This week, an exciting and wide-ranging conversation with Dan Sykes - musician, film-maker, Systema Instructor, founder of the Somatic Training Network, and host of the Systema-based YouTube series Emergency Fish Party! Dan's journey to Systema was unusual to say the least, and his boundless enthusaism for its possibilities is evident to anyone who talks to him.
Here, we discuss:
his intense introduction to Systema and Systema bodywork in Russia
exploring the similarities between Systema, Feldenkrais, and other somatic training methods
working with the injured and infirm - from treatment to training
the story and motivation behind the Emergency Fish Party series
Systema as part of a greater approach to health
Check out Emergency Fish Party on YouTube
Find out more about the Somatic Training Network at somatictrainingnetwork.com