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Somatic Movement Classes Training & Certification
Reconnect with your body through gentle and mindful movement. Our Somatic Movement classes in Auburn blend therapeutic techniques with body awareness to help you unwind stiffness, relieve discomfort, and move with greater freedom.
What is Somatic Movement?
Somatic springs from ‘soma’—meaning your body as you experience it, not just how it looks. Unlike traditional exercise, which focuses on how movements look or perform, somatic practices prioritize what you feel as you move. It is about tuning into your body from the inside out. It could be as simple as noticing your breath while lifting an arm or sensing weight shifting in your feet as you walk.
When you close your eyes and move slowly, you begin to detect hidden tension patterns (maybe a clenched jaw or raised shoulders) that everyday distractions usually mask. This awareness is the first step toward lasting transformation. What makes somatic movement stand out is its exploratory nature. There’s no “right” way to do it or rigid repetitions to complete. Instead, you approach each session with curiosity while observing how your body responds today in contrast to yesterday.
Slowness is key in Somatic movement. Just as you’d practice a new language word by word, somatic movements rewire your nervous system gradually. Quick, forceful motions reinforce old habits, but deliberate and mindful shifts help your brain learn healthier patterns. Over time, this reduces chronic pain, improves posture, and restores natural mobility, not through strain, but through intelligent awareness.
Benefits of Somatic Movement
Reduce Pain & Improve Mobility
Somatic movement helps you move with ease and get relief from chronic pain. By gently awakening the brain-body connection, the practices involved in Somatic movement help recognize and release muscle tension built up from daily habits. The slow and deliberate movements guide you to sense your nervous system’s subtle patterns while allowing you to retrain your body’s responses. This rewires your brain gradually, reduces pain, and restores fluid motion in your body. With greater awareness, you unlock natural mobility and a more balanced, pain-free life.
Improve Posture & Restore Balance
With Somatic Movement therapy or Somatic dance therapy in Auburn, you become more aware of your posture during daily activities. Through gentle movements, you learn to release tightness in key areas (like your shoulders, neck, and hips, which pull your body out of alignment). This mindful approach doesn’t just improve how you hold yourself, but it also re-educates your nervous system and teaches your body to maintain better alignment naturally. At the same time, these movements enhance your overall balance (both physically and mentally). You’ll notice improved stability in your movements and a calmer - more centered feeling in your daily life.
Alleviate Feelings of Anxiety & Stress
Somatic movement is a powerful way to reduce anxiety and stress while reconnecting with your body. Through mindful movement, you can become more aware of your sensations, posture, and internal rhythms (such as your breath and heartbeat). This awareness will allow you to release tension and activate the relaxation response within your nervous system. By practicing somatic techniques, you can shift from a state of stress and survival to one of calmness and mindfulness. It also allows you to feel more grounded, centered, and at ease with your body.
Is Somatic Movement Really Effective?
Somatic movement offers a rare opportunity to get relief from chronic pain (with fewer yet consistent efforts). Unlike high-intensity workouts that push physical limits, it focuses on slow and intentional movements. Many practitioners describe it as “unlocking” emotions that are stored in the body, where chronic stress, anxiety, or even past trauma manifest as muscle tightness or restricted movement.
By tuning into your body, somatic practices help release tension and create lasting relief (both in your muscles and your mind). The effectiveness of somatic movement lies in its simplicity. Because it focuses on mindful motion rather than exertion. The best part? It’s accessible to nearly everyone (regardless of age, fitness level, or physical limitations). The gentle approach involved in the practice eases pain, improves posture, and reduces stress, all by calming your nervous system.
However, like any practice, better results require consistent efforts. Those who commit to regular sessions often report profound shifts (from better sleep to heightened emotional resilience). Somatic movement doesn’t mean quick fixes. Its holistic approach addresses root causes of discomfort rather than just symptoms. Unlike workouts that chase fitness goals, somatic practice develops body awareness from within.
Ready to Start Your Somatic Movement Training?
Experience the power of mindful movement with our Somatic Movement training. This is your chance to let go of tension, reset your body’s patterns, and tap into your natural ability to move with ease. This practice fits your particular needs, whether your goal is to just feel better in your body, move more freely, or ease pain.
Choose between private sessions or group classes where we explore gentle and conscious movements together. You’ll learn how to relieve deep-seated stress without force; simply, careful movements honoring your body’s needs. There are no complex processes, but just basic movements that make a real difference.
Suitable for all levels, our method teaches you how to move smarter, not harder. You’ll stand better, breathe easier, and carry this newfound awareness into everything you do.
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Learn Introspective Breathwork® Therapy, a groundbreaking healing modality
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I had the pleasure of finding my way to the One Breath Institute after getting to do introspective Breathwork sessions with Lisa. I have been trained in Breathwork as a therapist, and I’ve done many personal Breathwork sessions and co-facilitated several powerful Breathwork groups; Lisa’s style, and the approach taken by the rest of the OBI founders and team, is among the most powerful healing experiences I have had. I jumped at the chance to go through the training which is focused not only on how to be a breathworker, but how to be an authentic and attuned healer.
Brennon P Moore I had the pleasure of finding my way to the One Breath Institute after getting to do introspective Breathwork sessions with Lisa. I have been trained in Breathwork as a therapist, and I’ve done many personal Breathwork sessions and co-facilitated several powerful Breathwork groups; Lisa’s style, and the approach taken by the rest of the OBI founders and team, is among the most powerful healing experiences I have had. I jumped at the chance to go through the training which is focused not only on how to be a breathworker, but how to be an authentic and attuned healer.
Brennon P Moore 
Enroll in a Free Somatic Breathwork Session Every Sunday
Every Sunday, you get the opportunity to experience (for free) healing with our community.
1st Sunday of each month: Participate in an Introspective Breathwork® session led by OBI founder Lisa McNett or Debbie Dickey, to experience various elements of our transformative healing approach. This may encompass somatic release breathwork, guided meditation, movement, sound therapy, and other techniques. Each session introduces our holistic healing modality, designed to foster deep personal healing and growth.
All other Sundays: Experience Introspective Breathwork®, guided by student in training for their somatic breathwork certification or one of our graduates.
By registering for any one of these sessions, you are agreeing to the terms of One Breath Institute’s membership agreement. You also acknowledge the risks involved with conscious connected breathwork, have read over the contraindications and sought professional medical advice as necessary.
I had the pleasure of finding my way to the One Breath Institute after getting to do introspective Breathwork sessions with Lisa. I have been trained in Breathwork as a therapist, and I’ve done many personal Breathwork sessions and co-facilitated several powerful Breathwork groups; Lisa’s style, and the approach taken by the rest of the OBI founders and team, is among the most powerful healing experiences I have had. I jumped at the chance to go through the training which is focused not only on how to be a breathworker, but how to be an authentic and attuned healer.
Brennon P Moore OBI Student