What is Somatics?
Somatics offers the viewpoint, everything we receive through each of our senses is experienced in the body. Without the awareness of the natural bodily responses, certain patterns can become ingrained in the nervous system on an unconscious level.These reactions can trap emotions as well as signal stress responses throughout the entire body. These reactions can also effect certain muscle groups, causing lose of normal functioning, called sensory-motor amnesia.
A good resource for information, as well as step by step methodology with specific exercises therein, is a book by Thomas Hanna titled Somatics, a reawakening of the mind's control of movement, flexibility and health.
We are in luck...
Luckily, we can retrain our body, reawaken these muscles and learn to respond to stimuli in a healthy more functional way. With intention, movement and dedication, we can reset our nervous system and reprogram our body with a process of bodily re-education. This process began in my body on its own and through dedication to the practice, gaining knowledge and furthering my process, I am devoted to sharing my experience with others.
Allow for space...
From the moment we arrive into being, we are buzzing with receptors for sensory input. And, in a culture that does not honor our inner and outer state of being, it is of great importance we allow gentle space for ourselves and each other in this process.
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