Somatic Yoga Morning Routine - Yoga with Rachel

Welcome to your Somatic Yoga Morning Routine, designed to ease morning stiffness and tension. Discover more about Somatic Yoga at:

Tension can accumulate as we sleep as the mind and body works to process emotions. If certain emotions are not recognized and expressed before bed, these emotions can become trapped within the body. This can lead to tension, aches, pain and stiffness first thing in the morning.

Somatics is a powerful practice that invites the release of physical, mental and emotional tension.

Somatics, from the Greek “soma” meaning “of the body,” delves into the fabric of your being. Your soma holds emotions and expresses habits and thoughts. You are soma and you are made of soma. You can explore and understand the fabric of your soma by turning your attention inward. In other words, you turn towards your body for guidance and feedback.

Somatic practices invite you to explore internal sensations through a lens of curiosity. This can reveal habitual movement patterns, thoughts, emotions, feelings, impulses and sensations.

These internal experiences can provide important insights in relation to the state of your nervous system. If you find that you have a tendency to move quickly on the mat, then it is likely that you move quickly off the mat. What does this rushed movement communicate to your nervous system? It may communicate that you are in danger.

As you explore internal sensations, you may find that certain thoughts and emotions pop up. As they do, you have the opportunity to observe how your body responds. If you are experiencing feelings of anger, notice where you feel it in your body. If you are thinking of a past situation that caused you to feel hurt, notice where you feel this hurt within your body.

The focus of somatics is what you feel and experience internally in stillness or through movement. The focus is not on how you look in the pose or the movement. The external doesn’t matter. The focus is on how your body moves in space, and the internal sensations that you experience.

As you learn more about yourself, you are better able to retrain habitual movement patterns that may be showing up in your body as pain and tension. As you tune into your internal dialogue from a place of curiosity, you begin to recognize what emotions are attached to these thoughts. You then have the opportunity to observe, feel, label and release stuck emotions through somatic movement.

Somatics is about exploring what it feels like to be in your own skin. It’s about finding what feels good in your body. Somatic practices, like somatic yoga, can help you unlock the transformative power of the mind-body connection.

Somatics can be a healing and therapeutic practice.

I invite you to share your experiences with me in the comments below this video.

I appreciate you being here!

Sending love and light to you.

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Disclaimer:

Rachel Van Huis from Yoga with Rachel, highly recommends that you consult with your physician prior to participating in this exercise program. Please follow any safety precautions as indicated by your physician. Participating in any fitness regime involves the possibility of physical injury. Listen to your body. Stop the exercise if you are experiencing any pain or discomfort. If you decide to engage in this exercise, class or exercise program, you agree to do so at your own risk. By voluntarily participating in these activities, you assume all risk of injury to yourself.

[YogawithRachel]

Good morning 🤗 How did this practice feel in your body? What did you notice that you found interesting? I would love to hear your thoughts and feelings in the comments. I appreciate you being here 💙 Enjoy the rest of your day!

[lucieplattyoga]

A beautiful Morning practice that Ive just enjoyed on my birthday morning in Manchester UK! Thank you so much, will look forward to more practices with you

[johnboyle]

Thank you Rachel, I really liked it that you gave instruction and paused, not chit chatting through! I really enjoyed this opening morning routine. will definitely do more of this x

[BleachBrightNJ]

Thank you. I feel this practice helps me combine my yoga and meditation practice to start my day. I really do have all I need to have a good day🙏

[anncrim]

Today is going to be a great day! Thank's Rachel❤️

[HillelZeitlin]

Lovely awakening. I particularly liked the "kindly" invitation

[rastagirl]

THANK YOU, Rachel. I needed this practice this morning and feel amazing and grateful~ Bless you for your devotion and loving lessons!!

[bethanymott]

A wonderful feel good practice for starting the week. Thank you!

[carolina]

Thanks so much for this. Love from sunny Spain ❤

[tristantandberg]

Thanks! Practiced calmed me down. I liked the bridge pose feet and knees slightly pointed out at a small angle, a different way to activate/work: inner thigh, low back, and hips.

[kellypantaleoni]

Thank you for sharing this gift of movement with us today ❤

[greeshmamohan]

Thank you! This felt great for my mind and body!

[kausarjaffry]

I enjoyed your calming voice. How do I feel breath in different parts of my body. Does that mean focus of that part while breathing ?

[toniaedwards]

That was beautiful. Thank you Rachel. 🙂

[kylieh]

How often should we do this same practice ?
I have been doing this week and absolutely loving it thank you

[elaineso]

18:50 Thanks for introducing me to this stretch :D

[sevda-k]

Is somatic yoga also suitable for hip loss? I would be very happy if you answer.

[nealschaefer]

Let's us two work out together every day sweetie