Neuro Somatic Therapy (NST)

As a healthcare professional, I recommend that most of my patients begin stress reduction practices or engage in regular meditation. I make this recommendation because the physiology of stress and distress is a factor in 80% of chronic, degenerative and auto-immune disease.

Neuro Somatic Therapy (NST) is an ever-evolving, deeply personal and comprehensive approach to the treatment of chronic pain, emotional distress, trauma, and exhaustion. Some of the most erosive medical challenges that we face today.

As one of the Cofounders of this subtle Mind/Body practice, I am always integrating new experiences and interactive processes into what I practice and teach. This article is an overview and an update to the practice of NST. 

The term Neuro Somatic refers to the inter-communication between your nervous system and your muscles, organs, deeper connective tissues, as well as with the somatic and emotional sensations of your body. Essentially, NST works with everything you experience as sensation, memory, and emotion while engaging in the gradual process of shifting the patterns of your embodiment, thoughts, and self-awareness.

The Mind/Body or Thought/Feeling connection is important for two reasons.

First, your health and sense of well-being are significantly influenced by physical pain, traumatic experiences, chronic emotional distress, and the endless fight against fatigue. That is obvious, but it begs the question, ‘Are you deeply aware of how you feel and why?’

If you want to heal some deep patterns within yourself and your life, you will need to feel them deeper than ever before.

Second, each of us is able to profoundly influence our health, mindset, and adaptability with stress reduction practices, exercise, Spiritual practice, and a healthy lifestyle. NST is a clinical process and a personal Mind/Body practice that provides the tools and support to heal your deepest wounds. 

The next obvious and challenging question is, ‘Will you practice for 10 – 20 minutes every day?’ Although there are many aspects of NST that can be assisted through bodywork, mediated with counseling, and enjoyed in a class with friends, there are aspects of this process that will require your utmost patience and Spiritual Integrity.

The Five Restorations of Neuro Somatic Therapy

Each of us has our own recipe for wellness and it is made of what works the best for any given challenge you face. NST has five primary avenues in the gradual process and practice of deep healing and personal growth. They are Somatic Mindfulness Process, Neuro Somatic Bodywork, Somato-Emotional Counselling and Subtle Movement Practices like Qi Gong, Yoga and Resistance Training. During any committed time of Mind/Body restoration, I highly recommend working with an appropriate combination of all four opportunities for three months. It is a life changing experience.

When focusing on treating injuries and chronic pain, NST treats not only the muscles and joints in pain but also all of the muscles that are actively trying to protect the injury, as well as the muscles that are strained by changes in posture. By reducing tension in all of these places simultaneously, patterns of nerve and muscle memory are more likely to release completely. As well, NST works directly with the Central Nervous System to reduce muscle tension and inflammation while improving sleep and tissue repair.

When working with emotional distress and trauma, NST focuses on deconstructing the embodiment of distress. Like easily recognizable facial expressions, each of us embodies our strongest feelings in recognizable ways in our body. It is instinctual to hold our feelings in when we are in danger, but that instinct assumes we will find the time and place to release those feelings as soon as possible. When emotional distress and trauma have been held back for a long time, we may need some help letting them move.

When assisting people with chronic illness and exhaustion, NST combines the first two protocols while also putting a person into a hypnagogic state, which is a lucid dreaming state where we are half asleep and half awake. In this state, our ability to heal, to resolve unconscious conflicts and to rest very deeply are at their full potential.

Clinical Fees:

Initial Assessment, Consultation, and Treatment: (2 hours) – $150.00
(this includes nutritional and supplemental guidance and prescriptions for any needed Chinese herbal supplements)

Regular follow-up NST treatments: (80 minutes) – $90.00

Regular follow-up NST treatments: (60 minutes) – $75.00