What if I told you about a healing modality that has been designed to help you remember your own innate healing capacity. Somatic Alignment is a healing modality that helps people reconnect with their inner healer.
I traveled to Kiel, Germany, earlier this year, to experience this for myself and to train to become a Somatic Alignment Practitioner with Santiago Ramirez. Over 5 intense and beautiful days I was able to dive deep into releasing old traumas stuck in my body, discover new ways of healing myself and surrender to a process that removed me from my comfort zone, only to bring me closer to myself. I experienced what it felt like to really cry, really scream and really love myself in a whole new way. I discovered tools that I could access to support others to receive this transformational process. The experience continues to work it's magic. I feel so deeply connected to my nervous system. I can quickly and effectively regulate my nervous system should I experience a challenging or traumatic experience. My body has the capacity to use it's own wisdom to guide me as I continue to heal and transform into greater and more expansive versions of myself. It starts with love.. it starts with safety.
Somatic Alignment was birthed from Somatic Energy Alignment
The definition and the outcome..
Somatic - Body (Soma)
Energy - Our expansive ethereal field
Alignment - to put two or more points in a straight line in order to connect them
We are trying to align yourself with your inner essence by working on your body and working on your energy. By aligning your body and your energy, you are able to get into your higher self.
Nervous System Deregulation
IÂ often hear people mention that they have physical pain in their body and with today's fast paced way of living, stress and anxiety are at an all time high. When we feel anxious we lose our sense of direction and don't know where to go.
Nervous system deregulation is a bio product result of unresolved trauma in the body. When the nervous system is deregulated it means that there is an imbalance and you are not able to live to your full potential. Spending too much time in stressful, anxious states or feeling completely fatigued and demotivated are clear signs of this imbalance. Much of the physical pain we experience develops from stress that we carry in our minds and bodies. Implicit memories are stored in the body as a result of stressful experiences that weren't processed due to shock and can manifest into energy blocks and physical pain. They represent a lack of harmony in a persons nervous system.
Thankfully managing our well being has become a top priority for many. People exercise more, take care of their diets and seem to put self care on daily to-do lists.
The best regulatory tool that we have for our nervous system is our breath
To simplify the process into a few words the Somatic Alignment process allows for nervous system regulation and the restoration of spinal energy flow by blending breathwork, somatic dearmouring, movement and energy transmission. It serves to transition your state of dissonance into one of presence and resonance. We all want to change and transform our lives for the greater good. In order to do that we need greater energy. In order to embody greater energy we need to align ourselves with our higher self, our inner essence.
"I bring the tools and the space that allow you to connect with that part of you that knows better and allows you to reconnect with that part of you that can bring safety into your body and into your own personal experience"
Santi, the founder of Somatic Alignment
Understanding Trauma and Armours
Every traumatic and stressful experience will create an imprint in your mind and body. This imprint will create a defence (known as an armour) if you were not able to process the traumatic experience at the time that it happened. Armours are trying to protect you but over time can manifest in your body as a physical symptom such as chronic pain. Your overall wellbeing is going to be affected. Unresolved trauma doesn't allow you to live in the present. You are living the past or living in the future. You are not fully present. You lose the ability to choose in life. Trauma puts you in an overprotective defensive mode where you are reenacting the same self-defeating loops over and over again. The decisions that you take are not towards connection and expansion but towards protection and defensiveness.
Somatic dearmouring is applied during a treatment so that you are able to breathe properly and keep a constant flow of energy throughout your body. If your breath is not flowing properly it's because your body is tense and contracted.
Bottom To Top Approach
Unlike traditional talking therapy which focuses on the mind, Somatic Alignment invites the body to take the initial role. Energy blocks in the body impact the mind. By removing these blocks in the body, the mind is able to adapt to a new way of thinking and receiving experiences.
One of the main ways I apply touch during the process is by offering organ resets. Each of the following organs can be reset depending on what the client is experiencing at the time.
Lungs - Grief & Sadness
Spleen - Over thinking
Liver - Anger
Kidneys - Fear
Veronica offering a lung reset
Coming Back To Safety
The Somatic Alignment process brings safety to the body so that you are able to embody greater energy and live a greater life.
After going through the process you will begin to develop an understanding of how to transition between different nervous system states. You will develop a resiliance to transition from states of activation to states of relaxation. You will be able to come back to yourself and reconnect to that inner knowing of how to feel better.
Some of the benefits include​
Regulate your nervous system, from survival to connection and safety
Relieve anxiety, stress, fatigue & overwhelmÂ
Resolve past traumatic experiences by releasing stuck energy Â
Awaken your intuition and inner wisdom through life force activationÂ
Develop a deeper connection with your body through breath, movement and energy flowÂ
Find clarity and answers from within, while we work towards on awakening your inner wisdom
Shift your vibration, change your posture and restore your natural energy flow by releasing pain and contraction from your somatic body
Client Testimonial
The moment we started, I couldn't stop coughing, it was a different feeling and I couldn't make it stop. With Veronica's guidance, leading me to a safe, comfortable place, I was able to let go and felt the blocks slowly moving forward and making new space to breathe and clear my energy.I felt cleansed, nourished, relaxed and happy. My whole energy and presence feels now more grounded and balanced. You are a true blessing and a beautiful light in this world.
Start Your Healing Journey
Each treatment can last from 45-90 minutes depending on your process. To compliment the session I offer sound therapy which includes applying tuning forks and singing bowls on your body and bathing you in gong and chimes at the end.
It is recommended to have 3-5 sessions over a time frame that feels good for you and your nervous system. Once we have our initial consultation and session we will be able to review after a few days and take it from there.
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