Somatoemotional Release

Somatoemotional Release (SER) is a letting go, unwinding and neutralizing negative experiences of your life, such as emotional, energetic and physical. The observation of the SER process suggests that independent retention of the energy or memory of both physical and emotional trauma is frequently accomplished by specific body parts, regions and viscera.

It’s said that SER is the expression of emotion that, for reasons deemed appropriate by some part of the person’s nonconscious, has been retained, suppressed and isolated within the soma (body).

The SER process is initiated by hands-on communication between the therapist/facilitator and the client. It is the result of meaningful and intentioned touch.

The experience of SER can feel like a freedom in the body! As if the client is no longer bound up inside like a prisoner in their own body.

What a relief to have freedom for the body to heal on deeper levels! Not blocked or hung up. It’s truly transformational!

Dr. John E. Upledger, The Upledger Institute