Somatics is not a technique.
It’s not a trend.
It’s not something you “do” to fix yourself.

Somatics is a relationship with the body.

For most of my life, I lived from the neck up. Even when I was doing “good things” — eating well, learning, healing, growing — I was still overriding the body instead of listening to it.

Somatics is what brought me back home.

What somatics actually means

At its simplest, somatics means listening from the inside.

It’s the difference between:
• Thinking about your body and
• Feeling with your body

It asks a very different question than most healing paths.

Not: “What should I do?”

But: “What is my body experiencing right now?”

And then — this is the important part —
staying long enough to hear the answer.

Why somatics matters so much right now

Many of us are exhausted not because we haven’t tried hard enough,
but because we’ve tried too hard.

We’ve pushed through signals.
We’ve followed protocols that didn’t fit.
We’ve ignored discomfort because someone told us it was “part of the process.”
We’ve learned to override pain instead of understanding it.

Somatics says:

Your body is not the obstacle.
It is the communicator.

And once you learn how to listen, the body stops having to shout.

Somatics is not dramatic

Somatics is not dramatic

This is important.

Somatic work is quiet.
Subtle.
Often boring to the mind.

It looks like:
    •    Pausing instead of pushing
    •    Waiting instead of fixing
    •    Feeling instead of labeling
    •    Resting before collapsing
    •    Eating when hungry, not when anxious
    •    Stopping when something doesn’t feel right — even if it “should”

There are no fireworks here.
No instant awakenings.
No bypassing.

Just honesty.

How I work somatically (in real life)

For me, somatics shows up moment by moment.

It’s asking:
    •    Does this food feel grounding or activating?
    •    Do I need warmth or space right now?
    •    Is this pain asking for support, or for stillness?
    •    Am I overriding myself out of habit?

Sometimes the answer is:
    •    Eat something simple
    •    Delay a meal
    •    Cancel a plan
    •    Sit down
    •    Go outside
    •    Do nothing

Somatics isn’t about getting it “right.”
It’s about being responsive instead of reactive.

What somatics is not

What somatics is not

Somatics is not:
    •    Ignoring medical care
    •    Avoiding structure
    •    Blaming the body
    •    Making everything about trauma
    •    Living in constant self-monitoring

True somatic work settles the nervous system.
It does not keep it hyper-focused or afraid.

If a practice makes you more anxious, more rigid, or more disconnected from daily life — it’s not somatic, no matter what it’s called.

Why this way of living is so needed

We live in a world that rewards:
    •    Speed
    •    Performance
    •    Overexplanation
    •    Constant output

Somatics restores something deeply human:
pace.

It teaches us that healing doesn’t come from doing more,
but from listening better.

And when the body feels heard,
it softens.

A gentle invitation

You don’t need to learn new language.
You don’t need to analyze your sensations.
You don’t need to “figure yourself out.”

You can begin right now by asking:

What am I sensing — not thinking — in this moment?

And letting that be enough.

The body already knows the way.
Somatics is simply remembering how to listen.