When stress takes over, it’s easy to feel stuck—either revved up with anxiety, flooded with anger, or totally shut down. Somatic practices offer simple, body-based techniques to help you self-soothe and return to a sense of safety and presence. In this article, you’ll learn accessible tools like butterfly tapping, box breathing, and movement-based regulation to calm your nervous system. These aren't just therapy tools—they’re everyday strategies for anyone feeling overwhelmed and wanting to feel better.

Physical sensations are more than just reactions. They are part of how we emotionally process experiences, and they hold valuable information about our well-being. Somatic IFS Therapy is a unique and powerful approach that blends various approaches of somatic therapy with Internal Family Systems (IFS) to foster deep healing. In this blog post, we explore how Somatic IFS integrates body awareness into counselling and emotional healing and how reconnecting with our sensations can lead to profound emotional release and transformation.