The Body + Somatics
Our bodies carry experience as sensation, tension, gesture and breath. Somatic approaches work from the body up, using awareness, movement, touch and safety to process what talking alone may not reach. These practices can be powerful, and they are often most effective with skilled support.
“it’s not just an event that took place sometime in the past: … it is also the imprint left by that experience on mind, brain, and body.”
— Bessel van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score
Talk therapy can help us make sense of what we’ve lived through. Even after years of talking, there may be feelings we’ve understood but haven’t had space to fully feel. When we quieten the mind a little, we can start to listen to the body and notice what we’ve been holding. Sometimes moving through an emotion starts with moving our bodies. Dancing, stretching or gently shaking can give those feelings somewhere to go.
Below, you’ll find ways to explore this through Somatic Experiencing, bodywork, movement and other body-based therapies, at a pace that feels right for you.
What's inside
Modalities to Explore
5Rhythms
Five rhythms, one wave, and a map for moving through whatever you’re carrying. No steps to learn, just music that takes you from flowing, through chaos, into stillness.
Bikram Yoga
A heated yoga practice built around a fixed sequence of postures and breathing exercises. Explore strength, focus and the feeling of a clearer mind after stepping off the mat.
Ecstatic Dance
All the joy of a big night out, without the bar, the small talk or the hangover. Ecstatic Dance is free-form dancing in a substance-free space made for letting go.
Massage and bodywork
Hands-on work with muscle, fascia and touch, including trauma-aware approaches.
Nia
Movement that feels like play, not punishment. Nia blends dance, martial arts and mindful movement to music, and every step adapts to how your body feels today.
Somatic Dance Movement
Let your body speak first. Expressive, music-led movement that gives feelings a way out when words can’t find them, with nothing to learn and nothing to get right.
Somatic Experiencing (SE)
A gentle, body-led approach to trauma and stress. Somatic Experiencing helps you tune in to how your body responds, with room to go at your own pace and share as much of your story as you choose.
Somatic Movement
Slow, quiet movement led by how it feels, not how it looks. A gentle way to notice old patterns of tension and give your body new, easier options.
Trauma-sensitive yoga
Yoga that puts you in charge. Gentle movement, no hands-on adjustments and no right way to do it, so you can begin to feel at home in your body again, one choice at a time.
Founder’s Insight
“Looking back, I think dancing might have saved my life.”
I started dancing when I was about two and a half. Growing up, I danced nearly five days a week, and some of my happiest childhood memories are of being completely lost in the music. I loved the movement, the flow and the feeling of being connected to myself and the people around me. It was after I stopped dancing that I fell into addiction. Looking back, I can see how much dancing had been holding me together.
These days, finding the time, the right class or the right group can be hard. So sometimes I just dance in the shower. I put on a great track, shake my body and move however I feel like moving. Even when I have to push myself to get started, I always feel better afterwards.
I think dancing is wildly underrated. I can go weeks forgetting how good it makes me feel, but I’m definitely trying to make room for it again, even if it’s just one song in the kitchen. Sometimes that’s enough to shift the whole day.
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Educational information only. Nothing here is a diagnosis or a recommendation. Speak with a qualified health professional before making decisions about your health.
