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Like most disciplines, Somatics has developed some principles and sayings unique to Somatics practice. Let’s explore some of the common phrases you may have heard me use during a Somatics class! FROM THE PERIPHERY TO THE CENTER Thomas Hanna, Ph.D. referred to our limbs (legs, arms) as the periphery. Our trunk / torso or center of the body is defined as the Soma. When we walk for example, it is not just our legs moving us forward. Our arms move as well and form a diagonal co

Somatics has become a buzzword lately, attached to all kinds of therapies and disciplines. It can get confusing, so let’s start with the basics. The word soma simply means “body,” and somatic means “relating to the body.” When you see terms like somatic yoga, somatic psychology, or somatic breathwork, it usually means those practices emphasize bodily awareness. But Somatics as taught at Somatics Tampa —specifically the work of Thomas Hanna, PhD.—is something different. How Di