Regenerative Somatics

02/14/2026

We have been quietly working on a deeply rejuvenating new class. Yet couldn't let this day celebrating love pass without saying hello and sharing a few tips for a regenerative Valentine's Day:

❤️ Nourishing Self-Care

Choose at least one practice that truly restores you, such as a quiet walk, a warm bath, or a simple, grounding meal.

❤️ Calm Nervous System

Make space for practices that invite ease, like slower breathing, placing your hand over your heart, or spending a few minutes in stillness.

❤️ Honest Self-Love

Speaking to yourself with the same kindness you offer to others. Notice where you may need forgiveness or gentler expectations.

❤️ Widened Circle of Love

Remember your friends, family, community, and the beings who share your life. Reach out in one small, genuine way to let them know you care.

❤️ Mindful Connection

Bring your full attention to at least one conversation, Lsten more deeply and express specific appreciation for the other person.

❤️Quiet Gratitude and Reflection

Pause to reflect on what sustains you, what has grown within you over the past year, and what kind of love you would like to nurture moving forward.

May this Valentine’s Day be one small turning toward the kind of love that quietly restores you, from the inside out.

Love and Light,
Candice and Joe

12/16/2025

We loved making this infographic a few years back, and it's great to see how much we still value it today. It's a friendly reminder that staying healthy can be simple and enjoyable. Let's keep these tips in mind as we celebrate.❣️

12/12/2025

Is the push and pull of the holidays starting to feel like too much?

In my latest blog, I share my journey of learning to slow down. I also introduce a simple hand-over-heart practice that can help you pause, breathe, and reconnect with what matters most.

This practice is helpful as you approach the weeks ahead with greater intention and ease.

I would love to hear what practices bring steadiness and warmth to your holidays. I read and appreciate each response.

s the holidays approach, our schedules often start to accelerate before we even realize it.

12/07/2025

This time of year can feel tender. The days fill up. Our hearts stretch to hold a little more.

For a long time, I met this season by simply doing more. I ran a healing center, taught classes, cooked for family and friends, and tried to be there for anyone who needed support. I loved that life, and I also reached a point where my body could no longer keep pace.

A health crisis asked me to stop. Not pause briefly and then jump back in, but truly stop. In that stopping, I began to see something I had often ignored. Slowing down was not a sign of failure. It was how the healing energies could finally reach me.

This insight later shaped Regenerative Somatics and, recently, took form in a mini-retreat called the Inner Oasis: Resting in the Heart.

In that gathering, we came together to:

- Arrive in our bodies and feel the ground beneath us

- Breathe with awareness, hand over heart, and invite heart coherence.

- Call in awe-filled appreciation through memories that genuinely open the heart.

- Reflect on what true rest might mean in this season of giving.

What moved me most was how quickly a group of people from different places began to feel like a small community.

The chat was filled with inspiration. As we settled together, faces softened. Breaths slowed. The tone of the afternoon changed.

You don't need a formal retreat to touch this kind of rest.
You could try a brief version of the practice on your own:

- Sit and feel the support beneath you
- Place a hand lightly over your heart
- Breathe a little more slowly through your nose
- Remember a place or moment that brings genuine warmth

Then you might ask yourself:

- What does rest look like for me in this season?
- Where does my body ask me to soften or say no
- What is one simple way I could tend to my own heart before tending to others?

Sometimes the smallest pause can change the tone of an entire day.

✨ Special thanks to HeartMath for inspiring our first practice of the day.

12/01/2025

If you missed Inner Oasis for the Holidays: Resting the Heart, the replay is available through December 3. Two hours to rest and restore the heart, and discover your own insights into how to approach the holiday season in a way that honors your capacity and feels grounded, spacious, and rooted in fullness rather than obligation.

You’re welcome to register and enjoy the session at your own pace.

💛 https://regenerativesomatics.com/inner-oasis/

11/26/2025

It's Giving Tuesday, and instead of asking for anything, we're offering a gift for you and the people you care about.

We're hosting a free mini-retreat and workshop: Resting in the Heart -- part of our Inner Oasis for the Holidays. It's for those who give a great deal of themselves, often without pause.

We'll explore what it means to truly rest in the heart and to tend to ourselves before the season asks for more of our energy. Through somatic practices, breath, and inner listening, we'll create space and nourish the heart in a way that supports us from the inside out.

Inner Oasis for the Holidays
Saturday, Nov 29 • 12–2 PM CT
Join live or watch the replay.

To register, go to https://regenerativesomatics.com/inner-oasis/

We hope to see you there!

11/21/2025

🌿 Inner Oasis for the Holidays: Resting the Heart

A Free Gathering
Saturday, November 29th
12:00–2:00 PM CT

As we move toward the holiday season, we're offering a free two-hour gathering called Inner Oasis for the Holidays: Resting the Heart. It’s a chance to slow down, nurture the heart, and replenish our energy so we can enter the season from a steadier, more grounded place.

During our time together, we’ll rest, breathe, journal, reflect, and reconnect with what truly supports us. The pace will be simple and spacious — an opportunity to take a meaningful pause before things get full.

If this feels supportive, you’re welcome to join us.

👉 Learn more or register here:
https://regenerativesomatics.com/inner-oasis/

💛 Candice

09/28/2025

What is Regenerative Somatics?

The word soma refers to the living body — the felt sense of being alive, not just physical structure.

Regenerative Somatics brings together the wisdom of practices like yoga, Qigong, and the Tao with contemporary understandings from energy medicine, neurobiology, and trauma healing. It’s an integrative, body-centered approach that respects both the body's science and the subtle nature of healing.

At its core, this work supports a return to your own inner intelligence — the life force that organizes, restores, and steadies you. Through this reconnection, the body, mind, and spirit begin to shift toward balance, vitality, and a clearer sense of wholeness.

09/13/2025

There's still time to register for the Live on Zoom Sunday sessions!
Classes start at 7:00p CT.