Somatic ExperiencingSomatic Experiencing

Somatic Experiencing is an approach that focuses on the physiological trace of trauma in the body. Developed by Peter Levine, this school proposes that trauma is held not in the event itself but in responses that could not be completed in the nervous system. The work aims to make room for the body to release this held energy slowly and safely. This approach is inspired by the observation of how animals in the wild naturally discharge stress. Somatic Experiencing is one of the influential approaches that place the body at the center of trauma work.