Somatics
Nourishing The Nervous System
This timely tome from somatically-oriented therapeutic guide tayla is an accessible and energizing guide to nourishing the nervous system during crisis. From embodiment exercises to reflections on the animal body, tayla will help connect you to practices to ground in presence & grow your capacity to care on the cusp of collapse.
tayla shanaye
Somatic Transformation with
This video shares the three components of somatic transformation: somatic awareness, somatic practices, and somatic opening.
Staci K Haines
generative somatics
Discover using somatics for organizing, movement building, and action. Somatics is a field within bodywork and movement studies which emphasizes internal physical perception and experience. The term is used in movement therapy to signify approaches based on the soma, or “the body as perceived from within.” The generative somatics organization uses modern techniques and knowledge around this body connection to support social and climate justice movements in achieving their visions of a radically transformed society.
generative somatics
The Power of Somatics for Collective Transformation
How can somatics be used to abolish the structures which keep us dispossessed and sick? Hear from visionary somatics and social justice speakers on how we come together as communities, leaders and changemakers to build the path towards transformation.
Staci Haines
What is a politicized somatics?
This article explores the relationship between social justice and somatics, offering a perspective on how personal and collective transformation are deeply interconnected. It invites readers to consider how our bodies, histories, and lived experiences shape the way we engage with and work toward systemic change.
Somatics 4 Activism
SWITCH PATHWAYS
GROW COMMUNITY
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