How to Release Grief From the Body: Somatic Practices That Help

Grief isn’t just emotional — it’s physical.
It lives in the chest, throat, lungs, and belly.
Somatic emotional release offers a path to process grief without getting stuck in it.

Somatic Grief Release Practices Include:

  • open-chest breathing

  • vocalized exhale

  • gentle rocking

  • placing a hand on the heart

  • allowing tears without judgment

Why Somatic Work Helps Grief

  • grief is a full-body emotion

  • the body often holds grief that the mind can’t process

  • emotional release creates relief without overwhelm

If you’re ready to release the grief your body has been holding, I offer compassionate sessions in LA online.

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