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Somatic Intimacy | Healing through Body Awareness and Conscious Touch
Somatic Intimacy | Healing through Body Awareness and Conscious Touch
Somatic Intimacy is an emerging field that’s gaining attention as a therapeutic modality, and in this article we’ll explore what it’ [ ... ]
What Is Somatic Therapy?
What Is Somatic Therapy?
The term somatic, derived from the Greek word soma (meaning body), is usually defined as “affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the [ ... ]
What is De-Armouring [ Dearmouring ]?
What is De-Armouring [ Dearmouring ]?
We’ve recently published a book about De-Armouring, and in this article I’ll try to give a clear definition of what De-Armouring actually [ ... ]
Somatic De-Armouring versus Body De-Armouring | What’s the Difference?
Somatic De-Armouring versus Body De-Armouring | What’s the Difference?
The terms Body De-Armouring (in American English: Body De-Armoring) and Somatic De-Armouring are often treated as synonyms. And indeed, both terms the [ ... ]
Surrogate Partner Therapy – What Is Sexual Surrogacy?
Surrogate Partner Therapy – What Is Sexual Surrogacy?
In Surrogate Partner Therapy — also called Sexual Surrogacy — three persons work together: a therapist, a surrogate partner, and a client. [ ... ]
De-Armoring | Releasing Body-Trapped Emotions and Trauma
De-Armoring | Releasing Body-Trapped Emotions and Trauma
Perhaps the most important goal of Body De-Armoring (in British English: Body De-Armouring) is to support people in coming to emotional and trauma rel [ ... ]
De-Armoring | Difference between Body, Muscular, and Emotional De-Armoring
De-Armoring | Difference between Body, Muscular, and Emotional De-Armoring
The current practice of De-Armoring as developed by the psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich is often synonymously referred to as Body De-Armoring, Muscular De [ ... ]
Body De-Armoring | Organs, Body Parts, and Emotions
Body De-Armoring | Organs, Body Parts, and Emotions
On physical level, a person’s Body Armor usually expresses itself in relation to muscles, connective tissue, organs, and certain breathing, hold [ ... ]
The Role of Touch in De-Armoring Treatments
The Role of Touch in De-Armoring Treatments
Touch usually plays an important role in Body De-Armoring (commonly written as Body Dearmouring), but it depends very much on the specific De-Armoring [ ... ]
Body De-Armoring through Mindfulness Techniques
Body De-Armoring through Mindfulness Techniques
The use of mindfulness techniques is without doubt one of the most important tools within Body De-Armoring and other somatic practices. Considering th [ ... ]