Somatic Choice Board
This resource supplements our free video series, Start From Within. It’s a stylized version of our pre-reflection and somatic choice board.
Somatic = related to or affecting the body; our feeling self, especially as distinct from the mind
According to Psychology Today: Somatics is a broad term, focusing on body movement as a means to improve mental health.
This tool will help you slow down and get connected to your body by exploring how you feel and noticing what sensations are present.
The pre-reflection and choice board prompt you to be responsive to your body’s needs at the moment.
I use this tool both personally and professionally
to become more self-aware and be more embodied in my practice
to slow down and get connected to my body by exploring how I feel and noticing what sensations are present
to honor what my body needs before or after a task, as a way of centering myself or transitioning and winding down from a task
as a facilitator, to help my participants pause and practice an embodied somatic practice
to gain greater awareness of the connection between my feelings and body sensations
to calm myself after experiencing an amygdala hijack* moment, etc.
*When you feel threatened and afraid, the amygdala automatically activates the fight-or-flight response by sending out signals to release stress hormones that prepare your body to fight or run away. This response is triggered by emotions like fear, anxiety, aggression, and anger.
When you complete your purchase, you’ll be sent a folder with the PDF included. The PDF provides:
a digitally illustrated, stylized instruction page for the pre-reflection body scan assessment
a printable one-page Somatic Choice Board in color
a printable one-page Somatic Choice Board in greyscale.
In addition to the PDF, you’ll also receive the PNG files for the color and greyscale Somatic Choice Board to use in your own presentations and with your clients (if you purchase for classroom, professional, or group practice use).
This and other resources like it are a part of a free video series, Start From Within.
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