Pause and feel where you are sitting. Let your exhale lengthen slightly. Imagine your body receiving support from both the ground and the unseen web of community around you. Stay here for three breaths.

To change a manmade system out in the world, we have to change our systems internally, collectively. It starts with each of us.

Most people think back pain starts in the back.
But the truth? It often begins in the front.

The front of the body (the chest, ribs, belly) is where we curl inward when we’re stressed, tired, or protecting ourselves. It’s the pattern of freeze and fawn written in muscle memory.

It’s not a mystery that stress causes pain and pain causes stress. How do we end the vicious cycle of discomfort with movement?

Our eyes and jaw hold subconscious tension that contributes to our lack of energy, brain fog, and neck pain and headaches. How can Somatic Movement help?