What Is Somatic Movement… and Why Does It Feel So Damn Good?

Ever had one of those days where you’re holding it all together with a bobby pin and a coffee?

And then you finally take a deep breath… or lie down for five minutes… or have a cry in the car…

And your body just melts?

That’s somatic movement.

It’s a lifeline. A reset button. A way back to yourself, when you didn’t even realise you’d gone missing.

So… what actually is somatic movement?

Somatic simply means “of the body.”

But not in a gym-class, posture-perfect kind of way.

This is the felt body.

The you underneath the performance, the roles, the “I’m fine” mask.

Somatic movement is when you stop pushing, performing, and pleasing… and start tuning in.

It’s less about how it looks and more about how it feels.

It might look like:

• Moving slowly with your eyes closed, just to hear your own breath again

• Stretching in a way that releases tears you didn’t even know were there

• Lying on the floor and doing absolutely nothing (yes, that counts too)

There’s no choreography, no pressure, no “go harder.” Just you, your body, and permission to finally listen in.

And why does it feel so damn good?

Because as women, and especially as mums, we carry so much.

The mental load. The invisible weight. The unspoken grief. The expectations. The exhaustion.

And sometimes, that gets buried so deep in our bodies we stop even noticing it.

Somatic movement helps you notice.

And then release.

It calms the nervous system, clears emotional fog, and reminds you you’re not just a head on legs.

You are whole. You are worthy. You are still in there.

It doesn’t matter if you’re mid-meltdown or mid-identity-crisis, your body will always welcome you back.

Why we do this in Mindful Moves

Because every woman deserves a space where she gets to be fully human.

No performance. No perfection. Just presence.

In Mindful Moves, we:

• Move with music, not pressure

• Drop the expectations and drop into our bodies

• Let emotions rise, shake, flow, or rest

• Honour every part of womanhood - the strong, the soft, the angry, the undone

We cry.

We laugh.

We breathe.

We remember that our bodies are not the enemy, they’re the doorway home.

And every single week, I hear the same thing:

“I didn’t realise how much I needed that.”

Because it’s not about becoming better. It’s about remembering you were never broken.

Somatic movement doesn’t ask you to change who you are - instead it invites you to come home to her.

You don’t have to earn rest. You don’t need permission to soften.

You already have what you need: your body, your breath, your presence.

That is enough.

Always has been.