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

Attachment Theory, Emotional Armor, and Body De-Armoring
Attachment Theory, pioneered by the psychoanalyst John Bowlby (1907–1990), is a theory about the relationships between humans. An important premise [ ... ]

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy | Resolving Traumatic Experiences
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy™ is a form of Somatic Psychotherapy that was developed by Pat Ogden. The modality is influenced by neuroscience, attachme [ ... ]

Self-Dearmoring | Is it Possible?
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 [ ... ]

Somatic Stress Release™ | Increased Body Awareness and Completing Stress Responses
Somatic Stress Release™ was developed by Dr. Scott Lyon, and is a holistic system to enhance body awareness and increase capacity to complete biolog [ ... ]

Breathwork and De-Armoring | Techniques, Goals, and Benefits
Breathwork is an important tool in Body De-Armoring practices — aka Emotional De-Armoring — and widely used by bodywork practitioners and [ ... ]

NeuroAffective Touch® | Healing Emotional and Developmental Deficits and Trauma
NeuroAffective Touch® — NATouch™ — is a mind-body treatment modality developed by Dr. Aline La Pierre in the early 2000’s. It’s a P [ ... ]

Polyvagal Theory, Body De-Armoring, and Trauma Release
Polyvagal Theory (PVT) is a set of evolutionary, neuroscientific, and psychological concepts, introduced in 1994 by Stephen Porges, which addresses th [ ... ]

Somatic Experiencing, De-Armoring, and Discharge
Somatic Experiencing® (SE™) was developed by Peter A. Levine, and is a body-oriented approach to healing shock and developmental trauma, such as PT [ ... ]

Tantric De-Armoring | Aims, Techniques, and Health Benefits
Body De-Armoring through Tantric practices is a popular way of emotional, trauma, and sexual healing, and in this post we discuss what is involved and [ ... ]