Work with Martha
Private Sessions
Work closely with Martha to understand how stress – and your responses to it – contributes to your pain.
Learn to become aware of how you move and improve your ability to sense, monitor and adjust.
Keep pain and tension away for the long term.
Private Sessions
The fastest way to get out of pain and improve your movement
What to Expect
Share Your History and Tell Your Story
Let Martha know where you’re experiencing pain or discomfort and the things you’ve tried so far.
Personalised and Guided Lesson
Based on what you share and what Martha observes, during an in person session she will guide you through a series of hands-on pandiculations that will release specific muscles involved in your pain pattern or movement restrictions. If the session is online she will guide you through a series of somatic movements that will address your specific areas of tension.
Takeaways
Meet Martha

Martha Peterson | Founder & CEO, Essential Somatics
Martha has over 30 years’ experience in the field of dance, bodywork, and somatics. She discovered Clinical (Hanna) Somatic Education after suffering chronic hip and knee pain due to injuries after years of dancing professionally; it is the only method that taught her to reverse her hip pain and postural imbalances. For Martha, restoring the skill of self-sensing was the key to a life of movement, mastery, and joy.
Online Sessions – Pricing

Online Sessions
These days we’re comfortable with online learning. Not only that, it’s really convenient! We can connect with people from anywhere at a time and place that suits us.
Get help from the comfort of your own home, from wherever you are in the world.
Initial Session
90mins
$150
Multi-Session Packages
Available on Request
In Person Sessions – Pricing

in person sessions
Manitou Springs, CO & Other Locations
Learning in person is powerful and yields the most rapid results. Martha will use the hands-on skills and techniques passed down from Thomas Hanna to help you better sense where you’re holding tension and understand how to release it so you can move with more freedom and confidence.
Martha will take your history, assess your posture and gait, and choose a clinical lesson designed to relieve your specific pattern of contracted muscles.
Manitou springs
Initial Session
90mins
$185
Multi-Session Packages
Available Upon Request
Are You Just Looking For a Bit of Advice?
Martha also offers a 30-minute consultation where you can ask your questions, get support, confirm you’re on the right track!
30-Min Consultation
Ask Martha anything! Get advice on your movement practice, discuss your story, find out how to take your practice to the next level. These 30mins are for you to use however you like!
$75
Private Sessions FAQs
How do I book my appointment?
Click on any of the "schedule" buttons on this page, complete the checkout process and then you'll be guided to a calendar page to book your appointment.
How do I reschedule my appointment?
Appointments must be rescheduled at least 24 hours in advance.
To reschedule your appointment go to the email confirmation and click "reschedule" in the email. You'll be guided to a calendar page where you can change your appointment.
How many sessions do I need?
We all come to Clinical Somatics with a unique history and set of circumstances, so the number of sessions required can vary from person to person. While most clients feel improvement and pain relief from the very first session, many people require more sessions in order to resolve their complaint or to improve to their satisfaction.Â
Clinical Somatics is an educational process, so it does take time to learn. We advise planning to have a series of sessions so you can gradually hone the skills you need to restore easy, comfortable freedom of movement, and learn effective self-care strategies to take care of yourself.Â
Because we understand that all humans have the ability to learn to improve on their own given the right tools of learning, your active participation and commitment is required for optimum results and long-term improvement.
Do I have to do the Home Practice?
A regular Somatic Movement practice reinforces the improvement you achieve in each private session. These self-care movements are the linchpin to long-term pain relief and efficient movement. A regular practice gives you the ability to manage chronic stress, relieve aches and pains, improve balance, and monitor and improve your movement and posture.
More questions? Visit the FAQs page
