Somatic disciplines are often referred to as bodywork, body therapies, hands-on work, body-mind integration, body-mind disciplines, movement therapy, somatic therapy, movement awareness or movement education or somatic education. Somatic disciplines that involve movement as a fundamental part of the learning process are part of the field of somatic movement education and therapy.

Description

Somatic education enhances movement and sensation, improving function. Generally, it also implies a philosophy of mind and body unity, and some forms utilize a teacher-student rather than a client-practitioner relationship.

Somatic techniques

• Thomas Hanna, Bodies in Revolt: A Primer in Somatic Thinking (Freeperson Press 1970).
• Hanna Somatic Education
• Feldenkrais method
• Body-Mind Centering
• Continuum
• Bartnieff Fundamentals (LMA)
• East West Somatics for Dance and Movement Therapy
• Global Somatics
• Topf Technique
• Halprin Method
• Rolf Movement
• SOMAction Movement Therapy
• Leven Movement Therapy
• Vocal Dance & Voice Movement Integration
• In-Motion Movement Therapy
• Alexander Technique

See also

• Focusing technique
• Gnosticism

External links

• The International Somatic Movement Education & Therapy Association
• Feldenkrais Guild of North America
• Strozzi Institute
• The Black Belt Way
• Somatic Movement Coaching
• Somatics Systems Institute