Somatic Singing
Somatic practices work together to support healing and treat the whole person in a gentle and deep way.
Practices may focus on breath, movement, sound, visualization, touch, or meditation to encourage emotional release and feelings of openness. In yoga and energy work traditions, the heart chakra is sometimes considered a bridge between the lower chakras (associated with physical grounding) and the upper chakras (associated with intuition and spirituality), making it an important center in many mind-body-spirit wellness philosophies.
The most common Eastern Medicine and Alternative Wellness modalities that utilize the heart chakra are:
  • Yoga
  • Ayurveda
  • Reiki
  • Meditation
  • Somatic Therapy
  • Somatic Singing
  • Sound healing
  • Acupuncture
  • Qigong
  • Tai Chi
  • Pranayama (breathwork)
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine (meridian energy)
  • Chakra balancing
  • Energy healing
  • Mudra practice
  • Tantra
  • Kundalini practices
The most accessible modalities that utilize the heart chakra and offer immediate benefits are yoga, acupuncture, pranayama, energy work and somatic healing. These five practices have a high rate of success in that clients can feel their mood and mindset improve within only a few sessions. Yoga, pranayama, and somatic practices also offer simple lifestyle additions that can become a part of your routine for continued wellness.
In somatic therapy, the heart chakra is sometimes used as a symbolic framework for exploring emotional experiences stored in the body, particularly those connected to love, grief, trust, compassion, connection, and vulnerability...

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Article written by Justine Lucas, vocal wellness coach and founder of Somatic Singing

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