SomafLux

the bright body perpetually changing

The body is the sacred vessel of our energy, our experiences, and our consciousness. How we live and feel manifests within us as vitality or dis-ease. To inhabit our bodies with awareness is to cultivate resilience, flexibility, and the capacity to meet life’s challenges with grace. Yet too often, we treat this profound vessel as a mere machine—functional but unlived-in. My work is an invitation to deepen your embodied experience, to awaken to the wisdom of your form.  

How do we nurture strength without sacrificing fluidity? How do we carve out space for presence amid the whirl of daily life? Drawing from decades of study and practice, I offer a synthesis of movement modalities designed to harmonize stability with freedom, effort with ease.  

In this practice, we weave together:

– Bartenieff Fundamentals to illuminate mind-body connections and release habitual tension  

– Pilates for dynamic core strength and structural integrity  

– Yoga to explore mobility, breath, and alignment  

– Chi-gung to cultivate fluid energy and grounded presence  

Each session begins with breath-centered awareness, inviting you into your body’s innate intelligence. From the floor to standing, we move through developmental patterns—reawakening primal support, refining balance, and reclaiming efficient movement. Every exercise is adaptable, honoring individual needs and potentials.  

About Despina Sophia Stamos:

A somatic movement educator since 1994, my work bridges Pilates (studied with Robert Fitzgerald, Cary Regan and Shelley Studenberg), Bartenieff Fundamentals (with Dr. Martha Eddy and Lesliie Powell), Ashtanga Vinyasa and Iyengar Yoga , Chi-gong (with Daria Fain), and somanautics  anatomy  (Gil Hedley). Certified by the American Council on Exercise with specialties in yoga, Pilates, and adaptive movement, I guide students toward  strength, spaciousness, and vibrant aliveness.  

Stamos dances professionally in NYC since 1991. Performing for over 30 choreographers and choreographing her own work, dance informs her approach to somatics.

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