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Somatic Therapy looks at life in its fullness: body, mind, emotions, culture, nature and spirit. It reclaims the individual body the personal spirit and the transpersonal soul, holding that wholeness is what heals. We must tend our flesh just as we tend our thoughts. In order to heal ourselves, we must care for our relationships, the earth, and for all living things--knowing there is no separation. God is everywhere.

LifeMovesThrough is the idea that, if we bring our cells to the to the present, we become clear channels that life and love move through in radiant flow. It is learning to dance compassionately with challenges that arise, and opening the heart wide enough to hold everything.

This blog contains reflections on the process of healing. Videos of bodymind exercises, meditations, and ideas for healing challenges in the body, mind, spirit, earth that old paradigms may have called hopeless.

For information on individual therapy sessions or classes, contact Laura at lifemovesthrough@gmail.com


Friday, February 18, 2011

If you have reached this blog seeking somatic therapy, I am very glad you have found me. I practice somatic therapy in the LA area combining Polarity Therapy with the wisdoms of Depth Psychology and various native and natural healing paths. This sort of work is helpful in dealing with pains that are physical, emotional, mental and spiritual; acknowledging that they are all related. It is particularly helpful in dealing with the effects of trauma, in healing stress and pain, and times when we seek clarity, balanced energy, or are going through life transitions and transformations.

The recent boom in information coming through research on mindfulness tells us that, in order to heal the worries of the mind and soul, we must be grounded in the sensations of the body. New understandings of trauma show that, often, the body communicates what the conscious mind can't dare to. An understanding of the body--both as physical and interconnected with others and the earth, and as spiritual--is certainly the next step Psychology must take.

I do not use this blog very often at this time (though I do hope to shift this soon), so it feels like the few posts I have on it are less than representative of me. If you would like more info on what a somatic therapy session is, or would like to schedule, please email me at lifemovesthrough@gmail.com or call me at 310) 753-3386

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