MY JOURNEY TO SOMATICS

In 2023, I came across the work of Peter Levine and Somatic Experiencing — a turning point that completely reshaped how I understand healing, well-being, and resilience. Later on, I began exploring other somatic methods, practicing TRE (Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises), and learning additional body-based techniques for nervous system regulation. These gave me firsthand experience of how simple somatic tools — not just therapeutic interventions — can offer real support for regulation, relief and a deeper sense of connection to ourselves.

All of these experiences had such a significant impact that I went on to study with organizations like NICABM, the Trauma Research Foundation, the Polyvagal Institute and The Embody Lab. Learning from pioneers in the field was both inspiring and transformative.

Throughout my professional and personal life, I often saw how talk-based therapies can lead to insight but not always to change. I kept meeting people who had already talked things through, explored their past and gained awareness of their struggles — yet still felt stuck and unable to shift it. I also met others who weren’t necessarily looking for therapy, but rather practical tools they could use in everyday moments of stress or anxiety — tangible ways to shift what was happening, not just understand it.

That’s where somatic approaches came in for me. They offered a way to bridge the gap between understanding and real change — turning awareness into embodied transformation.