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Methods at a glance · Somatic Experiencing

Somatic Experiencing and FIVE MOVESAll the time in the world, or now?

The same deep respect for the body. Just a more direct way there. Honestly compared, without putting the other method down.

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What it does well

What is Somatic Experiencing?

Somatic Experiencing, developed by Peter Levine, understood something big: the body stores what the head wanted to file away long ago. SE works slowly and gently, one careful step at a time. It gets to know your body and releases held tension in small doses, until your nervous system finds solid ground again. For many people, that softness is exactly the path that finally carries them.

Side by side

Two paths, calmly compared.

Somatic Experiencing

Approach

The body stores what the head wanted to file away.

Path

Slowly and gently, one careful step at a time.

Duration

Many sessions, tension releases in small doses.

Afterwards

Your nervous system finds solid ground again.

FIVE MOVES

Approach

Your body shows the one spot where it sits.

Path

Five guided Moves carry your desired feeling right there.

Duration

One session, 90 minutes, one to one with your guide.

Afterwards

Forty days of app guidance, so it lasts.

Four stations, two paths. No better or worse: which one fits depends on what you bring.

And us?

What FIVE MOVES does differently.

We share the same respect for the body, we just take a more direct route. FIVE MOVES doesn't inch its way in over months. Your body shows you the spot where it's stuck, you go there, and that's where it gets to release, often in a single session. No slow circling, just going where it sits. Both approaches trust that your body holds the answer. And after the session you're not on your own. The FIVE MOVES app walks with you through the 40 days it takes for everything to settle.

Somatic Experiencing takes all the time in the world. We take you at your word when you say: now.

The method in detail →
From heart space to blockage: your desired feeling travels with your breath HEART SPACE BLOCKAGE

Coordinate 1 · Lighthouse

Desired feeling

in your heart space. Where you want to go.

1Sense
2Crack
3Allow
4Activate
5Free

Coordinate 2 · Destination

The spot

in your body. Where it sits. That's where it releases.

Fair is fair

What fits when?

Somatic Experiencing

When your system needs time.

If your system needs plenty of time and fine dosing, Somatic Experiencing is a wonderful path.

FIVE MOVES

When you say: now.

Then we take you at your word. One guided session, at the spot your body shows.

Often asked

Short answers.

What makes FIVE MOVES different from Somatic Experiencing?

The same deep respect for the body. Somatic Experiencing works gently across many sessions, in small doses. FIVE MOVES takes the more direct route: one guided session, at the spot your body shows.

When is Somatic Experiencing the better choice?

If your system needs plenty of time and fine dosing, Somatic Experiencing is a wonderful path. If you say: now, one session is enough.

What does a FIVE MOVES session look like?

One to one with your guide, led through all five Moves, in one session. Then forty days of app guidance, so the new feeling stays.

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Your next step

Enough reading.Experience it.

One session, 90 minutes, from 180 CHF. One appointment is usually enough.

Around 1,000 sessions guided · People whose eyes light up again

so deep. so safe.