In-Person and Online: Awakening the Body – Somatic Meditation, the Felt Sense, and Nervous System Resilience

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In-Person and Online: Awakening the Body – Somatic Meditation, the Felt Sense, and Nervous System Resilience
 
with Kathy Cherry
 
Thursday, January 9th, 2025 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET
 
In-Person Location: New York Insight at 115 West 29th Street, 12th Floor
 

 
In our tumultuous world, it’s no surprise that we may often feel disconnected from ourselves, our bodies, and the present moment. But this disconnection can leave us feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck in stress patterns.

Without tools to ground ourselves, we often miss the inner guidance that fosters resilience, clarity, and peace.

Over the course of this evening, you’ll learn somatic meditation, Buddhist mindfulness, and Somatic Experiencing® (SE) techniques to help you reconnect deeply with yourself. Drawing on the combined wisdom of mindfulness and SE, this class offers powerful practices to regulate the nervous system, access embodied awareness, and develop a compassionate relationship with your inner experience.

Guided by principles of mindful awareness and SE’s focus on nervous system resilience, you’ll learn to cultivate your “felt sense”—an intuitive way of tuning into body sensations and emotions as guides to your inner state.

Through gentle somatic exercises, mindful movement, and meditation, you’ll release tension, calm the nervous system, and foster a grounded presence.

Everyone is welcome to participate, regardless of experience with meditation or body-based practices. Please bring a journal for taking notes.

In-Person Registration:

Please register below. If you are able, registering at the “Supporter” level enables others to attend at the “Subsidized” level. Thank you for your generosity! (Please note that the registration price includes a base level of teacher support, and you will have the opportunity to donate more after the program.)

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Online Registration:

Please register below. If you are able, registering at the “Supporter” level enables others to attend at the “Subsidized” level. Thank you for your generosity! (Please note that the registration price includes a base level of teacher support, and you will have the opportunity to donate more after the program.)

If you are registering via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet, you can scroll right and left and up and down within the below form if it is partially obscured or cut off.
CLICK HERE to open the registration form in a new browser window.

Volunteering

All of our programs rely on volunteers to support our teachers and staff with various tasks and responsibilities. Volunteering allows you to participate in our programs at no cost. To inquire about volunteering opportunities, please fill out our inquiry form, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Teacher(s)

Kathy Cherry

Kathy Cherry is a Somatic Experiencing® (SE) practitioner and Dharma/mindfulness teacher based in Brooklyn. A founding member of DharmaPunx NYC, she has been teaching since 2014 and regularly leads retreats and workshops in the U.S. and internationally.

Grounded in the Thai Forest and Theravāda traditions, Kathy’s primary teacher is Heather Sundberg, with whom she has studied for over a decade. Their work together focuses on MahaSati and Emptiness/Pure Awareness practices from within the Thai Forest lineage, while also integrating non-dual approaches from Vajrayana practices.
Kathy combines SE® with mindfulness and Buddhist teachings to foster mind-body integration, supporting psycho-spiritual growth and well-being. Her teaching emphasizes embodiment, compassion, and practical wisdom both on and off the cushion.

She leads DailyPause, a morning meditation group, and teaches online courses through The Nervous System Solution. Kathy is also the creator of DailyPause: A Card Deck for Regulation, Resilience, and Well-Being and recently launched a digital version to support mindfulness on the go. Learn more at: KathyCherry.com / Daily-Pause.com / DharmaPunxNYC.com

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