The SOMA Sessions
On this page you will find a brief description of the 11 Soma Sessions.
Session 1
Focus: Free the tissue surrounding the ribcage and lengthen the lower back.
Result: Feeling of lightness and well-being, a more upright posture and fuller, deeper breathing.
Session 2
Focus: The body's foundation, the lower legs and feet.
Result: Feeling of firmly grounded and in touch with reality.
Session 3
Focus: Lengthen the sides of the body and free the shoulders.
Result: Expand breathing, greater relaxation and more immediately available engery.
Sessions 4, 5, 6
Focus: Adjust and lengthen the body's vertical center line, or core.
Result: Better balance and freedom of movement. Walking takes a fraction of the energy typically expended.
Session 7
Focus: Release the muscles of the neck, face and head.
Result: More softened, relaxed appearance in the face. Increased self-reliance and personal power.
Sessions 8, 9, 10
Focus: Integrate the whole body in a new and more efficient manner.
Result: Less stress and more energy as the body's structure is better aligned with gravity.
Session 11
Focus: The arms, the movement of energy through the arms and down the back.
Result: Increased rotary function. Energy moving through the elbows, shoulders, scapula to sacrum. Arms swing relaxed.