Sharon Smith-Carter Movement

Sharon Smith-Carter Movement Sharon has taught yoga and movement since 1999 in her community of Kawartha Lakes.

She opened the first dedicated yoga studio in Lindsay Ontario, path to stillness yoga and focused on mindful practices that could help support positive shifts for health and wellbeing. Her interest has been rooted in the therapeutic aspects of movement as a way to settle the nervous system. Since 2014 she has continued her Somatic studies with Martha Peterson and Essential Somatics. Clinical Somatic Education and somatic explorations have offered Sharon (and her clients) a powerful practice towards rewiring patterns of movement to reduce pain and increase ease. She believes somatics cultivates a more vivid sense of presence to move through daily life. Beyond her studio walls, she is on the team for Essential Somatics Movement Training, a facilitator for the Mind-Body Mental Health program at her local hospital and continues outreach for organizations with an interest in mental health. Sharon has an on-going commitment to her professional development and practices that create conscious change. She is a Clinical Somatic Educator and Movement Teacher (ISMETA), a Yoga instructor (E-RYT500) and Group Facilitator in the Amherst Writers & Artist (AWA) Writing Method.

If your body has been feeling stiffer in the mornings, more guarded in movement, or if relief feels out of reach, Clinic...
11/17/2025

If your body has been feeling stiffer in the mornings, more guarded in movement, or if relief feels out of reach, Clinical Somatic Education offers another path.

With small, slow, precise movements, we retrain the nervous system to release long-held tension so your body can find comfort again.

Imagine having a weekly place where you can show up just as you are, settle in with a cup of tea, and write from memory ...
11/17/2025

Imagine having a weekly place where you can show up just as you are, settle in with a cup of tea, and write from memory or imagination without any pressure.

That’s what our Online AWA Writing Circle offers.

Once a week, from the comfort of your own home, we gather on Zoom. I offer gentle prompts, we write together —freeing you to explore, wander, and follow whatever thread wants to emerge, knowing it will be received purely as creative expression.

Curious newbies, returning writers, seasoned writers… all are welcome. There’s no critique. No performance. Just a supportive, nurturing space to develop your voice and craft in community with others.

If this feels like a space your words have been waiting for, join us.
Wednesday mornings, 9:30 - 11:30 am ET Online.
Information available on our website or message me for details.

Sometimes the body gives us clear signals — and pushing through them only creates more tension.A new client came to me a...
11/14/2025

Sometimes the body gives us clear signals — and pushing through them only creates more tension.

A new client came to me after months of rehab where she was encouraged to keep going, even when her body was bracing and anxious. She knew something wasn’t right, but her body’s response wasn’t being acknowledged.

Once we slowed down and let her nervous system lead, things began to shift.
More ease.
Less bracing.
Her anxiety around movement softened.

If you’re curious about working with your body rather than against it, I’d love to connect.
Message me to learn about 1:1 Clinical Somatic Education sessions.

“Making the impossible possible, the possible easy, and the easy elegant.” — Moshe FeldenkraisThrough somatic movement ...
11/14/2025

“Making the impossible possible, the possible easy, and the easy elegant.” — Moshe Feldenkrais

Through somatic movement and sensing, we build awareness that helps us move with more ease and efficiency. It’s how we keep doing the things we love — without the effort feeling like a struggle.


Softer. Slower. Wiser. That’s the way through tension and stiffness — not more pushing, not more doing. Somatic movemen...
11/11/2025

Softer. Slower. Wiser. That’s the way through tension and stiffness — not more pushing, not more doing. Somatic movement helps you unwind the patterns your body has been holding onto, so you can move with ease again. For seasoned bodies ready to feel at home again. [Link in bio]



“Let us wear a poppy and remember the price of peace.”— UnknownWe remember. 🌺 🇨🇦
11/11/2025

“Let us wear a poppy and remember the price of peace.”— Unknown
We remember. 🌺

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“Be still and listen. The earth will teach you.” — Wendell Berry.
11/09/2025

“Be still and listen. The earth will teach you.” — Wendell Berry.

“People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits — and their habits decide their futures.”— F. M. Alexander...
11/05/2025

“People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits — and their habits decide their futures.”
— F. M. Alexander

How we move each day matters. Simple daily movement helps us keep doing what we love — without the familiar niggles of seasoned bodies slowing us down.


Between teaching, mentoring, and the changing daylight, October was full — and now November invites a gentler rhythm. I’...
11/01/2025

Between teaching, mentoring, and the changing daylight, October was full — and now November invites a gentler rhythm. I’ve shared a few reflections on balance, brain–body connection, and what’s ahead in Guiding with Grace inside this month’s newsletter for mid-session starts 🍂 [link in bio]

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hello november — a subtle shift, inviting reflection and rest.“The November wind has a sound different from any other, a...
11/01/2025

hello november — a subtle shift, inviting reflection and rest.

“The November wind has a sound different from any other, a low, dry whispering through the bare branches.” — John Burroughs

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Tuesday 9am - 12:15pm
Wednesday 1:15pm - 2:45pm

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Hatha Yoga, Hanna Somatics, Yin Yoga, Chair-Adapted Yoga, Qigong, Yoga for Low Back Pain, Dharma Wisdom Talks, Yoga Basics for Newbies, Restorative Yoga, AWA Writing Method Circles, Aromatherapy, Workshops & more.....