Somatic Exercises

Somatic Yoga: A Guide to Gentle Healing

Somatic Yoga vs. Traditional Yoga: What’s the Difference?

This is a smart expansion. You are capturing two massive audiences: the “Yoga Crowd” (who want movement) and the “Therapy Crowd” (who want psychological relief).

Here is the plan to execute this right now.

Step 1: Update the Homepage Grid (Add Boxes 5 & 6)

Go to your Homepage editor. Duplicate your last row of boxes so you have a new bottom row.

Update the text in those two new boxes to this:

  • Box 5: Somatic Yoga
    • Headline: Somatic Yoga
    • Description: Move to heal, not to burn. Gentle flows for trauma release.
  • Box 6: Somatic Therapy
    • Headline: Somatic Therapy
    • Description: “Bottom-up” psychology to treat the root cause of stress.

(Remember to hit Update on the homepage).

Step 2: Create the “Somatic Yoga” Page

This page targets people who think they are “too stiff” for yoga or who get triggered by intense exercise.

  1. Add New Page.
  2. Title: Somatic Yoga: A Guide to Gentle Healing
  3. Paste this Content:

Somatic Yoga vs. Traditional Yoga: What’s the Difference?

If you have ever left a yoga class feeling more stressed because you couldn’t touch your toes, Somatic Yoga is for you.

Traditional yoga often focuses on how the pose looks (alignment and flexibility). Somatic Yoga focuses entirely on how the movement feels (internal awareness).

We use small, slow, and repetitive movements to retrain the brain-to-muscle connection. This isn’t a workout; it is a “work-in.”

3 Somatic Flows to Release Deep Tension

1. The “Pandiculation” (The Yawn)

  • Best for: Morning stiffness and “tech neck.”
  • How to do it:
    • Lie on your back.
    • Inhale and gently arch your back, tightening your lower back muscles (just a little!).
    • Slowly release the tension on a long exhale (take 5 full seconds to melt back down).
    • Repeat 5 times.
  • Why it works: This mimics the natural “reset” animals do when they wake up. It tells your brain to stop holding chronic tension.

2. The Pelvic Rock (Clock)

  • Best for: Lower back pain and stored emotional trauma (hips).
  • How to do it:
    • Lie on your back with knees bent, feet flat.
    • Imagine a clock face on your lower belly (12 is your belly button, 6 is your pubic bone).
    • Gently tilt your pelvis to 12, then to 6.
    • Eventually, roll firmly around the clock (12, 3, 6, 9).
  • Why it works: The hips are the “junk drawer” of emotions. This gentle rolling releases the Psoas muscle (the fight-or-flight muscle) without deep stretching.

3. The “Ragdoll” Shake

  • Best for: Releasing anger or high energy after work.
  • How to do it:
    • Stand with feet hip-width apart.
    • Bounce gently on your heels.
    • Let your arms dangle completely loose like cooked spaghetti.
    • Shake your hands and shoulders for 60 seconds.
  • Why it works: Shaking (neurogenic tremors) discharges excess adrenaline from the nervous system.