What is Somatic Experiencing®?, Solstice Celebrations & Deep Dive Offering Coming in '25
- darcyvalverdeyoga
- Mar 10
- 7 min read
Updated: Mar 12
December 20, 2024
Greetings, Explorers -
As we approach the shortest day of the year before the days begin getting longer again, and shift into the heart of the holiday season, I invite you to just sit with yourself for a minute. Just you, your breath, and whatever else is present. Before saying goodbye to the year, take a moment to just be with yourself among the energy, darkness, lightness, and festiveness of this season.
Notice how you feel, among it all, to just be with you.
Maybe take a couple deep inhales through the nose, and sigh those exhales audibly out through the mouth. Let all the hustle and bustle melt away - even for just this moment.
And then just notice how you feel.
Taking just a few minutes to be in a daily practice during this “happiest time of the year” (and any time of the year!) can reap great benefits. And benefits aside, taking time to simply BE in the practice, among the busy-ness of the world, is perhaps the biggest reward. Time to sit. To be with you; the most intimate and sacred relationship you have with anyone❤️
I wanted to send a little holiday note. I LOVE the holiday season. I love the coziness, the time to slow down (or ramp up as I tend to do as we open our doors to host family, which I love doing!). I love the spirit of giving and of caring, and that spirit; its’ essence, seems to bubble up more prominently during this time of year. And for that, I enjoy it 🎅🏼❄️🕎
And I hope you enjoy this little holiday note, from my heart to yours, as you settle in, or venture out, for what I hope is a cozy, happy holiday with those you hold dearest✨ A quick overview of what we’ll get into in today’s newsletter - feel free to scroll to what most interests you, or read the letter in full:
Last Minute Holiday Gifts!
What is Somatic Experiencing®?
Deep-dive offering coming in 2025
How are you celebrating the solstice?!?
With Gratitude,
-D’Arcy
LAST MINUTE HOLIDAY GIFTS
GIVE - OR GET - THE GIFT OF HEALING
The Heart Space Center gift certificates are available for your holiday gifting needs - and wants!
You may already be an Explorer with The Heart Space Center - would you like to receive more time with The Heart Space Center in 2025? Let your loved ones know for their last minute gifting needs, they can gift you more time to dive deep into Your Heart Space Center💫
Or maybe you’d just like to offer time in The Heart Space Center to someone you know will appreciate it.
Either way, we’ve got your last minute gifting needs covered!
To purchase a gift certificate, all you need to do is follow these steps (or send them to someone if you’re dropping a hint at what you would like this holiday season😉):
In your email, please specify what you’d like the gift certificate to include. You can purchase a specific session, package, or purchase a gift certificate for a specific value to be applied to any Heart Space Center session or package the recipient chooses.
For recipients who are new Explorers their certificate will include a 30-minute phone consultation prior to their first session.
Upon receiving your email request, we’ll send you the Venmo handle to submit payment to (or coordinate alternative payment method if preferred), and get your gift certificate all wrapped up and to you, ready to gift! Certificates can be emailed or mailed to the purchaser or recipient.
Exhale knowing you’re giving the gift of healing to someone you love this holiday season💫
Questions about gift certificates? Reach out to D’Arcy at darcy@theheartspacecenter.org.
SOMATIC EXPERIENCING (SE™)
"OH MY GOSH, IT'S LIKE MAGIC!"
(RECENT FEEDBACK FROM AN EXPLORER DURING THEIR SE SESSION)
Simply put, SE is, "a gentle yet profound approach to healing trauma in the body".
The body holds onto memories from our lifetime & before (intergenerationally). We may intellectually "move on" from an experience, but our body's wisdom may still be holding on. This somatic holding can build into anxiety, tension, & disease if not processed.
In SE our goal is to gently work through the body's memories, allowing it to safely & gently release where it needs to.
