Aug 20, 2025
Unlike regular workouts, somatic exercises focus on awareness and slow, intentional movement rather than strength or speed.
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Chronic stress can create muscle tightness, shallow breathing, and body stiffness. Somatic work helps undo these patterns.
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By paying attention to subtle sensations, you can retrain your nervous system to let go of habitual stress responses.
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You don’t need equipment, just 10 minutes a day in a quiet space to notice how your body feels and moves.
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Somatic exercises calm the sympathetic fight or flight response, shifting you into the rest and digest state.
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These mindful movement practices also help stretch the body, make you focus on breath, and also know your body better.
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Some of these exercises include Pilates, dance, yoga, tai chi, qigong, and meditation.
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