What if anxiety is never just in your head?

What if it shows up in your movement and sensation—as patterns of action?

In this episode of This Sensational Life, we explore how anxiety isn’t just a feeling to manage, but a neuromuscular pattern you can sense, understand, and gently re-pattern from within.

Drawing from the groundbreaking work of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais in The Elusive Obvious and The Potent Self, we explore:

• How anxiety manifests physically in your movement and musculature
• Commonalities we all share in the instinctive physical response to fear
• Why most emotional patterns are learned—and how they can be un-learned
• What it means to shift from reactivity to proactivity, gaining agency in how you respond
• How to use gentle movement and awareness to reorganize your nervous system

You’ll walk away with a new framework for recognizing the physical manifestations of anxiety—and real tools for re-patterning it through the intelligence of your own sensation.

✨ Want to experience this shift yourself?

🎁 Try a free Awareness Through Movement® lesson:

👉 tamaradrossart.com/embodiment-explorers-club-free-class

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What if the key to doing more… is actually doing less?

What if instead of working really hard, we learn to work really “easy”?

In this episode of This Sensational Life, we explore why deep rest is not a luxury—it’s a biological necessity and one of the most powerful things you can do for your nervous system, creativity, and long-term growth.

We’ll dive into:

• The physics of potential energy and how it relates to your nervous system
• The Weber-Fechner Law (and why you might be carrying a 40-pound backpack of tension without realizing it)
• How habitual over-efforting blocks your capacity for rest, ease, and change
• How the Feldenkrais Method® helps you sense more, effort less, and reclaim your energy through awareness

If you're tired of hustling, gripping, pushing, and "powering through," this episode offers a radically different approach—one rooted in working smarter, not harder

✨ Want to experience this shift for yourself?

Try a free Awareness Through Movement® lesson here:

👉 tamaradrossart.com/embodiment-explorers-club-free-class

Let’s slow down. Sense more. And discover the power of doing less.

You are rich with sensation.

What does that mean?

In this episode, we explore the quiet, powerful world of your felt experience—and why it’s one of the most overlooked sources of self-knowledge, creativity, and inner power.

You’ll learn:
✨ Why sensation is the original language of your nervous system
✨ How most people unconsciously tune out their richest source of feedback
✨ What lies beyond the five senses (and why it matters)
✨ How to use subtle awareness to reshape habits, calm your system, and reconnect with yourself

This episode is a gentle invitation to listen more deeply—
Because the more you feel, the more you know.
And the more you know… the more freedom you have to live fully, powerfully, and beautifully from within.

🌱 Ready to go deeper?
Join the Embodiment Explorers Club for live weekly classes and an on-demand library of mindful movement lessons that bring embodiment to life.

✨ Explore your first class for FREE:
👉 https://tamaradrossart.com/embodiment-explorers-club-free-class

We’ve all heard the phrase “get out of your head and into your body.”

But what if that idea—however well-meaning—is actually limiting your growth, creativity, and connection to yourself?

In this episode of This Sensational Life, we unpack the hidden problems behind this popular saying and offer a more integrated, empowering perspective. Through personal insight, somatic exploration, and deep reflection, you’ll learn why your mind and body are never separate—and how to start living from your whole self.

What if you don't have to do anything to get into your body?

💫 Want to feel this shift for yourself?Try a free Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® lesson:👉 https://tamaradrossart.com/embodiment-explorers-club-free-class/

🌱 Ready to go deeper?Join the Embodiment Explorers Club for live weekly classes and an on-demand library of mindful movement lessons that bring embodiment to life:👉 https://tamaradrossart.com/embodiment-explorers-club/

How Do You Know If a Movement Is Embodied?

In this episode, we explore the 7 signs of embodied movement—and the 7 habits that diminish it. You'll learn how to recognize when you're present in your movement, how breath, reversibility, and internal imagery play a role, and how to shift from compulsive patterns into conscious choice.

Whether you're a dancer, a creative, or simply someone who wants to move through life with more ease, presence, and power—this episode is for you.

✨ You’ll discover:

• What embodied movement feels like

• Why breath, effort, and reversibility are key to nervous system regulation

• What spontaneity really means—and how to cultivate it

• Practical ways to shift your habits through awareness

  
  

🎁 Free Feldenkrais lesson: Want to feel this for yourself? Here's the link to a free Awareness Through Movement® lesson.

👉 https://tamaradrossart.com/embodiment-explorers-club-free-class/

🌿 Go deeper: Join the Embodied Explorers Club for weekly classes and on-demand movement lessons that bring embodiment to life—literally.

What if the way you move is shaping your thoughts, emotions, creativity—even your sense of self?

In this episode of This Sensational Life, Tamara Drossart explores the Feldenkrais Method®—a radically different approach to movement, healing, and personal growth. You’ll learn what it is, how it works, how it differs from physical therapy and meditation, and why it’s such a powerful tool for nervous system regulation, clarity, and calm.

Tamara also guides you through a simple, embodied experiment so you can feel the difference for yourself.

✨ Topics include:

• What the Feldenkrais Method actually is

• How it uses awareness, novelty, and neuroplasticity to rewire your patterns

• Why it’s not about fixing, but about learning

• How Feldenkrais leads to more ease, choice, and freedom in daily life

💫 Want to go deeper?
Try a free Awareness Through Movement® lesson (linked in the show notes), or join The Embodied Explorers Club for weekly classes and on-demand lessons.

What is embodiment—and why does it matter so much?

In this episode of This Sensational Life, we’re diving into the real meaning of embodiment (and what it’s not). We’ll explore how disconnection shows up in daily life, what happens when you’re stuck in your head, and how simple shifts in awareness can help you feel more alive, grounded, creative, and powerful.

You’ll learn:

• What embodiment really means—from physical form to felt experience

• 7 signs you might be disembodied without realizing it

• Why embodiment is the key to healing, choice, creativity, and inner wisdom

• A simple practice to help you return to yourself—anytime, anywhere

This episode is your invitation to slow down, tune in, and experience life more fully—from the inside out.

What happens when you give yourself a hug—not just as a gesture of comfort, but as a full-bodied exploration of awareness and movement?

In this gentle yet profound Feldenkrais lesson, we explore the art of self-embrace as a way to sense the relationship between your chest, spine, and pelvis. Through subtle shifts—rocking, pausing, and playing with how parts move in relation to each other—you’ll experience the incredible intelligence of your nervous system at work.

You’ll be guided to:

• Discover how simply changing your arm position changes everything

• Differentiate upper body movement from the pelvis and head

• Notice the ripple effects of movement through your ribs and spine

• Feel the quiet power of doing less, sensing more

This is a soft, curious journey inward—perfect if you're craving self-connection, deeper embodiment, or just a break from doing to practice being.

Come lie down, tune in, and explore the quiet intelligence of a self-hug.

Love isn’t just a feeling—it’s something you can embody with presence and power.

This interactive episode guides you through a meditation, a heartfelt love poem, and five powerful reflection questions to help you experience love as a sensation, an action, and a way of being. As you tune in, you’ll cultivate a deeper connection to yourself, moving beyond self-doubt into a space of ease and acceptance.

You'll walk away feeling lighter, more present, and deeply connected to the love and power that already exist within you.

In this thought-provoking episode, we challenge the widely held belief that trauma is "stored" in the body.  Explore why this idea might be holding you back from true healing and how trauma is actually learned through patterns. Discover the role of movement and mindfulness in reshaping these patterns and why the mind and body are never separate. With practical insights and a guided exercise, this episode invites you to embrace a more empowering perspective on healing and self-discovery. Tune in and get curious!