Most of us were raised in systems that rewarded clear thinking, quick answers, and productivity — and quietly penalised slowness, feeling, and not-knowing. Over time, many of us learned to live almost entirely from the neck up.
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The body as a navigation system
Your nervous system is registering information constantly. Long before your thinking mind catches up, your body has already responded — with a contraction in the chest, a loosening in the shoulders, a pull in the gut.
Somatic work is, in part, about learning to read these signals again. Not to be controlled by them, but to have access to the full richness of information they carry.
A simple practice
Find a comfortable seat. Take three slow breaths. Then ask yourself: where in my body do I feel most at ease right now? Where do I feel most tight or held?
Just notice. No need to fix or analyse — just curiosity.
This is where we begin.