What is somatic education?
Under the label “Methods of somatic education” there are several bodily approaches that could be described as follows: “which aim to increase the fluency, efficiency and enjoyment of the body and movement through the development of consciousness Body “. In this sheet, you will discover what somatic education is, its principles, its history, its benefits, the conduct of a session and how to become a somatic education therapist.
From the Greek “soma ” which means “body “, somatic education brings together a set of approaches that aim to reclaim its body in motion and to develop its consciousness. This awareness allows the person to better understand how it works and to create new possibilities for expression.
This “organic” learning is done through a sensory-motor reorganization that will involve the muscles and all other constituents of the body of the individual. The approaches are “experiential”, in the sense that the resulting learning results more from a subjective experience than from learned knowledge.
The approaches belonging to somatic education are numerous: holistic gymnastics; Gymnastics on table TCP, method of release of Breastplates, Method Feldenkrais, technique of Alexander, technique Nadeau whose records are present on our site. Other approaches are also part of somatic education, including the Movement Ritual, the method we pack, the Body-mind centering, the Eutony Gerda Alexander, the Laban-Bartenieff method, the Kinetic awareness and the Ideokinesis. Two other techniques, although not always included in the family of somatic education, have so related objectives that we have added to our table: the Pilates method and the Trager. On the other hand, there should be no associated techniques that first seek to treat or cure, such as osteopathy or the Mézières method, or those that have above all CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC aims, such as bio-energetic analysis.
The main principles
The fundamental characteristics of all these approaches are summarized in both terms of their label: education and Somatic.
Education. When it is not solicited in all its potentialities, the body loses its ability to function adequately-it literally unlearns, compensates and dissolves. Fortunately, he can always start learning again, because his tissues (muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves) remain malleable at any age, or almost. Education requires both “listening” and active participation of the pupil.
Somatic. In the subtle field of bodily approaches, it is said that the Soma is “what is relative to the body, but perceived from within, in the first person”; An approach to somatic education therefore requires an intimate view of the intervention: the person does not try to “correct” or “have his body corrected” (as would a physiotherapist, for example), but to understand it and to promote its evolution.
Prevention of musculoskeletal problems (back pain, tendonitis, etc.).
They help prevent injuries, discomfort and pain in the musculoskeletal system. It also promotes psycho-motor rehabilitation, better pain control and maintenance of functionality despite aging.
Improved posture
Somatic approaches contribute to a more just posture (an indispensable element of well-being) and to better respiratory reflexes. This is beneficial in the world of work in particular.
Improving physical and psychological well-being
They promote better exploitation of body potential: more efficiency, expressiveness and pleasure in the movement. They also develop greater attention to body signals and a better perception of the body in space. In addition, they induce great relaxation, better stress management and well-being.
Improving athletic performance
Somatic education leads to a better balance in body development, which promotes sport performance.
Support for body work in the art and creative community
Somatic education improves posture and improves the bodily function of musicians, singers, dancers, actors, painters, sculptors, etc.
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