The Somatic Modalities Glossary collects the bodywork and somatic disciplines used in Somatic Realignment Therapy, defined for clients who encounter these terms in session notes and post-session protocols.
Glossary
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- 📝Acupressure — finger and hand pressure applied to specific points to influence how tension moves through the body. Terms: 📝Acupressure Glossary.
- 📝Articular Mobility — gentle, non-adjustive movement of a joint through its 📝available range; not a chiropractic or osteopathic adjustment. Terms: 📝Articular Mobility Glossary.
B
- 📝Breathwork — guided breathing patterns used to shift nervous-system state and support release. Terms: 📝Breathwork Glossary.
C
- 📝Craniosacral Therapy — very light, sustained contact at the head, spine, and sacrum intended to help the nervous system settle. Terms: 📝Craniosacral Therapy Glossary.
D
- 📝Deep Tissue Massage — slow, firm pressure into deeper muscle layers to ease chronic tightness. Terms: 📝Deep Tissue Massage Glossary.
E
- 📝Emotional Release — creating space for held emotion to surface and move during bodywork; framed as an experiential process, not a clinical treatment. Terms: 📝Emotional Release Glossary.
- 📝Energy Work — working with the subjective or 📝energetic body; effects are experiential and vary between individuals. Terms: 📝Energy Work Glossary.
M
- 📝Movement Assessment — observing how the body moves to identify compensations and imbalances. Terms: 📝Movement Assessment Glossary.
- 📝Myofascial Release — sustained, gentle pressure that helps the fascia soften and glide. Terms: 📝Myofascial Release Glossary.
P
- 📝Postural / Structural Realignment — guiding the body toward more balanced posture and tension patterns through soft-tissue and movement work; not spinal adjustment or structural correction. Terms: 📝Postural / Structural Realignment Glossary.
R
- 📝Resisted Soft-Tissue Release — the practitioner pins a muscle and pushes while the client actively resists at a set level of effort, then releases. Terms: 📝Resisted Soft-Tissue Release Glossary.
S
- 📝Somatic Practice — body-based awareness practices that reconnect the client to physical sensation. Terms: 📝Somatic Practice Glossary.
- 📝Sports Therapy — techniques aimed at athletic recovery, 📝range of motion, and reduced strain. Terms: 📝Sports Therapy Glossary.
T
- 📝Thai Bodywork — assisted stretching and rhythmic compression along the body's lines of tension, performed clothed on a mat. Terms: 📝Thai Bodywork Glossary.
- 📝Trigger Point Therapy — focused pressure on tender points that can refer sensation elsewhere. Terms: 📝Trigger Point Therapy Glossary.