09/28/2026
Researchers studied how the attention of the hands on practitioner affects the interoceptive experience and attention of the person receiving touch.
If my mind is wandering, it will feel great no matter what, but if I am mentally focused on the area that I am touching, the experience changes for the client.
Because somatic work builds on the basis of guiding clients to sensitize to their inner landscape and their own internal experience of their bodies (interoception), my attention and presence makes a measurable difference in the nervous system of the clients on my table.
Study link in the comments for the nerds🤓