News — Somatic exercises

Stress can be overwhelming, and it can be hard to find relief. Especially if that stress is becoming a nightly problem as you pick up the bad habit of night-time jaw clenching or jaw grinding. But rather than try another expensive night guard that ends up in the trash, there's one solution that you may not have ever considered... Somatic exercises! Somatic exercises are gentle, body-based exercises that help you relax and let go of tension and stress — including helping you to stop jaw clenching and other stress-related muscle tension that's causing chronic pain. What is Jaw Clenching? Jaw clenching, also known as bruxism, is...

Somatic exercises are tiny, gentle movements that release stress from the body. Liz Tenuto explains how trauma gets stored in your body, the signs your nervous system is stuck in survival mode, and how to start healing.

There’s now more evidence than ever that there’s BOTH physical trauma AND emotional trauma stored in the body.  Before diving into where and how this trauma is stored in the body, let’s start with a deep dive into the connection between the mind and body. In the past few decades, it’s become common knowledge that the emotional factors and experiences of our body can, indeed, influence the physical ones.  We know that our gut biome influences our mental health. We know that our stress levels affect our immune system. And we now know that the past trauma we’ve experienced is...