Stop Your Internal Dis Track
On August 8th & 9th at 6PM and August 10th at 5:30 PM you can join me live at Urevbu Contemporary to experience the delight of a good emotional scrub. Come ready to sweat.
The Call
This series is for you if:
You have recently noticed that you complain a lot…ALOT ALOT;
You have trouble enjoying your wins;
You would rather organize yourself around creativity, collaboration, and pleasure;
You care deeply about your peeps, but have conversation patterns that keep getting in the way.
I invite you to let it all go on the spiritual dance floor. Maybe get free of a few habits of mind that have you trapped in your poise. Let’s get loose. Let’s get deep in those sinews and pull out all the old stories that you tell to get that dose of Dissatisfaction that holds you down and back. Let’s become present to what is and discover the safety and power of joyful, radical acceptance.
The Offering
Usually here the coach or class leader will tell you how much value they are going to provide. Because this is as much a spiritual undertaking as it is a physical one, so I am going to tell you what you need to bring to and leave on the altar of transformation. You’ve got to give to get.
You will need to bring an open mind.
You will need to bring the willingness to be uncomfortable.
You will need to bring your attention.
You will need to bring your biggest bag of emotional garbage you keep dragging around.
You will need to bring that Tea Coat of Arms.
You will need to bring your Cloak of Dissatisfaction.
You will need to come prepared to sweat.
You will need to bring your go-to, multipurpose diss, beautifully written out on a nice piece of paper
You will need to bring any physical receipt that reminds you that you need to keep playing small.
The Preparation
It’s important to decide how many nights of the process you will engage.
Each evening is one hour in length, addressing a specific aspect of the way we create stories to justify hiding our shine under criticism. I have developed a full week long program, but for our first altar call in Memphis, I am offering three of them. Here they are.
Night 1: Imposter Syndrome
Let’s investigate releasing the need to send oddly worded email replies that require that your colleagues, clients and cheer squad decipher them. Let’s release the apologetic sigh “because you just can’t tonight” once again with your alleged squad. Let’s repair the urge to vanish behind a wall of to-do lists and calendar reminders. Let’s accept that we have nothing to prove to anyone.
Night 2: The Devil is in the Details, A SAH Method Session
This evening’s session might as well be called, I Ain’t Mad With You. Tonight we let go of needing an imaginary villain to fuel our success.
Night 3: Abandonment Issues, A SAH Method Session
As you have developed your techniques of practice and survival, you changed, and by necessity, so have some of the scenes and people that can be with your Genius. Maybe you went back to school or took a certificate program that had you buzzing with hope. Or maybe you took that big trip you were always talking about but not all the homies could go. This practice is designed to allow you to grieve your maturity while allowing you to accept the gifts that it brings if only we celebrate it.
Maybe they all speak to you or maybe there is one in particular that you would like to take. Know that each night, the classes build on each other, giving you the effect of an energetic deep scrub. This is the workout that will work you back into alignment with your destiny.
What is Somatic Activated Healing™?
Created by Sah DiSimone, the SAH Method™ is a movement experience designed to alleviate the stress and trauma of living in an extractive economy and culture. It is a radical, spiritual body technique that is practiced like interval training using movement, breathwork, meditation, affirmations, and ecstatic dance to create a circuit. A session can include as few as one circuit or as many as 5.
This radical wellness practice — championed by Deepak Chopra, and heralded in Forbes, Vogue, the Daily Mail, and more combines science-based healing modalities to clear emotional blocks, build resilience, and reconnect with your innate and powerful essence.
Our students consistently rave that the SAH Method™ offers profound psychological, physical, and spiritual benefits including:
Reduced depression and anxiety
Reduced physical pain and lethargy
Increased sense of resilience
Increased joy and inspiration
Improved physical health and energy
Improved mental health and clarity Deepened connection to authenticity and self-expression
What is involved?
Each session addresses a particular state of mind that prevents true acceptance of yourself as you are right now. At the start of each session, a brief introduction of the title and intention for the class will be given as you are invited to direct your attention inwards as we set our intention for the class. You will be guided through the combinations each session by a certified Somatic Activated Healing™ Coach. You are free to move at your own pace, take the class from a seated or prone position, and hydrate when necessary. We ask that you arrive at least 3 minutes before the session and wait to be admitted from the waiting room. Late arrivals can be distracting to others and detrimental to your health.
What will happen?
