Move Through Life Pain-Free with Mastery and Joy
What is Essential Somatics?
Essential Somatics® teaches a safe, gentle and common sense approach to eliminating chronic muscle pain for the long term. We teach the work of the late Thomas Hanna, Ph.D, creator of Hanna Somatics
Find a Practitioner
All Hanna Somatic Educators listed have been trained by Essential Somatics® or are members of the Association for Hanna Somatic Education.
Essential Somatics® Teaches You How to Be Pain Free
relieve low back pain
“I’ve had hip and low back problems for the last 10 years. I’ve been doing your Somatics DVD for a week and am getting great results!”
say goodbye to hip pain
“Essential Somatics was the reason I finally walked without a cane after 10 years of failed attempts to consult medical professionals.”
banish NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN
“Hanna Somatics helped me recover from a herniated disc in my neck and I now have an easier time moving my neck than when I was a teenager!”
Ready to Try Hanna Somatics?
TRy a somatics session
Private Somatics sessions are the fastest, most effectiveway to eliminate habituated muscular pain and restore freedom of movement.
ATTEND A WORKSHOP
Workshops introduce the fundamentals of Hanna Somatics that promote movement mastery, muscle function and body awareness.
LEARN hanna SOMATICS
Our Personal and Professional trainings and workshops make it easy to incorporate Somatics into your wellness routine or client practice.
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Written by Martha Peterson, published by Sterling Publishing
Martha Peterson uses the Hanna Somatics approach to muscular pain relief to teach you how to recognize and change your physical and psychological responses to stress that cause muscle pain and discomfort... on your own!