Severe hip arthritis and a nasty shoulder injury were paradoxically a gift. Pain slowed me down, forced me to notice, to observe, and to focus way less on how my asanas might look, or how they might match an ideal shape I had in mind. I get a new hip tomorrow. Hope I can keep using this new gift. Thank you.
Hope your hip surgery went well and you're healing well. I've had 2 new THRs over the last 5 months and the pain from the severe osteoarthritis is gone, now I'm just strengthening the muscles that had become weak over the last 8 years.
This lady is amazing. This is my NEW found interest! I’m so glad this is coming to the forefront, as an adjunct to mindfulness meditation.. this is now “somatic meditation”.
Thank you Sarah that was excellent information. I have begun to explore what somatic movement is as I rapidly approach my 60s and want to keep moving comfortably, safely and with ease.
Greetings. I have an aggressive methosensitivity. Do you think vagus nerve stimulation could help? Thank you very much. With respect and honest friendship, Erwin. 🙏🙏
Is this safe for everybody, regardless of medical conditions? Chronic pain is a catchall, and when you have multiple issues, there are things that help one condition, but worsen another. I have progressive disc degeneration, bulging and herniated discs, sciatic, myofascial pain syndrome, pelvic floor dysfunction, lymphedema in my right arm from a full axillary node dissection due to breast cancer. I've had 17 surgeries, and a lot of scar tissue. I also have osteoporosis, and migraine headaches. It's the myofascial pain that's the most debilitating. I have knots all over my body. I keep seeing information about somatic yoga in my feed, but I hate to get my hopes up only to be let down.
Hi, Yes, you do indeed have many different types of pain - I'm so sorry to hear about what you're going through. Clinical Somatics can address many of them, but you will need to proceed very slowly. I'd suggest practicing one exercise per day, for 5 minutes or less to start with. You can try this video, if you'd like: somaticmovementcenter.com/back-pain-exercise Here are some other articles I've written that address some of your types of pain: somaticmovementcenter.com/spinal-degeneration somaticmovementcenter.com/sciatica-cause somaticmovementcenter.com/pelvic-floor-muscles-pelvic-pain Refer to this if needed: somaticmovementcenter.com/sensations And if you aren't already, I'd strongly recommend an anti-inflammatory diet. Chronic inflammation is likely making your pain worse. The Whole30 diet is a great place to start: whole30.com/ I hope that helps, and feel free to email me at info@somaticmovementcenter.com if you enroll in the courses and have questions along the way. -Sarah
Maybe this can help, he have some good exercises in his channel ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pl3CTL7v0sA.htmlsi=nbSvNcFjscF3P9Xt All the best
What courses/ trainings can i do to become somatic practitoiner? Are there any of that kind of trainings? Thank you for sharing your knowledge ❤ good bless you 🙏
Yes, there are several training schools in the U.S. You can learn more about my training program here: somaticmovementcenter.com/clinical-somatics-training/ I hope that helps!
Sarah I have all this information including your book Very embarrassing Day off work tomorrow Will open the book and put away my Dummy (phone) for a while Pacifiers are brilliant yet destructive I sit and scroll Tooo much 💕
Thank you for this Sarah, much appreciated.. I intend to sign up to your courses and I wanted to ask you a couple of questions if I may. Is SM helping with chronic fatigue and with general mental health wellbeing - depression , anxiety etc? Secondly is it any good SM training institution in UK that you could recommend? I am a psychologist but over years of practice I become more set on the idea that body work is missing from talking therapies and mind body dichotomy is not the most helpful way to think about MH. Many thanks in anticipation. Julia
Hi Julia, Clinical Somatics reduces stress by releasing tension held in the nervous system. So in that way, yes, it can help with anxiety and general well-being. People with chronic fatigue find that Somatics is a great way for them to get their body moving without exhausting them. I do not know of a Clinical Somatics training program in the UK. My training is online, and can be done anywhere in the world: somaticmovementcenter.com/clinical-somatics-training/ And Essential Somatics sometimes holds trainings outside of the US: essentialsomatics.com/ I hope that helps!
Somatic Education and Yoga involve different movements and have different lineages. You can learn about how Somatic Education was developed here: somaticmovementcenter.com/history-of-somatics/ Yoga can be practiced in a "somatic" way: very slowly and paying attention to your internal sensations. Some people teach their own styles of "somatic yoga." But, there are very specific methods of Somatic Education that teach slow, intentional movements which release chronic muscle tension, relieve chronic pain, and retrain posture and movement patterns.
