Somatic Experiencing® uses the awareness of body sensation to help people heal their traumas. With appropriate guidance, using the body's instinctive felt sense, individuals are able to access their own built-in mechanisms to deal with trauma, allowing the highly aroused survival energies to be safely and gradually discharged. When these energies are discharged, people frequently experience a dramatic reduction in or disappearance of their traumatic symptoms. Specifically the following benefits are commonly experienced:

• Reduce/alleviate chronic physical pain and recurring tension.
• Transforms negative, abusive, and overwhelming experiences (even very old ones).
• Become more present and engaged in life.
• Increase resilience to future stressors.
• Restore sense of optimism and hope.
• Increase confidence/sense of personal empowerment.
• Feel more integrated, coherent and whole.
• Develop greater sense of clarity and purpose.
• Foster natural spiritual connectedness.
• Increase ability to focus and concentrate.
• Greater sense of peace, ease and calm (in both your body and your life).