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02/18/2026

𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 has always been more than performance.

Across cultures and generations, women have used movement as a way to 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 with themselves. Modern psychology is now catching up to what many traditions have always known: 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 has measurable 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬.

Intentional movement can:

❈ 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 symptoms of 𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
❈ 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐝 through the release of endorphins
❈ 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 nervous system 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
❈ 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 body awareness and 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭
❈ 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 and self-expression

Unlike traditional talk-based approaches, 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦. It integrates cognition, emotion, and sensation. When we move rhythmically, especially to music, we stimulate areas of the brain connected to memory, emotion, and reward. This can gently shift long-held stress patterns and create new pathways for resilience.

For many women, dance also provides something equally important: 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.

𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 to 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞.
𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 to 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥.
𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 to 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 at the same time.

𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫, 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬, 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

You do not need prior experience.
You do not need to feel “confident enough.”
You simply need curiosity.

Our next belly dance session begins in March, and it is designed to be welcoming, skill-building, and supportive. Join us. Questions? Just ask!

02/16/2026

Many of my Massage Therapy clients will book a regular massage therapy session, and somewhere around 15-20 minutes into their appointment, they ask me about Somatic Therapy. They tell me they either exist in survival mode, experiencing feelings fight or flight on a daily basis, or they have become numb and have shut down their ability to feel and be in touch with their emotions.

In a nutshell, their nervous systems are not regulated. They are no longer operating in their window of tolerance.

We often talk about stress as if it’s a personal failure of relaxation skills. It takes more than the right app, mantra, or inspirational quote to convince your nervous system to settle down.

Your nervous system is motivated by safety.

When you’ve been overwhelmed, overworked, or emotionally stretched for a long time, everything feels much larger and explosive than it really is. A sense of calm, or an experience of ease in the body, is a natural result of feeling supported, resourced, and not under threat. The body responds to breath, presence, and gentle attention.

Somatic therapy is based on this simple truth.

Instead of asking you to think your way out of stress, it helps you feel your way back into regulation. It teaches you how to notice sensations, track tension, and respond to yourself with curiosity instead of criticism. Somatic therapy develops a new form of communication between your body and your mind.

When your nervous system becomes regulated, you become less reactive. You gain clarity and focus, no longer driven by emotional responses and overwhelming stress. You return to living life in your window of tolerance, where you can process and integrate information with ease.

Doesn't that sound lovely? If you don't know where to start, ask me. We can discuss which Somatic sessions would be right for you.

02/08/2026

𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞!

Massage therapy is so much more than a luxury, a treat, or 'just lying there'.

Although it may feel like a reward rather than self-care, there are additional benefits that could be the underlying incentive for that after massage glow! Here's some insight about why it can feel like that well-deserved luxurious reward......

Massage therapy has been proven to invite:
• emotional processing
• nervous system repair
• unhinging your shoulders from your ears 🙃

Come for the relaxation.
Stay for the accidental life revelations.

02/06/2026

Therapy is great. You know what else is great?

Shaking your hips to a song that makes you forget your name.

Sometimes healing doesn’t need more analyzing.
Sometimes it needs movement, breath, rhythm, and a body that gets to be fully alive.

Dance moves emotion through the body faster than words ever could.
It loosens what’s been held too tightly.
It wakes up what’s gone numb.
It reminds your nervous system that joy is allowed to take up space.

When we stay stuck in our heads, feelings loop in circles.
When we move, they finally have somewhere to go.

Less ruminating and more undulating!

Think of it as somatic therapy with a beat. No perfect steps required. Just a little sway, a little shake, a little shimmy.

Your mental health deserves a good shimmy 💃
DM or email crystal@somatic-temple.com to join our March session of classes!

02/04/2026

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐨-𝐝𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭.

Somatic therapy isn’t about “thinking harder”, it’s about feeling softer.
When the body feels safe, the mind finally relaxes its grip.

No forcing or fixing, simply learning the language you were born with.

02/02/2026

𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐲.

The reminder that spring is right around the corner and winter is almost over. For many, this is just another painful reminder that they will be untouched by the lively energy that spring can bring.

If your body keeps reacting to stress the same way over and over…you might also be living in a personal emotional winter.

Good news!
𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗽𝘀.

Less “here we go again.”
More “oh wow, that felt different.”

Spring is an inside job - gift yourself the healing power of somatic therapy.

02/01/2026

𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒐 𝑭𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚!

This month is filled with hearts, roses, and reminders to love well.

Self-love..... this isn’t just bubble baths and chocolate (though we support both).
Real self-love is nervous system love.

❈ It’s learning how to 𝐩𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 instead of push.
❈ How to 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 instead of override.
❈ How to 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 to your body before it has to shout.

Somatic therapy teaches us something radical:

You don’t have to fight yourself to heal.

❈ You can 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧.
❈ You can 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧.
❈ You can 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 to your own skin.

This month at Somatic Temple, the invitation is simple:

❈ Move kindly.
❈ Rest deeply.
❈ Touch gently.
❈ Feel fully.

Love begins in the body 💛
If this calls to you, please reach out. I would love to meet you.

01/22/2026

Craniosacral therapy is the type of work that affects the entire nervous system and acts as a gentle invitation to return to a state of balance and ease.

Through gentle contact, we support:
• the brain & spinal cord
• the fascia
• the parasympathetic nervous system
• emotional regulation

With less pressure and more awareness, craniosacral therapy can invite a gentle release to the places where the body is holding, gripping, and experiencing discomfort.

Your body leads the session. I simply pay attention and listen.

01/20/2026

When your body wants rest
but your mind wants to “be productive”

😅

(Your nervous system would like a word.)

✨ Reminder: Rest is productive when regulation is the goal.

01/19/2026

Winter has a way of surfacing what’s been held all year.

If your body is asking for:
• rest
• grounding
• gentle unwinding
• nervous system support

I have space this month for sessions focused on slowing down and restoring balance.

No urgency — just an open invitation. 🤍

01/16/2026

Craniosacral therapy is probably on of my favourite sessions to share with my clients, and here's why: Craniosacral therapy is 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘁𝗹𝗲 — and that’s exactly why it’s 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹.

Clients often describe:
• a deep sense of safety
• nervous system settling
• spaciousness in the head and spine
• emotions gently releasing without force

Sometimes the quiet work goes the deepest.

🕊️ 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 — 𝗶𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻.

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201, 4836 50th Street
Red Deer, AB

Opening Hours

Monday	3:30pm - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 2:30pm
Wednesday	4:30pm - 9pm
Thursday	4:30pm - 6pm
Friday	9am - 7pm
Saturday	9am - 2:30pm

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http://www.somatic-temple.com/, https://linktr.ee/somatic_temple

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