Workshops & classes

Feel comfortable
& at ease

discover who & what emerges

When you come to practise with me, I welcome and meet you where you are – whatever your age or experience. Above all, I seek to hold space for you to feel comfortable and at ease in rest and movement; to fully accept yourself as you are; and to be curious about what you might experience and learn within yourself and in community.

I invite you into movements where you cultivate your awareness and understanding of your sensations, and of yourself. You are encouraged to embrace practice as an iterative process rather than to arrive at a ‘destination’ – inquisitive, rather than acquisitive. I am deeply interested in enabling you to discover who and what emerges and becomes possible.

As Amy Matthews asks: How can I do less and feel myself more?

Students describe feeling encouraged, supported and cared for; experiencing enjoyment, openness, energy, exhilaration, a sense of peace and deep calm.

Upcoming workshops & classes

Read about and book Autumn workshops now.

WORKSHOPS

What will you experience in a workshop or class?

Each workshop and class is unique, but you can always expect:

  • time to settle and become comfortable; an invitation to scan through your body – physical, energetic, emotional. I’ll introduce the theme for the class
  • gentle movements to release any tension and to hydrate and lubricate body tissues
  • exploring more dynamic and fuller body movements in different levels and planes, involving flexion, extension and rotation
  • returning to the ground and towards slower movements
  • ending where we started, settling towards the ground.

In a somatics class, we start and end in a similar way. I may introduce and demonstrate the principles and benefits of somatic movement. The theme may focus on a particular area of the body and connect this to our everyday movements in the world. We then explore sequences to release involuntary muscle tension and progress to larger movements for full-body movement patterns.

FIND OUT ABOUT WORKSHOPS

"Gaby pays attention to each person’s needs and strengths and helps us individually to understand and extend ourselves... She brings curiosity, humility, intelligence and a thread of connection which enriches others."

Yvonne, student

"Gaby's patient and enthusiastic guidance builds her students’ confidence in their ability to move in new and more fulfilling ways. She mediates this with clear and concise instruction, sensitive touch, and a wonderfully encouraging attitude that fosters joy in the very process of learning."

Donna Farhi

"Gaby radiates intelligence, integrity and humour. As a key faculty member on my Somatic Teacher Trainings, her input is wise, warm, clear and compelling. I know few septuagenarians who move with her ease and agility. This is a testament to her many years studying yoga and fifteen years of somatic explorations. Her dedication is a gift to her students. I encourage you wholeheartedly to learn with her."

Lisa Petersen