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About Irene Lyon

Irene Lyon, MSC. and nervous system expert, teaches people around the world how to work with the nervous system to transform trauma, heal body and mind, and live full, creative lives. To date her online work has reached people in over 57(!) countries – but you can often find her teaching with Elia Mrak at their signature Up & Down workshops or hiking in the mountains or along the Pacific ocean in her hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia. She has her Master’s in Biomedical and Health Science and also has a knack for making complex info easy for ALL of us to understand and apply to our lives. She has extensively studied and practices the works of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, Peter Levine (founder of Somatic Experiencing) and Kathy Kain (founder of Somatic Practice).

Synapses need to be fed, not fried. What happens when young ones come to see me.

Irene Lyon2019-04-30T13:06:29-07:00

"Synapses need to be fed, not fried" Navjit Kandola // I stumbled upon this wonderful little piece of personal insight on Twitter of all place! Our synapses are important, and yes, they do need feeding not frying. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" [...]

Synapses need to be fed, not fried. What happens when young ones come to see me.Irene Lyon2019-04-30T13:06:29-07:00

When is the best time to see a Feldenkrais practitioner or go to a class? Allow me to give you “My Dentist Analogy”

Irene Lyon2019-04-30T13:06:29-07:00

Think about the dentist for a moment. Depending on the history of your teeth, the dentist can be an ‘OK’ experience, or it simply sucks. I’m one of those people who people hate. I never floss, I only brush my teeth before going to bed, I eat sugar, and I’ve [...]

When is the best time to see a Feldenkrais practitioner or go to a class? Allow me to give you “My Dentist Analogy”Irene Lyon2019-04-30T13:06:29-07:00

“The Descending Line” and its importance for reducing our stress levels and improving our well-being (and the importance of spontaneous breath and restoring order to our internal milieu)

Irene Lyon2019-04-30T13:06:30-07:00

"Habitual repression of emotion leaves a person in a situation of chronic stress, and chronic stress creates an unnatural biochemical milieu in the body, [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"][ ], Disease [...]

“The Descending Line” and its importance for reducing our stress levels and improving our well-being (and the importance of spontaneous breath and restoring order to our internal milieu)Irene Lyon2019-04-30T13:06:30-07:00

How to be Comfortable Sitting on The Ground. Step 1 – Lengthen Those Tight Hamstrings. [ATM @ Alta (the bistro in Whistler)]

Irene Lyon2019-04-30T13:06:31-07:00

Click here to re-tweet "How to be Comfortable Sitting on The Ground. Step 1 - Lengthen Those Tight Hamstrings." This morning I taught a Feldenkrais Movement Class (aka: "ATM", or Awareness Through Movement) at a local bistro, Alta Bistro. One of the managers loves ATM, and he really wanted to [...]

How to be Comfortable Sitting on The Ground. Step 1 – Lengthen Those Tight Hamstrings. [ATM @ Alta (the bistro in Whistler)]Irene Lyon2019-04-30T13:06:31-07:00

“Neon in replacement for nuance and the advertising of food instead of the hunting for it.” A 4-min video clip of Contact Improvisation founder Steve Paxton – His thoughts on how we misuse the human body (and I’d have to agree!)

Irene Lyon2019-04-30T13:06:32-07:00

"It's appalling how we disuse the body." Says Steve Paxton, the founder of contact dance improvisation. I've written about what he speaks about, his ethos if you will, in a blog post from last year titled "Would you drive a Ferrarri that way?." Check out the video below: http://www.youtube.com/embed/a82Qy62bUTc Consider [...]

“Neon in replacement for nuance and the advertising of food instead of the hunting for it.” A 4-min video clip of Contact Improvisation founder Steve Paxton – His thoughts on how we misuse the human body (and I’d have to agree!)Irene Lyon2019-04-30T13:06:32-07:00

The Other Shade of Dualism: “Multi-Dimensionalism” – I Re-Visit Gabor Maté’s Writings and Get Comfortable with Ambiguity (yet again).

