Somatic disciplines

Somatic disciplines are a type of Alternative medicine often referred to as bodywork, body therapies, hands-on work, body-mind integration, body-mind disciplines, movement or dance therapy, somatic therapy, movement awareness or movement education or somatic education. Somatic disciplines that involve movement as a fundamental part of the learning process are part of the field of somatic movement education and therapy.

Followers of somatic therapy believe it enhances movement and sensation, improving function. Generally, it also implies a philosophy of mind and body unity, and some forms utilize a teacher-student rather than a client-practitioner relationship.

Somatic techniques

 * Alexander Technique
 * Bartnieff Fundamentals (LMA)
 * Body-Mind Centering
 * Bones For Life
 * Clinical Somatic Education
 * Total Somatics
 * Continuum
 * Dance and movement therapies
 * Essential Motion
 * Feldenkrais method
 * Global Somatics
 * Halprin Method
 * Hanna Somatic Education
 * Idiokinesis
 * In-Motion Movement Therapy
 * Kinetic Awareness
 * Leven Movement Therapy
 * Orthobionomy
 * Rolfing
 * Rosen Method
 * SOMAction Movement Therapy
 * Topf Technique
 * Trager Approach
 * Vocal Dance & Voice Movement Integration