So what is Somatics?

I am a 64 year old female who is very glad to have discovered your somatics classes! I think they will really help me with some issues I have from my 64 years plus a foot injury that negatively affected my overall gait. I want to do the classes every day now, but I am not sure if that is too much too fast. Any advice from you is appreciated and I do not have any pain during the classes and feel better afterwards. Thank you for your lovely classes!

What a beautiful clear explanation. From someone who now knows she is in green/attack mode, your muscle magic class which I know by heart is a total healing gift. I look forward to seeing more of you on the mat. With many many thanks x

Thanks so much for this explanation. I’m excited to get started. I’m at ‘mid-life” ? and am hoping to get this body to consciously move in a way that serves well being. I’ve noticed I enjoy a slower practice now too. How often should Ipractice Somatics per week to really benefit the body? ??

Thank you so much for this introductory! I recently pinched a nerve in my back (saw a doctor and am under his care) with a lot of spasm and pain. Been practicing here on Ekhart for many years and reached out via email to see what, if anything, I could do to help the healing along. Kristy directed me to consider Somatics with you and today was my first session. Just the easy arch and flatten video was all I could handle. I don't know if its coincidence or the practice but the pain is the least it's been in over a week! The information you explained here makes perfect sense! Thanks again and I'm ready for the next phase of my practice...Somatics... Namaste, Michelle

Interesting, looking forward to your classes, Lisa.

I am teaching elderly people, so I can't wait for Somatics classes and thank you for your very clear explanation

I´m looking forward to your classes. :)

What a wonderful overview, deeply inspiring, thanks Lisa!

The red, green, and trauma explanations were very interesting. Yoga has taught me to be mindful, and it's interesting when I do a self-check and find myself in one of these poses. Instincts certainly are interesting. Can't wait to see more!

Thank you, Lisa, for sharing somatics with us. Is there a set of exercises you would recommend for all around daily use?

Hi Lisa Hope you well, great to see you again (virtually!) another great session, love this explanation of somatics! Big hugs

Lisa, thanks for that fascinating explanation. I Have found the somatic classes and teachers on this site super , I have a somatic recovery class memorised - so often I repeat it, the effects feel magical. Looking forward to your classes!

Thank you, Lisa. I know for sure somatics would be a good practice for me.

Wow! Such exciting, enlightening information in Somatics! I Love to Learn, i'm an anatomy/Biology nerd so Thank you Lisa, i have enjoyed all your classes that Ekhart Yoga has up. i teach Hatha Yoga to a population of women, most of whom are in their sixties, and your classes have enriched my teaching and my students experiences. Pandiculation - who knew! LOVE IT!!!! Thank you for All that you share :)

Thank you for your clear explanation. I'm looking forward to your somatic classes.

Clear explanation of somatic. Thank you.

Thank you Lisa, chould children do these excercises to? My son is 11 years old and his muscles are painful. Doctors don't find anything but he is high sensitive and stress realy is a problem for his body. Thank you

Great explanation. I have had chronic migraines for 25 years. Now is much better but I have the intuition that Somatics will help me. Am I right? Many thanks

Anticipating your sessions with much keeness :) Love your work.

Ah! This is what's wrong with my right hip! I broke my right knee and femur in a car accident as a teenager and I could never understand why that caused my right hip to go all funky. It's definitely pulled up higher than the other hip, if I'm sitting I have to shift my weight to the left because the right hip is weirdly stiff and jamming up into my abdomen. But then in other ways its looser than the left hip, but not like good-loose. Like unstable loose. Will there be any forthcoming classes teaching how to get the trauma out of a body part? I would be SO THANKFUL if there was. I've been dealing with this for sixteen years and lately it's really been driving me crazy! Thanks!

Thank you Lisa for a very interesting talk.

Thank you very much for this lesson Lisa, I'm ready to dive in !

Sounds exactly what I need. Look forward to you class!

This all makes perfect sense and ties in beautifully with Yin Yoga and other mindfulness practices. I've used a couple of your sequences with my Yin students and they have been very well received. Not only that, but I'm learning a lot about looking at my own body with more patience and care. Thank you Lisa, Somatics is new to me and I have a feeling it will be a treasure trove!

Really looking forward to your classes!

Hello Lisa, Although I"m commenting here I've actually practiced quite a few of your somatics and recognize that they are perfectly appropriate to my current needs. Thank you very much. However, the other day I walked past a reflection of myself in a mirror and wondered who that round shouldered, bent forward person was! I've long suspected that this an area of particular need for me. Which somatics sequence would best help me address this and should I also be double-downing on upper back strengthening. What are your suggestions? again thank you, Liz

This is so interesting! I can't wait to get started. Really enjoyed your neck/shoulders relaxation 20 min video.

Despite years of yoga practice I’m new to somatics and this was an excellent and concise explanation. I’ve been either not listening or just caught up in my own drive, so this promises a new way of being in the world. I am now learning to listen to gentler, more connected way. Really exciting.

Thank you Lisa - you explained it all so well.I am now very curious and will explore somatics.