Understanding shame is one thing. Knowing what to practise is another.
Or guilt. Or grief. Or the fear that sits in your chest before a difficult day. These states live in the body – and the body is where you train them.
Somatic Database Part One – 100 illustrated somatic exercises for the eight heaviest states of mind. For your own practice, and for guiding others through theirs.
Go beyond understanding. Build a practice.
You know the ones. Shame that drops your eyes and tightens your throat. Guilt that sits like a stone behind the ribs. Apathy that flattens a whole week. Grief that arrives in waves. Fear that braces your shoulders before anything has even happened. Desire that pulls you off centre. Anger that burns through your patience with the people you love. Pride that will not let you soften.
You can understand these patterns perfectly and still be ruled by them. You can name them, analyse them, talk about them for years – and feel them arrive just the same. Because insight is not the same as change.
These states are not only thoughts. They are bodily events: postures, breaths, tensions, a whole-body pattern. And a pattern that lives in the body can be met in the body.
A map of the heavy states – and a training to move through them
Somatic Database Part One is a 172-page illustrated guide to the eight heavy states of consciousness and how they live in your body. Across 16 chapters, every state is explored twice: as an inner feeling, and as a view of life. Each chapter gives you a clear map – its bodily sensations, its causes, its effects, and the way through it.
Then you train. 100 exercises, each one fully illustrated and explained step by step. Somatic practices, breath work and contemplative exercises. No substances, no rituals. Practice only.
Look inside
Chapter opener – the book
An illustrated exercise – the book
Prompt page – the Journal
Exercise log – the Companion
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What this makes possible
- Meet a heavy state with a practice instead of a struggle. Each state has its own exercises – you have a practical place to start.
- Catch a state early, in the body, before it runs your day. The chapter maps teach you its sensations and its shape.
- Guide others with confidence. Every exercise carries method notes – what to do, why, and when – so a teacher understands the work, not just the steps.
- Keep a real written practice. The Journal turns reflection into pages; the Companion turns practice into a record you can look back on.
Who this is for
Yoga teachers who want real somatic material they can bring straight into their classes, and practitioners who are done collecting ideas and ready to practice. If you work with people who carry shame, grief, fear or anger in their bodies – or you carry them yourself – this book was built for you.
The launch set – three books, one price
For launch, the complete set – 313 pages in total – is US$19:
- Somatic Database Part One – the 172-page illustrated book: the map of the eight heavy states and 100 step-by-step exercises
- The Contemplation Journal – 23 pages of guided prompts for inner work, organised around the 16 chapters, with space to write
- The Practice Companion – a 118-page working companion for all 100 exercises: checklists, before-and-after observations and practice logs
How you get it
Checkout is handled securely by PayPal – in many countries you can also pay by card without a PayPal account. As soon as PayPal confirms your payment, your personal download links are sent to you by email and shown on the confirmation page you return to after checkout. Download the PDFs whenever it suits you – the files are yours to keep and read on any device.
About the author
Avdhoot Limaye is the founder of Parimukti, an international training school for somatic facilitation based in Arambol, Goa, India. Over more than a decade he has created and led yoga and somatic trainings in India, Bali, Sweden and the Netherlands, growing Parimukti from yoga teacher trainings into somatic facilitator education. Somatic Database Part One brings together the maps, method notes and exercises in this illustrated guide.
Questions, answered
What exactly do I receive?
Three PDF books – Somatic Database Part One, The Contemplation Journal and The Practice Companion. 313 pages in total.
How do I receive them?
Your personal download links arrive by email as soon as PayPal confirms your payment, and they are also shown on the confirmation page after checkout.
Can I pay by card without a PayPal account?
In many countries, yes – PayPal offers card payment without an account at checkout.
How long do the download links last?
14 days, with up to 10 downloads per book – plenty of room to save the files on all your devices. Once downloaded, the PDFs are yours to keep.
I am a yoga teacher. Can I use this material in my classes?
Yes. Every exercise is written with method notes for exactly that purpose – what to do, why, and when – so you can bring the practices into your own classes.
Who do I contact with questions?
info@parimukti.com – before or after buying.
Your practice starts with one state, one exercise, one page
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