You know that feeling of moving through your day slightly braced?

Not stressed exactly. Not overwhelmed necessarily.

Just... a little held. A little pulled forward.

Braced for the next thing before the current thing is even finished.

This is one of the most common things I see in the women I work with.

It shows up as a jaw that's subtly tight. A chest that doesn't fully expand. A pelvic floor that's been quietly gripping for years.

Most women don't even notice it anymore. It's just become the baseline.

When the body is running that much background tension, it becomes harder to feel anything fully, pleasure, connection, your own capacity to receive what's good.

Here's what's actually happening in your body.

You have three diaphragms. Most people only know about one.

The floor of the mouth. The respiratory diaphragm. The pelvic floor.

From a Structural Integration lens, these three structures are meant to function like hammocks, soft, buoyant, responsive. They move in relationship with every breath you take.

They are the direct support of three of the most important energetic centers in your body:

The floor of the mouth supports the center of the head. The place of stillness. Quiet.
The respiratory diaphragm supports the heart, the center of the chest. The place of both giving and receiving love.
The pelvic floor supports the womb space, the center of the pelvis. The seat of creativity, life force, and sensuality.

When these three are moving in resonance with each other, the breath drops lower, the jaw softens, the belly releases.

Habitual tension you didn't even know you were holding begins to subside.

You feel settled and experience a receptive presence that comes from actually being in your body, not managing it from the outside.

But here's what I see most often

We live in urgency, moving from one thing to the next without pause. When we do that, these structures subtly grip and pull up. The hammock loses its give.

It's a postural pattern as much as a nervous system one. And it keeps you in a mode of managing, pushing, trying to make things happen, rather than being open and receptive to what's already moving toward you.

This is not about slowing down your life. It's about finding what's available inside of it.

In this class, you will learn:

The anatomy of all three diaphragms and how they're designed to work together.

The energetics of each center they support, and what becomes available when those centers feel held.

How these structures optimally move in resonance with your breath.

How to actually connect with them, not just conceptually, but in your own body, in real time.

A simple breath practice you can return to throughout your day whenever you feel that familiar pull toward hasty, frantic, quick-quick energy.

This class is for you if:

✨ You're a woman who does a lot. Carries a lot. And suspects your body has been quietly trying to tell you something.

✨ You want to understand your body at a deeper level, not just be guided through an exercise.

✨ You're ready to experience what it feels like when your most important centers are actually supported.

Details

Date: Monday, July 20th
Time: 6:00–7:30pm MDT
Location: Virtual
Investment: $37

Bundle with the in-person Denver class for $60

Can't make it live? A replay will be sent to all registered participants.

To register, send your payment to Venmo @emily-wishall and you'll receive your Zoom link by email.

Note: When sending your Venmo payment, please include your name & email address in the payment notes for reference and registration records.

Upcoming Dates

Live and recorded

NEXT The Anatomy of Settling | Monday, July 20th | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM MDT

AUGUST Monday, August 17th | 6:00 PM - 7:30PM MDT

SEPTEMBER Monday, September 21st | 6:00 PM - 7:30PM MDT

OCTOBER Monday, October 19th | 6:00 PM - 7:30PM MDT

NOVEMBER Monday, November 19th | 6:00 PM - 7:30PM MDT

DECEMBER Monday, December 21st | 6:00 PM - 7:30PM MDT

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Attend live or watch the recording. Either way, the practice is yours to keep.

JOIN SENSUAL STRENGTH: THE ANATOMY OF SETTLING
VIRTUAL MASTERCLASS

$37

Your body already holds so much wisdom.
This class will help you access it with more clarity, confidence, and connection.

BUNDLE
Masterclass + In-person workshop

$60

When you join both the in-person + virtual masterclass, you’ll also receive complimentary access to the Sensual Strength Library — featuring 24+ hour-long classes and several other juicy embodiment and body care resources.

Not local? You can still access the full library for just $23/month. Just reach to Emily at [email protected] for access.

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Questions? Reach out at [email protected] or find me at emilywishall.com

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About Emily

Emily Wishall is an Embodiment Coach, Certified Rolfer, Animal Flow Instructor, and author of Radical Embodiment. With over 14 years of experience guiding women through body-based transformation, she helps women stop hiding and start living, with strength, sensuality, and soul.