Understanding Emotions Through The Body With Jessica Shirley

Emotions are experienced not only in the mind but also through sensations, movement, breathing patterns, muscle tension, energy, and other signals from the body.

In this class, Jessica will introduce participants to a somatic approach for recognizing emotional states through body awareness.

We will explore interoception, common physical cues that may accompany different emotional and nervous-system states, and how to observe sensations without immediately judging or interpreting them.

Participants will practice simple body-awareness exercises and learn how to connect physical sensations with emotional language, recognize mixed or unclear emotions, and use curiosity rather than judgment when checking in with themselves.

The goal is to build greater awareness of the mind-body connection and develop practical tools to understand and respond to emotional experiences.