somatic movement coaching

What is Somatic Movement?
Soma from the Greek, means 'body' thus somatics is the study of the lived body as perceived from within. The field of somatic movement education spans holistic education and complimentary-alternative medicine.

Somatic Movement Coaching is an education based learning through movement - it encompasses postural and movement evaluation, communication and guidance through touch and words, vocalisation, experiential anatomy and imagery, developmental patterns and contemplative drawing. These somatic practices are applied to our everyday movements for persons in all stages of health and development and is also used to assist elite sportspersons, dancers and performing artists in their pursuit of movement potential.

Somatic Movement Coaching enhances the process of psychophysical awareness and functioning through -

Focusing on the body as both an objective physical process and subjective process of the lived consciousness; Refining perceptual, kinesthetic, proprioceptive, and interoceptive sensitivity that supports homeostasis and self regulation; Recognising habitual patterns of perceptual, postural and movement interaction with one's environment; Improving movement co-ordination that supports structural, functional and expressive integration; experiencing an embodied sense of vitality and extended capacities for living.

How and who can it help?
Somatic Movement Coaching is for wellbeing and quality of life. It is a wonderful complimentary process to counselling and psychotherapy as well as a valuable experience and educational tool for the general public to improve awareness - and specialised movers and performers who seek to explore and understand aspects of balance and integration, support and expression in their specialist movement field.

Somatic Movement Coaching is a recognised somatic education and therapy through ISMETA (International Somatic Movement Education & Therapists Association) USA.

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