Somatics: Tune in to your Body & enjoy Freedom of Movement
An introduction to Somatic exercises to help improve your emotional, mental and physical health
What you will learn
A set of exercises to reset and connect the body and mind
Improve mobility, flexibility and strength in a gentle but effective way
Improve balance, co-ordination and posture; reduce pain
Strengthen the mind/body connection, improving focus
Release chonically tight muscles and tension in the body
Improve body awareness and truly sense how your body feels
Improve your emotional, mental and physical health
Slow down your stress response so you can start to repair and heal
Why take this course?
Somatic movement is a neuromuscular re-education technique which teaches you to release and relax your muscles so that you can regain proper muscle function again. The movements are slow and gentle and promote sensory awareness to increase brain-muscle coordination. The exercises are performed consciously with the intention of focusing on the internal experience of the movement rather than the external appearance and are very helpful in improving body awareness.
Through a method of slowly contracting, releasing, lengthening and relaxing a muscle or group of muscles, you will re-educate your body to move in an efficient and pain-free way.
Based on the original teachings of Thomas Hanna, these exercises can change unhelpful learned muscular patterns. Some benefits of somatic movement methods are:
A reduction of chronic pain
Improvement in bodily function
Recovery from common musculoskeletal conditions
Increased flexibility and range of motion
Reduction in muscular tension and awareness of unhealthy postural habits
Heightened body awareness and reduction in stress and anxiety
Somatic movement is enormously beneficial for anyone:
A perfect way to introduce yourself to exercise if you are new to fitness
A useful tool to help improve the mind/body connection - beneficial for those who are already exercising in some way and want to improve their performance and focus
The ideal way to aid recovery from injury or illness, including providing a bridge back to regular fitness levels
Effective in helping clients prepare for class or cooldown
The best choice for the aging client who is either finding regular exercise to be too aggressive/ineffective or the older client who is new to exercise
So what will you get on this course?
Manuals with information to introduce you to Somatic movement
15 exercises to address every part of the body
A warm up "sensing" routine and a deep relaxation routine
The entire 1 hour class
Shorter class lesson plans