I’d heard that somatic exercise can be helpful for “this time of life” but honestly, I didn’t even know what “somatic” meant. Natalie Kuhn, co-CEO and founding teacher at The Class, filled me in. In ...

You may be most familiar with exercises that involve repeating the same movements over and over, like lifting the best adjustable dumbbells for multiple reps and sets to build strength and muscle, or ...

Somatic exercises focus on awareness or perception of physical movements and tap into the mind-body connection to help improve mental health and relieve physical tension. Many of us have felt that ...

After a long day, many people experience that tight sensation in their neck or shoulders that slowly creeps in. If you feel these sensations more often than not, you may be holding excess stress and ...

Somatics is a buzzy word in the wellness world. But what exactly does it mean and what’s it for? Well, first it might be helpful to know that “soma” is the Greek word for the living body. Certified ...

Medically reviewed by Mallory Christopherson DC, FMT, CSCS Somatic yoga combines yoga and somatic movement therapy to improve your mind-body awareness and relieve pain.You may use somatic yoga to ...

From PregnancyTok to FitTok, there's really no end to the weird (yet often wonderful) scroll holes that you can find yourself falling into on TikTok. But a surprise corner of the social media platform ...

You can use movement to release tension in your body. The hips may store emotional stress, and so certain hip-opening stretches may make a big difference. Perhaps you’ve heard your yoga teacher refer ...

To better understand the cause of her chronic pain and insomnia, Liz Tenuto majored in psychology. Her studies led her to psychotherapy for healing, like EMDR, and a better understanding of how the ...

Trying to fit into the narrow beauty ideal of thin, toned, and youthful continues to be the reality for many women. We enroll in exercise classes or join the gym to lose weight and tone up, but even ...