WHAT IS REPATTERNING?
A creative approach to healing that honors all levels of 'body': somatic, social and planetary, Ecosomatica's repatterning philosophy integrates the arts and sciences into a powerful technology for transformation.

A key aspect of this work is reconnection with the innate intelligence of natural systems through our own sensory experience. As we become gently aware of our own habits in movement, and their connections to pain and tension, we begin to unwind and reestablish healthier patterns.

WHY REPATTERNING?
Bodywork systems such as shiatsu, acupuncture and many others are wonderful to help loosen blockages and "stuck" energy, however, if we are not concurrently working to change underlying movement habits, pain and tension can become chronic. Repatterning work empowers us to ensure that the changes we make are lasting, and that we do not return to the "stuck" place.

Using a multidisciplinary approach that is both playful and meditative, we develop our imaginal capacity to rewire neurological connections, creating new effortless patterns for stability, strength, and flexibility. Such repatterning applies to our individual movement, as well as to groups and larger social "movements."

SERVICES OFFERED:
•movement repatterning and embodiment therapies
•creative facilitation and mediation services
•team-building through applied improvisation
•sustainability education and hands-on seminars
•organizational development
•somatic earthwork and gardening coaching
•community building events
•playshops for adults and children
•a wholistic approach to chronic pain, illness and tension

WHO BENEFITS FROM THIS WORK?:
Ecosomatica embodiment technologies are appropriate for anyone seeking sustainable methods of self-care, improved 'range-of-motion' in personal and community life, and greater sense of flow, freedom and ease. Nala Walla offers sessions for both individuals and groups.

Individual Sessions: People who feel they have gone as far as they can go with traditional "talk" therapies, or who have been stymied by traditional dance and theater training, may find our wholisitic movement approach helps them to break through habits, discomfort, and creative blockages. Our focus upon developing our clients' self-reliance and trust in their own creative resources also helps to balance out highly- structured training and techniques. Ecosomatica is a wonderful complement to other health care regimens such as counseling, massage, acupuncture, reiki, nutritional therapy.
Examples of clients include: therapists, artists, farmers, landscapers, educators and just about anyone seeking to get in deeper touch with their own creativity and optimal health.

Group Sessions: Groups seeking a harmonious and creative atmosphere for collaboration and learning benefit greatly from Ecosomatica's integrative and participatory approach.
Examples of clients include: schools and universities, business and corporate groups, ecovillages and cohousing communities, sustainability and permaculture education programs.

ABOUT NALA WALLA:
Nala Walla, BA, MSc
Integrative Facilitation | Movement Repatterning | Creativity Coaching

Nala Walla is an integrator. She reweaves a transdisciplinary approach to embodiment through movement education, somatics, community facilitation, permaculture design, and performance. She did her undergraduate studies at Dartmouth College, and her masters work at the University of Washington and Gaia University. A believer in ongoing education, she continues her studies in somatic movement therapy at Moving On Center, and the Center For Kinesthetic Education. Currently, Nala offers repatterning sessions, developmental movement for children and adults, teaches an ecosomatic curriculum at schools, universities and sustainability education programs, and offers private coaching and consulting sessions.

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Ecosomatica work is both a privilege and a responsibilty: we are empowered with tools to expand our boundaries and create healthier patterns at our own pace. The limits of this work lie only in our readiness to participate.

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