Body Labs

We are only 1 week away from the next cohort launch of Nervous System Integration and here is how I know this course is important:
People keep coming back to it.
And I don't mean that figuratively. I mean, people who have already taken the course in a previous year, are choosing to join again. To join the conversation, to ask the questions, to explore the new content.

Because here is my promise to you: Every person who registers for Nervous System Integration has Lifetime access to the newest version of the course.

This year, I already have multiple alumni committed to joining us, and I am so grateful for them already. Their willingness to explore this content a 2nd (or 3rd!) time just speaks to the types of people who are drawn to this content... they are the curious ones, the ones who want to understand the "why" of the nervous system, the ones who want to be able to support those around them better, the ones who already know they can learn more about themselves through this space.

If you are on the fence, know you will be in the best growing community beginning July 30. I can't wait to welcome you in.

Message me if you have any questions or would like to set up a payment plan.

Link to the course details and registration in the comments

Well…
I wasn’t expecting that.

Yesterday I shared a story that began with, “here’s an ugly truth no one is talking about…“
What surprised me was how many colleagues reached out, liked it, or quietly said “Yep“.

Somewhere along the way we’ve created this unspoken expectation that the people teaching the work should somehow be immune to being human.

As if teaching nervous system regulation means your own nervous system won’t ever become overwhelmed.
As if holding space for others means you’ll never need someone to hold space for you.

I don’t believe that’s how this works.
I think the best teachers aren’t the ones who have escaped being human.
They’re the ones who keep getting curious about it.
The ones who admit, “I don’t have this all figured out either.” The ones who continue studying the body… Not because they’re trying to become unbreakable, but because every new understanding makes them a little kinder to themselves into the people they serve.

Maybe that’s the real work. Not becoming someone who never struggles. But becoming someone who understands what struggle does to a human body and meeting it with a little more knowledge, a little more compassion, and a lot less shame.

I have a feeling we’re going to have more conversations like this. And I don’t think I’m the only one who’s tired of pretending we’ve got it all together.

"Nervous system regulation" has become one of the loudest phrases online right now.
And, honestly, I have mixed feelings about that.

Because I do think it's incredible that more people are becoming curious about stress, resilience, rest, trauma, movement, and the body. But I also think we've started reducing very complex human experiences into quick tips, aesthetic routines, and language people repeat without really understanding.

This work deserves more space than that.

I'm heading into the 3rd year of teaching Nervous System Integration on July 30th, and one of the things I value most about this course is that it isn't built around chasing an emotional experience for a weekend and then forgetting it by Monday.

It's slower work.
It's paced learning.
It's integration.
The kind that changes the way you see movement. The way you teach. The way you respond to yourself. The way you understand the humans in front of you.

We talk about neuroanatomy, stress physiology, protective patterns, breath, pain, mobility, safety. Why bodies respond differently to the same practice.
And we leave room for nuance, because human beings are complex.
No promises to "heal" your nervous system.
No performative wellness language.
Just thoughtful education, exploration, and practical integration.
Honestly, after years of teaching anatomy and movement, I think this might be some of the most important conversations we can be having right now.

Course begins July 30 and the voices in the room are already amazing!
I have space for 4 more. Are you one?

Register here: https://www.bodylabs.ca/nervoussystemintegration

Curious about the upcoming 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training?
Join Trista Davis and me Gillian George Soder for all the details and excitement on Thursday!
Bring your questions - we'll be answering them all on the Live.

Link to the event in the comments

Did you miss the first ever Permission to Scream?
I knew this practice would be big... but I was not prepared for how much we all felt it. When was the last time you truly felt wrung-out, cleansed, and ready for a deep nourishing rest? That is what this practice did for me.
Want to join the next one? Let me know below and I will send you the details asap!

Advanced Fascia & Embodied Movement 25-hr Training
March 2027!

Feel like you know the body? This training will help you see the body less as "parts" and more as their relationships.

Fascia is a continuous, living network that transmits force, stores energy, senses change, and responds to load, stress, hydration, and experience. In this training we will explore fascia as both a physical structure and a sensory organ, helping you understand why movement is never isolated and why the body rarely behaves in straight lines.

More in the comments

For something a little different... a weekend retreat for the women making the plans, organizing the schedules, hitting the deadlines - often while creating boundaries for others but not for themselves.

Join Jillian Schecher and myself in the YEG river valley October 17 & 18 for this re-centering retreat created for those who rarely put themselves first.

If this sounds familiar or calls to that little voice in your heart, then you need to be in this room.

Details in link.
2 ticket options available: 1 day for $497 or both days for $697

Ever wonder what it's like to be a the front of the room? Curious about how Yoga teachings can support, shift, or change how you live your life?
This is the only in-person 200-hour training I will be facilitating this year... and you should join us!

I believe this is the 9th year of our YTT program and I know that Trista Davis will agree with me that this 9-month program is a labour of love that we are immensely proud to be a part of.

Beginning in September we meet weekly online and monthly in-person. All sessions are also available to attend remotely, if you are not local to YEG. Over the years we have had graduates from the Yukon, Nevada, British Columbia, Southern Alberta, and more!

No matter where you are in your life, your movement journey, or on the globe, this program through Above Average Wellness can support your learning.

Get all the details in the link in comments below.
And join us for the online info session July 16!