Thomas Hanna

Thomas Hanna is the person who named the concept of the 'somatic' in its present sense. With a background in philosophy, Hanna argued that the body should be treated not as an object seen from outside but as a subject lived from within, and he gave this view the name 'somatic'. His work gave the field both a name and a philosophical frame. Hanna is one of the conceptual founders of the somatic field. His work grounded the view that sees the body as a subjective experience.