Types of Somatic Practice

Western Structure and Function: Traditional Massage and Contemporary Therapies

• Massage
  • Swedish Style
  • Contemporary Esalen Style
  • On-Site/Seated/Chair Massage
  • Pregnancy Massage
  • Infant and Child Massage
  • Sports Massage
  • Massage for the Elder Years (Geriatric Massage)
  • Russian Massage
• The Benjamin System of Muscular Therapy
• Bindegewebs massage
• Lymphatic Massage
• Pfrimmer Deep Muscle Therapy
• Lauren Berry Method
• Bowen Technique
• Trigger Point Therapy
• Trager Psychophysical Integration
• Craniosacral Therapy
• Ortho-Bionomy
• Body Logic

Structural Approaches

• Standing Upright
• Rolfing (Structural Integration)
• Aston-Patterning
• Hellerwork
• Postural Integration
• Soma Neuromuscular Integration
• CORE Bodywork
• Myofascial Relcase

Functional Approaches

• Learning to Move
• The Alexander Technique
• Gerda Alexander Eutony
• Sensory Awareness
• The Mensendieck System
• The Feldenkrais Method
• Hanna Somatic Education
• Body-Mind Centering

Western Movement Arts

• Starting from Dance
• Laban-Bartenieff
• The Pilates or Physical Mind Method
• Ideokinesis
• Contact Improvisation
• Continuum
• Kinetic Awareness
• Authentic Movement
• Skinner Releasing Technique
• Wetzig Coordination Patterns

Eastern Energy

• The Life Force
• The Chinese Tradition
  • Invisible Yet Visible: The Body Electric
  • Chinese Bodyways
  • Chinese Massage/Acupressure
  • Chi Nei Tsang
• The Japanese Tradition
  • Anma
  • Shiatsu
  • Hoshino Therapy
• The Indian Tradition
  • Ayurveda
  • Chakras and Kundalini

Other Energetic Systems

• From Asia to America
• Traditional Thai Massage
• Breema Bodywork
• Lomilomi
• Jin Shin Jyutsu
• Reflexology (Zone Therapy)
• Polarity Therapy
• Watsu
• Zero Balancing
• Therapeutic Touch
• Reiki

Eastern Movement Arts

• Meditation in Movement
• The Martial Arts
• Chinese Tradition
  • Chi Kung
  • T’ai Chi Chuan
• Japanese Tradition
  • Aikido
  • Karate
• Indian Tradition
  • Yoga

Convergence Systems

• Where Body and Psyche Meet
• Rosen Method
• Rubenfeld Synergy Method
• Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy
• Integrative Yoga Therapy
• Somatosynthesis
• SHEN Physio-Emotional Release Therapy
• Somatic Experiencing
• Hakomi Integrative Somatics
• Jin Shin Do
• Process Acupressure
• Being In Movement

From Mirka Knaster, 1996: Discovering the Body's Wisdom, Bantam Books, ISBN 0-553-37327-7