ABOUT SOMATICS

Water can carry you or bury you under. Floating, you’re supported. Diving, you’re included. Water teaches about presence:
how to move with, rather than against what is.

Water is able to shapeshift and transform — to flow, freeze, or rise as vapor, always finding a way.
It is soft yet immensely strong; over time, it shapes valleys and smooths stone.

One of my favorite things about water is that it holds memory. Scientific studies have shown that water's molecular structure can shift in response to vibration, sound, and environmental influence — an idea that continues to inspire both researchers and artists. 

Considering that our bodies are about seventy percent water, it's remarkable to think that
we, too, carry the echoes of everything we experienced.

This is also how I understand Somatics. Our bodies are not static: they are not computers, we are living breathing, fluid beings. Our bodies remember, adapt, and express the stories of our lifes. 

Soma is a Greek word and means “body”. The term was heavily influenced by P.A. Levine, (the godfather of somatic experiencing). So “somatic” is defined as anything that is from or related to the body, especially distinct from the soul, mind, or psyche. Though the way I was trained and the way I teach is holistic, so we do not exlude these important aspects of self. This work is not about getting out of your head, it is about wrapping your head around ALL OF YOU, including your soma.

Through somatic (inner) awareness, we learn to listen to the subtle currents within us — to the ways sensation, movement, and emotions are present.

Through reconnecting with the body, we reconnect with the intelligence that has always been part of us, that is moving, expressing and healing through us.