The benefits of somatic movement
How our muscles feel, affects how we feel
Research is increasingly showing a strong link between releasing tight muscles, and an improvement in mental wellbeing.
The less effort, the more you get out of it
Somatic movement is all about not trying too hard, judging or having any expectations of how the body should respond -- a tall order when all of us are raised with some, if not all of these traits engrained in our DNA.
A simple way to reduce anxiety
We live in a world that’s anxious and stressed out, and it’s not something that just happened during Covid, although a global pandemic certainly doesn’t help.
Let curiosity & kindness be your guide to releasing tight muscles
One of the words I’ve started to bring more into my teaching is the word curious. I encourage people to explore and be curious as they notice, sense, and feel their bodies.
Feeling our bodies can reduce anxiety and tight muscles
Call me a somatic movement nerd, but I get really excited when I hear someone who understands how a strong mind-body connection can help tackle life’s challenges.
Learn more about somatic movement
There are several wonderful books out there that have helped me deepen my somatic movement practice, and also, hopefully, become a better teacher. The two books listed here have a similar goal of restoring our inner awareness, the first step in somatic movement.
An audio recording to relax the body, calm the mind
In somatic movement, the breath rules. The easy, natural flow of the breath allows muscles, tight for years and sometimes even decades, to release, lengthen and relax.
The only way to achieve lasting peace and calm
Stress and anxiety are a fact of life, none of us are fortunate enough to escape it. But what we can do is learn how to release and come back more quickly to that state of calm.
Somatic movement wake up audio recording
Something to start your morning out right — Your Somatic Movement Morning Relaxation.
Free guided meditations for mindfulness, stress reduction
The reason to start a somatic movement practice is different than why we begin to meditate. Somatic movement releases tight muscles and meditation calms the mind. But…it’s not that simple.