Somatic Release: Understand Emotions in the Body

Name: Somatic Release: Understand Emotions in the Body
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Learn how emotions are stored in the body and guide safe, body-based release using somatic tools, breath, and awareness

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Created byDorottya Nemeth

Last updated 8/2026

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What you'll learn

Understand how emotions are stored and expressed in the body
Recognizing suppression & coping mechanisms and gently unwinding them
Apply practical somatic tools in sessions with confidence
Guide clients through safe and effective somatic emotional release

Course content

6 sections • 40 lectures • 9h 56m total length

Introduction0:41
Welcome to your journey!
This space is here for you to explore at your own pace.
You can move through the sessions in order, or follow what calls you in the moment. Pause when needed, repeat practices, and listen to your body as your guide.
With love,
Dori
Introduction to Emotions10:01
Introduction to Emotions
In this lesson we talk about the characteristics of emotions and about how to process them in the most beneficial way.
Somatic Awareness17:57
In this lesson we understand the importance of somatic awareness.
Practice - Somatic Awareness11:28
This meditation guides you back into your body, to help you sense what is here in this moment and to meet every sensation with kindness and gentle awareness.
Practice - Riding the Emotional Wave9:10
This meditation is for the moments when emotions feel intense, confusing or too much.
Instead of reacting or shutting down, you'll be invited to slow down, notice what's happening in your body, and allow the emotion to move through you gently - like a wave that rises and eventually settles.

Love11:34
In this video we share about the Emotion Group Love.
Practice - Embracing in the Heart3:30
This short practice is a little reminder about how to return to the heart and to love, anytime when you might feel disconnected or lost in the thoughts.
Sadness11:24
In this video we talk about the messages of Emotion Group Sadness.
Joy20:02
Let' see what the message is of Joy.
Aversion10:57
In this video we talk about what Aversion means.
Anger20:45
In this video we share about the message of Anger.
Fear7:59
In this video we talk about what Fear is telling us.
Shame, Guilt & Rejection17:10
In this video we talk about the emotions Shame, Guilt & Rejection.

Introduction to Psychosomatics19:48
Head & Face10:38
Explore how the head and face embody emotions and connect to the whole body, linking jaw tension, facial expressions, and eye area to overall well-being and somatic release.
Neck & Throat12:27
Explore how the neck and throat act as a bridge between heart, mind, and expression, revealing how suppressed feelings and blocked throat chakra affect voice, energy flow, and communication.
Chest & Heart13:19
Explore the psychosomatic meaning of the chest and heart, including sadness and grief, acupressure points and lung meridians, and practice opening the heart for authentic connection and emotional alchemy.
Shoulders & Arms21:28
Explore emotional roles of the shoulders and arms from touch and embrace to boundaries and responsibility, and how heart energy flows through upper limbs, with tension and breath release.
Belly & Gut15:37
Explore how the belly and gut link to emotions through the diaphragm and gut-brain axis, shaping emotional processing and gut feelings.
Back & Spine10:01
Explore how the back and spine reflect deepest beliefs and trauma, serving as a pillar of support and a storehouse for grief and suppressed emotions.
Hips & Pelvic14:18
Explore how the hips and pelvic floor govern movement, safety, sexuality, and vital energy flow, and how the psoas reflects trauma, survival patterns, and trust.
Legs & Feet20:15
Explore how legs and feet encode direction and grounding through psychosomatic patterns, linking quadriceps to ankles for presence and safety.
Practice - Psychosomatic Inquiry8:03
This practice is a gentle Psychosomatic Inquiry that helps you connect with a place in your body where you might feel tension, discomfort or pain.
Often, physical tension carries emotional meaning. This practice supports you in decoding the psychosomatic message behind the symptom.

