Matthew Sacchet, Ph.D., Director of the Meditation Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, is senior author of a paper in ...

As you read this, draw your attention to your jaw. Are you aware of any sensations? Are there areas of tension? Does your jaw feel tight or relaxed? Now imagine releasing any tension. What would that ...

Your nervous system might be stuck in stress mode. Somatic exercises could help, and you can start in under 5 minutes. Kevin C. Cox Getty Images The Global Wellness Summit named nervous system ...

Somatic exercises can come with a lot of benefits, but these are the risks and expert tips you should keep in mind. Dr. Valerie Cholet is a Professor of Kinesiology. She earned her doctorate at Penn ...

I incorporate Internal Family Systems, EMDR, trauma therapy, Art Therapy, and other somatic or mindfulness treatments in my work. I believe healing and growth thrive within a trusting and ...

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Are you being driven by self-defeating thoughts but don’t know how to change? To the outside world you have it all; everything seems well. Internally you are stuck in a cycle of self-criticism, ...

Our team has been investigating unusual mental and somatic experiences that occur in intensive meditative, spiritual and contemplative practice, such as: In a previous study, we found these ...