Is there a course or certification you can take to learn Somatic Movements to be able to teach classes for relief from the stress? This information is definitely new to me. Thanks ❤
Clinical Somatics can be helpful for fibromyalgia. Please read my recent article on fibromyalgia: somaticmovementcenter.com/fibromyalgia-ways-to-recover-from-fibromyalgia/ I hope that helps!
Please read this article for my advice on how to approach exercise along with practicing Clinical Somatics: somaticmovementcenter.com/how-to-approach-exercise-when-youre-in-pain/ I hope that helps!
@@somaticmovementcenter i’ve been doing your program and I’m on the washcloth so I’ve been doing it over a month. I am feeling better however, I’m still tight and my flexibility is not getting better. Should I start adding stretching? Or could somatic help with becoming more flexible?
@@hulkrogan8045 Somatics will make you more flexible, and I don't advise static stretching (pulling on a muscle that is passive). Here is some information on why static stretching doesn't have long-term results: somaticmovementcenter.com/stretch-reflex-myotatic-reflex/ Retraining the nervous system does take time and regular practice, so part of this process is just being patient and continuing your daily practice. You should also pay attention to any daily activities that might be keeping your muscles tight, like exercise: somaticmovementcenter.com/how-to-approach-exercise-when-youre-in-pain/ Make sure you're practicing the Somatic movements extremely slowly and gently; if you do them too forcefully, they don't accomplish much. You can also do supplementary things to relax your muscles, like heat (hot bath with Epsom salts, or infrared sauna) or taking a magnesium supplement if necessary.
Yes, you absolutely can. I just recommend taking it very slowly and approaching each new movement as a "micromovement" first: somaticmovementcenter.com/micromovements And, you may have trouble doing movements that arch (extend) the back, so you can feel free to skip those for now. Focus on doing only movements that feel good for your body! somaticmovementcenter.com/spinal-degeneration
I hope the term "somatic" stays generic, and that every practitioner can use it in their own field and interest, to their own understanding and flavour, just like you define it so beautifully for yourself in your video here, or like others do it for their "yoga", "music", "painting", "cooking", "writing" etc., and that it will not be hijacked by a corporation or group of well-meaning disciples to build an organisational structure with hierarchy, membership fees and end-user-license agreements, and a certification-scheme with definitions, rules and regulations, fines, and cease-and-desist lawyers etc. This to some part also might depend on practitioners helping themselves and their students to free themselves from their urge to be ruled, indoctrinated and dominated by a governing professional body, if they are inclined to strive for such, due to their previous experiences and learning, or their need to feel secure, or their need to make money, etc.
Yes, the movements are very slow and gentle. You can take the learning process at your own pace, and modify or skip any movements that you need to. If you're not able to get down to the floor or lie on the floor comfortably, I also offer a Chair Exercises course. I hope that helps! somaticmovementcenter.com/learn-somatics-exercises/ somaticmovementcenter.com/clinical-somatics-chair-exercises/
It could help if the condition was caused by chronic muscle tension. You can start by reading this article, but if you haven't already, you should get evaluated by a health professional and explore all possible causes of your condition. somaticmovementcenter.com/pelvic-floor-muscles-pelvic-pain/
I have breast cancer and it has spread to my L4 and wondering if its safe for me to do, i really need to do something as my whole body is in pain from being so tense since my diagnosis and i need to release and get healthier and fitter, i need to do an anti inflammatory lifestyle too to help with stiffness in my bones, just anxious to make things worse, my shoulders feel it the most
Hi Claire, I am so very sorry to hear about your diagnosis. You can read about how one woman used Clinical Somatics to help in her recovery from breast cancer here: somaticmovementcenter.com/the-role-of-somatic-movement-in-breast-cancer-recovery-by-kelly-beach/ The exercises are very slow and gentle. You should take the online courses at your own pace, and skip any exercises that do not feel good for your body. It is an exploratory learning process in which you use the movements to explore and release tension in your body. And yes, an anti-inflammatory lifestyle is important. The Whole30 diet may be a good place to start to reduce inflammation; but, the keto diet and therapeutic fasting are shown to be helpful for cancer (look up Dr. Jason Fung). The practice of grounding/earthing also reduces inflammation. I hope that helps, and I wish you the best of luck in your recovery!
Yes, you can use Clinical Somatics to address jaw tension and TMJ. I suggest that you start by reading this article: somaticmovementcenter.com/relieve-tmj-pain-somatics/ I hope that helps!
As far as I know, she teaches something else that is not Clinical Somatics or Hanna Somatics. There are a lot of things called "somatic" now! If you didn't watch the video, you can learn more here: somaticmovementcenter.com/somatic-movement-what-is-somatic-movement/