In SE, & at The Heart Space Center, we believe that everything we need to heal is within each of us. Having another nervous system; a safe space holder & facilitator, is helpful to hold us in that safe space our nervous system may need to move through this deep work.
Over time, the work in SE can help rewire the nervous system; allowing the individual to come back into a more easeful way of living; knowing they have the ability to not always live in that fight, flight, freeze, or fawn state; we work with the body to make space, reminding it, it also has the ability to shift back into ease, rest; into that parasympathetic state.
The Heart Space Center Founder's life was deeply impacted by her consistent dedication to a weekly SE practice. This is why offering this work to our Explorers is something we are grateful to be able to share.
Take a peak at what our Explorers have shared about their experiences with us in SE✨
Learn more about SE and book your consultation today to get started on your SE journey.
DEEP DIVE COMING IN 2025
Registration for this intimate month-long-ish deep dive will be limited to a very small group; likely no more than 5 individuals.
The reason for the size of the group is to contain a very small, very safe container, for participants to dive as deeply as they’re ready to dive. Space to be open. Space to be vulnerable. Space to share and space to receive.
The deep dive format is still getting finalized, but you can except something like:
Consistent Group Breathwork
We will gather in-person regularly for a full Somatic Breathwork Journey. This will not be more than once per week, if that often, so the body may fully integrate the Somatic Breathwork Journey experience before the next session.
Weekly 1:1 Somatic Experiencing® (SE™)
Between each group Somatic Breathwork Journey, participants will meet 1:1 with D’Arcy for individual SE sessions.
What to expect from this deep dive:
Infusing Somatic Breathwork which is typically a deeper somatic release, with the gentle yet profound healing of SE, will allow participants to grow their awareness of both their energetic and physical bodies alongside deep healing.
The in-person small group Somatic Breathwork Journeys will include time for participants to come together and find the power of community. Opportunity to share their experiences both in breathwork and in SE (if they wish), and reflect together. A chance to practice Active Listening, and to allow others to witness their experience.
Interested?
If you’re interested in receiving more information as the details firm up, please email D’Arcy.
Interested and not in Boise?
If there is enough interest to do a virtual version of this Deep Dive, we’d love to hear from you! Please email D’Arcy to share.
Are you planning to celebrate the Winter Solstice? If you’d like to celebrate, but perhaps you haven’t before, there are many ways in which you can celebrate this time of year!
Bringing Light & Honoring the Dark
One way to celebrate the Winter Solstice is to simply take time to intentionally recognize the shortest day in the year.
You may celebrate by lighting a candle, offering light.
You may celebrate by doing an early morning meditation or practice, welcoming the lingering darkness.
You may celebrate by getting out in nature early to see the sun rise.
As it’s often seen as a time of renewal and release, you may soak in a hot bath, welcoming the water to rinse away anything you’re energetically and physically releasing with the solstice.
Local Community Solstice Celebrations in the Treasure Valley
If you’re in the Boise area, a couple studios where I teach are offering some great Winter Solstice special events you may want to check out. If you do, we may run into each other too, as I’m excited to get in on some of this Winter Solstice Celebration myself, so will be dropping in for the fun!☀️❄️🌕
Saturday, December 21
7:15am-9:15am
108 Sun Salutations at Ananda Yoga Space
4pm-5:30pm
Donation Solstice Celebration at True North Yoga
6pm-8pm
Solstice Celebration, Yule and Cacao Ceremony at Ananda Yoga Space
Sunday, December 22
1pm-2:30pm
Sound, Movement and Ritual at Ananda Yoga Space
1pm-3pm
Donation Solstice Kirtan at True North Yoga
6:15pm-7:45pm
Winter Solstice Tea Ceremony at Ananda Yoga Space
However you choose to recognize Winter Solstice, I hope it’s a cozy, lovely little time🥰
Wishing you a joyful and easeful holiday season🎄💫🕎
I look forward to connecting again in the New Year, if not before!
Namaste, Dear Explorer✨
With Love,
-D’Arcy
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