Time to Unburden...

When we develop an intimate relationship with our inner life, we have the opportunity to become friends with ourselves, to catch those inner critical voices sooner or to change those sneaky slippery patterns of doing too much or blaming our loved ones for our feelings. As soon as we can take radical self-responsibility for how we are feeling, how our relationships are playing out and how our life is going, we have a lot of choice points and power to create change. As we uncover who we are and what the old patterns are that have been running us, this new space opens up for choosing the new patterns, of self-love.

Most of us are run by our minds, raised in a culture that teaches such ways of being (or thinking) as it were. As clients engage in Somatic Therapy (and the in between session wellness work and support), they tend to start feeling connected to the body in new and life giving ways. They prioritize their bodies. They practice more nervous system regulation, are more careful and loving with what they are putting into their bodies, take time and space to move their bodies everyday. The activities that tend to numb the body become decentralized (caffeine/alcohol cycles, screens, shopping, any addiction) and life becomes more focused on wellness and health. Walks, talks, cooking, meditation, nature, tai-chi, rest and naps are some examples. Moreover, Somatic Therapy clients learn how to listen to the body when it speaks. After all the body and the nervous system, our emotions through the body are communicating with us all the time! and as we include the bodies voice in our day to day lives, everything feels clearer, richer, more meaningful and connected, fulfilling, even magical. Its a beautiful process!

We all have emotional patterns that run us. They are connected to the self belief systems we have internalized usually during childhood, adolescence and earlier in adulthood. They are connected to our nervous system patterns and our behavioral patterns. As we understand how its all connected and start to dismantle the blind spots and blocks that are causing harm inside us, we develop a deeper understanding of our emotional landscape and what we need when we are encountering our old patterns. We practice the desired shifting and we practice it again. Eventually we carve out a new neural pathway, a new nervous system and a new emotional landscape where self-love is at the center and the emotions that used to run us are cared for and supported when they do arise. It's not that we become enlightened. We just get much quicker at supporting and shifting the tides when disregulation does come in. 

Somatic Therapists often complete additional certifications, trauma training and continuing education. You're working with someone who's deeply skilled in body-based healing. 

Somatic work is often slower, deeper, and more focused. Therapists may see fewer clients per day to provide the best care. 

Somatic therapy isn't "one size fits all." It's a process of co-regulation, presence, and fine tuned pacing. That kind of attunement requires emotional and professional labor behind the scenes. 

Many clients use what they learn in somatic sessions for life.  The tools for grounding, regulating your nervous system and responding to your emotions are transformative and long-lasting.