Do You Hate Your Body Although You Exercise Regularly?

"Somatics is a form of body work that began to evolve in the turn of the 20th century through the foundational teachings of F. M. Alexander and Moshe Feldenkrais. They realized that some habitual patterns that prevent full movement capacity can cause pain. They emphasized that individuals can change these unconscious patterns by becoming more aware of their bodies through consistent practice."

"American philosopher/educator Thomas Hanna further developed somatic education. In his somatic work, Hanna (1990) embraced the "self-learning" of both Alexander and Feldenkrais to emphasize the importance of proprioception-the body's ability to sense movement-and the individual's experience of this movement sense. This "first-person" experience is central to Alexander, Feldenkrais, and Hanna's somatic techniques that all include one-to-one-work, hands-on with a qualified practitioner, but also group classes."

Somatics develops individual body–mind unity through practices that increase awareness of movement and proprioception. Foundational methods from F. M. Alexander and Moshe Feldenkrais identified habitual movement patterns that limit capacity and cause pain, and they taught that those unconscious patterns can change with consistent practice. Thomas Hanna expanded somatic education, emphasizing self-learning, proprioception, and the first-person experience of movement. Somatic techniques include one-to-one hands-on work with qualified practitioners and group classes. Focusing on the means of moving and movement sensation reduces limiting habitual patterns and pain and can improve subjective feelings about the body.

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