Somatic Therapy

Dance Movement Therapy | DMT Explained
Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) is the use of dance and movement as a somatic therapeutic tool, based on the idea that the body and the mind are insepara [ ... ]

Body Mapping as Somatic Therapy | Somatic Mapping Explained
The term Body Mapping — sometimes also called Somatic Mapping — can relate to various practices. We’ll discuss these different practices [ ... ]

Somatic Intimacy | Healing through Conscious Touch
Somatic Intimacy is an emerging field that’s gaining attention as a therapeutic modality, and in this article we’ll explore what it’ [ ... ]

What Is Somatic Therapy?
The term somatic, derived from the Greek word soma (meaning body), is usually defined as “affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the [ ... ]

What is De-Armouring [ Dearmouring ]?
We’ve recently published a book about De-Armouring, and in this article I’ll try to give a clear definition of what De-Armouring actually [ ... ]

Somatic De-Armouring versus Body De-Armouring | What’s the Difference?
The terms Body De-Armouring (in American English: Body De-Armoring) and Somatic De-Armouring are often treated as synonyms. And indeed, both terms the [ ... ]

Surrogate Partner Therapy – What Is Sexual Surrogacy?
In Surrogate Partner Therapy — also called Sexual Surrogacy — three persons work together: a therapist, a surrogate partner, and a client. [ ... ]

De-Armoring | Releasing Body-Trapped Emotions and Trauma
Perhaps the most important goal of Body De-Armoring (in British English: Body De-Armouring) is to support people in coming to emotional and trauma rel [ ... ]

De-Armoring | Difference between Body, Muscular, and Emotional De-Armoring
The current practice of De-Armoring as developed by the psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich is often synonymously referred to as Body De-Armoring, Muscular De [ ... ]

Body De-Armoring | Organs, Body Parts, and Emotions
On physical level, a person’s Body Armor usually expresses itself in relation to muscles, connective tissue, organs, and certain breathing, hold [ ... ]