Individual SME Sessions

SME → Who for → Support → What you gain

What is SME?

Somatic Movement Education is the field of study that uses the body to understand how human experience is organized. Coined by Thomas Hanna in the twentieth century, the term derives from the Greek soma: the living, conscious body.

SME approaches the individual not merely as a physical structure, but as an experiential entity capable of self-regulation. Through perception, intuition, organic movement, and embodied anatomy, it functions as a connective tissue between thought and movement, experience and reflection, science and sensitivity.

Through specific somatic practices, we can generate and acquire new embodied knowledge, movement patterns, and psychophysical memories. Ultimately, SME is the practice of learning to observe and to observe ourselves; it means remaining open to shifts in how we perceive ourselves, the other, and, consequently, the world.

Who is this space for?

I support teenagers, young people, and adults in a wide range of situations, whether you are experiencing:

  • Overexertion, stress, or burnout
  • Physical pain or health concerns
  • A desire to change how you relate to movement in your daily life
  • Feeling that your body is central to who you are and how you live
  • A need to open up new pathways in your therapeutic journey

What does individual support involve?

A space for listening, somatic practice, nervous system regulation, and integrative health.

Sessions integrate Somatic Movement Education practices, drawing from disciplines such as Integrative Bodywork, Authentic Movement, ATB (Awareness Through the Body), and the Body-Mind Centering perspective.

In our sessions together, we aim to:

  • Create a safe and restful space dedicated to self-discovery, enhancing somatic-emotional well-being, and shifting away from states of overexertion or burnout.
  • Explore internal processes through bodywork and somatic practice, whether floor-based, standing, or through movement.
  • Learn to educate ourselves in movement, body awareness, and self-regulation, embodying the various supports available to us.

What will you gain from these sessions?

You will experience greater freedom of movement, a regulated nervous system and the discovery of new ways to align with your learned emotional and physical patterns.