Who are the sessions suitable for?
The sessions are suitable for anyone with trauma, including PTSD and CPTSD.
What does ‘Somatic’ mean?
The term comes from the Greek word “somatikos” meaning “of the body”. Somatic is the experience of sensing the body from the inside – ie the felt sense of it. All human beings have the ability to sense their own body from within and be guided by that felt sense towards a healing state. Sometimes trauma temporarily blocks our ability to sense our bodies. This is part of the body’s survival process, and gentle somatic trauma informed therapies can help us to reconnect.
What happens in a Somatic Therapy Session?
Sessions are trauma informed and client-centred, according to individual needs. A session may include: trauma informed Somatic Yoga; Polyvagal therapies such as Somatic Experiencing™, NeuroAffective Touch™; and iRest mediation techniques.
Somatic Yoga Therapy
Somatic Yoga Therapy is a wholistic therapy that recognises the importance of connecting to the felt sense of the body to release deep muscular tightness, stress and trauma. The process is slow with an invitation to be curious and make space for the story your body wants to tell.
In a somatic yoga session we are repatterning tight muscles by working with the somatic sensory cortex of the brain. At the same time as we are releasing tight muscles we are also repatterining the nervous system to release deeper stress and trauma. This can be an empowering process where you get to know your own body/mind on a deeper level.
NeuroAffective Touch
NeuroAffective Touch ™, developed by Dr Aline LaPierre is a polyvagal somatic therapy that uses gentle touch to address emotional, relational, and developmental deficits, particularly those stemming from early developmental trauma and attachment issues. To understand what happens in a NeuroAffectiveTouch™ session – read here.
Somatic Experiencing
Somatic Experiencing™ was developed in the 1970s by Dr Peter Levine and is now considered a leading therapy for treating PTSD, trauma and chronic stress.
It is body-centred, or ‘bottom up’ approach acknowledging that all trauma is located in the body. Therapy focuses on recognising and exploring the sensations of trauma in the body, rather than just thoughts, feelings and memories. Suzanne is currently an advanced level student in training.
Private Sessions: – Zoom or in person sessions available.
Contact me for more information:
Glenbrook Yoga Space acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land and pays respect to their Elders past and present, and emerging.
