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Lillee Chandra

@lilleechandra

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Self-massage, yoga, therapeutic bodywork, fitness therapy, embodied anatomy, and creative somatically inspired trauma-informed practices

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“I had 500 thoughts about what I would see when I came back home and faced the damage but I never once thought that the house would be completely GONE.”

These are the homeowner Punkin’s words as she recounted her harrowing tale of having the flood waters sweep her 2 story wooden home, that her husband James was born in, completely into the French Broad river. James was rescued by family who repelled down the hill on the backside of the property and pulled him out of the second floor windows.

The couple along with their aged ill mother are now living in 2 RV’s parked on the slab where their historic home once sat.

To add to their loss, at the time they were caring for 80+ animals on the property including chickens, ducks, quail, cats, dogs, and a beloved pet Emu named Beebo. They were able to save Beebo and the dogs and release some of the winged animals in time but many others were lost or have not returned.

Our group of 8 was brought to help Punkin and James with continuing clean up of debris brought by the storm and to rebuild a fenced in area so that Beebo could finally come back home to them.

Every survivor has an incredible perspective on how they are handling their grief and it has been so impactful to observe, hear and witness their resiliency and continued courage and grace.

That is the part of the trip that has given us non-survivors our own valuable lens to re-examine what kind of relationships we long for and want to spend time and energy building…. as James said, “in these hardest of times, strangers became friends and friends became strangers”.

Punkin said as we hugged and we parted ways,
“Thank you so much for coming. I am so happy to bring my Emu home.

It is going to take a long time to recover and even then, I know I will never ever be the same person again. The storm made changes that I knew I needed to make but I knew that I could never make on my own.

We have lost so much but it’s ok. It’s ok… because I have gained so much more than I ever had.” Donate here to help James, Punkin and Beebo and others like them! https://gofund.me/e20ffba9 taken in Marshall, North Carolina by @lilleechandra

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Our last day of winterizing homes went so smoothly that we decided to take on a massive reorganization of the food donations being housed in the supply tent.
Our kids keep astounding us with their focus, willingness to jump in, aHammer & Heartsiasm!
Now when folks need something, they can actually find it!

#forothers #thanksgiving by @lilleechandra

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REPLENISH
a liberatory, sensory, experiential playground

facilitated by Lillee Chandra | Chandra Bodyworks @lilleechandra
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Sandrine Harris | Emergent Nature @emergentnature

We had a beautiful weekend together, exploring inner terrains through somatic process, essential nervous system education, relational attunement and boundary work, co-created spaces of deep meaning, play, meditation, and connection with the sumptuous natural setting and fab studio at Groundworks! @groundworks.space

#somatics
#healingtrauma
#nervoussystemeducation
#processbasedlearning
#experientiallearning
#liberatory
#sensoryreplenishing
#play
#boundarywork
#connection
#vitality
#natureconnection by @lilleechandra

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Come and REPLENISH.

After a 4-year pause in our collaboration — and lots of life experience and professional training time in those years too — I am so happy to share that Lillee Chandra @lilleechandra (Chandra Bodyworks) and I are offering an immersion in all things body. {Fun Fact: this program was set to launch in March 2020}

REPLENISH: a liberatory, sensory, experiential playground

weekend: Sept 13 (evening) through Sept 15 (midday)

Location: a beautiful retreat space with a newly built studio building and — eh hem, for all of the movement nerds: a ✨ SPRUNG FLOOR ✨ — in Gardiner, NY.

For Whom: anyone working with the body and interested in learning in a depth immersion (bodyworkers, educators, movement teachers, embodiment facilitators, community organizers, performers, healthcare practitioners)

REPLENISH is an experiential learning immersion to slow down, fill up, and meet yourself with
renewed curiosity and energy.

This transformative experience will deepen your embodiment skills and enhance your ability to
sense and inhabit your body with greater ease.

We'll explore nourishing movement and self-massage, expressive mark-making, inspired Somatic Experiencing® practices, meditative flows, and essential nervous system education.

Ground yourself in somatic support and immerse in the wisdom of self-discovery.

Come ready to play and explore at the edges of personal and collective transformation!

