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My Offerings

Weekly classes

Questions? call 732-266-1468
Please email Bobbie: somawithbobbie@gmail.com
Make your payment for online classes :
Venmo: Roberta-Ellis-4
Zelle: persada@aol.com

Workshops and Series classes online

Deepen your explorations with weekly and series classes in a variety of practices

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The Art of Somatic Awakening

Deepening your practice at home online

So busy managing, we cover over the river of the great mystery

_John ODonahue​

Spacious stillness and radiant calm

with Bobbie

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Somatic Awakening offers a transformative journey into holistic well-being, blending traditional yoga practices with somatic movement, sound and mindfulness techniques. Bobbie will guide you through a mindful exploration of the body, encouraging a deeper connection with tools to move closer to yourself, laying the foundation for a sense of greater  harmony, self regulation and inner well being Through gentle yet powerful posture, movements, breathwork, soundplay and meditation, we cultivate strength, flexibility, and relaxation, create an environment of friendliness towards all aspects of yourself to help foster a profound sense of balance and peace. Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or a beginner, these explorations provide a nurturing space for personal growth and self-discovery. Join me and embark on a journey towards greater vitality, resilience, and joy.

Moving from doing into being and back again.

 

ALL WELCOME

 

Introductory sessions:

Saturdays~11am - 1pm

November 9th 2024 & January 4th 2025

 

Winter 2025 Series:

Saturdays ~11am - 3pm

January 18 & 25, February 1 & 15

 

Investment :

single intro :$25 / Full 6 session series: $125

2 scholarships seats are available for newcomers

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Continuum 2025

Weekly class series coming in Winter of 2025

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Intros to Hybrid Soma Yoga Teacher Training 2025

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On the Road with Bobbie

Fall/Early Winter Workshops  2024 

Words & Waves in NYC

with Bobbie & Rebecca Mark

A 3 Part Series
 

Moving Body Resources

112 W. 27th Street #402

New York, NY

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Sunday ~ September 15, 2024 1-5pm

 

In the first of three introductory Words and Waves workshops we will explore the many ways in which marks on paper (writing and drawing) and the full range of embodied movement from cellular, to micro, to dance, feed and enrich the imagination.

Learning how the practices of Continuum using sound and breath can enhance our creative expression. Shifting between creating and marking on large drawing paper using pen brushes

to delve deeply through movement/ meditation dives. This practice allows us to free our imagination from constricted and often traumatic ideas of writing and drawing learned in school. We will create a safe and exciting space for this exploration. In this first workshop we will engage in two “dives”—each one combining a movement prompt and a writing prompt. After the first dive we will share our work, a practice which enlivens the community of the workshop and evokes an understanding of the creative field as collective as well as personal.

 

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NO Experience necessary

ALL Welcome!

$125 each/All 3 $300

From more information about Words & Waves or to register,

please contact Bobbie by responding to this e-news

or call 732.266.1468

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday ~ October 20, 2024 ~ 1-5pm

 

In this second workshop we will continue to engage all the explorations we introduced in

the first workshop and will welcome newcomers to the circle. We will deepen our understanding of the informative dialogue between cellular movement and imaginative expression. Exploring the ways in which storytelling provides a container and ignites often mysterious and surprising aspects of our subconscious.

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Sunday ~ November 10, 2024 ~ 1-5pm

 

In the third workshop we will spend a longer time combining breathing, sounding,

meditation and expressing ourselves on paper. We will pick up symbols, characters, and

stories that we want to explore more fully. This workshop will allow us to mine our rich

somatic memory life, and bring senses of touch, taste, sight, and sound into our writing.

We will embrace ways in which actual stories from our lives take flight in our

imagination. We will also welcome newcomers to the circle.

At Bhakti Barn Yoga 

Millburn NJ

with Bobbie & Karin Weinstein

Saturday ~ October 5 ~

Awakening the Core

  • Learn which muscles make up "the core"

  • Connect to the core and innate fluid strength using movement, sound and breath

  • Experience the relationship between your core and the rest of your body

  • Understand the relationship between stability and mobility

Sunday ~ October 13 ~

Unraveling neck and shoulder tension

  • Ease tension in your shoulders, neck, and upper back

  • Connect to the "Shoulder Complex" and innate fluid strength using movement, sound and breath

  • Explore the relationship between your shoulders and spine

  • Gather support for the shoulders through grounding

Saturday ~ November 2 ~

Your Powerful Pelvis

  • Deepen awareness of connection between the pelvis and breath

  • Play with somatic movement, sound and breath.

  • Sense and explore the relationship between the pelvis and the rest of the body.

  • Practice yoga asana by initiating movement from the pelvic "bowl"

 

Each workshop is from 2-5PM ~

You can take one workshop for $70 or all 3 for $150

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391 Millburn Ave

Millburn NJ

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Need More info? Want to Register?

Reach out to Bobbie:

somawithbobbie@gmail.com

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At The Yoga Loft

Farmingdale NJ

Sacred Sweat

October 25 6-8pm

 

Learning about the power of somatic movement takes time. Finding and sensing your way into the wisdom of the body is a journey of passion, delight and discovery that I have been on for 41 years. Take a dive into levels of movement with a backdrop of world music where we will work together in a “bell curve” fashion. Starting with slow intrinsic “felt sense” movement building into expression, guided with offerings that are varied, taking time to find the way your body wants to move dynamically. Then, we will come down to smaller movements again, yoga practices and more meditative qualities of movement for integration. This class is a powerful way to befriend yourself, learn about your movement edges, find self regulation and a place of deep self-care through accessing your body’s natural wisdom. In the beginning and the end of our time together, there will be space for Q&A. 

