Somatic Savvy

Next Series: Online

Two Cohorts to Choose From:

Tuesday’s 930am-1130am MT (February 3, 10, 17, 24)

Thursday’s 6-8pm MT (February 5, 12, 19, 26)

SPECIAL HOLIDAY OFFER (until January 1, 2026):

Purchase one registration and receive a second registration for free to gift to a friend

Investment: $245 CDN by e-transfer (or $255 by paypal or credit card)

A somatic exploration to come home to your body’s intelligence. Your body holds and remembers moments and experiences as energy from your interactions, your thoughts, how you move or don’t move, and for many of us, the energy we take on from others. This can manifest as a chronically busy mind, anxiety, depression, an accumulation of tension in the body, struggle with sleep, poor digestion, various autoimmune issues, and potentially cycles of interpersonal conflict or habitual patterns that cause more distress.

Whether you notice this “stuck-ness” in your own body, or are simply curious to learn or expand your knowledge regarding how to lean in and align with your rhythmic nature, how to release your grip on one way of knowing, or how to befriend and be with the present moment so you can access more peace and choice, Somatic Savvy is a series for you.

Somatic Savvy is a 4-part online experiential series that takes you on a journey to meet the key areas of your body that hold survival energy and various ways to be with it and release it.

In two hour sessions, one week a part, we will:

• introduce and deepen your nervous system literacy for skillful self and co-regulation,

• broaden your understanding of somatic tools and techniques to release and restore throughout the day,

• focus on one of the Four P’s of the stress response - i.e., areas of the body where survival energy tends to surge and get stuck,

• encouragement to develop a morning and evening routine to align your system with it’s ideal cortisol rhythm,

• and, engage in playful experiments to increase your curiosity around natural rhythms to improve sleep, focus, rest, relationships and self-compassion.

Please join me for this unique four part series to journey into the vast intelligence of internal and external rhythms with your breath and heart as your teacher.

The numerous benefits of somatic exploration include:

• Develop more skills and habits that soothe distress

• Development of your right-brain hemispheric mode of processing, which gifts you with the ability to zoom in and zoom out in the present moment to access more choice, perspective shifting, creativity and imagination.

• Insight, presence, and spiritual growth

• Release of stuck energy and access deep rest

• Recognition of patterns that do not serve you and access to cultivating the change you desire

• A flexible and adaptive nervous system

• Empowerment, confidence, and increased window of tolerance

• Improved health and well-being, and increase pro-social behavior

• Protective factor against anxiety, depression, and various other forms of mental and physical distress

Included:

• Somatic Savvy workbook

• Recorded Somatic relaxation and release videos to align with our weekly practice and progression

Commonly Asked Questions?

What should I wear for this class?

• Wear comfy clothes with layers that feel good on your body. Have pillows and blankets nearby for added warmth and comfort at your leisure.

Is this like a yoga class?

• No. All movement cues are offered as options, ideas, explorations, and sometimes as probes to then pause and notice your reaction or what your body wants next. We will explore specific movements that serve the purpose of relaxing and releasing tension, meeting tension or sensations rather than trying to get rid of anything, and a focus on the quality of our attention and how that impacts the experience. Most movement is quite minimal and comes along with cues and guidance that will help you understand the intent and the various impacts you might notice.

Can I participate from my phone or hook up my laptop to my tv for a larger screen?

• Anything larger than a cell phone screen is ideal for this. It is important that you log in from a private and quiet space, where you have room to lay on the floor and room to move your body around with as much space as your environment allows.

Do I have to keep my screen on so others can see me?

• A key aspect of this series is learning to track your own nervous system states and how that shows up as a leaning in for connection or a pulling away from connection. This might look like a moment in time when you feel safe and open to the group and you have your screen on and allow yourself to be seen, and other times you feel yourself withdrawing and a desire to move away from the screen or turn it off entirely. I will invite you throughout the experience to notice and honor these impulses as we practice being-with our nervous systems, learn tools and techniques that help us soothe, and various opportunities for co-regulation with me as your guide.

What does one of these sessions actually look like? What would I be asked to do?

• Everything I offer and invite you to practice and experiment with is 100% your choice. One of the beautiful things about meeting online is that you are joining from the safety and sanctity of your own space, and you could just lay on your back and listen without engaging at all, if that is what your bodymind needs in that moment. You could also have your screen on, make eye contact with me and others, respond to the occasional check-in in the group chat, or let your voice be heard by asking a question for clarification or express an insight that is moving through you.

• In general, the majority of our time together will be an opportunity for you to be with you, while being held and a part of a group experience. For example, session 1 will be focused on concepts, tools and techniques that help us elevate safety signals in our body. This will be using our senses, breath, imagination and movement to find the internal and external resources that help you feel okay to be present and calm here and now (including how to start being relational with what might not feel so good in your body).