📍DM for details. Registration is now open. 💌

📸: Pic 2 - my friend and collaborator, Lillee Chandra (SEP, LMT, ERYT)
Pic 4 - our collaborative meetings on ZOOM from 2019, now fruiting in 2024!

#sensoryplayground
#experientiallearning
#somatics
#nervoussystemtraining
#somaticexperiencing
#replenish
#lilleechandra
#emergentnaturetrainings
#chandrabodyworks
#anatomy
#embodiment
#movementprinciples
#selfmassage
#experientialskillbuilding by @lilleechandra

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Ofeelya is getting all gussied up for tomorrow night’s debut of The Hip Core Class as part of the online Embodied Anatomy Series I am offering 6:30-8:30pm @freshyogact #toomuchfun #toomuchtape #toomuchalonetimeclearly by @lilleechandra

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Join me for this virtual lady-led event, CT Ladyfest on Saturday Oct 3rd. I will be sharing a yummy movement practice at 1pm and lookingforward to all the amazing workshops that will be presented throughout the day! Best of all, it is only $15 for all access pass!
I hope you can make it to this exclusively designed festival for females who love to create and collaborate!
Check out the agenda for the whole day at www.weareladymade.com/ladyfest-agenda
#woc #mompreneurs #womenownedbusiness #selfcare #womeninbusiness
@wordsbyleelee @annaramirez6974 @lydiamandell by @lilleechandra

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Homeschool Day 11 Exploring all the ways we sense movement. #dontforgettouseyourhead #togetcuriousaboutmovement #dontforgettouseyourbody #togetcuriousabouteducation #crazyorcreativehomeschooling #ischildled #norules #groundhogdays #cleanhandsfreeplay #wewillbefine by @lilleechandra

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I am heading north! Time to #rolltorelieve your cranky shoulders and learn how to make pain-free moves your new normal!
Register at www.wellnessliving.com under EVENTS
@30minutesofeverything in Accord, NY
#movementismedicine but #whenyoureinpain ya gotta #figureoutwhichmovementssoothe
#fitnessandhealth #yoga taken in 30 Minutes of Everything by @lilleechandra

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Do you find rolling difficult?
Then don’t do it!
Instead, learn the difference between traveling ball moves (where the ball actually rolls under you) and stationary ball moves (where you move on top of the ball). (There is also a combo of both options but thats another video 😉)
Both traveling and stationary approaches can be very beneficial but only if the recipient can relax fully under the pressure of either.
The next time you find yourself making the #painface while rolling... you might ask: What soothes me more? Carrying my full body weight around on sore areas or placing the balls in strategic areas and teasing micro-movement indirectly from those tacked areas. #pinandstretch
So next time you “roll” remind yourself of the various options for every ache.
Your tolerance for “being with” these areas is way more important to cultivate than blowing past them to get through the experience/workout.
Bottom line: make ball work enjoyable and you will want to do it again and again!
#rollmodelmethod #tuneupfitness
#embodyyourbody #embodyyourpainbodyandbekindtoit
#smarternotharder
#itdoesnthavetohurttowork
#listentoyourbodytalk #talktoyourbody #yoga by @lilleechandra

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My 4 week series “Knead to Relax” begins next Friday January 9 at @tuffgirlstrong from 10:15-1045. This is just one of the many tension tamers I will share!
#techneck #disarmyourtension #movementmattersallday
Let the soothing begin!
Sign up link in the bio...
#tuneupfitness
#embodyyourbody taken in Tuff Girl Strong by @lilleechandra

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Bells and Balls! Only this morning at 8:45-10AM @tuffgirlstrong Register here: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/mainclass?studioid=20853&tg=53&vt=&lvl=&stype=-7&view=day&trn=100000001&page=&catid=&prodid=&date=12%2f06%2f19&classid=0&prodGroupId=&sSU=&optForwardingLink=&qParam=&justloggedin=&nLgIn=&pMode=0&loc=1
But I will be coming back 4 Fridays in January for more rolling adventures to #gettoasty 🤔
#tuneupfitness
#rollbreathetrain by @lilleechandra

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