About half of Kate Schroeder’s clients travel in from out of state for magic mushroom therapy, she said, including a large ...

The activity of the human brain is known to be closely connected to other physiological signals, such as heart rate and ...

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Dating in L.A. can be hard. The Feels is an IRL singles event that weaves meditation, talking prompts and somatic exercises ...

At different points, members in the group yelled out as they revisited difficult feelings in the body or memories in the mind.

When the nervous system is dysregulated by chronic stress ... Story continues below this ad According to somatic healer Navedita Singh, swallowing reflects the vagus nerve’s functioning — the bridge ...

2 Peripheral nervous system (PNS): Involves all the nerves that branch out from the spinal cord. The PNS is made up of two main systems: the somatic nervous system (SNS) and the autonomic nervous ...

Kelsey Weaver shares science-backed somatic hacks for stress relief. These techniques help calm the nervous system at home. Walking barefoot and hot-cold hand rinses are effective. Humming while ...

Somatic therapy uses the mind-body connection as a type of body psychotherapy. This concept accepts that the nervous system can cling to emotional stress and trauma that becomes "trapped" in the body.

Similarly, Dr. Stephen Porges’ Polyvagal Theory explains how trauma can lock the nervous system into protective states that override logical reasoning or insight. This is where somatic therapy ...