The term somatic therapy refers to forms of body work that combine the physical and emotional aspects of the body for healing. Somatic techniques can be used to help work through physical and emotional difficulties.
Soma is a Greek word that means entire body. In somatic coaching the word soma refers to the whole body including both the physical and emotionals aspects. There are many forms of body work that are classified as a type of somatic therapy.
These therapies all fall into the somatic category along with some forms of martial arts and some styles of yoga. You can see that this covers a wide range of therapies.
The commonality between these therapies is that they all stress a body-mind connection. While they all address aspects of the physical, they also use have a focus, some more subtle than others, on elements of energy and emotion.
The therapist gives you support and comfort as you're guided through the healing process. As you become more aware of the connection between movement and emotion, you can regularly check on how your actions affect your emotions in your daily life and continue in the process of healing.
