What if your back pain wasn’t just physical—but a reflection of your life story? In this insightful episode, we explore the world of somatics and how our body posture, chronic tension, and even pain can be deeply linked to our past experiences and unresolved emotions.

The conversation covers the theory behind somatic therapy, practical movement techniques (like yoga, martial arts, and nonlinear movement), and personal experiences with pain, awareness, and healing. Discover how becoming aware of your body can help you shift deeply ingrained patterns, and how even subtle changes in posture or breath can ripple through your nervous system and emotions.

Whether you’re dealing with chronic tension, exploring trauma healing, or just curious about how to feel more at home in your body—this episode offers both practical tools and empowering perspectives.

⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 – Introduction to somatics and body-based trauma theory

01:58 – Posture, chronic tension, and how it reinforces trauma

04:14 – Chronic pain as unprocessed experience in the body

06:56 – How pain patterns form and the body’s logic behind tension

08:29 – Personal story: Resolving back pain through awareness

10:41 – Breath, the diaphragm, and nervous system regulation

13:00 – Exploring range of motion & rebalancing through movement

15:30 – How animals regulate after trauma & orienting practices

18:09 – Martial arts, balance, and how personality shows in movement

21:30 – Awareness and overcompensation in movement patterns

23:08 – Vipassana, pain as a guide, and becoming aware of tension

26:12 – Layers of awareness: body, mind, and emotions

29:48 – Equanimity and changing your relationship with pain

31:17 – Pain as signal: using it to dissolve chronic holding

34:48 – Why perfect form matters in somatic practices

37:42 – Undoing unconscious tension stored even in sleep

39:05 – Tools from Human Garage & vagus nerve release

40:30 – Intuitive movement: dancing, wiggling, nonlinear motion

42:41 – Movement as a language: the body speaks if we listen

44:45 – The “constellation of pain” and whole-body awareness

46:25 – Movement improves presence, energy & life quality

47:15 – Zen Body Being and demystifying martial arts

48:42 – Final reflections and call for listener recommendations