An overview of our articles about Armoring, the Body Armor, and Body De-Armoring practices, also called Muscular De-Armoring, Somatic De-Armoring, or Emotional De-Armoring.
Attachment Theory, pioneered by the psychoanalyst John Bowlby (1907–1990), is a theory about the relationships between humans. An important premise in the theory is that humans have an inborn longing that seeks proximity and care [ Read more … ]
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy™ is a form of Somatic Psychotherapy that was developed by Pat Ogden. The modality is influenced by neuroscience, attachment theory, cognitive and somatic approaches, Hakomi Experiential Psychotherapy, and Wilhelm Reich’s work about Character [ Read more … ]
Body De-Armoring, which depending on the focus is also called Emotional De-Armoring, Sexual De-Armoring, or Genital De-Armoring, has become a popular type of somatic bodywork to reconnect people’s body and mind, to improve their body [ Read more … ]
Somatic Stress Release™ was developed by Dr. Scott Lyon, and is a holistic system to enhance body awareness and increase capacity to complete biological stress responses. By learning how to identify, channel, complete, and release [ Read more … ]
Breathwork is an important tool in Body De-Armoring practices — aka Emotional De-Armoring — and widely used by bodywork practitioners and somatic therapists. Nevertheless, breathwork may be applied in rather different ways and with different [ Read more … ]
Wilhelm Reich’s Body De-Armoring practice aims at emotional and trauma release through somatic practices — and subsequent liberation of one’s Character Armor — in order to restore our health, happiness, and wellbeing on a physical, [ Read more … ]
NeuroAffective Touch® — NATouch™ — is a mind-body treatment modality developed by Dr. Aline La Pierre in the early 2000’s. It’s a Polyvagal-Informed psychobiological approach that integrates elements of somatic psychotherapy, attachment and developmental theory, [ Read more … ]
Vital Life Force — also called Vital Force, Vital Energy, or Vital Life Energy — is a notion in the theory of Vitalism that involves the idea that some kind of universal “force” or “energy” [ Read more … ]
Polyvagal Theory (PVT) is a set of evolutionary, neuroscientific, and psychological concepts, introduced in 1994 by Stephen Porges, which addresses the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) — notably the Vagus Nerve — and its role in [ Read more … ]
Somatic Experiencing® (SE™) was developed by Peter A. Levine, and is a body-oriented approach to healing shock and developmental trauma, such as PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) and Attachment Disorders, and other mental and physical stress [ Read more … ]