Somatic Bodywork and Movement Therapy


Somatic Bodywork and Movement Therapy is a holistic therapeutic approach that works with the body-mind through gentle movement, touch, and awareness. It offers space for listening to and speaking from the felt experience of the body, which includes not only physical sensations but also memories and emotions.

Body systems—such as muscles, bones, organs, nervous system, or immune system—that relate to one’s emotions and movement patterns are explored to support the enquiries and well-being of the client.

The one-to-one sessions are grounded in knowledge of Body-Mind Centering® (Embodied Anatomy, Infant Movement Development, Movement Repatterning), The Discipline of Authentic Movement, and Somatic Psychology. The sessions aim to support clients in developing embodied awareness and supporting their relationships with self and the world.

I am an I.B.M.T. therapist (Institute of Integrative Bodywork and Movement Therapy) and I offer sessions in Tallinn, Estonia.

Please contact hung.hsuanhsiu@gmail.com for enquiries.

Q & A

  • Who comes for Somatic Bodywork and Movement Therapy?

    People who experience physical and/or emotional tension or discomfort, and would like to work with it holistically to learn about themselves and to develop new ways of moving through life.

  • What are the sessions like?

    Each session is unique. It is shaped together by the client and the therapist.

    At the beginning, there will be an initial discussion to understand what is needed and where to bring our attention.

    As the session unfolds, it may include speaking and listening, guided sensing and feeling, hands-on touch, guided movement practice, and/or reflection through mindful moving or sharing. It is an open and fluid structure that emerges through the process.

  • Is it movement, talk or touch therapy?

    The sessions integrate all of these elements in response to the needs of the client.

    The sessions support the continuous development of embodied self-awareness through moving, speaking and touch bodywork.

  • What is the role of the therapist in the sessions?

    I bring attention to what is needed for the client to support their first-person perspective of experiencing their body-mind.

    I facilitate movement explorations.

    I help the client develop self-awareness through guided movements, touch and attention.

    I create and hold space for the client to explore what might be vulnerable or challenging for them.

    I witness the client’s process and offer reflections through my relational, embodied presence.

    It is a collaborative process in which I guide the client to explore ways of knowing, relating, and being with themselves.

  • What do the sessions NOT offer?

    The sessions are not massages where clients passively receive bodywork.

  • What to expect from the sessions?

    Each session is offered with awareness and intention to support the client’s holistic well-being with the knowledge, skills and caring presence of the therapist.

    The sessions aim to empower individuals to participate creatively in the healing journey by developing trust in his or her inner knowledge and intuition, and acquiring skills with which to access the wisdom of the body and mind (I.B.M.T., 2024).

  • How long is a session?

    Each session is 1 hour.

    Please leave some extra time after each session to allow a gentle physical and mental transition into the rest of the day.