Somatic Tao

About Somatic Tao Do you suffer: signs of stress; find it difficult to cope with certain situations; or find your physical symptoms seem to be worse in certain circumstances? Then read on! Based in Brighton & Hove, Somatic Tao was created in 2004 by Penny Boyland, to provide a deeper, more effective way to resolve all manner of symptoms resulting from stress, distress and trauma.Somatic Tao is an integrated neuro-somatically aware therapeutic approach that tracks and teaches you how to attune to your nervous system speaking in your body. Working with: • the body awareness of Somatic Experiencing (SE) to track the nervous system; • the Western neuroscientific, biological and emotional aspects of trauma; and • the Taoist philosophy of inter- and intra-relationships within the body, trauma energy locked in your body is encouraged to come back into flow and bring you back to health. Somatic Tao brings forth meaningful connections, understanding, empowerment and transformation. Somatic Tao also understands that most modern day ills are due to a lack of ability to tolerate emotional energies: • anger and protest energy mobilised in answer to unmet needs; • toxic shame created by unmet very early developmental needs; • grief due to loss, rejection and abandonment; • fear and terror due to unmet need for safety and security. Synthesising SE with other approaches such as: Bowlby’s Attachment Theory; the Alchemy of Shame Transformation, (AST) Model; and the Grief Recovery Method (GRM), Somatic Tao’s integrated approach helps you regain your emotional resilience and increase your capacity for life. With over 17 years experience of working with stress, emotional distress and trauma, plus familiarity of medical terms and drug mechanisms gained from previous careers in neuroscience and the pharmaceutical industry, I am able to share a unique and comprehensive approach to health to both clients and supervisees.... (Show more)