somatics
Concerning physical form
Somatics refers to body-centered practices and therapies that emphasize internal physical perception and awareness.
The field treats the body as experienced from within rather than observed from outside: She studied somatics to address chronic pain.
Somatic techniques include movement education, breathwork, and methods like the Alexander Technique or Feldenkrais.
The term derives from the Greek word for body.
Body's spatial self-awareness
- kinesthesiaSense of bodily movement
- embodimentConcrete manifestation of idea
- sensationPerceived stimulus or phenomenon
- attunementHarmonious receptive connection
Soft tissue manipulation
- craniosacralRelating to skull-spine connection
- shiatsuJapanese digit-pressure bodywork
- acupressureTherapeutic point-pressing technique
- neuromuscularNerve-to-muscle signaling
manipulation · palpation · hands-on · practitioner · bodyworker
Therapeutic breathing exercises
- meditationFocused attention practice
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
- qigongChinese health cultivation art
- tai-chiSlow Chinese martial practice
Living production of molecules
- bioenergeticsStudy of biological energy
- sensorimotorRelating sensation to movement
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
titration · pendulation · resourcing · body-centered · integration
Attestation of qualification
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- practitionerOne who works regularly
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
experiential · curriculum · pedagogy · mentorship · teaching · methodology
Uninterrupted, gradual sequence
- gestureCommunicative body movement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- easeLack of strain
proprioception
Body's spatial self-awareness
- kinesthesiaSense of bodily movement
- embodimentConcrete manifestation of idea
- sensationPerceived stimulus or phenomenon
attunement · grounding · centering · body-mind · sensing · noticing
massage
Soft tissue manipulation
- craniosacralRelating to skull-spine connection
- shiatsuJapanese digit-pressure bodywork
- acupressureTherapeutic point-pressing technique
neuromuscular · manipulation · palpation · hands-on · practitioner · bodyworker
breathwork
Therapeutic breathing exercises
- meditationFocused attention practice
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
- qigongChinese health cultivation art
biosynthesis
Living production of molecules
- bioenergeticsStudy of biological energy
- sensorimotorRelating sensation to movement
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
discharge · titration · pendulation · resourcing · body-centered · integration
certification
Attestation of qualification
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- practitionerOne who works regularly
- workshopPlace for making or learning
facilitator · experiential · curriculum · pedagogy · mentorship · teaching · methodology
continuum
Uninterrupted, gradual sequence
- gestureCommunicative body movement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- mobilityCapacity for movement
ease · fluidity · sequencing
somaticspsyche
Total mental life
cognition · psychology · mental processes · intellect · mind
somaticsabstraction
Distilling to essential qualities
disembodiment · intellectualization · conceptualization · ideation · pure reason
- somatic practicesBody-awareness healing methods
- somatic cellNon-germline cell type
somatic, psychosomatic, somatically, somatization, somatize, somatized