The Embodiment Project

Matthew guides you through a simple scan that you can put into any part of your day.  It will help ground you, and reorient you to your busy world. From the Embodiment Project at www.SomaticsInstitute.com

We are constantly bouncing off tension.  It’s habits seem to subvert our best attempts to functionality in the world.  Whether it is posture, movement or social expression, our tension is a constant presence in life. This podcast explores how tension is the surface of a whole world of sensory experience. And how, as we explore…

An excerpt from Week Three of the Embodiment Project, which focuses on movement.  How do the habits of our movement express the dominant stories of ourselves and our culture.  How do we meet with the less heard, or subjugated, stories that show up so often in our tensions and discomforts in a way that admits…

From the Embodiment Project, a talk from Week Two: Surfaces.  How do somatic practices challenge us to find our unique path to this moment…and challenge the quiet training to only notice what is permitted? Find out more at the Embodiment Project https://somaticsinstitute.com/product/the-embodiment-project-online

Embodiment Seminar: An introduction to Week Three of the Embodiment Project.  Basic principles, and some very specific examples of how you can bring these practices into your life.  Great for dropping into the experience of an Embodiment Project class.

From the Embodiment Seminars: How does a David Abram story about a chance meeting an Aboriginal Australian help us connect more fully to the surfaces in our life?  How do surfaces help us locate ourselves and support inner organization?  A short exploration of interesting questions…and some practices to help ground them in everyday life.

How do with engage with the dislocated and disavowed parts of our inner being? In an exploration of what Martin Buber called the I/Thou relationship, this seminar excerpt starts at the beginning – where we face the truth of our experience and, by not trying to fix it, find a pathway to reconciliation, in the…

The nine weeks of the Embodiment Project are a journey into the application of somatic practices in everyday life.  Week One focuses on the simple practice of just noticing what’s there.  Or maybe not so simple!  Matthew van der Giessen introduces a 30 minute meditation that guides your into meeting with yourself just as you…

A sensory based exploration of your inner world in under 10 minutes.  You can do this practice seated, anywhere  in your life.  With the added benefit of an exploration of pelvis, spine and head by the simple addition of weight.  You can use a bag of peas, beans or rice right off your grocery shelf.…

A sensory based exploration of your inner world in under 10 minutes.  You can do this practice seated, anywhere  in your life.  With the added benefit of an exploration of pelvis, spine and head by the simple addition of weight.  You can use a bag of peas, beans or rice right off your grocery shelf.  Or if you find this meditation is a keeper, create your own cloth covered bag.  Enjoy!

Part of the Embodiment Project, a nine week sensory based exploration of your self and how you engage with the world.  Find out more at somaticsinstitute.com