In somatic coaching we call the default way that we hold our bodies our ‘shape’. Not as a metaphor but as our actual bodily shape.

We have a deep wiring in our bodies for safety and belonging. Our physiology is designed to keep us safe and that need is still deep within us at whatever age we are.

Our bodies hold our memories at every level. Our muscles carry out behaviours designed to keep us safe and connected.

How we hold ourselves, our patterns, the way we perceive the world were formed when we were very young. Those patterns now inform and reflect who we are and how others see us. 

Try this experiment through the audio download and notice the many differences with which you experience the world when you are in different shapes.