What is Somatic or
Mind-Body Therapy?
Somatic therapy connects body to mind, mind to body.
In a somatic therapy session, we develop the awareness of what is going on in the body, as we think, move, feel emotions, or just breathe. The body has a healing wisdom that we can support and enhance, if we listen deeply, stay present, and pay attention.
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If a recurring thought or belief structure leaves us feeling stuck, somatic awareness allows us to find a pathway through it, to uncover and heal trauma, self-destructive patterns, old habits or even addictions.
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Somatic therapy helps us develop an awareness of the whole; we can feel the whole pattern that arises, in the context of ourselves as a whole person. We are able to understand it more fully then, rather than simply cognitively perceive it. We can begin to see how these old patterns formulate our thinking, and move us internally to act or stay within a certain framework of beliefs, keeping us in boxed in to a small sense of ourselves.
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By cultivating a non-judgemental somatic awareness, the internal discernment to witness and understand deeply our own thoughts, feelings and experiences can arise. The appreciation for our own unique inner wisdom can then follow. This becomes fertile ground for shifting out of habitual behavior and into new pathways for action and self-care.
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Somatic therapy can be done in combination with other mind-body techniques that Sera offers, such as yoga, meditation, or energy work. It can also be done as a separate session, similar to talk therapy.
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Somatic work is not psychotherapy; however, it is a great compliment psychotherapy, which would be done outside of sessions with Sera, with a social worker or psychotherapist. Sera has frequently partnered with her clients' therapists, who often refer their clients to her with the understanding that somatic therapy helps to unravel trauma in ways that traditional therapy may not.
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For more info on Sera's services, please visit her Services info page here.
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