Somatic Therapy Training
The page will not load. The person has interrupted you again. The task that should have taken ten minutes has acquired its own postcode. Frustration often arrives when something gets in the way of what you are trying to do.…
Sometimes noticing your breathing is helpful. Sometimes it makes you watch every inhale as though it is sitting an exam. On those days, a chair, a colour or a sound may be a more workable place for attention. A breath…
A participant folds their arms. It is tempting to decide they are guarded. Then they mention the room is cold. Reading body language in somatic facilitation is most useful when it means noticing visible changes and checking what the person…
An ordinary message arrives, and something changes before you have decided what you think. Your jaw tightens. You want to leave. Or your attention becomes foggy and the words stop landing. Learning how to recognise triggers in the body starts…
When a feeling becomes intense, everything can seem to belong to it. The conversation, the room, the rest of the day. You may want a little space around the experience without pretending it has disappeared. A somatic containment exercise can…
You can be in a quiet room and still feel on guard. You can also feel calm in a situation that is not safe. Felt safety and actual safety are related questions, but they are not the same question. If…
You do not need to walk beautifully. You need to get where you are going without tripping over the practice. A somatic walking practice means bringing some attention to the experience of walking: contact, movement and the surroundings you are…
A difficult day can feel different when someone sits beside you and does not immediately turn it into a project. They listen. They ask whether you want company or space. The problem may still be there, but you are no…
Someone says take a deep breath. You try, then try harder, and now you are watching every inhale as though it is an important exam. Breathing exercises for anxiety can be useful for some people. They can also become uncomfortable…
You have answered three messages, started two tasks and forgotten why you came into the room. Before you organise the rest of your life, it may help to notice where you are sitting. A somatic centering exercise can be a…