When you get stressed, your body responds. Your blood pressure might shoot up, your breath moves faster, and you might feel anxiety and stress in your body. Each inhalation and exhalation starts moving at a rapid pace, and your body fills with tension. What if I told...
For many people, they want to start healing trauma beyond the therapist’s couch. Getting too stuck in the mind can sometimes be a hindrance to trauma recovery. Somatic techniques have been proven to heal trauma, especially complex trauma. Somatic practices can...
If you’ve stumbled upon the term “somatic yoga” online and found yourself scratching your head, wondering what exactly it entails, you’re not alone. You might be asking yourself, “Is this a new type of yoga class?” Yes! I like to...
Do you ever feel like your head isn’t attached to your body? Most of us are lacking in the area of mind-body connection. I mean, just look at Zoom! We’re a bunch of talking heads, literally! This is why I love somatic exercises—because they help you get...
Have you been practicing yoga for a while and feel like you’ve got a great mind/body connection? What if I told you that it can go even deeper. That by adding somatic movements to your practice can take your body awareness to new heights and heal trauma and chronic...
You know that first big stretch in the morning? When you just wake up, yawning with your hands above your head and your whole body tenses into the stretch. Isn’t that the BEST feeling? It’s also called pandiculation and actually improves musculoskeletal functioning....
