Field of Somatics

A conversation between the founder of the field of Somatics and medical doctor and somatics explorer Helmut Milz.

The founder of the field of Somatics discusses the philosophical and theoretical roots an emerging broader field.

Nowadays, there are so many different kinds of “bodywork” that even the bodyworkers are confused about what each other is doing. Here, the founder of the field of Somatics explores a way of making sense of a complex field.

Charles Darwin built a great mansion: There were countless rooms, studios, salons, corridors and grand halls; and the towering entry doors were thrown open to the world, inviting all to enter. Curiously, however, even though the invitation remained open for one hundred years, no one took up residence.

Thomas Hanna offers a reflective follow up to Bodies in Revolt, the 1970 book in which he established the field of Somatics.

Part 4 in a 4-part series by the founder of the field of Somatics discussing some of its philosophical and theoretical underpinnings.​

Part 3 in a 4-part series by the founder of the field of Somatics discussing some of its philosophical and theoretical underpinnings.​

Part 2 of a 4 part article by the founder of the field of Somatics, which provides philosophical and academic discussion about some central concepts and questions of the field.

Part 1 of a 4 part article by the founder of the field of Somatics, which provides philosophical and academic discussion about some central concepts and questions of the field.