Somatic practices ground us in our bodies as they are, not as they could or should be or as we wish them to be. It is from this platform of feeling into right now that we build a bridge between our mind, our body, and our heart. Engaging in somatic work is about becoming an integrated human organism: an organism that is inclusive of all parts of itself; an organism with healthy and coherent boundaries; an organism that has the capacity to reorient time and time again toward health and ease; an organism that can recover from overload and trauma—not just one that copes, holds on, and maintains hyperalertness for safety and survival. In this way, somatic practices are inherently healing and stress relieving and guide us toward well-being. Similarly, somatic practices, when applied therapeutically, are pivotal in the gritty work of trauma healing and repair.

From The Somatic Therapy Workbook. p, 9.

Take a journey into your own soma and deepen your embodiment with these engaging exercises, insightful stories, and evocative teachings. Livia offers all readers an inroad to the field of somatics and the benefits of an embodied life.

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