Attuned touch, from a trained therapist, promotes an experience of co-regulation and develops the felt sense of safety, trust and nurturing that may have been missing in early development when the nervous system was forming. Nervous system neuroplasticity allows this capacity to develop at any age. In addition, touch stimulates nerve endings that slow down the bodies stress response (via the vagus nerve).

Touch is also used in Somatic Experiencing for mobilisation, completing defensive cycles and supporting inner awareness. This can be highly beneficial for shut down, freeze and dissociative states.

You will feel more present, relaxed, grounded and experience an increased sense of vitality. People will report noticing they are more trusting and open to connect with others, improved digestion, fear and anxiety easing, feeling emotionally regulated, breathing more expansively and generally experiencing more spaciousness and balance in the body.