--- product_id: 4349553 title: "Somatics: Reawakening The Mind's Control Of Movement, Flexibility, And Health" price: "$49.20" currency: USD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/4349553-somatics-reawakening-the-minds-control-of-movement-flexibility-and-health store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # Somatics: Reawakening The Mind's Control Of Movement, Flexibility, And Health **Price:** $49.20 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Somatics: Reawakening The Mind's Control Of Movement, Flexibility, And Health - **How much does it cost?** $49.20 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/4349553-somatics-reawakening-the-minds-control-of-movement-flexibility-and-health) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Building on the foundation laid by Moshe Feldenkrais, Thomas Hanna's groundbreaking work completely redefines the body's potential for withstanding decline. His gentle program for the mind and body proves once and for all that so many problems we accept as inevitable over time -- chronic stiffness, bad back, chronic pain, fatigue, and, at times, even high blood pressure -- need never occur if we maintain conscious control of nerve and muscle, replacing Sensory-Motor Amnesia with Sensory-Motor Awareness. The good news of Somatic Exercise is that most people simply do not have to become captives of age or injury. Once learned, this lifelong program can help almost anyone maintain the pleasures of a supple, healthy body indefinitely, with only a five-minute routine once a day. Review: reawaken your senses - In his book Somatics, Thomas Hanna, Ph.D. tackles the medical assumption that pain and degeneration are the inevitable result of the aging process. Not only that, he offers a simple plan to recover lost flexibility, balance, and posture. His exercises, he assures us, will bring us back into connection with our lost mobility while reducing pain and discomfort. It almost sounds too good to be true. But is it? Most people suffer from pain and discomfort at some point in their lives. When this follows an injury, it is easy to watch the play of cause and effect. This can allow us some feeling of control during our healing process as we regain lost function and strength. When we don't know why we hurt, we can feel like victims of our own bodies. When we ask our doctors for help, they offer drugs for pain, and tell us to buck up and accept our lot. We are growing older, after all. What else should we expect? Everyone knows that bodies wear out eventually. Hanna challenges this idea. He points out that although this is true for many people today, there are also many circumstances in which people maintain function and vitality right up to the very end. Gerontologists call this "successful aging." Rather than dismiss such cases as oddities, Hanna thinks we should embrace them as possibilities, and learn how to make our own lives turn out like theirs. Five case studies are reviewed in the course of the book. In each case, through guided movements, flexibility is restored and pain is alleviated. Several of the cases are quite extraordinary; one woman regained the use of her frozen shoulder after just one treatment, despite almost two unsuccessful years of conventional treatment. Another case involved a man who had not been able to straighten his knee for almost two years. He rediscovered how to control what he had once given up as lost. Although Somatics is full of information for the professional, it is very accessible to the lay reader as well. He uses clear language that anyone can understand. After describing commonly seen habits of movement, he gives us the keys to unlock our own blockages through simple exercises that almost anyone can do. These slow movements rebalance our structure by bringing awareness to the way we actually move our bodies, and teach us how to develop more balanced ways of moving. The final chapter includes his basic movement explorations. His exercises are simple, mild, and brief. He offers a series of lessons, in which the reader may explore different areas of the body. By encouraging the reader to reacquaint themselves with their movements, he invites us to take our own steps on this healing path. And if my brief explorations with this work are any guide, change really is possible. I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking to find a new sense of vitality, movement, and freedom in their body. And really, who isn't? see more of my reviews and shop on desertcart at [...] Review: MUST HAVE FOR P.T. - Great information in this book! Somatics is a real concept explained and with excercises--EXCELLENT! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #38,306 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #19 in Exercise Injuries & Rehabilitation #36 in Stretching Exercise & Fitness #50 in Pain Management (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 818 Reviews | ## Images ![Somatics: Reawakening The Mind's Control Of Movement, Flexibility, And Health - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71JXIQPVA2L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reawaken your senses *by B***H on January 16, 2013* In his book Somatics, Thomas Hanna, Ph.D. tackles the medical assumption that pain and degeneration are the inevitable result of the aging process. Not only that, he offers a simple plan to recover lost flexibility, balance, and posture. His exercises, he assures us, will bring us back into connection with our lost mobility while reducing pain and discomfort. It almost sounds too good to be true. But is it? Most people suffer from pain and discomfort at some point in their lives. When this follows an injury, it is easy to watch the play of cause and effect. This can allow us some feeling of control during our healing process as we regain lost function and strength. When we don't know why we hurt, we can feel like victims of our own bodies. When we ask our doctors for help, they offer drugs for pain, and tell us to buck up and accept our lot. We are growing older, after all. What else should we expect? Everyone knows that bodies wear out eventually. Hanna challenges this idea. He points out that although this is true for many people today, there are also many circumstances in which people maintain function and vitality right up to the very end. Gerontologists call this "successful aging." Rather than dismiss such cases as oddities, Hanna thinks we should embrace them as possibilities, and learn how to make our own lives turn out like theirs. Five case studies are reviewed in the course of the book. In each case, through guided movements, flexibility is restored and pain is alleviated. Several of the cases are quite extraordinary; one woman regained the use of her frozen shoulder after just one treatment, despite almost two unsuccessful years of conventional treatment. Another case involved a man who had not been able to straighten his knee for almost two years. He rediscovered how to control what he had once given up as lost. Although Somatics is full of information for the professional, it is very accessible to the lay reader as well. He uses clear language that anyone can understand. After describing commonly seen habits of movement, he gives us the keys to unlock our own blockages through simple exercises that almost anyone can do. These slow movements rebalance our structure by bringing awareness to the way we actually move our bodies, and teach us how to develop more balanced ways of moving. The final chapter includes his basic movement explorations. His exercises are simple, mild, and brief. He offers a series of lessons, in which the reader may explore different areas of the body. By encouraging the reader to reacquaint themselves with their movements, he invites us to take our own steps on this healing path. And if my brief explorations with this work are any guide, change really is possible. I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking to find a new sense of vitality, movement, and freedom in their body. And really, who isn't? see more of my reviews and shop on amazon at [...] ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ MUST HAVE FOR P.T. *by A***N on May 6, 2026* Great information in this book! Somatics is a real concept explained and with excercises--EXCELLENT! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Modern healthcare is now complete - Let's share this news! *by R***Y on January 1, 2011* Through this book Tom Hanna first presents a shocking but entirely welcome response to the widely held belief that the dis-eases associated with aging are inevitable: they are not only avoidable but reversible! Next, Hanna shares case studies from his clinical experience that evidence this. Throughout the main text Hanna's claims are proven more than credible by solid scientific support: by his references of clinical studies and common physiological (and psychoneuroimmunological) processes. The book ends with preparation for and full detail (including helpful photographs) of the Somatic Exercises Hanna set down in order that EVERY person could make the changes he detailed in the earlier sections of the book. These Exercises are not traditional strenuous aerobic exercises but a series of movements done gently and slowly with attention to the inner sensations that arise with the movements. It is this attention to one's internal sensory-motor process (with emphasis on the relaxation half of movement) that allows the profound improvements in posture, muscle control and general physiological-psychological ("Somatic") function. Learning through doing these sets of movements and then daily practicing the streamlined summary "Cat Stretch" 7-part sequence of maintenance movements will enable any person to unlearn their constricted habits of movement and behavior while opening to greater and greater increase of relaxation, flexibility, range of motion and freedom from pain. The widespread application of this information has the potential to significantly decrease the cost-per-person of healthcare and dramatically increase the well-being of every human being on the planet. Let's keep the news moving! 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