About Fran Archer
Fran is a deeply caring and skilled Somatic Yoga and Medical QiGong teacher, with more than 24 years experience in the field of Yoga and Somatic Therapy. She is a senior member of a national association, Yoga Australia INC.
Fran conducts classes, retreats and individual sessions.
What Can Fran Offer You?
Fran’s passion is to assist students to restore a sense of balance, wholeness and vitality, through enabling them to recognize and allow the natural self-corrective process rather than efforting. Fran provides a very safe and nurturing atmosphere where students are invited to slow down and notice what arises with a quiet mind. People who attend her classes feel respected, and learn a deeper level of self respect.
Fran’s ultimate vision is for her students to receive the benefit of forming a more tangible relationship with their body, mind and the natural world around them.
What Happens During a Class?
Somatic yoga is a simple, safe method of neuro-muscular re-education and pain relief.
In a class simple movements are performed with a focus on the breath, followed by a resting phase where students are encouraged to notice sensations and feelings. Resting between activities is immeasurably productive. Bringing attention to sensations and feelings that arise during the resting phase is key to loosening up habitual patterns.
Somatic Yoga gives the body awareness needed to identify your postural habits and patterns. It requires that you slow down, tune in and listen to what your body needs in order to find the place of ease and comfort
The vast intelligence of our being is uncovered by releasing the layers of tension held in the habitual patterns. Listening and responding to our body’s preferred position or movement brings more ease and flow. Life is wonderful with a relaxed nervous system that can bounce back from life’s ups and downs.
How much does it cost?
The fee is $16 for causal and for payment in advance.
When can I attend classes?
Live Classes/ Zoom Classes
Monday Evening 4pm-5.15pm (Bardon/Zoom)
Tuesday Evening 5.15pm-6.15pm (Bardon/Zoom)
Friday Morning 6.45am-8am (Bardon/Zoom)
Zoom only classes:
Wednesday Morning 6.45am-8am (Zoom)
Friday Evening 4.30pm-5.45pm (Zoom)
Specialty Qigong classes (Contact Fran directly for enrolments and location)
Saturday Morning 7.00am-8.30am (Live) & 9.00am-10.15am (Zoom only)
How can I find out more?
email Fran or call her 0418 747 597
Residential Weekends with Fran at Springbrook.
SPRINGBROOK SOMATIC RETREAT With Fran Archer and Angela Sanderson
Incorporating the principles of Yoga, Qigong and Ortho-BionomyTM
‘Nourishing Your Life Force’.
“The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are.” Jim Morrison
You are invited to lighten your load, take a break from everyday responsibilities and ingrained habits of doing and thinking and retreat into the soul-soothing simplicity of nature. Give yourself permission to be OK just as you are and to take your own sweet time unravelling tension in a way that suits you. Reconnect to your innate impulses to move, rest and play. When we increase our capacity for freedom in our bodies we increase our potential freedom in the world. When we decide to calm our nervous systems the benefits ripple out into our wider community. Calmness is catching. Come and explore new choices – your body holds the key!
Fran and Angela have been colleagues and collaborators for twenty years, nurturing people to reinstate balance and wellbeing in their bodies and lives, through retreats, classes and their private practices. As experienced and innovative practitioners of Yoga, Medical Qigong, Somatic Therapy and Ortho-Bionomy, they share a passion for embodiment and facilitating movement towards kindness, comfort, rest, enjoyment and appreciation in the body.
Care is taken to allow for all levels of mobility, no previous experience is necessary to benefit from this beautiful weekend. Come and enjoy good company, delicious vegetarian food, classes, bush walks, resting, reading and listening in an exquisite natural environment.
Contact: Fran 0418 747 597 for future retreats/events