Safety in the Body: An Introduction to Somatic Meditation
- Myckie Cole
- 3 days ago
- 3 min read
In a world that teaches us to live from the neck up—planning, analyzing, performing—our bodies often become the quiet spaces we forget to listen to. But what if the body wasn’t just a vessel for productivity or a source of discomfort...What if it’s the key to healing?
That’s the invitation of somatic meditation—a gentle, embodied practice of coming home to yourself through breath, sensation, and inner presence.
What is Somatic Meditation?
Somatic meditation is a body-based mindfulness practice that shifts the focus from thoughts and external form to the felt experience within. It’s not about clearing your mind or perfecting posture. It’s about cultivating a relationship with your body’s wisdom—tuning in to how emotions, memories, and sensations live in your tissues.
This practice is grounded in nervous system awareness, trauma sensitivity, and deep listening. It meets you exactly where you are, and invites you to soften, release, and restore—gently, at your own pace.
Why the Body Holds the Key to Healing
For many of us—especially sensitive, cyclical beings—healing can’t happen through willpower alone.If you’ve ever felt like you’ve “tried everything” and still feel stuck in pain, anxiety, or fatigue, you’re not alone.
Often, the root of the discomfort lives in the body, beneath language and logic.Unprocessed emotions. Stored trauma. Nervous system patterns.Somatic meditation helps you connect with these places not by fixing them, but by being present with them—compassionately and curiously.
This is where true, lasting healing begins.
My Journey with Somatic Work
For years, I lived with chronic pain—migraines, muscle tension, deep emotional fatigue. It wasn’t until I began working with a craniosacral therapist that I discovered how much emotion my body had been holding on to. Through somatic release, breathwork, and intuitive energy work, my pain began to soften—and something profound opened in me.
I realized that I had been living disconnected from my body, pushing through instead of listening. Somatic practice gave me a way to come home—to slow down, breathe, and reconnect to the wisdom I had been missing.
Now, I share this work with others—those who are sensitive, intuitive, exhausted by overdoing, and ready to return to themselves.
The Benefits of Somatic Meditation
Regulates and soothes the nervous system
Releases stored emotion and tension
Builds emotional resilience
Increases self-trust and inner safety
Supports hormonal balance and cycle awareness (especially when paired with Ayurveda and lunar rhythms)
Helps integrate other healing modalities like Reiki, breath-work, and therapy
How to Begin
You don’t need any special tools or experience to start.All you need is a quiet moment, a breath, and willingness to listen.
I’ve created a free guided somatic meditation to help you begin your journey—grounded in the five elements (earth, water, fire, air, and ether) to support a full-body return to balance.
If you’re craving rest, reconnection, and a deeper sense of presence—this is for you.And if you’d like to explore one-on-one support, I now offer private somatic sessions to help you move through what’s been held in your body with compassion and grace.
You Are Your Own Medicine
Somatic meditation isn’t about doing it perfectly. It’s about being with yourself.And the more you practice, the more your body begins to remember:Safety. Wholeness. Home.
If you’re ready to soften back into yourself, I’d be honored to walk beside you.
With breath and presence,
If something in you is whispering yes—even just a quiet, tentative yes—I’d love to hold space for you.
I offer complimentary 30-minute consultations where we can connect, explore what’s present for you, and gently see if this work feels like a good fit.
There’s no pressure—just a soft space to begin.
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