The teaching methodology of shared inquiry is the invisible web that holds everything together. Understanding this methodology is a game changer for movement and therapy professionals. It is authentic, inspiring and liberating. It allows your practice and teaching to be sustainable over months, years and decades. Shared inquiry helps us to combat burn out and the everyday challenges of being a teacher in the modern world. We’d like to share it with you. 

Learn how to make anatomy practical, accessible and applicable to real life people – starting with yourself. Embodied anatomy is the experiential study of your body and how it works from the inside out. We use modern anatomical knowledge and understanding, along with models, videos and images to help you, but the bulk of the work is grounded in your own felt sense rather than in theory. This makes it real. It also means that the changes you make last. The LYSTT training covers the functional anatomy of 60 fundamental somatic exercises as well as key body systems like muscles, bones, fascia and the nervous system. 

Modules 1 and 2 are dedicated to your personal practice. This is a key ingredient of this unique training. Our graduates repeatedly tell us that the emphasis on practice makes them feel authentic, confident and competent when they come to teach. They know their stuff and the proof is in the pudding! Somatics practices get woven into your daily life touching the mental, emotional and energetic parts of your being, and creating new patterns, habits and choices. As Thomas Hanna says, ‘if you can sense it and feel, you can change it.’

How do you know that you’re on the right track when you study something new? Who is there to help? We accompany you on your somatic journey from start to finish. Lisa and her faculty offer you personalised feedback, guidance, individual mentoring, and tailored movement prescriptions for your unique needs and body structure. You learn to embody key practices and principles with the support and care of a hands-on team who are physically present in the room with you. 

Embodying the exercises is an important step. But how do you teach them? Learn how somatic exercises can be seamlessly incorporated into any movement class or therapeutic environment; We teach you how to prescribe somatic exercises for injury prevention, rehabilitation, pain, injury, tension and stress. We cover verbal language skills and hands-on touch. We address techniques, cues, class planning, sequencing, modifications, customising instructions, and tailoring exercises to individual needs like back pain, scoliosis, and poor posture. You will leave Module 3 with over 6 fully formed class plans that you can immediately teach, and teaching practice under your belt. 

This course includes Lisa’s signature Somatic Principles and Practices distilled from over two decades of experience of working with clients and students. These are a set of practical tools that help you teach with clarity, compassion, competence and confidence. Think of them as key ingredients in a recipe book that contains all your favourite dishes. 

It can be challenging to stay engaged in your own learning, even if you are very self-motivated. We offer you small group mentoring outside of class with our assistant faculty, and a system of study buddy and peer-to-peer circles to help you help yourself. Over the course of the training, you build a sense of safety, trust and relationship with each other as well as with our faculty. Our students make new friends, develop community and broaden their horizons in ways they can’t imagine before training starts. 

There are monthly ongoing support sessions for Living Yoga trainees and graduates. These allow you to practice together, ask new questions, seek advice, connect with peers, imbibe new ideas and stay in touch with the latest in anatomy, neuroscience, embodiment and more.