That’s entirely up to you and your body. In SAH Method™ we ask that people arrive with no expectations for an outcome, but that you drop the story and stay with the feeling. Typically, people experience muscular and emotional releases during a session. You can expect to sweat A LOT. A session is like interval training for your mindbodyspirit. There will be loud music and encouraging shouting and laughing from the instructor. Your muscles will get a workout. You will learn and use specific breathing techniques. You will be guided through ways to meditate that flow with your life. You will dance like no one is looking. You will change. We cannot control the change that occurs, only accept it.
Is there a dress code?
The invitation is to take the class in bare feet, but if you have foot issues you can wear athletic footwear that allows you to dance. This is key as many shoes prevent the foot from sliding and spinning, to prevent accidental slipping. Your body will be in charge of the moves you make, so dress accordingly. Be sure to take your clothing, hair, and jewelry out of the equation: if you are constantly having to pull up your pants or adjust your top, hair or jewelry, you will be too distracted to fully engage the sequences. You can serve a lewk (we love to see it), but make sure it is not in your way!
Ok, this sounds wild, I am in!
Great! To join us for all three nights the investment is $275. If you just want to try out one class, the cost is $100. Feeling generous? Pay it forward and provide a scholarship for someone who cannot mess with their cash flow at this time by registering at the $125 level! Scholarships will only be available at the level of the gift pool.
A Place for Joy LLC will hold 5% of your investments to donate to protect elder trees in our community.
FAQ
What is Somatic Activated Healing™?
Created by Sah DiSimone, the SAH Method™ is a movement experience designed to alleviate the stress and trauma of living in an extractive economy and culture. It is a radical, spiritual body technique that is practiced like interval training using movement, breathwork, meditation, affirmations, and ecstatic dance to create a circuit. A session can include as few as one circuit or as many as 5.
This radical wellness practice — championed by Deepak Chopra, and heralded in Forbes, Vogue, the Daily Mail, and more combines science-based healing modalities to clear emotional blocks, build resilience, and reconnect with your innate and powerful essence.
Our students consistently rave that the SAH Method™ offers profound psychological, physical, and spiritual benefits including:
Reduced depression and anxiety
Reduced physical pain and lethargy
Increased sense of resilience
Increased joy and inspiration
Improved physical health and energy
Improved mental health and clarity
Deepened connection to authenticity and self-expression
Do I need to be a trained dancer?
Not at all! In fact, trained dancing--using choreography--is a type of storytelling that may get in the way of experiencing a full somatic release. You are invited to move however your body can move as long as you are respectful of the bodies and personal space of others.
What happens if I start crying?
You are invited to allow your tears to flow. This is a non-judgemental safe space. If you have the sense that you will become very emotional, bring your favorite blanket and pillow to swaddle and squeeze. It's gonna be alright.
Will there be food?
Light organic snacks and juice will be provided after each session. Please do NOT eat a large meal before a session.
Is this 420 friendly?
While all fantasies can be lived, we find that coming to a session with only the plant medicine or allopathic medication you require in your system is the best choice. Please do not light up as a way to go deeper in a session. The dancing, sweating, breathwork and music is designed to take you where your body needs to go.
Can I skip my therapy that day and do this instead?
Somatic Activated Healing is NOT a substitution for psychological and psychiatric treatment. While we do believe the body has the power to heal itself, it does so in community, with the trained support of an array of providers.
Can I just sit and watch?
Short answer, no. This is a participatory, communal experience anchored in trauma-informed delivery and practice. Having an audience is simply not cool.
I'm feeling a little sweaty and stuffed up. Can I still come and sweat it out?
Alas my love, the days of sweating it out because it's just a cold or flu are long gone. If you feel under the weather, please stay home and take a COVID test. Be safe!
What do I need to bring?
You will need to wear comfortable clothes for sweating and moving.
Bring sneakers for dancing in case the floor bothers your feet.
Sweat towel
Refillable water bottle
Blanket or wrap
Pillow
Yoga Mat
A change of clothes if you sweat a lot and...
You will need to bring an open mind.
You will need to bring the willingness to be uncomfortable.
You will need to bring your attention.
You will need to bring your biggest bag of emotional garbage you keep dragging around.
You will need to bring your Cloak of Dissatisfaction.
You will need to come prepared to sweat.
You will need to bring your go-to, multipurpose dis, beautifully written out on a nice piece of paper
You will need to bring any physical object that reminds you that you need to keep playing small…cause you don’t.