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The Fine Art of Relaxation

What does it mean to be relaxed? How can we define relaxation? It can be a somewhat elusive notion. A quick google of the definition

Walking. It’s so simple. Left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot. It’s one of those things you don’t really think about too much, or

There is a preoccupation in the modern world with tight toned bellies. In an effort to hold in our bellies we constantly contract the muscles

What if there was a safe, quick and simple way to make you lower back feel less tight, less painful, and much more comfortable. Wouldn’t

Imagine that you had no birth cert, no passport or no driver’s licence. Nothing that had a record of your date of birth. How old

Learn Somatics is now on YouTube. Check out the trailer for a teaser of what’s in store. If you’ve been enjoying the blog, check out

You often hear it said that you spend about a third of your life in bed. Note that’s in bed, not necessarily asleep. But judging

I was honored to be a guest on the excellent Prymal Podcast hosted by my friend Danny Campion. I have to admit, I was a

According to this study, 28 million people in the UK are living with chronic pain. That is almost half of their entire population. Think about

I often use the following diagram to help explain the concept of the ‘Soma’ as opposed to the Body/Mind. I have found it to be