SOMA

About SOMA

The Practice of Somatic Living explores life through the intelligence of the body. Each episode examines human experience from a biological and nervous system perspective, how we perceive, react, learn, and change. Rather than ideas or beliefs, these conversations focus on direct observation: what is happening in the body, how it shapes our identity, and how awareness of these processes can lead to real transformation. Through dialogue with Dr. Jivasu, this podcast brings a clear, grounded understanding of life as it is lived, within the body itself. Visit: www.somapath.org

Publisher

Jivasu MD

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Jan 2021

Latest episode

26 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

123 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Oct 2026

   The 5 Somatic Practices for Self-Therapy & Transformation

   Somatic practice begins when the body leads. Dr. Jivasu explains five practices that return attention to sensation, breath, movement, awareness and the direct experience of life. In this conversation, Matt and Dr. Jivasu explore what makes a practice somatic and why feeling the body matters more than performing a movement correctly. The episode introduces five main Somatic Practices: Somatic stretching and body-led movement Somatic breathing Somatic meditation through humming Somatic awareness and interoception Somatic sensuality Together, these practices offer a movement from thinking to feeling. They can be explored through brief moments throughout the day rather than remaining separate from ordinary life. You’ll also hear about: The difference between exercise and somatic practice Allowing sensation to guide movement Moving away from performance and externally imposed goals Humming as a form of somatic meditation Recognizing hunger, thirst, tiredness and other bodily signals Becoming more receptive to ordinary sensory experience Bringing short periods of practice into a busy day Chapters: 00:00 - Start 00:42 - What Makes a Practice Somatic? 01:58 - Why Sustained Sensation Matters 06:36 - Somatic Practices, Therapy and Trauma 08:10 - Letting the Body Lead Instead of Performing 10:42 - The Five Main Somatic Practices 15:01 - Somatic Breathing and Full-Body Awareness 20:30 - Humming as Somatic Meditation 25:58 - Interoception: Hearing the Body’s Signals 28:40 - Somatic Sensuality and Everyday Experience 36:39 - Making Somatic Practice Part of Daily Life Join Somatic Practices live each Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. EDT:https://www.somapath.org/service-page/somatic-practice-with-jivasuSoma Path is a comprehensive and science-based system for Somatic Transformation. www.somapath.orgDeveloped by Dr. Jivasu M.D.Dr. Jivasu is a physician, teacher and founder of Soma Path. His inquiry into life - through medicine, neuroscience, philosophy, spirituality and direct experience in his own body-led to Soma: a new way of living and being through the body’s intelligence. He has developed and teaches a Master's Degree in Neurobiology of Transformation in partnership with SHEN and has taught across four continents. https://www.ubiquityuniversity.org/graduate-degrees-in-neurobiology-of-transformation/FREE RESOURCES→ Join "The Practice of Somatic Living" - Biweekly Teachings: https://www.somapath.org/practice-letterPROGRAMS→ Join our Live Somatic Practices & Sunday Gatherings w/ Jivasu: https://www.somapath.org/gatheringsFOLLOW SOMA PATHInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/pathofsomaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/pathofsomaWebsite: www.somapath.orgPODCAST🎧 Listen — ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SomawithJivasu🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0laJc85nHxYzgYyFEK1OfO🍎 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/soma-the-art-and-science-of-somatic-living/id1547156988#SomaticPractices #SomaPath #BodyAwareness #Interoception #SomaticTransformation

2. 

