as in physical
of or relating to the human body
a somatic disorder that was once thought to be "all in the patient's head"
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Katherine Bird, 48, a spiritual and somatic practitioner in New Mexico, took to the platform on January 16 to share her experience of being unmarried, without children and thriving, inspiring viewers to rethink societal expectations as a result.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Twigs also touched on how somatic healing runs through her Eusexua philosophy in an otherworldly collision on Spotify’s Countdown To podcast with singer-songwriter Imogen Heap.
—Arimeta Diop, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
Research shows that somatic movement can lead to significant pain reduction.11
What Is Somatic Pain?
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—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 9 Dec. 2024
Suspicious from the start Scientists had suspected since the discovery of DNA’s structure in the 1950s that genetic misspellings and other mutations accruing in non-reproductive, or somatic, tissues could help explain disease and aging.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Twigs also touched on how somatic healing runs through her Eusexua philosophy in an otherworldly collision on Spotify’s Countdown To podcast with singer-songwriter Imogen Heap.
—Arimeta Diop, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
Research shows that somatic movement can lead to significant pain reduction.11
What Is Somatic Pain?
4.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 9 Dec. 2024
Suspicious from the start Scientists had suspected since the discovery of DNA’s structure in the 1950s that genetic misspellings and other mutations accruing in non-reproductive, or somatic, tissues could help explain disease and aging.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Somatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somatic. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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