Making space for practice

Go Slow Studio

Somatic Movement + Body-Mind Education

Amy Wj is an educator focused on

somatic movement and body-mind literacy

teaching

Workshops and Somatic Movement classes for groups and individuals

writing

Booklets, zines, and a monthly newsletter

making

Amy’s interests also include art, ecology, herbs & domestic life

Where to find me / my work:

Books & Zines

Follow this link to my Etsy Shop where you’ll find my awarded-nominated pelvic floor booklet and other zines and merch

Substack Newsletter

Monthly updates and essays on body-mind topics. Signup and/or read full archive here.

Somatic Movement

Classes returning to Troy, NY summer 2024!
1:1 sessions - check back soon for July booking
Scroll down for more info on Somatics

Zine Brainstorming Worksheet - FREE resource

Other Workshops & Recordings

-Your Value to Your Vision

-Zines!

-Here’s a link to my Insight Timer recordings

Merch Shop

Find Go Slow shirts, Pelvic Floor stickers and more in my TeePublic shop.

about amy wj

Amy Wanner Jeansonne, MA, is an educator, maker, library professional, parent, and the author of several booklets and zines. In working to understand her own chronic pain and neurodiversity, she created Go Slow Studio to make space for practices in somatic movement, art, and human ecology as means to nourish the mind-body-spirit connection. Her work is shaped by a scrappy midwestern upbringing, queer culture, a deep appreciation for our greater ecology, and years she spent living and teaching science in New Orleans.

A lifelong movement enthusiast, Amy completed her 200 hr Somatic Movement Teacher training in summer 2024 with Essential Somatics and is now a Registered Somatic Movement Educator (ISMETA). She primarily practices in the tradition of Hanna Somatics, but is always learning, and loves how somatics combines her passions for anatomy, body-mind practices, and learning in community.

photo by Christopher Jeansonne

about Somatics

Somatics is a foundational movement practice that addresses the common reflexes that cause us to hold tension in our muscles. Learners use simple movements designed to reestablish neuromuscular pathways, allowing us to become more connected to our bodies by gaining awareness of our own patterns. This awareness supports body-mind functioning by alleviating pain, improving mobility, and calming the nervous system.