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Connections and Perceptions Deck

A 63-card deck to help you experience movement; from disconnection and pain to self-discovery, attunement and embodiment.

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This special somatic coaching deck was created to help you explore your physical and emotional landscapes.

It is designed to help you explore your somatic language and your Self; learn about your nervous system and the benefits of structure; spend time with the healing properties of the natural world and sacred Mystery; and foster greater integration, self-regulation and embodiment.

Collection of somatic practice cards for reflection and self-awareness laid out on table.

Experience wonder, one card at a time.

Spend some time with your body, your thoughts and feelings; or with nature and beautiful inspiration; or even with Mystery and the timeless and ephemeral.

This deck consists of 63 text-and-photo-based standard tarot size cards with a matte UV finish, made of sturdy card stock, designed to help you move from disconnection and pain to self-discovery and bodymind relationship. It was born out of a desire to help people re-engage with their sensational bodies and informative thoughts and feelings, to challenge introspection and encourage growth, and to offer people a connection and interaction other than that available on a screen. The deck has a 6-page guide booklet with the story behind the cards and helpful ways to use them, and a beautifully simple magnetic box to protect the cards and guidebook.

Embark on a journey of your physical and emotional landscapes; a search for knowledge, wisdom, and embodiment!

The deck is based on beautiful, inspiring photos of nature and natural subjects, chosen to help support nervous system regulation, encourage reflection and meditation, elicit positive emotions, and stimulate a general sense of wonder. Studies show that just looking at a picture of a beautiful or calm natural scene can have some of the same effect, and here are 63 scenes!

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A deck of cards titled "Connections and Perceptions" created by Joy Walker and used for guided reflection

Card Deck

$50

63 text-and-photo-based standard tarot size cards with a matte UV finish, made of sturdy card stock

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Somatic card notebook designs for SPRE practitioners and personal practice

Guided Journals

$25

100-page journal includes guidance and support on beginning to journal, as well as prompts and wisdom from the Connections deck. Choice of 4 beautiful covers.

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A silver pen, a seashell on a piece of driftwood, and a stack of four books with colorful covers on a gray surface.

Blank Journals

$22

Lovely, blank journal. 100-pages, dot-printed. Choice of 4 beautiful covers.

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Stickers from the Connections and Perceptions card deck for body awareness

Card Holders

$12

Hold your card of the day in style, while also being reminded to check in with your bodymind. Two designs, available in maple and walnut. Slim enough to fit inside your deck box, with space for your favorite stone, feather, or offering.

Sticker Books

$15

Beautiful sticker book using the motifs of the Connections deck. 90-stickers. Use for journaling, decoration, or whatever your imagination desires.

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Three notebooks with nature-themed covers, a pen, and small stones on a wooden surface. The notebooks have covers titled 'The Moon,' 'Pause,' and 'Clarity,' with images of the moon, a sunset, and a mountain scene, respectively.

How to Use These Cards

The pictures are combined with carefully chosen concepts - augmented with prompts, questions, and reflective, supportive content - designed to help you explore your somatic language and your Self; learn about your nervous system and the benefits of structure; and foster greater integration, self-regulation, and embodiment.

  • Bodymind (hamsa hand): concepts about the connections between body and mind, and somatic work. 

  • Spirit (star): borrowed from the natural world, the Divine, and mystery.  

  • Duality (venn circles): that gray zone where two or more opposing things are true and wholeness means reconciling that in your body and mind. 

If you're a therapist or somatic practitioner, use the cards with your clients, either in session or have them use at-home. Have a client pull a card and help them use it to practice regulation or being in their body. Have them describe what they are noticing internally, and how that makes them feel.

Some Card Examples

  • A pale-colored skull of an animal placed on red-leaved branches with a piece of white rock in the foreground. The word 'Grief' is written at the bottom.

    Grief

    “Grief is both painful and private, dramatic and dull; a shocking ride and something to be slogged through. It lives in your body in layers, surfacing from the past into the present to make itself felt even more strongly. It can be a lifetime constant, an old friend, a catalyst and an impediment. Is it any wonder we struggle to feel it, show it, or see it in others?”

  • Beautiful landscape of a calm lake reflecting the sky and clouds, with distant mountains and a partly cloudy sky on the Clarity card of the Connections and Perceptions deck.

    Clarity

    “The stillness and clarity of the water make it a perfect mirror for the drifting clouds above, and makes it hard to tell what's real. Are you able to see the behaviors and motivations of others clearly? Or are you sometimes taken in by the mirage, reaching for the illusion, let down by your capacity for self-deception?”

  • Close-up of a seashell and a shell fragment on a wooden surface on the Bodymind card of the Connections and Perceptions deck.

    Bodymind

    “You are a bodymind, meant to function together - an amazing, connected treasure trove that contains everything that you are, feel, and experience. That bodymind can be your friend, source of information and inspiration, and your safe harbor.”

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What People Are Saying

  • “What really helps me about the Connections and Perceptions deck is how the deck encourages the user to connect with their sense of Self through a somatic lens. I draw a card alongside my tarot cards to gain a new perspective on what my body might be telling me.”

    — V.W.

  • “My friends and I are teachers, working in a fun but high-stress environment. We got together with the Connections deck and pulled the ‘Direct’ card, which was perfect! It really resonated with a situation we’re currently experiencing. Joy’s writing was so supportive and helpful; we love this amazing therapy card deck!”

    — O.N.

A woven round placemat on a table holds a notebook, a pen, and daily somatic practice cards from the Connections and Perceptions deck.

FAQs

  • This deck consists of 63 text-and-photo-based standard tarot size cards with a matte UV finish, made of sturdy card stock

  • You can use this for yourself!

    If you're a therapist or somatic practitioner, use the cards with your clients, either in session or have them use at-home. Have a client pull a card and help them use it to practice regulation or being in their body. Have them describe what they are noticing internally, and how that makes them feel.

  • You can preorder the deck, journals, or sticker packs now by completing this form.

If you would like more information about the deck, or want to preorder, please provide your email address and information!