
April 23rd, 2023
This presentation focuses on enhancements to certain hip and shoulder patterns that many Hanna Somatics enthusiasts are already familiar with…
Discover the Self-Healing Powers of the Somatic and Biodynamic Osteopathic Approach
Brian Siddhartha Ingle
April 23rd, 2023
In this session, you will be guided through a somatic meditation and presentation enabling your self-correcting capacity to show itself from within…
It’s a Lot Like a Backpacking Tent
James French
April 22nd, 2023
In this session, we’ll discuss human posture with an eye to understanding it in terms of its functional properties..
Somatic Meditation for the Visceral Cranium
Mary Bond
April 22nd, 2023
Mary offers explorations within and around the maxilla and mandible that pertain to balance of cranium on spine in standing and walking, and to respiratory ease...
Moving from the Center
Larry Goldfarb
April 22nd, 2023
In this session, we use one of the central tenets of Feldenkrais —moving from your center—to understand optimal human biomechanics and examine its central role in Moshe's methodology...
AHSE Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting
April 21st, 2023
At our AHSE Annual Meeting you’ll be invited to sit in and also participate as Board members share a lively review of the past year’s activities..
Movement Collage
Movement Collage
April 21st, 2023
Session 1: Back by popular demand, this movement class will be a collage of movements led by several people…
Eleanor Criswell Hanna Demonstration with Client
Eleanor Criswell Hanna
April 21st, 2023
In this session, You’ll see how Eleanor moves through the session from opening welcome, to assessment, to working with the client, to closing movements and remarks..
A Wonderful Opportunity Awaits You (and Your Client) When Working with a Yoga Student
Lisa Tatham
April 21st, 2023
In this presentation, we'll look at four common yoga postures and apply the principles of Hanna Somatics to them...