SomatoEmotional Release
SomatoEmotional Release™ (SER) is a therapeutic process that uses and expands on the principles of CST to help a person rid their body of the residual effects of past injuries and negative experiences.
What is SomatoEmotional Release™ ?
SomatoEmotional Release™ facilitates a gentle process for releasing tissue memory, thereby helping the person to decrease the adverse effects of past traumas. There is vast research to show that a change in physical health is accompanied by a change in mental health, and it is equally documented that the reverse is apparent. SER is a holistic mind-body somatic approach that may also assist a person in gaining insight as to how that held trauma is influencing their physical and emotional health. SER can support the person transition from dysfunction and unresolved issues towards wellness and optimal function.
The development of SomatoEmotional Release™
SomatoEmotional Release™ is based on university research conducted by osteopathic physician John E. Upledger and biophysicist Zvi Karni. Physical forces enter a person’s body at the time of an accident or injury. The injured body may immediately begin dissipating these forces and the natural healing process will follow, or the physical forces imposed upon the person’s body may be retained rather than dissipated. Drs. Upledger and Karni came to realize that very often the body retained the emotional energy along with the physical force, and called this localized and concentrated area that formed, an “energy cyst.” Initially the body accommodates to the presence of the energy cyst, but over time the body weakens or tires of this accommodation, and can develop symptoms of pain, dysfunction, or emotional stress.
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Free 20 Min Chat
During our initial 20-minute chat, I’ll ask some questions to learn about your health history and what you’d like to achieve from therapy. You are welcome to leave me a message via WhatsApp to schedule.
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My working hours are as follows: Mon – Fr 9;00-13:30 & Fr afternoons 14:30 – 19:00
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1st Session!
During our first session, I will address any concerns you may have. I will also ask some questions to learn more about you and your health, and based on that information, I will make a recommendation for a treatment plan going forward.
Frequently Asked Questions
How Does SER relate to CST?
SomatoEmotional Release™ was a term coined by Dr John E. Upledger to describe a naturally occurring process often observed during craniosacral therapy treatment. It describes the natural phenomenon whereby an emotional release occurs simultaneously with a release in the tissues of the body, during a craniosacral therapy session. The SER can be associated with memories of past events and the process aids the release of stress and emotion from the body.
Is SomatoEmotional Release counselling?
No, SomatoEmotional Release is not counselling. Rather, therapists trained in SomatoEmotional release will often partner with mental health professionals as part of your wellness team. Combining CranioSacral Therapy/SomatoEmotional Release and professional counseling can produce profound healing and personal growth.
What happens during a SER session?
During a hands-on treatment of Craniosacral therapy, the therapist may pick up a suggestion from the behaviour of a client’s body tissues, that there is also an emotional link to the physical restriction. With a few gentle questions, a client may recall a memory, sensation or image associated with the original physical incident. With my hands in the correct position, the body may release both the physical and emotional element alongside each other.
How can SomatoEmotional Release™ assist me?
SER is a holistic mind-body somatic approach that may also assist a person in gaining insight as to how that held trauma is influencing their physical and emotional health. SER can support the person transition from dysfunction and unresolved issues towards wellness and optimal function
What is Fascia?
Fascia is a special band or sheet of connective tissue surrounding muscles, bones and joints. It protects and supports the body parts which it surrounds, gives structure to the body and ensures flexibility and mobility of the different structures in relation to each other, like organs. As long as everything can move well in relation to each other, the body remains free of complaints and symptoms.
What is tissue memory?
Accidents, trauma, disruptions, scars and emotions are stored in the fascial tissues, whereby the tissue memory is activated. Our bodies are memory banks of experiences. The homeostatic balance within the body may be disrupted especially when non constructive experiences build on one another and the body is exposed to changing conditions during our lives. Sometimes the impact of an accident or stressors of life may be too great for the body and mind to dissipate and the body cannot regain homeostatic balance with easy. Here CST and SER are both a “magical paradox of light physical touch creating profound change”
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