Integrative Somatic Massage
Releasing Stored Holding Patterns
The body adapts to stress, injury, and life experiences by creating patterns of holding.
Over time, these patterns can remain even when the original stressor has passed.
Stored holding patterns may show up as chronic tension, pain, restricted movement, fatigue, or a sense of disconnection from your body. This looks different for everyone.
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90-Minute Integrative Somatic Session
2-Hour Integrative Somatic Session
In somatic massage, we work gently with these patterns by slowing down and listening to your body's cues. Through intentional touch, breath awareness, guided movement, and nervous system support, the body is given space to soften and release in a way that feels safe and sustainable.
This work honors your body's timing and wisdom. Nothing is forced and nothing is rushed.
Chronic Pain Listening Beyond the Symptoms
Chronic pain is not always a sign of damage.
Often, it is a message from the nervous system.
Many people experience ongoing pain without a clear injury or structural cause. From a somatic perspective, pain can reflect long held tension, nervous system overload, or unresolved stress stored in the body.
Somatic massage approaches pain with curiosity rather than correction. By gently exploring sensation, movement, and areas of holding, we allow the body to communicate what it needs. Over time, this can support relief, improved mobility, and a deeper sense of understanding and trust within your body.
Nervous System Informed Relaxation
Relaxation is more than the absence of stress.
It is a state where the nervous system feels safe enough to settle.
In somatic bodywork, relaxation means supporting the body in shifting out of chronic stress responses and into regulation and rest.
This may include:
- Releasing physical tension by softening muscles, fascia, and connective tissue
- Nervous system regulation by supporting the transition from survival responses into calm presence
- Mind body integration by increasing awareness of internal sensations in a grounded and safe way
- Restorative stillness by creating space for the body to reset and access its natural healing capacity
This form of relaxation is deeply restorative and often continues to unfold beyond the session.
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