• Specifically, we will begin with a guided grounding and centering practice as we welcome ourselves (and whatever energy is present) into the space. I will invite everyone to check-in with themselves and offer one word into the chat that captures what they are feeling/noticing in their own system as we begin and settle into this experience. We will move through a short slideshow presentation to visually connect with the theme of the session and general concepts and tools we will practice. We will move into experientially exploring the techniques. We will finish with a 10-15 minute guided meditation to come to completion. At the end I will remind everyone of various practices and resources they can use before we meet again, and invite everyone to offer one word into the chat as they come to completion.

If you have any further questions please reach out and I will happily respond.

Two Cohorts to Choose From:

Tuesday’s 930am-1130am MT (February 3, 10, 17, 24)

Thursday’s 6-8pm MT (February 5, 12, 19, 26)

SPECIAL HOLIDAY OFFER (until January 1, 2026):

Purchase one registration and receive a second registration for free to gift to a friend

Investment: $245 CDN by e-transfer (or $255 by paypal or credit card)

(*If you have insurance coverage for mental health counselling in Alberta, please let me know and I will send you a receipt for this experience)

How to Register:

• Optional: email me with questions (marinmccue@gmail.com)

• When ready to register, send e-transfer for $245 to marinmccue@gmail.com (or $255 if requesting a paypal invoice or credit card payment)

• Email me to confirm you sent your payment and to ensure I have the email address you want to communicate from. If purchased before January 1, 2026: Please include the full name and email address of your friend who receive registration as a gift (or send that my way once you are clear on who this gift goes to).

Past ParticipantS:

“This class was my favorite part of each week. Marin has a unique way of creating an environment that feels safe, gentle and fun. I learned a lot and continue to come back to the practices often.”

- Riley

“I found myself really looking forward to and enjoying the weekly practices. I love how the additional course videos are "bite size" with the 6-12 minute practices. I would do 2-3 of them in the mornings and found them incredibly nourishing. Sometimes courses come with SO much content that I get overwhelmed and barely start or do any of it. This course felt really accessible and manageable.”

- Chelsea

“Marin’s Somatic Savvy course was such a gift. As someone who often lives in my head, I found it incredibly grounding to reconnect with my breath and truly feel my whole body. Marin creates such a kind, open, and welcoming space that made it feel safe to explore and be present. I really appreciated the gentle invitation back into embodiment. Highly recommend!” - Laura

“I really enjoyed the content. I always left feeling grateful, calm and at peace, with things to ponder on and work on for myself.” - Naznin

“The Somatic Savvy series was the absolute perfect addition to all the transformational, albeit mostly intellectual, work I have done. I had no idea how profound it would be and how much would shift for me. It was the perfect puzzle piEce I didn’t know I was missing. In the space where complete safety, nonjudgemnt and so much grace is created, miracles can happen. With Marin’s guidance, I was able to access the most subtle whispers my body was sharing and unlock healing of those parts of me that I have not been paying attention to and abandoned. Thanks to this work, I am more in love with myself and by extension, with the world around me. I am eternally grateful”

- Ola

“Marin puts her entire being into her work and it shows! Yes, she's book educated, but she has life experience with the practice she preaches, and a constant curiosity and openness for new ideas. I'd highly recommend absolutely anyone to take part in one of Marin's many offerings!”

- Jess

*Tap the link below for the introduction booklet all registrants receive*

Not sure if this is for you? 

*Watch this 30 minute introduction to Internal Family Systems and Somatics

Our symptoms of pain, stress, unrest, anxiety, depression, instability and disconnection from self and others are multifaceted and are often not the result of one thing we are doing or not doing. Culturally, systemically, historically, and globally, there is a lot to be stressed, anxious, angry, overwhelmed or defeated about. Somatic practices are not meant to be an avenue of taking personal responsibility for all the pain, heartache or struggle you experience in life - it is however, an opportunity to embody your power and heart-centeredness more fully so you have more space to process and be with what you are feeling.

When we feel incongruence inside or are struggling with chronic or recurring symptoms, we certainly do not have the energy, space and time needed to collaborate and problem solve the way we need to in order to guide our world in a more harmonious direction. Somatic practices guide us back to our inherent flexible and resilient state where healing and growth occur as our human nature. The question becomes, once you feel stable and connected in your being, what will you do?  

What else might you want to know?

• Nervous system regulation: not that there is a “regular” or “normal” that we are striving for. Rather, the ideal is a flexible nervous system that can move through the various nuanced expressions of the nervous system and continually come back to the state of harmony, inclusion, and high heart rate variability, where rest and play are accessible, and the body heals and grows as its innate intelligence guides it to do so. The goal is to notice as ruptures happen and skillfully support and guide our system back to its optimal baseline.

I look forward to sharing this experience with you. Please reach out if you have any questions.

xo

Marin

marinmccue@gmail.com