   19 Oct 2026

   From Relaxation to Transformation: How the Soma Path Works

   What makes Soma a comprehensive path to transformation—not simply another practice? Dr. Jivasu maps three experiential milestones and five defining qualities of the Soma Path. The conversation begins with relaxation and rest, then explores the development of a healthy somatic identity, the discovery of our unique Somatic Personality, and transformation as an ongoing process. Dr. Jivasu also explains the five qualities that shape the Soma Path: it is simple, integrated, contemporary, inclusive and respectful. Together, these qualities connect inner development with relationships, work and ordinary daily life—so practice does not remain separate from living. In this episode, Matt and Dr. Jivasu explore: The three experiential milestones of the Soma Path Healthy somatic identity and Somatic Personality Why practice can become part of everyday life Flow and the movement beyond conditioned patterns The five qualities that make Soma comprehensive The body as a doorway to transformation Why transformation is a process rather than a final point CHAPTERS 00:00 - Start 00:42 - Why Soma Is a Comprehensive Path 00:57 - The Three Experiential Milestones 03:11 - Building a Healthy Somatic Identity 05:39 - Somatic Personality and Inner Self-Regulation 13:11 - Flow and Moving Beyond Old Patterns 18:58 - When Practice Becomes Daily Life 22:28 - Simple and Integrated: The First Two Qualities 28:37 - Contemporary, Inclusive and Respectful 35:12 - The Body as a Doorway 37:51 - Transformation Is an Ongoing Process Soma Path is a science-based path to living from the body. Discover your Somatic Personality with Soma Path’s free questionnaire: https://www.somapath.org/somatic-personality-test If you want to explore these teachings through somatic awareness, embodied practice, and direct experience, learn more about Somatic Awareness & Transformation Training: https://www.somapath.org/somatic-awareness-transformation-training Visit the program page for current dates and registration information. Soma Path is a comprehensive and science-based system for Somatic Transformation. www.somapath.org Developed by Dr. Jivasu M.D. Dr. Jivasu is a physician, teacher and founder of Soma Path. His inquiry into life - through medicine, neuroscience, philosophy, spirituality and direct experience in his own body-led to Soma: a new way of living and being through the body’s intelligence. He has developed and teaches a Master's Degree in Neurobiology of Transformation in partnership with SHEN and has taught across four continents. https://www.ubiquityuniversity.org/graduate-degrees-in-neurobiology-of-transformation/ FREE RESOURCES → Join "The Practice of Somatic Living" - Biweekly Teachings: https://www.somapath.org/practice-letter PROGRAMS → Join our Live Somatic Practices & Sunday Gatherings w/ Jivasu: https://www.somapath.org/gathering FOLLOW SOMA PATH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pathofsoma Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pathofsoma Website: www.somapath.org PODCAST 🎧 Listen — ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SomawithJivasu 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0laJc85nHxYzgYyFEK1OfO 🍎 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/soma-the-art-and-science-of-somatic-living/id1547156988 #SomaPath #SomaticTransformation #SomaticPersonality #SomaticAwareness #SomaticLiving

3. 

   12 Oct 2026

   5 Stages of Enlightenment: From Identity to Non-dual Awareness

   What are the five stages of enlightenment—and why doesn’t the final stage bring the process to an end? Dr. Jivasu maps the journey from a healthy identity to non-dual awareness and the continuing enlightenment of the body. In this conversation with Matt, Dr. Jivasu challenges the familiar idea that enlightenment is a single spiritual achievement or final destination. From the Soma perspective, it is an embodied process that begins within ordinary life and continues through five recognizable stages: 1. Healthy Somatic Identity — becoming grounded and capable within ordinary life 2. Somatic Crisis — confronting accumulated memories, conditioning, and emotional pain 3. Somatic Self — emerging into a more authentic, embodied experience of life 4. Somatic Universal — expanding beyond the individual and connecting with the wider world 5. Somatic Non-dual — entering silence, bliss, and nondual awareness But the fifth stage is not the end. Dr. Jivasu describes enlightenment as an ongoing process in which transformation continues through the body. The episode also explores: • Why external achievement can be mistaken for inner freedom • Why self-discovery cannot be outsourced to a teacher, book, or system • What “going inside” means through direct connection with the body • How memories and conditioning influence our choices • Why a healthy identity comes before moving beyond identity • How to learn from a teaching without becoming dependent on the teacher • Why genuine teachers return power to the individual 00:00 - Start 00:41 - Enlightenment Is a Process, Not a Destination 01:37 - What Changes Through Enlightenment? 06:08 - Enlightenment Within Ordinary Life 09:22 - External Achievement vs Inner Freedom 11:38 - Is There a Quicker Way? 13:11 - Going Inside Means Returning to the Body 16:11 - The Stages of Enlightenment in Soma 20:04 - Recognizing Genuine Inner Change 23:37 - Learn From the Teaching—Don’t Follow the Teacher 26:39 - Returning Power to the Individual If you want to explore these teachings through somatic awareness, embodied practice, and direct experience, learn more about Somatic Awareness & Transformation Training: https://www.somapath.org/somatic-awareness-transformation-training Visit the program page for current dates and registration information. Soma Path is a science-based path to living from the body. FREE RESOURCES → Join "The Practice of Somatic Living" - Biweekly Teachings: https://www.somapath.org/practice-letter PROGRAMS → Join our Live Somatic Practices & Sunday Gatherings w/ Jivasu: https://www.somapath.org/gatherings FOLLOW SOMA PATH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pathofsoma Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pathofsoma Website: www.somapath.org PODCAST 🎧 Listen — ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SomawithJivasu 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0laJc85nHxYzgYyFEK1OfO 🍎 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/soma-the-art-and-science-of-somatic-living/id1547156988 #Enlightenment #SomaticAwareness #EmbodiedTransformation #SomaPath #SelfKnowledge

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