Testimonials from people who have tried Prime Somatics
“I went to the Somatic Systems Institute in June, 2009. I have scoliosis, and have had back pain my entire life. After two sessions, I was pain free. AND I have remained pain free since then. I am amazed that this method of pain relief isn't more well known. It is simple to learn, easy to practice on a daily basis, and the difference is astonishing!!!!! Read more about Scoliosis and Pain Free After Two Sessions!
“This series has been most helpful. [my Prime Somatics Exercise class teacher] is very thorough and knowledgeable. She has a gentle, caring, generous way of helping us free our bodies.
Looking forward to more classes and the convention. I'm indebted to Thomas Hanna, Steve Aronstein, and [my Prime Somatics teacher].”
Much love,
“I feel great after every class. When I'm careful — as [our class teacher] tells me to be — the benefits can sometimes last all week.
We love Thursday nights because it is the #8220;end#8221; of our work week. Thanks for your sacrifice and efforts for our [Somatic Exercise class]. I can appreciate how much care and planning goes into this. Somatics is now built into my life.”
With Gratitude,
“In a very short period of time, Somatics has dramatically improved the quality of my life. [Somatics] can help people understand how to alleviate chronically contracted muscles that cause them pain - it's as simple as that. People can do this for themselves each day, like I do, if they learn how to do Somatic Exercises...
“I'm writing to thank you once more for introducing me to Prime Somatics. For years I've had aching hips, which I attributed to the wear and tear of aging. Little did I realize that by standing and walking as I did I was unconsciously exacerbating the problem, and, in fact, causing it. Now, after taking your class and practicing somatic exercises, I get up in the morning, walk two miles, and have no pain whatsoever.”
“Somatics has revolutionized the way I move. I feel so much more freedom in my neck, shoulders, waist. There's a “fluidity” to my joints. I am beginning to be able to sense my body, to understand it, to move with it, to “get out of its way”! And it's a wonderful self-corrective, empowering thing.”
“[Somatics] heals pain in a non-intrusive and gentle way. Truly a holistic mode of treatment, Somatics also has offered me the opportunity to develop a more compassionate relationship with my body. I always leave our sessions with exercises to do at home. And they REALLY work. I have recommended [Somatics] to many of my clients who have needed an intervention on the physical level.”
“At Age 92, [Somatics] taught me how to walk again; what more beautiful gift is there to give.”
“I couldn’t believe that in a few hours [my Clinical Somatic Education practitioner] showed me how to relieve the pain that I had spent hundreds of hours with physical therapists trying to exercise away! My posture and sense of well-being improved so much that people told me how great I looked and even asked me if I had lost weight! I recommend [Clinical Somatic Education] to everyone I meet who has chronic pain from an injury or an illness.”
“[Somatics] opened up a new world for me; one that was inside me the whole time. [Somatics] taught me that stretching and strengthening is not always the right approach to treating chronically sore muscles. Now, I routinely calm painful muscle spasms with meditation and slow, thoughtful Somatic movements.”
“[Somatics is] a perfect match for me. My years of headaches are truly a thing of the past..”
“Within a few sessions I noticed incredible improvements. My muscles were not contracting continuously. Stiffness disappeared, and I began to straighten up. After 4 sessions I am walking straight. I do my exercises once or twice a day. The amount of medication I now take has decreased dramatically. After each session I have been making miraculous improvements. I still have a little ways to go, but am so happy to walk straight and have my mobility back”
“Being educated as a Physical Therapist I anticipated acquiring the knowledge and skills to treat people with physical disabilities and symptoms. I realized prior to my graduation that was not even close to being the case.
“In 1986, I was involved in a 70 MPH motor vehicle accident while I was a YMCA Fitness/Physical Director. I walked away with a sore neck/scapula which resolved quickly. Through the next four years I had no persistent physical pain or problems. I noticed a sore neck with sustained postures, some stiffness on my left side and intermittent spasm; that I now know as the trauma reflex from the accident.
From 1990 to 1999 I sought treatment without any sustained relief. I consulted an osteopath, orthopedic, neurologist, chiropractor and had physical therapy treatments. Much of it was costly and abusive. I even went out of state to Hartford to a PT clinic specializing in intensive manual treatment for three separate weeks. I called it the one side of the body phenomenon. I saw it in my patients too. What was it? Why is it my left side? Why is my balance off and my weight on my right leg mostly? My despair and anger increased with my pain. In 2000, my brother mailed me Somatics. I immediately recognized its truth. I did the exercises and quickly felt changes and symptom reduction. I owe Thomas Hanna quite a lot.”
“After surviving cancer and the debilitating surgeries that would save my life, I had almost given up hope of regaining flexibility and pain-free movement. Somatic education has restored my hope and freedom of movement.”
“As a neurologist I frequently see people who are suffering from chronic pain, which limits their movement, therefore further increasing their pain and their need for pain-killers. [Clinical Somatics] consistently helped the patients l have referred… achieve lasting relief without depending on medication… I wholeheartedly recommend [Clinical Somatics].#8221;
