What It Means to Be an Embodied Therapist

Have you ever had a massage that felt... empty?

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You show up, lie on the table, and the therapist goes through the motions. Maybe the technique is fine. But something’s missing. The session feels transactional. Disconnected. Like the therapist isn’t really there.

As a client, your body picks up on this. It senses the absence. And what could have been a deeply restorative experience becomes just another appointment to get through.

This is where embodiment makes all the difference.

Embodiment isn’t about perfecting technique or learning every modality under the sun. It’s about presence. As therapists, when we’re grounded in our own bodies, when we’re truly present, our clients can feel that. And more importantly, they can begin to reconnect with themselves.

In The SOMA Massage Method™, embodiment is at the core of everything. It’s not about how deep you go or how “fancy” your tools are, it’s about how present you are with the person in front of you. That presence creates a space where your client can come home to themselves, perhaps for the first time in a long while.

Therapists often come to this work with plenty of skills and techniques under their belts. But if you’ve ever felt that something is still missing in your practice, embodiment could be the missing link. And the good news? It starts with you, with learning how to become fully grounded and connected in your own body first.

Because when you show up as an embodied therapist, your clients don’t just get a massage. They get an experience that invites real transformation.

If you'd like to explore how you can become and embodied therapist using The SOMA Massage Method™, sign up now to find out more