somatic therapy

Jonathan Meyer is now offering private sessions at Yoga Now’s Goldcoast location.

Somatic therapy combines aspects of massage, physical therapy, energy work, and movement education. Any of the body systems can be addressed, depending upon the needs of the client - organs, nervous system, or bones, for example, as well as the more traditional approach of working with muscles and fascia. A typical session would involve some hands-on work (massage, connective tissue release, nervous system balancing, etc.) and some movement facilitation - where the client engages in movement directed by the therapist, and receives verbal and hands-on feedback as a way of re-patterning alignment and movement habits.

Somatic therapy is a broad and flexible approach readily adaptable to the specific needs of the client. Client and therapist work together to determine the best approach to the meet the client's needs. It can offer massage and relaxation, pain and stress reduction, recovery from injury or surgery, and overcoming difficulties with organs, nerves, or endocrine glands. It is a powerful approach for addressing trauma and psycho-somatic issues. It provides valuable tools for growth in physical practices such as yoga, dance, acting, and sports.

Somatic therapy also works with developmental movement and reflexes: the basic physiological patterns and responses an infant is engaged with in order to develop complex adult coordination. This can be valuable for infants with developmental challenges and for parents seeking to better understand their infant's developmental arc and help facilitate this journey.

Jonathan Meyer has a certificate in Somatic Movement Education (The School for Body-Mind Centering) and is a graduate of the Carolina School of Massage Therapy. He holds a BA in dance from UNC Greensboro. Over the last 20 years, he has studied a wide range of movement forms and healing modalities, including aikido, taiji, capoeira, butoh, yoga, contemporary dance, gymnastics, meditation, healing touch, and authentic movement. His work is particularly informed by Body-Mind Centering (BMC). For more on BMC, visit www.bodymindcentering.com.

Yoga Now
742 N LaSalle 201
312.280.9642
www.yoganowchicago.com

Contact Jonathan for an appointment:

312.646.9548
jonathan@khecari.org