Foundations

This section covers the foundational concepts of somatic (body-based) therapy and how trauma affects the nervous system.

Understanding these concepts will help you engage with somatic practice safely and effectively.

What you’ll learn

• Why healing isn’t about erasing the past, and what it means to build capacity
• How somatic approaches reach places that talking alone cannot
• What trauma is and where it lives in your body
• The science of fight, flight, freeze, and collapse, and why your window of tolerance matters
• How to create felt safety, regulate yourself, and use connection for healing
• Why gentle, gradual work builds lasting change, and how to recognise progress