Somatic Exercises For Dummies
1. Auflage Mai 2025
384 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Reduce stress, relieve pain, and improve your overall health with somatic exercise
Are you ready to relax, feel, and move better? Do you want to reduce anxiety, eliminate stress, and release tension in a healthy and natural way? Then grab a copy of Somatic Exercise For Dummies and start healing yourself from within!
In the book, renowned yoga, meditation and Pilates teacher Kristin McGee explains how you can use somatic exercise to strengthen the mind-body connection through movement. In simple, straightforward terms, the author explains exactly what somatic exercise is, how to do it, and what it can help you achieve. Learn to use breathwork, yoga, dance, Qigong, assisted movement, and more to help you with everything from your posture to flexibility and inner calm.
You'll:
* Discover focused exercises for overcoming trauma, finding joy, and increasing your wellbeing
* Fight chronic pain and enhance physical wellness with safe, natural methods
* Find step-by-step instructions--with photos--to help you perform each movement correctly
Life is complicated. Wellness doesn't have to be! Get Somatic Exercise For Dummies to get started with one of the simplest, most effective, and fun ways to feel physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually better.
Part 1: Getting Acquainted with Somatic Basics 5
Chapter 1: Somatic Movement in a Nutshell 7
Chapter 2: Appreciating the Benefits of Somatic Exercises 17
Chapter 3: Preparing for Your Somatic Journey 35
Part 2: Exploring Fundamental Somatic Practices 57
Chapter 4: Inhaling and Exhaling: Somatic Breathwork 59
Chapter 5: Step by Step: Somatic Movements 77
Chapter 6: Other Somatic Practices. 101
Part 3: Integrating Somatic Exercises Into Daily Life 123
Chapter 7: Using Somatic Solutions for Stress Relief 125
Chapter 8: Improving Your Posture and Flexibility with Somatic Exercises 147
Chapter 9: Enhancing Your Sleep with Somatic Techniques 165
Part 4: Taking Your Somatic Practice to the Next Level 189
Chapter 10: Incorporating Meditation 191
Chapter 11: Uncovering Advanced Techniques 217
Chapter 12: Creating Somatic Flow Sequences 239
Part 5: Living a Somatic Lifestyle 263
Chapter 13: Addressing Specific Needs with Somatic Exercises. 265
Chapter 14: Incorporating Somatic Exercises into Your Fitness Routine 297
Chapter 15: Maintaining a Lifelong Somatic Practice 317
Part 6: The Part of Tens 341
Chapter 16: Ten Common Misconceptions About Somatic Exercises 343
Chapter 17: Ten Tips for Enhancing Your Somatic Experience 351
Index 359
