Reclaim innate health and increase resilience with Somatic Experiencing (S.E.)— a practice that builds awareness and agency from the inside out.
Our bodies have a natural, rhythmic arousal/completion cycle in response to the normal stresses and joys of everyday life. When we are able to ride waves of excitement and relaxation without resistance we maintain a sense of coherence and flow. Sustained stressors and/or overwhelming feelings can freeze up in our bodies, interrupting flow. This can surface as chronic tension, deep inflexibility, a persistent knot, or a sense of unease, anxiety or depression.
We gently encourage that which has been stuck or held to move, attending to what is happening in the felt sense of the body. We use the imagination, physical support, orientation to the present, and a good container to create the conditions for change at a pace your body determines.
If you would like to invite some Somatic Experiencing into your regular bodywork session or start with a focus on S.E., just ask when you arrive and we’ll point our intentions towards deeper healing.
For a more technical explanation of S. E. theory, the Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute has many good articles, and the Wikipedia entry is instructive.