COURSE

Somatic Healing: Tending Your Mind, Heart, And Body

Students will learn where the body stores emotions and feelings and how to heal disharmonies between the mind, heart, and body. We will learn accessible yogic principles and practices, and modern mindfulness exercises, in order to identify and transform trauma. We will discover the importance of processing the past so that right perceptions can be cultivated in the present and future. We will also bring awareness and transformation to physical sensations that manifest when difficult memories, attachments, and expectations arise. Ultimately, we will unify mind, body, and spirit to find lasting harmony, peace, and freedom in all areas of life.

Addiction Healing Grounded Yoga Mindfulness Meditation Recovery & Healing Health & Happiness Spirituality Mindfulness

Meet your Teacher

Brian Hyman

Malibu, CA, USA

Brian Hyman, RYT, is the author of Recovery with Yoga: Supportive Practices for Transcending Addiction. He is a certified yoga and meditation teacher, recovery advocate, and father. He has been sober since 2009, and he’s been the yoga teacher at Cliffside Malibu, a prominent treatment center for addiction recovery in Southern California, since 2012. Brian is a member of Yoga Alliance and International Association of Yoga Therapists. He is a Legacy Ambassador for lululemon. His articles about yoga and recovery have appeared in Newsweek, Yoga Magazine, Whole Life Times, and Mantra Wellness. He has been interviewed about his dedicated work by The Healing Place, Yoga Therapy Hour, This is Yoga Therapy, and On and Off Your Mat. Brian has contributed popular courses and guided meditations to Yoga30, Udemy, and notably Insight Timer, where his offerings have received more than one million plays.

7 Days

303 students

4.9 stars

10 min / day

Addiction

English

Lesson 1

What Is Somatic Healing?

Students learn where the term “somatic healing” comes from, what it means, and how it relates to the body. We also discuss somatic sobriety as it relates to the mind and body of an alcoholic, addict, and others who experience disassociation or disconnection between physical sensations and emotional or mental processes.

Lesson 2

Foundation

We learn about the legs and the root chakra. This lower area of the body is our connection to the earth. Students discover they must have a foundation beneath them. We learn that our legs and connection to the earth provide a sense of safety and solidity which enables us to establish roots, feel grounded in the present, and know stability and firmness within our thoughts and actions.

Lesson 3

Fluidity

We bring awareness to the hips. This area is our connection to the water element. Here, abandonment, rejection, betrayal, and sexual trauma are stored. When the hips become tight, it is unlikely we have processed things related to these emotions and circumstances. We visualize and breathe together. We discuss the second chakra and its healing properties associated with color, sounds, and mantras so we can open and heal the hips to know greater creativity and dynamism.

Lesson 4

Fire

We bring awareness to the core and lower back. In the belly region, we store control issues and fears. In the sacrum, the body holds anger, resentments, grudges, and unforgiveness. In this general area, there is also guilt and shame. We talk about the third chakra, and how to burn away things that do not serve our highest good. We chant a mantra to set ablaze old behaviors. And we strengthen and purify the stomach and lower back with yogic breathing to engender strength and courage to live fully and deeply.

Lesson 5

Air

We visit the heart. Within the chest, we store sadness, loss, grief, and depression. When this fourth chakra area is closed or tight, we cannot truly feel or know love, understanding, mercy, grace, forgiveness, or compassion. We do conscious breathing exercises to open the heart. We bring air into this space to clear the area and to keep it open so we can live open-heartedly. We also learn the mantra “Aham Prema” = I am Love.

Lesson 6

Space

We visit the throat. Within the throat chakra we find our ability to speak our truth. Our inner voice, communication, and opinions depend upon this chakra being open. When we have been shut down in the past or not allowed to speak or share our ideas, this area closes and others speak and make decisions for us. If this area is not open, we lose our autonomy, our freedom, our ability to live our purpose. We will breathe and self-express to open this area. We also discuss the power of journaling as preparation for truthful speech.

Lesson 7

Gravity

We bring awareness to the shoulders and upper back. This is where we store the weight of the world, and burdens and responsibilities. Here, we carry the heaviness of life and we are physically and mentally pulled down as a result. If we do not bring lightness and ease to this area, tension and tightness prevent us from freely moving with poise and confidence. We cannot hold our head high or look the world in the eye if we do not bring transformation to the shoulders. We discuss yogic stretches and movements to let go of tension, worry, stress, and anxiety from this area.

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Recent Reviews

Rivka

January 12, 2026

Enjoyed thst course very much i chose it as a reminder as well as i have recently suffered sever psin in my neck that radiated to my shoulder and i deceded to make some changes to avoid giving away my poewr and love by caring too much anout others Thanks a lot

Allycia

November 25, 2025

Wonderful! I’m going to redo this one because the knowledge is so valuable and calming. Thank you 🙏🏻

Peggy

October 9, 2025

Excellent course applying yogic traditions to the chakras while in recovery. (Aren’t we all in recovery from something?) I appreciated the wisdom presented in these short lessons and will probably repeat them for greater absorption. Thank you, Brian.

Ruth

July 31, 2025

Another great course from Brian. Thank you!

Lesley

July 22, 2025

A great and practical course. Thank you 💜

Cheryl

June 1, 2025

I found the session 3&4 very helpful to open and recognize a past trauma. Thank you.

Anju

April 29, 2025

I resonate with everything being taught in this course! Healing is a practice for sure! One step at a time! Thank you so much for creating this!🙏🤍

KatieG

April 28, 2025

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