Irene Lyon2019-04-30T13:06:32-07:00

Click here to re-tweet "The other shade of dualism: "Multi-Dimensionalism." Black - White. Sick - Not Sick. Happy - Unhappy. Health - Unhealthy. Function - Dysfunction. Flexible - Stiff. Introvert - Extrovert. Mind - Body. now you try.... Something goes here. Something goes there. I'm THIS. I'm THAT. This dualistic way of thinking [...]

The Other Shade of Dualism: “Multi-Dimensionalism” – I Re-Visit Gabor Maté’s Writings and Get Comfortable with Ambiguity (yet again).Irene Lyon2019-04-30T13:06:32-07:00

Near-death experiences (NDE’s), anesthesia states, surgical procedures: Potential medical problems that can follow and how to heal: A Skype Client from Tennessee Writes of Her Improvements

Irene Lyon2019-04-30T13:06:33-07:00

Click here to re-tweet "Near-death experiences (NDE's), anesthesia states, surgical procedures: Potential medical problems that can follow and how to heal: A Skype Client from Tennessee Writes of Her Improvements" // I just received this LOVELY letter (see below where it says "Julianne's Letter") from a client way back in [...]

Near-death experiences (NDE’s), anesthesia states, surgical procedures: Potential medical problems that can follow and how to heal: A Skype Client from Tennessee Writes of Her ImprovementsIrene Lyon2019-04-30T13:06:33-07:00

Aaahhhh… This video is lovely and just what the doctor ordered on this last day of August. (What are you doing to grow today?)

Irene Lyon2019-04-30T13:06:33-07:00

Click here to re-tweet "This video is lovely and just what the doctor ordered on this last day of August. (What are you doing to grow today?)" I've always equated September with the start of the year. http://vimeo.com/18305022 It must be the whole back to school thing I think? [...]

Aaahhhh… This video is lovely and just what the doctor ordered on this last day of August. (What are you doing to grow today?)Irene Lyon2019-04-30T13:06:33-07:00

Part 1: How Our Past “Content” Shapes Our Present & Future. (lessons from tall trees and Gladwell’s Outliers

Irene Lyon2019-04-30T13:06:33-07:00

Click here to re-tweet "Part 1: How Our Past "Content" Shapes Our Present & Future. (lessons from tall trees and Gladwell's Outliers)" I LOVE THIS from Malcolm Gladwell's book titled Outliers: "Biologists often talk about the 'ecology' of an organism: the tallest oak in the forest is the tallest not [...]

Part 1: How Our Past “Content” Shapes Our Present & Future. (lessons from tall trees and Gladwell’s OutliersIrene Lyon2019-04-30T13:06:33-07:00

The Present Problem with Moshe Feldenkrais’ Work (as it’s “traditionally” taught). An 8-Week Pilot Period: The anecdotal results are in!

Irene Lyon2019-04-30T13:06:33-07:00

Click here to re-tweet "The Present Problem with Moshe Feldenkrais' Work (as it's "traditionally" taught). An 8-Week Pilot Period: The anecdotal results are in!" “To be sanguine about the future, however, requires a plausible basis for constructive action: you cannot describe possibilities for that future unless the present problem is [...]

The Present Problem with Moshe Feldenkrais’ Work (as it’s “traditionally” taught). An 8-Week Pilot Period: The anecdotal results are in!Irene Lyon2019-04-30T13:06:33-07:00

I’m here to bring a ginormous spotlight to an area of health and healing that’s being overlooked: unresolved and untreated trauma (of all kinds!).

Before you say, “I wasn’t traumatized”, please, please stick around because we, the scientific and clinical practice community, are finally redefining what a traumatic experience and adversity really is and it is not what most people think! I am here to give everybody access to education that is NOT dumbed down and assumes the reader wants the truth – even if it means getting into the nitty-gritty and feeling some feels. This means my articles (and videos that often accompany them) are more on the in-depth side and require you to think a bit more. In some cases a lot more. I hope you take some time to sink your curiosity into all that is on this page.

Much Love

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