Introduction to Somatic Release14:36
Breath29:58
Sound27:54
Movement9:34
Move with your emotions to facilitate somatic release, regulate the nervous system, and complete emotional processes through breath, sound, touch, and intuitive body movement.
Touch34:06
Explore how touch activates emotional awareness and somatic regulation in the body, equipping practitioners with practical somatic techniques to work with emotions.
Acupressure Points for Emotional Release23:46
Explore acupressure points for emotional release in somatic practice, using finger pressure on heart center CV17 and the third eye to calm the nervous system and deepen breathing.
Release Techniques - Head, Face, Neck12:07
Practice head, face and neck release techniques—belly breathing, skull compression at the top of the head, jaw and neck work, and energy release through conception vessel 17 and third eye.
Release Techniques - Shoulders & Chest9:49
Explore somatic release techniques for the shoulders and chest, grounding clients with belly breathing, heart-centered touch, and guided exhalations to release emotions and tension, fostering safety.
Release Techniques - Belly, Ribcage, Diaphragm13:06
Demonstrates release techniques for the belly, ribcage, and diaphragm through rocking, curved fingers under the ribs, and breath-guided mobilization to release emotions and open energy.
Practice - Release from the Heart18:48
A gentle guided practice to soften and open the heart space. Through tapping on the chest, heart chakra breathing, and mindful awareness, you’ll begin to release stored tension and reconnect with the sensations beneath your hand.
This practice supports emotional release, deep relaxation, and a sense of inner safety, allowing the heart to open naturally and restore its flow.

Why We Suppress?15:24
Explore why we suppress emotions through attachment over authenticity, how energy stores in the body, and how somatic release completes the emotion cycle for healing.
Suppression in the Body9:19
Explore how emotional suppression manifests in the body, how energy in motion is blocked, and how somatic awareness enables release through breath, movement, and expression.
Copying Mechanisms13:11
Explore how coping mechanisms form to preserve attachment and authenticity, how they become patterns and identities, and how awareness and compassionate inquiry help heal by permitting emotions to be felt.

Holding Space16:41
Trauma10:22
Explore trauma as the residue of past events embedded in the body, including polyvegal theory insights, and learn somatic release, safety, and the path back to wholeness, self, and love.
Recognizing Verbal & Non-Verbal Cues20:04
Observe verbal and non-verbal cues to understand clients' internal states, tracking voice, breath, posture, gaze, and facial expressions for incongruence and emotional meaning.
Somatic & Emotion Coaching19:40

Requirements

A basic openness to working with emotions and the body.
Willingness to explore inner processes.
Some basic body awareness or experience in a supportive profession is helpful, but not necessary.

Description

Learn how to recognize emotions through the body — and develop practical somatic tools to support emotional processing in yourself and with your clients.

This course is for coaches, therapists, counselors, bodyworkers, massage therapists, breathwork practitioners and other professionals who want to bring a body-based approach to emotional work.

What you will learn

How emotions are stored and expressed in the body
The connection between emotional patterns and physical sensations
How to recognize suppression
Practical somatic tools to support emotional processing
How to guide safe and grounded emotional release (for yourself or clients)

This course is designed for both individuals and professionals:

Individuals who want to understand their emotions and develop deeper body awareness
Coaches, therapists, psychologists, and counselors who want to integrate somatic approaches
Massage therapists and bodyworkers who want to understand emotional patterns in the body
Anyone interested in body-based emotional healing

In this course, we explore the deeper meaning of emotions and also how they relate to psychosomatic patterns in the body.
You will gain an understanding of how emotional experiences can manifest physically, and how suppressing mechanisms develop over time. We will introduce the foundations of somatic release and how to work with the body through breath, sound, movement, and touch. These tools will help you recognize, access, and gently support the natural processing of emotions in a safe and embodied way.

Who this course is for:

Individuals who want to better understand their emotions and how they are expressed and stored in the body
People interested in deepening their self-awareness through a body-based (somatic) approach
Coaches, therapists, psychologists, and counselors who want to integrate somatic emotional work into their practice
Massage therapists and bodyworkers who want to understand how emotions manifest physically and how to support safe emotional release in their clients

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Introduction5 lectures • 49min

The Language of Emotions8 lectures • 1hr 43min

The Body Remembers - Psychosomatics10 lectures • 2hr 26min

Somatic Release10 lectures • 3hr 14min

Why We Suppress?3 lectures • 38min

Supporting Others4 lectures • 1hr 7min

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