27 books
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Somatic Books
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Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.06 — 10,597 ratings — published 1997
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.34 — 295,805 ratings — published 2014
Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy: Awareness, Breath, Resonance, Movement and Touch in Practice (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as somatic)
avg rating 3.95 — 440 ratings — published 2020
When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.17 — 36,894 ratings — published 2003
In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.34 — 3,429 ratings — published 2010
The Wisdom of Your Body: Finding Healing, Wholeness, and Connection through Embodied Living (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.31 — 4,772 ratings — published 2021
Bodyfulness: Somatic Practices for Presence, Empowerment, and Waking Up in This Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as somatic)
avg rating 3.96 — 195 ratings — published
The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,846 ratings — published 2018
The Art of Somatic Coaching: Embodying Skillful Action, Wisdom, and Compassion (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.08 — 250 ratings — published 2012
What My Bones Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.49 — 81,004 ratings — published 2022
Nurturing Resilience: Helping Clients Move Forward from Developmental Trauma-An Integrative Somatic Approach (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.24 — 497 ratings — published 2018
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.38 — 12,066 ratings — published 2017
Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox: 125 Worksheets and Exercises to Treat Trauma & Stress (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.20 — 222 ratings — published
Call of the Wild: How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power, and Use It For Good (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.13 — 832 ratings — published
The Awakening Body: Somatic Meditation for Discovering Our Deepest Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.20 — 158 ratings — published
Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)
by (shelved 4 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.40 — 619 ratings — published 2006
Awareness Through Movement: Easy-to-Do Health Exercises to Improve Your Posture, Vision, Imagination, and Personal Awareness (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as somatic)
avg rating 3.98 — 528 ratings — published 1972
Body-First Healing: Get Unstuck and Recover from Trauma with Somatic Healing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.01 — 310 ratings — published 2025
The Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy Workbook: Embodied Healing Practices to Transform Trauma--For therapists, students, clients, and groups (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.44 — 16 ratings — published
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.14 — 120,016 ratings — published 2020
Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as somatic)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,182 ratings — published
The Wakeful Body: Somatic Mindfulness as a Path to Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.11 — 424 ratings — published
Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve: Self-Help Exercises for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Autism (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as somatic)
avg rating 3.75 — 2,452 ratings — published 2017
The Practice of Embodying Emotions: A Guide for Improving Cognitive, Emotional, and Behavioral Outcomes (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as somatic)
avg rating 3.71 — 124 ratings — published
The Politics of Trauma: Somatics, Healing, and Social Justice (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.23 — 507 ratings — published 2019
Somatics: Reawakening The Mind's Control Of Movement, Flexibility, And Health (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.19 — 616 ratings — published 1988
The Somatic Therapy Handbook: Self-Soothing Techniques for Healing Trauma, Enhancing the Mind-Body Connection, and Stress Relief (Holistic Wellness)
by (shelved 2 times as somatic)
avg rating 3.87 — 138 ratings — published
The Nervous System Reset: Heal Trauma, Resolve Chronic Pain, and Regulate Your Emotions with the Power of the Vagus Nerve (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as somatic)
avg rating 3.64 — 544 ratings — published
When the Body Speaks: How Somatic Healing Sets You Free – A Proven Path to Releasing Trauma and Regulating Stress (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as somatic)
avg rating 3.67 — 33 ratings — published
The Heart of Trauma: Healing the Embodied Brain in the Context of Relationships (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)
by (shelved 2 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.39 — 239 ratings — published
Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.28 — 89,123 ratings — published 2015
The Intuitive Body: Aikido as a Clairsentient Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.22 — 149 ratings — published 1994
Heal Your Nervous System: The 5–Stage Plan to Reverse Nervous System Dysregulation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as somatic)
avg rating 3.84 — 953 ratings — published
Our Polyvagal World: How Safety and Trauma Change Us (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.33 — 670 ratings — published
Somatic Therapy for Trauma : Quick Exercises to Release Emotional Pain, and Regulate the Nervous System for a Powerful Mind-Body Connection, Heightened Intuition and Inner Peace (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.33 — 18 ratings — published
Eastern Body, Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System as a Path to the Self (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.35 — 7,692 ratings — published 1966
The Secret Language of the Body: Regulate Your Nervous System, Heal Your Body, Free Your Mind (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.05 — 708 ratings — published
Conscious Moving: An Embodied Guide for Healing, Learning, Contemplating, and Creating (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.25 — 12 ratings — published
Practices for Embodied Living: Experiencing the Wisdom of Your Body―A Self Esteem Body Image Workbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.19 — 482 ratings — published
Polyvagal Practices: Anchoring the Self in Safety (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as somatic)
avg rating 3.79 — 239 ratings — published
Healing Trauma: Restoring the Wisdom of Your Body (Audio CD)
by (shelved 2 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.08 — 2,094 ratings — published 1999
What It Takes to Heal: How Transforming Ourselves Can Change the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.48 — 2,050 ratings — published
Returning Home to Our Bodies: Reimagining the Relationship Between Our Bodies and the World--Practices for connecting somatics, nature, and social change (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.05 — 321 ratings — published
Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.32 — 100,344 ratings — published 2021
Strong Like Water: Finding the Freedom, Safety, and Compassion to Move through Hard Things—and Experience True Flourishing (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,105 ratings — published 2023
Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as somatic)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,593 ratings — published 2006
Your Body is Your Brain: Leverage Your Somatic Intelligence to Find Purpose, Build Resilience, Deepen Relationships and Lead More Powerfully (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.20 — 298 ratings — published
Erotism: Death and Sensuality (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.05 — 4,293 ratings — published 1957
The Psoas Book (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as somatic)
avg rating 4.03 — 229 ratings — published 1997
“Kink is inherently somatic: it involves touch, breath, voice, eye contact, movement, power, and ritual. All of these elements interface directly with the nervous system. They can soothe it, or trigger it.”
― Dom(me) the Darkness Within: Ritual Shadow Work for the Neurodivergent & Kink-Aligned
― Dom(me) the Darkness Within: Ritual Shadow Work for the Neurodivergent & Kink-Aligned











