Ritual Somatics

If you are experiencing…

Racing thoughts
Muscle tension
Difficulty taking a deep breath
Racing heart
Restlessness
Overwhelm
Difficulty relaxing
Stiff posture
Anxiety

…your nervous system might be in fight or flight (aka sympathetic activation)

And this isn’t a bad thing in of itself ! Our sympathetic nervous system helps us MOBILIZE in response to threats, ensuring our survival. But it also helps with things like getting up in the morning, moving, and managing our body temperature and circulation of blood.

Our sympathetic nervous system is ESSENTIAL to optimal functioning.

Where you start to run into trouble is when you get “stuck” in sympathetic activation and can’t regulate your nervous system to come back into a state of safety. This can be caused by chronic stress, trauma, and lifestyle habits that keep you in a state of stress.

Want to learn more? Listen to my latest podcast episode, “Nervous System Regulation 101.” Find the link in bio!

Why even bother with somatic healing and nervous system regulation? What’s the point of it??

When we don’t properly process and manage stress/trauma/difficult emotions in our everyday lives, it can cause mental and physical health issues in the future. Not only that, it affects the way we feel on a daily basis, respond to the world around us, and relate to others.

Somatic healing and nervous system regulation help us rewrite the narrative we have become attached to (and that is reflected in the body) and rewire our system to better manage and release stress. We become more free, more embodied, more in tune with our inner wisdom, and more present.

Not to be dramatic or anything, but this work has changed my life. I hope that it will give you the tools to change yours, too. ✨

If you’re interested in learning more about somatic healing, stress release work, or nervous system regulation, DM me to schedule a free 30-minute session.

The most common question I get in the work I do is…

“So, what even IS somatics?”

I like to begin by breaking down the word “somatic,” which means “of, relating to, or affecting the body.”

In my years of studying and integrating this work, I’ve come to understand it as a coming back home to the body. It’s not just a practice, but a way of understanding your body that changes how you respond to stress, relate to the people around you, and process difficult emotions.

Essentially, it has the power to create powerful shifts in the way you move through the world (I know it has for me).

Somatics can, however, feel so abstract and inaccessible beyond the bite-sized practices and exercises you see on social media.

That’s why I created the Somatic Contemplations Podcast…to take you along with me on my own journey of creating more ease in my body, discovering how full and joyful life can be, and understanding how we can spark healing change in our communities (and maybe even the world!) by coming back home to our bodies.

I’ll be sharing solo episodes (first episode is out now! see link in bio) that pull from my own training and experiences, as well as episodes with guest experts and community leaders who are DOING THE WORK.

Come on this journey with me as we explore the messiness of the human experience and the breadth of what we (and our bodies) are capable of.

If you’re not sure where to start, use the link in bio to listen to my first episode, Coming Back Home to the Body, and hit subscribe to get notified when the next episode drops.

Much love,
Mia

The Somatic Contemplations Podcast is officially live on Spotify!!! 🎉

In the coming months, I’ll be sharing solo and guest episodes that center around the theme of coming back home to the body, which - surprise surprise - is the name of the first episode!

In this podcast, I’ll be discussing WHY coming back home to the body and developing body awareness is so important (hint: it has the ability to completely change the way you live your life) and HOW we can even begin that process

Tune into this first episode, subscribe, and share with your friends! And stay tuned for upcoming episodes on breathwork, nervous system regulation, healing self-touch, and so much more! (Link in bio)

xx Mia