Your soma refers to your body as it is sensed on the inside, the internalized perception of oneself (interoception). Somatic practices view the body as a reservoir of information where all emotions are felt. Our brain and nervous system may handle stress, situations, thoughts due to trauma by creating adaptive coping mechanisms. Trauma can be any experience that overwhelms or floods the nervous system and is unable to be processed somewhere that feels safe.

• The somatic approach is about slowing down, tuning in, and cultivating safety in order for healing to unfold within the nervous system. It is awareness to empower, to change, rather than fighting the body.
• Somatic touch and Craniosacral evaluate and improve the functioning of the nervous system which in turn helps many other systems in the body.
• Trauma Imprint Repair (TIR) is a guided relaxation and dialogue process that explores adaptive coping mechanisms created by the brain and nervous system to handle stress, pain patterns and other conditions.
• Hanna Somatics are slow mindbody, movement re-education exercises that help to retrain the brain and nervous system to relax by addressing pain patterns resulting from injury, stress, repetitive strain and habituated postures.
• Somatic practitioners recognize the interconnection and wisdom of body, mind, emotions and spirit, termed the bio-psycho-social-spiritual model of wellbeing.