by Chiara Guerrieri | Jul 16, 2016 | Health, Somat, Training, Wellness
The tradition of using singing bowls for meditation, music, relaxation, and personal well-being dates back centuries. In some Buddhist practices, singing bowls are used as a signal to begin and end periods of silent meditation, as part of chanting phrases, or even to...
by Chiara Guerrieri | Nov 3, 2015 | Anatomy, General, Somat, Training
Last weekend I taught the first-ever Somat teacher training on U.S. soil. Talk about exhilarating! Talk about juggling many balls! 12 hours of instruction with a newly crafted curriculum and an 80-slide presentation. As usual, my blood pressure was low; it always has...
by Chiara Guerrieri | Sep 14, 2015 | Health, Somat, Training
I am in Italy, and what I’m seeing here is knocking my socks off. It’s not the fabulous Italian sandals (which by the way no Italian would ever wear socks with) or the lovely espresso I’m drinking. What’s blowing my mind is seeing the Somat in...
by Chiara Guerrieri | Feb 25, 2015 | General, Training, Travel, Yoga
Greetings from the post-travel netherworld: I’m back in the day-to-day of my Seattle life, and still feel expansive and “potentized” by my time in India. This a rich and challenging trip is inspired me and what I’m teaching here in Seattle this winter and...
by Chiara Guerrieri | Oct 20, 2013 | Anatomy, Exploration, Health, Training, Travel, Yoga
This October I travelled to Galliano Island, B.C. It was my second year attending a very small retreat with the same group of people and I was very excited! I had been looking forward to getting away all summer, specifically because it was such an active summer! I...
by Chiara Guerrieri | Dec 27, 2011 | Exploration, Training
8 Limbs Yoga Centers has been offering outstanding quality yoga programs for Seattle communities since 1996. 8 Limbs teaching staff includes some of the most highly trained and experienced teachers from the Northwest including Melina Meza, Anne Phyfe Palmer and Chiara...