 I do hope you will join me.

$40

 

The Art of

Somatic Yoga

with Karin Weinstein

November 8 ~ 6-8pm

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Somatic awakening is a yoga and movement practice that involves tuning into the wisdom of the body to unlock emotional awareness, release tension, and cultivate a sense of inner well being. Through guided and self-regulated explorations, meditations, yoga and movement practices, you will learn how to access your body's innate intelligence and tap into its wisdom and power.

 

$40

to register go to: theyogaloftnj.com

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58 Main Street

Farmingdale NJ

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Intro to Somatic Awakening

October 27 1-3PM

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Somatic awakening is a yoga and movement practice that involves tuning into the wisdom of the body to unlock emotional awareness, release tension, and cultivate a sense of inner well being. Through guided and self-regulated explorations, meditations, yoga and movement practices, you will learn how to access your body's innate intelligence and tap into its wisdom and power.

$55

To register:

https://www.wellnessliving.com/schedule/theholdingspace?id_class_tab=1&k_class=601150

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Sacred Sweat for the Holidays!

December 8th 1-2:30PM

Learning about the power of somatic movement takes time. Finding and sensing your way into the wisdom of the body is a journey of passion, delight and discovery that I have been on for 41 years. Take a dive into levels of movement with a backdrop of world music where we will work together in a “bell curve” fashion. Starting with slow intrinsic “felt sense” movement building into expression, guided with offerings that are varied, taking time to find the way your body wants to move dynamically. Then, we will come down to smaller movements again, yoga practices and more meditative qualities of movement for integration. This class is a powerful way to befriend yourself, learn about your movement edges, find self regulation and a place of deep self-care through accessing your body’s natural wisdom. In the beginning and the end of our time together, there will be space for Q&A. 

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​This session will be followed by a FREE winter beach meditation 

To register 

https://www.wellnessliving.com/schedule/theholdingspaceid_class_tab=1&k_class=69988

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At The Holding Space

Avon by the Sea NJ

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Movement &

the Creative Process

         Movement ~ Imagery ~ Drawing ~ Writing

           for personal & global transformation 

Yet, despite our need to break things down, the unity of life remains the foundation of all relationship. In the Yoruba language, spoken in West Africa, there is one word for being and doing, iwa (Ee-wah). The word means all that informs our existence. Beauty is part of your iwa, and relationship and community are part of your iwa. If I were to say I know your iwa", it means I know your history, your dreams, your strengths, and your frailties. It means I know what waits under your words and between your hesitations. It means I know the unity of your life. Iwa refers to an all-embracing way of relationship. Iwa evokes a quality of care that connects us to everything. 

__Mark Nepo

 

Explore the creativity of life! GlobalBody is a creative process that explores movement, drawing, writing, witnessing, enactment and group or private session expression. Vibrant health and/or healing operates on many dimensions simultaneously by attaining a state of emotional, mental, spiritual and physical awareness to transform and expand the quality of life no matter what is happening.

 

Sensations ~ Moving~~ Feeling ~ Imagining ~

In truth, these 4 components cannot be separated. Movement affects the way we feel, the way we feel affects the way we move. This feeds the images and words that get evoked and worked with through drawing and writing. One does not have to have an art background or be able to move in any specific way to gain insight about a deeper way of living through creativity and understanding ones self in an integrated holistic process. These tools help access our life stories as ground for moving, feeling and creating art. As life experience deepens, personal art expression expands, and as art expression expands, life experiences deepen. 

 

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Group Sessions coming soon!

 

FOR PRIVATE SESSIONS IN GLOBALBODY 

Please contact Bobbie directly for more information and possibilities

732-266-1468 or somawithbobbie@gmail.com

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Continuum

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Continuum is an approach to exploring how we live in, and move through, our bodies. It is a portal to a deeper awareness of, and connection to, embodiment, movement, learning, growth, well-being, and creativity. Attention to internal experience through breath, sound, meditative awareness, and fluid movement expands our experience of embodiment and opens us to new possibilities of inhabiting our bodies and expressing ourselves through them.

 

 

 

 

 

Emergent ideas, potent images, and interesting themes set the ground for movement exploration. Different movements are combined with breath and sound to encourage embodied, mindful exploration of the idea, image or theme. We often change our relationship to gravity to invite new internal feedback and information. The pace of this series will be at times very quiet, slow, and meditative, with participants exploring nearly invisible micro-movements. We will also explore  fast and lively movements in large wave-like, spiraling motions. This way of being helps us to move well.

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Private sessions, small group classes available upon request

Public, in person and online classes and workshops coming soon!

Get a link to a class or private online session

If you wish to join a class with me, please send an email and once registered, I will send you a link

To register please pay through

Venmo: Roberta-Ellis-4 or Zelle: persada@aol.com

$20 drop in  ~ 10/$190

If you have interest in private/semi private sessions please email me to set up a time to chat.

Pricing varies depending upon how frequent and how many sessions you wish to purchase. I offer a sliding scale fee on a limited basis. 

somawithbobbie@gmail.com

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