Bridging Your Practice to Real Life – DBT Skills On and Off the Mat

This interactive program helps you bring mindfulness, self-regulation, and embodied awareness from the mat into everyday life. Through a combination of simple physical practices, guided conversation, and reflective discussion, we explore how to practice DBT skills both in movement and in daily situations.

Each session is structured to:

• Engage in gentle, accessible yoga or movement practices that embody key DBT skills.

• Explore how to apply mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness in real-life contexts.

• Participate in guided discussion and reflection, integrating personal experience with skill-building.

• Create a supportive, curious, and non-judgmental environment, encouraging experimentation and self-discovery.

This program bridges the lineage of contemplative practice, somatic awareness, and DBT, giving you practical tools to bring mindfulness, balance, and emotional regulation into your everyday life, both on and off the mat.

Awareness Through Movement® (ATM) – Cultivating Calm & Embodied Mindfulness

Awareness Through Movement® (ATM) is a gentle, mindful movement practice that invites you to explore your body with curiosity, acceptance, and ease. In a supportive and non-judgmental environment, you’ll engage in slow, meditative micro-movements designed to help you notice subtle sensations, improve coordination, and deepen body awareness.

This practice offers an opportunity to:

• Experience calm and nervous system regulation, reducing tension and fostering a sense of inner balance.

• Explore movement with curiosity, expanding your possibilities and encouraging playful self-discovery.

• Support neuroplasticity and functional movement, gently retraining the body and nervous system for more efficient, comfortable patterns.

• Cultivate embodied mindfulness, connecting mind and body through focused, meditative attention to each movement.

ATM is accessible to all abilities and invites a relaxed, reflective approach to moving and being in your body.

Feldenkrais® for Psychology Professionals: Awareness in Motion

Weekly Drop-In Class | 60 minutes + optional discussion

Reclaim the intelligence of movement — and rediscover the roots of the somatic field.

Long before we were talking about “resourcing” or debating the value of bilateral movement, Moshe Feldenkrais was applying his background in judo, hypnosis, yoga, and physics to help his neighbors in post-Holocaust Israel. Sometimes it seems he may have been the first trauma therapist — working directly with the nervous system through awareness, curiosity, and gentle movement.

This class offers psychology and mental health professionals an embodied introduction to Awareness Through Movement®, exploring how developmental patterns such as rolling, reaching, turning, and orienting shape our capacity for regulation, connection, and change.

Through guided sensory exploration, participants will:

• Experience how movement and attention transform perception, posture, and emotional tone.

• Sense into early developmental patterns that underlie attachment, regulation, and self-support.

• Discover how Feldenkrais’ influence threads through the work of Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing®), Thomas Hanna (Somatics®), and Ron Kurtz (Hakomi®) — revealing nuances that can deepen your understanding of the somatic methods we study today.

This is an experiential class — not a training in techniques you can apply directly — yet the experience itself often enhances your ability to recognize childlike states, inhibited actions, and the subtle shifts that accompany embodied awareness.

Following each 60-minute class, you are welcome to stay for an optional 20–30 minute professional discussion to reflect on how the experience may inform your therapeutic work and personal integration.

Details:
🕰 When: Weekly, 60-minute class + optional 30-minute discussion
💲 Cost: $25 per class | $15 for students/interns | Optional discussion $10

Gentle Yoga Workshop – Move, Breathe, Settle

Step into a calm, supportive space for gentle yoga designed to restore balance and ease. Through slow, accessible postures and soft, intentional breathing, you’ll explore movements that regulate the body, harmonize muscle tone, and settle the nervous system.

This workshop invites you to:

• Move with curiosity and ease, honoring your body’s rhythm.

• Cultivate equanimity, finding a quiet center amid daily stress.

• Deepen embodied mindfulness, connecting breath, body, and mind.

• Experience restorative calm, leaving with a sense of balance, groundedness, and inner clarity.

Every posture is adaptable, making this practice welcoming to all levels, whether you are new to yoga or seeking a gentle, mindful approach.

Heart Rate Biofeedback & HeartMath® Weekly Practice Group

Experience calm, clarity, and emotional resilience in a supportive weekly group. Using heart rate biofeedback and HeartMath® techniques, you’ll practice heart-focused breathing, coherence exercises, and mindful reflection to regulate the nervous system, reduce stress, and strengthen emotional regulation. Small-group guidance provides real-time feedback, practical tools, and strategies you can apply daily—supporting mental health, focus, and overall well-being. No prior experience required.

