Somatics

“Somatics” refers to a range of body-based awareness practices, with the goal of unwinding chronic tension. The body stores traumas, and somatic therapies help these traumas to release. I draw on my training in the Tao of Trauma and Somatic Experiencing systems to guide you in bringing your awareness to the rhythms of your autonomic nervous system, so that you start to feel more resourced, regulated, and resilient.

The somatic component of my sessions is usually done while seated. I help you become aware of your body’s “waves”—the sympathetic up-waves and parasympathetic down-waves—and I support your process of “surfing” these waves with increasing confidence and skill.

When we mindfully experience the waves of our nervous system, in the presence of an attuned guide, we find that we can expand our capacity. We find that we can remain in “safe connection” with the present moment, even when things get stressful. We find that we stop feeling “too up” or “too down.”

In my sessions, I give clients the option of combining somatic therapy with a needle-free acupuncture treatment. Or, you can choose to focus on one or the other modality (either needle-free acupuncture or somatics). I recommend somatic therapy for anyone dealing with chronic stress, tension, anxiety, depression, insomnia, or trauma.