Relieve Pain and Release Tension – Without Medication or Surgery
One approach, one goal: release the muscular tension that may be contributing to your pain.
With Hanna Somatic Education, I use slow, gentle, mindful movements to help you become aware of habitual muscular tension and learn how to release it through active movement and neuromuscular re-education — without medication or surgery.
Does this sound familiar?
Physiotherapy, medication, injections, perhaps even a recommendation for surgery. Maybe something helped for a while — or perhaps not at all.
Hanna Somatic Education is an educational approach to movement and body awareness. Through slow, gentle, mindful movements, you learn to notice habitual muscular tension and explore different ways of moving. Rather than stretching or forcing the body, we focus on sensory awareness, active movement and neuromuscular learning — helping you discover more choice and ease in movement.
✓ Pain is affecting your everyday life — work, exercise, sleep.
✓ You’ve tried physiotherapy, medication, injections — and in the end, you’re often told, “You’ll just have to live with it.”
✓ You’re looking for someone who truly listens and takes the time to understand you.
✓ You want to better understand what is happening in your body.
✓ You want to learn ways to help yourself — rather than having to keep coming back indefinitely.
✓ You want to be taken seriously — even when your medical findings don’t fully explain how you feel.
Individual Somatic Sessions
Hanna Somatic Education offers a targeted, effective approach to reversing the habitual patterns that cause persistent pain, muscle tension, and physical restriction. By retraining the neuromuscular connection, these personalized sessions help restore voluntary control, functional movement, and ease to your body.
Our work begins with an initial conversation to review your specific needs, followed by a standing assessment to observe your body's structural alignment and sensory-motor patterns. Using these insights, I develop a tailored Hanna Somatics protocol designed to bring balance and relief to your soma. To support your long-term progress, I conclude each session by teaching you 1 to 2 personalized exercises to integrate into your home self-care practice.
For new clients only
This first session offers a gentle introduction to Hanna Somatic Education in a personalized 1:1 setting. We begin with a short conversation about what brings you to Somatics and what you would like to explore, followed by a tailored movement exploration. You will have time to slow down, notice your sensations, and experience the approach in your own body.
Each individual session is personalized to your current needs, experiences and movement patterns. Through gentle movement, sensory awareness and hands-on guidance, we explore habitual patterns and develop greater choice in how you move. The 75-minute format allows enough time for conversation, movement exploration, pauses and integration.
This package offers time and continuity to explore Hanna Somatic Education beyond a single session. Across three sessions, you can begin to recognise recurring movement patterns, deepen body awareness and experiment with new ways of moving. Each session builds on the previous one while remaining responsive to your individual experience.
This package provides more time for repetition, exploration and integration. Across five sessions, we can develop a deeper awareness of movement patterns and gradually refine new ways of moving. The process allows space to revisit what you discover, adapt to your changing needs and support greater ease and freedom in movement.
Valid for six months from the date of purchase. Sessions are non-transferable.
I believe that somatic education should be accessible to people with different financial circumstances. A limited number of sliding scale places are available for those who need financial flexibility. If the regular session fee is currently not accessible for you, please feel free to reach out. Together, we can find a contribution level that feels supportive and sustainable.
Book a Session or Ask Questions
You’re welcome to book a free 30-minute call to ask questions, discuss your needs, or schedule your first session. If you’re experiencing financial difficulties, please reach out. A solution can be arranged that works for you.
Whether you are based in Berlin or anywhere else in the world, we can work together.
In-Person Sessions: Held in my studio, these sessions combine verbal guidance with gentle, hands-on somatic movement to support your body directly.
Online Sessions: Conducted via Zoom, online sessions offer the same personalized guidance from the comfort of your home. All you need is a stable internet connection and a camera-enabled device so I can observe your movements clearly.
Verbally Guided Movement
Each session is guided by voice. You are led step by step to help sense and explore movement within your own body. Patterns are observed and clear adjustments offered when needed. You’re encouraged to ask questions and move at your own pace.
Gentle and Accessible
Hanna Somatics is suitable for everyone, regardless of age or experience. The movements are gentle and easily adapted. You can choose a smaller range of motion or even visualize the movement. Visualization alone can still create meaningful change in the neuromuscular system.
Slow, Mindful Practice
In Somatics, slower is better. Moving slowly allows your brain to fully sense and retrain your muscles to release unnecessary tension. The slower and more consciously you move, the deeper the transformation.
Awareness-Based Learning
Awareness is at the heart of Somatic education. You’re not just moving, you’re learning to feel from the inside out. Bringing more presence to sensation helps the nervous system restore balance, coordination, and ease.
Comfort and Adaptability
Sessions are usually done lying down but can also be adapted for sitting or standing. Movements may include gentle sequences on your back, sides, or stomach. If any position is uncomfortable, the session is modified to suit your needs. A few pillows nearby can help support certain movements.
Lasting Benefits
The benefits of Hanna Somatics build over time. With continued practice, awareness deepens, tension releases more easily, and freedom of movement becomes second nature. You can continue with one-on-one sessions, join group classes, or integrate these gentle movements into your daily life. Each step helps your body remember how to move with comfort and ease.