Put your executive skills to the test! In this hands-on session, you’ll role-play real-life projects, tackle problem-solving challenges, and practice planning, prioritizing, and time management—all through action-based exercises and psychodrama.

Gain practical insights, boost teamwork skills, and learn strategies you can immediately apply to school, work, and daily life—while having fun doing it.

Who it’s for:
Adults ready to practice executive function and project management in action.

Jaw Tension & Pain Workshop

Integrated Somatic Approach to Jaw Health
6-Session Series

Do you experience jaw tension, teeth grinding, headaches, or limited jaw movement? This integrated somatic workshopoffers tools and experiences designed to release jaw tension, support nervous system regulation, and improve comfort and function.

Led by Mary Szegda, LPC, BC-DMT, Feldenkrais® Practitioner, this 6-session series blends gentle movement, awareness practices, and evidence-informed techniques drawn from somatic therapy, movement education, and mind-body approaches.

Workshop Structure:

1. Intake Session – Assessment of jaw function, movement habits, and tension patterns.

2. Individual Hypnosis Session – Guided experience to release unconscious holding patterns and support relaxation.

3. Group HeartMath Biofeedback Session – Learn nervous system regulation techniques to reduce stress-related jaw tension.
   4–6. Awareness Through Movement® Sessions (Feldenkrais) – Explore gentle, guided movements designed to retrain habitual jaw and postural patterns, enhance self-awareness, and improve ease of movement.

You will gain:

• Increased awareness of jaw and facial tension patterns

• Practical, self-applied techniques to support jaw health

• Enhanced nervous system regulation skills

• A mind-body understanding of how tension develops and releases

Who is this for?
This workshop is ideal for individuals with chronic jaw tension, TMJ discomfort, headaches related to jaw or neck tension, and anyone interested in exploring somatic approaches for stress-related muscle holding.

Details:

• Duration: 6 sessions (60–90 min each)

• Cost: [Insert price here]

• Registration: [Insert link/button]

Experience a practical, embodied approach to jaw tension — one that integrates movement, mindfulness, and nervous system awareness to create lasting change.

Improve Sleep Through Awareness, Movement, and Relaxation

Struggling with restless nights, difficulty falling asleep, or frequent waking? Chronic sleep disruption affects mood, energy, pain, and overall health. At Linea Soma, we offer gentle, embodied practices to support your nervous system, release tension, and cultivate deep, restorative sleep.

Led by Mary Szegda, LPC, BC-DMT, Feldenkrais® Practitioner, this program integrates movement education, somatic awareness, Yoga Nidra, and progressive muscle relaxation to help you retrain habitual patterns that interfere with rest.

Program Features:

• Guided Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement® Sessions – Explore gentle, mindful movements to release tension and improve body comfort for sleep.

• Yoga Nidra – Deeply relax the nervous system and cultivate restorative rest through guided conscious relaxation.

• Progressive Muscle Relaxation – Learn techniques to systematically release physical tension and prepare the body for sleep.

• Optional Reflective Discussion – Connect insights from practice to daily routines, supporting sustainable changes in sleep habits.

You will gain:

• Improved awareness of body tension that interferes with sleep

• Practical tools for nervous system regulation and relaxation

• Strategies to cultivate ease, comfort, and restorative rest

• Embodied techniques to integrate into your bedtime routine

Who is this for?
Anyone experiencing difficulty sleeping, stress-related sleep disruption, or chronic tension affecting rest. The program is gentle and accessible for all fitness and movement levels.

Details:

Bridging Your Practice to Real Life – DBT Skills On and Off the Mat

This interactive program helps you bring mindfulness, self-regulation, and embodied awareness from the mat into everyday life. Through a combination of simple physical practices, guided conversation, and reflective discussion, we explore how to practice DBT skills both in movement and in daily situations.

Each session is structured to:

• Engage in gentle, accessible yoga or movement practices that embody key DBT skills.

• Explore how to apply mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness in real-life contexts.

• Participate in guided discussion and reflection, integrating personal experience with skill-building.

• Create a supportive, curious, and non-judgmental environment, encouraging experimentation and self-discovery.

This program bridges the lineage of contemplative practice, somatic awareness, and DBT, giving you practical tools to bring mindfulness, balance, and emotional regulation into your everyday life, both on and off the mat.