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Somatic workshops & embodiment in London
Somatic work starts from the body rather than the story: slow movement, attention to sensation, and pauses long enough to notice what shifts. It's used for trauma, stress and plain disconnection, and looks far less dramatic than it feels.
London's somatic scene spans trauma-informed workshops, Feldenkrais classes, embodiment labs and movement research. Most sessions are small, and touch — where it happens at all — is always asked for first.
12 on in the next 30 days — times, venues and tickets, refreshed several times a day.
Thursday 24 September
Friday 25 September
Sunday 27 September
Wednesday 30 September
18:30 – 20:00
Movement lab taster
Learn somatic movement from Moving Meditation to feel your questions in your body.
21d Ellingfort Road
19:00 – 20:00
Out of Your Head, Into Your Body: a 12-Week Somatic Mindfulness Journey
Dr Alessio Platania's 12-week somatic journey reconnects you with your body and aliveness through mindfulness.
Mayflower TRA Hall
Thursday 1 October
Saturday 3 October
Sunday 4 October
Thursday 8 October
Saturday 17 October
10:30 – 17:30
Sacred Connected Bodies - Somatic Art Workshop & Dialogue
Somatic art and Bohm Dialogue with Fran Willems and Jessica Ball exploring sensory connection across body, earth, and cosmos.
Wanstead Quaker Meeting House
13:00 – 16:00
Women and Men's Circle: Arriving Into Safety
Deep listening circles exploring safety and authentic connection between women and men.
Lekdanling - Tibetan Cultural Centre
Common questions
- What does somatic mean?
- Somatic simply means 'of the body'. In practice it describes approaches that work through felt sensation and movement rather than talk alone — noticing where you brace, letting a movement finish, following what the nervous system does next.
- Is somatic work therapy?
- Some of it is: somatic experiencing and similar modalities are clinical approaches delivered by trained practitioners. Group workshops and embodiment classes are educational rather than therapeutic, though they often touch the same ground.
- Will I have to be touched?
- Not unless you choose to be. Most London sessions are solo or guided in pairs with explicit consent, and 'I'd rather not' is a complete answer.