Soma, Somatics, and Somatic Therapy
Soma, Somatics, and Somatic Therapy
The word somatic, derived from the Greek word soma (meaning body), is usually defined as “affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the [ ... ]
Full Body De-Armoring | Aim, Techniques, and Sequence
Full Body De-Armoring | Aim, Techniques, and Sequence
Full-Body De-Armoring, or Whole-Body De-Armoring, simply means that the entire body will be subject to De-Armoring work. This may be done in just one [ ... ]
Massage Therapy and Body De-Armoring | Pressure, Acupressure, and Stretches
Massage Therapy and Body De-Armoring | Pressure, Acupressure, and Stretches
Massage therapy is an important and abundantly used treatment modality in Body De-Armoring practices. Giving sustained pressure and acupressure or app [ ... ]
Attachment Theory, Emotional Armor, and Body De-Armoring
Attachment Theory, Emotional Armor, and Body De-Armoring
Attachment Theory, pioneered by the psychoanalyst John Bowlby (1907–1990), is a theory about the relationships between humans. An important premise [ ... ]
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy | Resolving Traumatic Experiences
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy | Resolving Traumatic Experiences
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy™ is a form of Somatic Psychotherapy that was developed by Pat Ogden. The modality is influenced by neuroscience, attachme [ ... ]
Self-Dearmoring | Is it Possible?
Self-Dearmoring | Is it Possible?
Body De-Armoring, which depending on the focus is also called Emotional De-Armoring, Sexual De-Armoring, or Genital De-Armoring, has become a popular [ ... ]
Somatic Stress Release™ | Increased Body Awareness and Completing Stress Responses
Somatic Stress Release™ | Increased Body Awareness and Completing Stress Responses
Somatic Stress Release™ was developed by Dr. Scott Lyon, and is a holistic system to enhance body awareness and increase capacity to complete biolog [ ... ]
Breathwork and De-Armoring | Techniques, Goals, and Benefits
Breathwork and De-Armoring | Techniques, Goals, and Benefits
Breathwork is an important tool in Body De-Armoring practices — aka Emotional De-Armoring — and widely used by bodywork practitioners and [ ... ]
Vital Life Energy and De-Armoring | The Liberation of Libido
Vital Life Energy and De-Armoring | The Liberation of Libido
Wilhelm Reich’s Body De-Armoring practice aims at emotional and trauma release through somatic practices — and subsequent liberation of on [ ... ]
NeuroAffective Touch® | Healing Emotional and Developmental Deficits and Trauma
NeuroAffective Touch® | Healing Emotional and Developmental Deficits and Trauma
NeuroAffective Touch® — NATouch™ — is a mind-body treatment modality developed by Dr. Aline La Pierre in the early 2000’s. It’s a P [ ... ]