Somatic means 'relating to the body, separate to the mind'

Somatic release simply means to release trauma and trapped emotions from the body.

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So many of us suffer with chronic pain, anxiety and other physical, mental and emotional ailments. Many of us try talk therapy, we see energy healers, get massages, we exercise, but we don't really understand our own bodies outside of being the vessel that gets us up every morning, takes us from A to B, and allows us to be in the world.

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Even though it's been known in alternative therapy circles for decades, traditional scientists and medical professionals now agree that there IS a mind-body connection. Our negative thoughts, attitudes & behaviours influence our bodies and do change our physical health for the worse. Meanwhile, positive thoughts & feelings release all those feel good neurotransmitters like dopamine.

 

For instance, waking up every day with chronic back pain will likely change your mental state towards the negative, especially the longer it goes on. Whilst waking up feeling grateful, healthy and happy obviously has the opposite effect.

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So, whilst the first 3 steps of healing are vitally important, (ie talking about your emotional pain, acceptance & understanding of the situation or trauma, and then rewiring your brain to create new neural pathways to change our thought patterns from negative to positive), unfortunately somatic release is often overlooked. I myself was guilty of this for many years but have come to realise it is not only extremely important, but some of it can also be a lot of fun.

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So it's imperative that we take this last step to remove all the old, toxic feelings and thought patterns from our physical bodies. It's that final step to true release. You don't have to go into the whole 'story' around your pain or trauma, but you will need to allow yourself to feel. But that's not such a scary thing when psychologists tell us that emotions only actually last 90 seconds.  90 seconds!

 

90 seconds of experiencing your emotion is nothing compared to what could be a lifetime of pain.

 

It's the stories we attach to these emotions, if not allowed to be fully expressed, that create the long-term feelings of dis-ease in our minds and bodies. If you give yourself a safe space to allow these emotions to be expressed, without judgement, you can begin to truly heal.  And if it's a little too scary for you to do it on your own, we're here to help and support you through it. I promise you, it's so worth it.

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