To get science-y, Lyons says somatic shaking gives your body what's called kinesthetic and proprioceptive information, which actually “remaps” your sense of your body from the inside out. Instead of ...

Somatic pain occurs when pain receptors in tissues (like the skin, muscles, and joints) are activated. Visceral pain occurs when pain receptors in the pelvis, abdomen, chest, or intestines are ...

Somatic exercises focus on awareness or perception of physical movements and tap into the mind-body connection to help improve mental health and relieve physical tension. Many of us have felt that ...

Somatic therapy is a body-oriented therapeutic approach that aims to resolve symptoms of stress and trauma. It may offer benefits for people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other health ...

People with somatic symptom disorder obsess over physical senses and symptoms, such as pain, shortness of breath, or weakness. This condition has been previously called somatoform disorder or ...

Somatic exercise is a style of movement where the exerciser focuses on how the movement makes them feel. 1,2 It tends to be slow and thoughtful so that the person doing it has the chance to notice any ...

Before we’re knee-deep together in the world of thought, I’d like you to notice what’s going on in your body. What can you feel in your face? Your neck? Your shoulders and arms? Maybe there’s tingling ...

Somatic yoga is a form of yoga that prioritizes internal sensations and self-awareness during movement. It blends traditional yoga postures with somatic principles, focusing on how movement feels ...

Somatic therapy focuses on the effects of negative emotions, particularly trauma, on the body. Somatic experiencing (SE) is a specific type of somatic therapy. SE cultivates bodily awareness as part ...

Somatic symptom disorder – formerly called hypochondria – has physical symptoms that feel very real, but it's a mental health condition. (Photo Credit: E+/Getty Images) Somatic symptom disorder is ...