Somatic Movement
The SAH Method™, Somatic Activated Healing, is a radical liberation practice that combines somatic movement, rhythmic breath, mantra, ecstatic dance (freely moving your body), and meditation.
This method reminds you that the body is not something to fix or overcome; it’s a place that gets to feel like home.
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Somatic Activated Healing uses a bottom-up approach, meaning the body is the entry point for connection. Rather than starting with the mind, the story, or the memory, we begin with the feelings & sensations that are still living in the body right now. Whether it be tension, contraction, numbness, a certain emotion, or even disconnection, what is currently alive in the body is the guiding compass.
Why is it important to connect to the body? When emotions don’t have the space to be fully felt or processed, they can influence how you move through the world. The body may brace, shut down, or stay on alert, while the mind creates stories desperately trying to make sense of what it is experiencing. Over time, those stories can shape how you see yourself, your relationships, & your life, which can end up creating chaos instead of harmony.
Somatic Activated Healing invites you to interrupt that cycle by letting go of intellectualizing everything & instead develop a new relationship with what you feel.
In the SAH Method™, I teach you how to “drop the story & be with the feeling.” This doesn’t mean ignoring your story or pretending the past doesn’t matter. It means discovering that you can connect with what is happening in your body without needing to mentally relive every detail of where it came from. You go beyond understanding the pattern & instead directly face the energetic charge still present in the body. That is what truly matters.
So many of us have become incredibly skilled at leaving the present moment when something feels uncomfortable. We distract, overthink, stay busy, control, dissociate, or search outside ourselves for relief. This doesn’t mean something is wrong with you; it just means that’s how you learned to navigate experiences that once felt too difficult to hold. It kept you alive, & bless that.
But now, this method gives you another option: to stay, to breathe, to move, & to feel. To discover that you can be with yourself even in the midst of discomfort.
When you can be with discomfort, you begin building the capacity to inhabit your body, heart, soul, & life more fully. You learn to notice sensation without immediately needing to change it. You learn to move with the emotion that is present rather than suppress it or let it reactively run the show. You learn that feeling something doesn’t mean you have to over-identify with it.
With practice, you begin to experience your body not as a source of problems to solve, but as a source of information, wisdom, & connection to embrace.
This is where the practice becomes deeply empowering. You don’t need to wait until you’re overwhelmed to connect with yourself. You don’t need to have the perfect words, understand every pattern, or know exactly why you feel the way you do. You can begin with your body. You can meet yourself exactly where you are & create space for whatever is ready to move. Every practice becomes an opportunity to strengthen your relationship with yourself while building greater capacity for presence, choice, expression, & freedom.
With your Somatic Class Subscription, you have access to 50+ recorded somatic movement classes that you can practice on your own time, in your own space, & at the pace that best suits your life. You can choose a practice based on what you need that day, whether you’re craving grounding, a release, compassion, raging out, or simply a few moments to come back home to yourself. This is a growing library you can return to again and again, allowing your practice to evolve alongside you.
Remember, this isn’t about becoming someone who never experiences fear, grief, anger, discomfort, or uncertainty. Liberation isn’t the absence of unpleasant feelings; it’s the capacity to stay connected to yourself while you move through it ALL. These practices are an invitation to cultivate that capacity. To trust your body’s signals, listen more deeply, move with what is ready to move, & meet yourself with greater compassion and curiosity.
Liberation does not happen when you escape the body; it happens when you are embodied. The more embodied you become, the more possibilities can open up for how you respond to life. The more love you allow into your heart. The more joy you notice throughout your days. The more acceptance you experience for what is. The more at home you get to feel in your own skin.
You can get started by signing up for the Somatic Class Subscription for $33 USD a month! Each class has a different theme that focuses on pleasant & unpleasant emotions while also offering varying levels of physical intensity to fit your needs.
This is a subscription-based product that you can cancel or renew at any time.
faq’s
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In Somatic Activated Healing™, the somatic moves help you connect to your emotions & process your feelings with intention. The breathwork, brings you back into your body, roots you in the present, & gives you the energy and inspiration to do the work. The meditations gives you the concentration to be in your body, improve the relationship with your mind, & engage with your feelings instead of the stories. The mantras help you reinforce a powerful new inner vocabulary and mindset. The ecstatic dance (freely moving the body) lets the body lead, allowing your intuition to come back online & move your body in the ways you need for your own liberation.
Each class you’ll be guided through the structure of meditation, light stretching, shaking the body, specific somatic movements with breathing patterns, freely moving the body, & then closing with another meditation.
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You do not have to have any experience with dance, movement, or even identify as someone who likes to dance to do these classes. The purpose of somatic movement is to learn how to connect to your body, gain the strength to be okay with feeling all emotions, let go of what has been stuck, & reduce our urge to suppress. This is about expression vs skill. You’re not trying to perform, choreograph, or look cute as you move. The more awkward or unhinged your dancing/movement is, the better!
All classes have a specific structure to guide you in healing through various somatic moves and breathing techniques. There are only short periods of time within the classes where you would engage in freely moving your body (ecstatic dance).
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You can still participate and reap the benefits of somatic movement regardless of your physical capabilities! This is for all bodies. There are many variations for movements, & remember, you also have full authority over your body. If something feels off & you need to move differently, listen to the body. And please consult with your medical provider before engaging in any somatic class.
Working together 1:1, I can adjust the movement to your physical needs. For the recorded classes, there are variations of low, medium, & high intensity, along with sitting and standing classes. If you are still curious as to whether or not your physical body would be able to handle it, please email kelsey.creatinglight@gmail.com
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Wear clothes that provide you the opportunity to freely move your body and that have you feel secure and comfortable enough to engage in dramatic/fast pace movements.
Create enough space so you can safely move without running into things or knocking something over.
Try to avoid coming to class with a full stomach. It is recommended to eat your bigger meals of the day after a class.
Make sure to have water with you!
You are your highest authority, if something doesn’t feel right and you need to pause or your body is asking you to move in a different way from what I am guiding, listen to your body.
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