Somatic Practices to Expand Body and Mind
Somatic Practices to Expand Body and Mind
Releasing tension in your ecosystems creates space, improves flow, awareness, and connection. Subtle signs and symptoms of balance enter your state of being — slower, deeper breathing, quality sleep, calm, clear mind. Simple, healthy habits support positive change in your ecosystems.
1. Massage for Flow
Gently massage your jaw, forehead, nose bridge, sides and back of the neck, and sternum. Release facial and neck tension, open respiratory pathways, and improve lymph and cerebrospinal flow. You can expect to breathe with depth and ease, clearing metabolic waste and shifting your mood.
Practice daily: Morning and Evening.
Use Calm or Reprieve Roller on your neck and chest to improve flow.
2. Grounded Breathing
Lie face down and breathe into your abdomen for 1–5 minutes. Use either box breathing (4–4–4–4) or a 4-in, 6-out rhythm. This improves cerebrospinal fluid and lymph flow, calms the nervous system, releases micro tension in the psoas, Improves pelvic mobility, and enhances awareness and alignment.
Use Ground Roller on your abdomen to improve flow.
Five minutes a day can improve posture and calm your mind.
3. De-clutter Your Space
Creating order in your home or workspace is a somatic release. It gives the body and eyes rest, activates the parasympathetic system, and restores calm in the body and mind.
Use Calm or Restore diffuser blends to de-clutter the air.
4. Let Go to Renew
Donate, sell, or release what no longer serves you. Outer spaciousness supports inner flow — lowering blood pressure, balancing the nervous system, and restoring emotional clarity, compassion, and resilience.
Use Ground Roller Blend to connect to your inner space.
5. Stretch Often
Gentle movement every 45 minutes relieves physical tension, supports fluid flow, and improves focus and mood.
6. Observe Your Breath
Feel your breath. Place one hand on your chest, the other on your abdomen. Notice where tension lives — in your inhale or exhale — and soften there. This awareness can support the releasing of tension, creating stillness and flow.
Use Respire or Calm roller blend to anchor you into presence.
7. Tension-Release Chats
Have the hard conversations. Have them often. Reducing destructive emotional tension and releasing surface tension allows truth to surface.
This creates room for honest conversations and for facing blind spots together.
8. Create Rhythm
Our nervous system thrives best on gentle, soothing rhythm and flow. This can be found through our senses: smell, sound, touch, hearing, movement. Explore your senses and notice where you lean in. Where does it flow softly?
Releasing tension shifts your physical, mental, and emotional rhythm. This increases heart–brain coherence and the electromagnetic field — creating space for flow, presence, and change. Make space for the good stuff.
I look forward to hearing which of these tools has supported your flow. Reach out and share your experience with me.
Big Love
Belinda
PS. The above habits may have opened up your curiosity, contact me to explore these in depth.