Unlocking Trapped Trauma: The Body Keeps Score — Somatic Movement Secrets

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When was the last time you truly felt your body from the inside out? Not just noticing an ache or pain, but deeply sensing your physical existence?

For many of us, living primarily in our thoughts has disconnected us from crucial information our bodies are constantly trying to communicate. Karen Statner, clinical somatic educator and author, joins us to explore the revolutionary practice of clinical somatics—a method developed by philosopher Thomas Hanna that creates freedom through intentional movement.

Karen illuminates the profound connection between our physical tension patterns and emotional states, explaining how our nervous system doesn't differentiate between body and mind, but operates as one integrated system. "We cannot change anything that we cannot feel," Karen shares, revealing how our bodies hold emotional patterns in specific muscular configurations. These patterns, whether from acute trauma or repetitive stress, become unconscious habits our nervous system maintains until we consciously release them. The result? Chronic tension, pain, disconnection, and a limited capacity to experience life fully.

The beautiful revelation in this conversation is that no matter how long you've been stuck in specific patterns, change is always possible through the magic of neuroplasticity. Rather than approaching ourselves as problems to be fixed, clinical somatics offers a gentler path—becoming aware of tension, intentionally engaging it, and mindfully releasing it through a process similar to how animals naturally stretch.

By reconnecting with our bodily sensations and learning to release chronic tension, we don't just improve physical comfort—we unlock emotional freedom, better relationships, and deeper connection to our authentic needs. This isn't about quick fixes but sustainable transformation that ripples outward, affecting not just ourselves but everyone around us.

Ready to experience this for yourself? Karen guides us through a simple yet powerful three-step practice that demonstrates how effortlessly we can begin releasing tension and coming home to ourselves. What might change in your life if you could feel more, move freely, and live with greater presence?

Listen, practice, and discover the wisdom your body has been waiting to share.

Resources:

• Karen's website: https://www.somatichabit.co.uk/

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Chapters

1. Introduction to Breaking Mental Health Stigmas (00:00:00)

2. Understanding Somatics: The Felt Sense (00:02:50)

3. Emotions & Muscular Holding Patterns (00:10:54)

4. Trauma, Wholeness & Healing (00:17:44)

5. Finding Safety Through Bodily Awareness (00:28:12)

6. Clinical Somatics: Simple Yet Powerful Practice (00:35:41)

7. Yawning, Tension Release & Self-Regulation (00:53:08)

8. Creating Ripples of Change & Final Thoughts (01:04:18)