News — somatic exercise

Everyone's differing experience with trauma is deeply personal; and the actual definition of trauma can vary from person to person (depending on their own unique circumstances, healing mechanisms, and emotions). But one thing that binds us all when it comes to trauma is the way we deal with it — and one sure fire way to do that is through somatic exercise. Understanding Trauma: A Look At Its Definition And Sources Trauma arises when an individual undergoes an event that evokes a profound sense of helplessness, fear, distress, or overwhelming pain. These events can take many forms, ranging from physical...

Somatic exercises are an easy way to heal your gut health, improve your overall wellness, and increase cognitive function. We all know that a healthy gut is essential for overall wellbeing, but did you know that our gut health is also closely linked to our brain functions too? Our gut and brain communicate with each other through a complex network of neurons, hormones, and immune cells. This means that any disruption in our gut health can have a significant impact on our mental and emotional health as well. Which is why somatic exercises are important to add into a daily...

If you're one of the millions of people who suffers from tense shoulders, neck pain, tension headaches, and overwhelming stress, you know just how debilitating all those things combined can actually be. But there is good news! And that good news is that relief is possible in the form of somatic exercise. Somatic exercise programs like the 8 signature courses The Workout Witch has created can soothe your daily shoulder pain, rid that tension from your neck, relieve daily headaches, and rid your body of the trauma it's storing and the stress it's experiencing.  So no matter what other treatment or healing...

If you're one of the millions of people who suffers from back pain that keeps you in bed most mornings, tension headaches that have you popping Tylenol all day, and overwhelming stress that's just plain annoying, you know just how debilitating all those things combined can actually be. But there is good news!! And that good news is that back pain relief is possible in the form of somatic exercise. Somatic exercise programs like the 8 signature courses The Workout Witch has created can soothe your daily back pain, rid that tension from your hips and body, relieve the daily headaches, and rid your...

Experiencing a nervous system shutdown can be a frightening thing for anyone, so it's important to know the multiple different exercises to get out of dorsal vagal shutdown. Dorsal vagal shutdown is the physiological response of the nervous system that occurs when the body perceives a threat. You might know this response as entering a "freeze" state after experiencing a fight or flight response. The dorsal vagus nerve, which controls organs like the heart and lungs, slows down or even stops under these circumstances — resulting in a temporary cessation of bodily functions such as breathing, digestion, and maintaining heart rate....