Somatic Yoga
The Church says: The body is a sin. Science says: The body is a machine. Advertising says: The body is a business. The body says: I am a fiesta!
Eduardo Galeano
Somatic Yoga at Illumine Within is a movement practice rooted in embodied listening. Rather than emphasizing form or performance, classes prioritize awareness, choice, and presence.
This practice honors the body’s capacity to hold complexity — the tangible and the mysterious — and trusts that healing unfolds through attentive, compassionate awareness.
What This Is
Somatic yoga is a practice of listening — to sensation, breath, and the quiet intelligence of the body. It invites a return to yourself, not as something to fix or transcend, but as a living, responsive presence shaped by culture, relationship, belief, and lived experience.
Yoga offers a way back into embodiment — reconnecting with the body as a living language that’s always communicating. Through movement, breath, and attention, we begin to feel how much the body can hold: mystery and matter, grief and aliveness.
The body carries its own intelligence. It knows how to heal, adapt, soften, and gather strength. Practicing listening inward reconnects us with a capacity for renewal that has been there all along — supporting resilience, rest, and a gentle remembering of inner wisdom.
Listening Into the Body
This offering may be supportive if you are:
Seeking gentle, guided movement that emphasizes coming home to yourself
Interested in embodiment as part of a spiritual or healing journey
Looking for practices that support regulation, grounding, and clarity
Curious about Devany’s 1:1 somatic coaching and want to experience her approach in a group setting
No prior yoga experience is required. You’re invited to move at your own pace and honor what feels true for you.
Is This a Good Fit?
Classes move through yoga-based postures with invitations to notice sensation, breath, and inner response. Each class has a theme of focus and consistently encourages returning to your own center.
Practices support:
nervous system regulation
grounding and steadiness
restoration and integration
You’ll be guided, but never pushed. Listening to your body is the practice.
What’s It Like
Current Classes
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Lunch Break Yoga w/ Devany
A mid-day pause to move, breathe, and reset. This class offers space to release tension, reconnect with your body, and return to the rest of your day feeling more present and supported.
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Restorative Yoga with Devany
First Wedensday of Every Month: 7:30-9:00 PM
A quiet evening practice to help you release the day, soften the body, and find ease through rest, using props and supported shapes that invite the body to settle and restore.
