SomaField and the Living Core of Your Work

In my last post, I introduced you to SomaField—a trauma-informed, somatically-rooted, relational approach to transformational client work. It’s not just a modality—it’s a way of being with clients. And at the heart of SomaField is something I call the Living Core.

The Living Core is what actually makes the work work.

Most people become therapists or coaches because they want to help others. So they dive into learning—techniques, theories, frameworks, and modalities. Many of you have spent years, even decades, immersed in this world of personal growth and healing.

But these teachings, as valuable as they are, aren’t the Living Core. They’re tools. And tools only become transformational in the hands of a skilled, attuned, embodied practitioner.

The Living Core is the invisible engine beneath your practice. It’s your relational presence, the depth of your attunement, and the way your system meets another’s. It’s how you are, not just what you do.

In SomaField, we name and develop this core. We focus on the subtleties that most trainings skip over—the human art of holding space. The field-level work that lives beneath technique.

I’m talking about embodied fluency in things like:

• Client Centeredness
  

• Socio-cultural attunement

• Nervous system literacy
  

• Attachment awareness
  

• The Synchronous Field
  

• The nuanced use of psychoeducation
  

• Somatic and experiential depth
  

• Artistry

These are the foundational elements, the 8 core principles of SomaField, that give your work shape, safety, and transformational power.

If you've been practicing for a while, you already know: mastery doesn't come from more certificates. It emerges slowly, often over 15–20 years, through lived experience, practice, and honest reflection. But it can also be cultivated more intentionally.

In SomaField, we explore:

• How you hold a client when they’re dysregulated, defended, or falling apart
  

• How you pace the session, adjust the field, and use your voice and body to regulate safety
  

• How you take responsibility for misattunements—and repair with skill and integrity
  

• How you confront with clarity, without shaming
  

• How your nervous system steadies the room
  

• How your very presence becomes an intervention
  

These are the qualities that make an ordinary session extraordinary. The Living Core is what allows a client to feel safe enough to change. It’s what makes you the instrument of the work—not just a technician.

In the coming weeks, I’ll be sharing more about the eight principles that form the backbone of SomaField—each one designed to help you develop and embody this Living Core. Treat it like a mini-introductory course. :)

If this resonates, I’d love for you to share it with the coaches and therapists in your circle who are walking this path too. SomaField is for anyone who works in a transformational context with clients that matter to them.

More soon.