Yoga as an ancient somatic practice?
Long before the term somatic therapy existed, yoga was doing exactly what somatic therapy does — working with the body from the inside out, building internal awareness, and supporting the integration of embodied experience. Here is why yoga is one of the oldest somatic practices we have.
The Vagus Nerve
The vagus nerve is the longest nerve in the body and the primary pathway of the parasympathetic nervous system. Understanding it and learning how to work with it directly through somatic practice, breath and movement can change everything about how you approach nervous system health.