“How Life Moves”
A New Online Course Starts Sep 2026
Nervous System & Development
“How Life Moves”
Nervous System & Development
Sep 2026 - Spring 2027
12 x Fridays 2:30 - 4:30PM (UK time)*
*Please see below for actual dates
A 12-lab online course exploring the embodied Nervous System in the context of our own development — from embryology through infancy and beyond — and how that development shapes who we are, how we perceive the world, and the choices we make. Understand how you became who you are, and how you can continue to become truly who you are.
Each lab is highly experiential, combining movement, self-touch, lecture, discussion, and Q&A. You're invited to explore through your own experience, rather than needing to fit a model or match anyone else.
Topics
We will explore this through different topics, including but not limited to (not in order):
Basic Organisation of the Nervous System (NS) — Embodied Understanding
Physical Architecture of the Nervous System
The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) — Blueprint and Application in Adult Life
Sensory & Motor Nervous System — Taking In Information, Giving Out Expression
Embryological Origins of the Nervous System and Its Value
Sensory Overload, Midline Orientation, and Reflexes
Developmental Psychology — Attachment and Psycho-Emotional Needs
Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches to Regulation
The Enteric Nervous System — Our Gut and the ANS
Tissue Tone and the Nervous System — Gravity, Self, Other, Environment
(The contents are still being created)
Who is this for?
This course is for anyone drawn to understanding the nervous system through development and embodiment. It's designed for professionals and students in somatic movement, somatic therapy, psychotherapy, trauma work, psychology, yoga, movement practice, and other health professions — as well as non-professionals who are drawn to this work for their own process and curiosity.
Dates:
1st term: September 25, October 9, 23, November 13, 27, December 11
2nd term: January 15, February 5, 26, March 5, 19, April 9
Total of 12 x Labs
All will be recorded.
Cost:
£480 (one full payment)
£170 / month (3 x Monthly instalment)
£90 / month (6 x Monthly instalment)
Booking Opening Very Soon
Participants say about her teachings…
"Aki that was truly sublime and precious, thank you so much"
“I found it illuminating and so refreshing to find a teacher that understands Somatics to such a high degree”
“I can't get enough of your teachings and classes as I love learning about somatic movement“
“ I deeply appreciate your kind and compassionate support”
“the more I practice with you, the more I'm able to be open to that part of me that seemed a bit hidden”
“I've enjoyed a lot (like crazy enjoyed!) the embodiment part…It's really powerful. I've found it very intuitively enjoyable to move and process/explore aki's instructions as I was moving and as I embodied.”
“Thank you, dear Aki! You bring the best in us.”
“Aki, you are a wealth of knowledge and inspiration and I am so grateful for your wisdom. I love your playful side too!”
Aki's teaching is one of the most valuable experiences of my life. She constantly brings new knowledge to her classes and changes the way I experience my body on profound levels that no other teacher reaches. Aki is inspiring, solicitous, imaginative, generous, extraordinarily sensitive, always exploring. Unique and precious. - Pippa
Aki is a hugely watchable and compassionate teacher and I think I will always remember her lessons. The connection between yoga, physical development and the psyche was made so powerfully that I had a realisation about my own history that was painful yet freeing. - Lisa
Aki’s ability to unite the practical and the esoteric, the physical and the subtle, and to do so with humour and complete authenticity is just magical. A friend of mine once said that there are a few teachers out there who have an immense knowledge and understanding but everyone has a limit; Aki, however, is infinite. I completely agree. - James