Somatic Movement & Mindset

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart to every listener, member, client, and supporter who has been part of the Total Somatics journey this year.

Your messages, reflections, kindness, and shared stories mean more than you know.
I am deeply grateful to walk this path alongside such a compassionate and conscious global community.

As we close this year, may you move with less force, more feeling, and a renewed s...

What if youthfulness isn’t about age but about how your nervous system moves, senses, and adapts?

In this inspiring episode, Heidi Hadley, Certified Clinical Somatic Educator and founder of Total Somatics®, explores the neuroscience of ageless movement. She explains how your brain and body can continually renew themselves through neuroplasticity and somatic awareness, helping you move with ease, fluidity, and energy, no matter your ...

Anxiety isn’t just in your mind; it lives in your body.

In this deeply restorative episode, Heidi Hadley, Certified Clinical Somatic Educator and founder of Total Somatics®, reveals the missing link in traditional approaches to anxiety: movement.

Discover how your nervous system holds onto stress, why your muscles stay tense long after your mind has calmed, and how somatic movement can help you release anxiety from the inside out. Th...

 When life changes through illness, menopause, aging, surgery, or emotional shifts, it can leave you feeling disconnected from your body and unsure of yourself. In this tender and empowering episode, Heidi Hadley, Certified Clinical Somatic Educator and founder of Total Somatics®, shares how to rebuild confidence by reconnecting with your body through somatic awareness, mindset, and mindfulness.

Discover how your brain’s intern...

In this deeply insightful episode of Somatic Movement & Mindset, Heidi Hadley speaks with trauma-informed practitioner, Clinical Counsellor, Psychotherapist, and Supervisor Debra Battersby about the often-overlooked topic of emotional invalidation—how it shapes our nervous system, identity, and capacity for authentic connection.

Together, Heidi and Debra explore why even well-intentioned people invalidate emotions, how this impa...

Struggling to fall asleep or stay asleep? In this episode, Certified Clinical Somatic Educator Heidi Hadley explores how your body holds the secret to truly restful sleep.

Discover how gentle somatic awareness can calm your nervous system, quiet your mind, and help you release the physical tension that keeps you “switched on.” Through a mindful guided practice, Heidi helps you reconnect with your body’s natural rhythms and activate ...

In our hyperconnected world, constant notifications and screen time can leave our minds restless and our bodies tense. In this soothing and insightful episode, Heidi Hadley, Certified Clinical Somatic Educator and founder of Total Somatics®  guides you through the art of unplugging with awareness.

You’ll learn how technology subtly impacts your nervous system, posture, and mood, and discover somatic tools to help you reset, release ...

In this refreshing and empowering conversation, Heidi Hadley sits down with Melanie Cool, licensed psychotherapist, integrative medicine practitioner, and behavior-change expert, to challenge everything we think we know about self-care.

Forget the bubble baths and scented candles — Melanie shares how true self-care is less about pampering and more about boundaries, self-respect, and reclaiming time and energy for what trul...

Are you feeling constantly on edge, exhausted, or tense, even when life seems calm? 😔
In this eye-opening episode, Heidi Hadley, Certified Clinical Somatic Educator and founder of Total Somatics®, reveals 5 everyday habits that quietly overload your nervous system and keep your body trapped in pain, stress, and fatigue.

💥 You’ll discover how subtle daily actions, like posture, breathing patterns, and screen time, can...

Do you feel like pain just won’t let go—no matter how much you stretch, massage, or rest? The missing link could be your nervous system. In this episode of Somatic Movement & Mindset, Heidi Hadley explores how nervous system dysregulation keeps chronic pain alive—and most importantly, how you can break free.

You’ll discover:
 ✅ How stress and pain fuel each other in a feedback loop.
 ✅ Why staying “switched on” in fight-...

Have you ever felt like your body is always “on guard,” even when nothing is wrong? Or maybe you struggle to truly relax, sleep well, or stop that constant inner tension? In this episode of Somatic Movement & Mindset, Heidi Hadley unpacks nervous system dysregulation—what it is, why it happens, and most importantly, how you can begin calming your body and mind naturally.

You’ll learn:
 ✅ What happens when your nervous system...

In the final episode of Somatic in September, Heidi Hadley weaves together everything you’ve learned, from the meaning of soma, to unlearning tension, to breaking free from generational stress patterns. Now it’s time to step into empowerment. Heidi invites you to recalibrate and reconnect through the Total Somatics Online Membership, where you’ll gain access to classes, workshops, and a global community dedicated to living pain-fre...

In this powerful episode, Heidi Hadley explores the role of mirror neurons and how inherited movement and stress patterns ripple through generations. Learn how your posture, gestures, and emotional responses may not even be yours — they’re learned behaviors. The good news? You can be the circuit breaker who rewrites the pattern. With mindful walking practice, Heidi shows you how to recalibrate your body and influence others with yo...

In Episode 2, Heidi Hadley dives deep into Sensory Motor Amnesia, how your brain keeps muscles locked in chronic tension without you even realizing it. Discover why stretching isn’t the answer, and how Clinical Somatics retrains your nervous system to release pain and restore balance. With a guided pandiculation practice, you’ll experience firsthand how small, slow movements can rewire your brain for calm and ease.

Let your body bec...

In this opening episode of Somatic in September, Heidi Hadley introduces the true meaning of being somatic, reconnecting with your inner sensing self rather than living on auto-pilot. Discover why your soma is more than just a body, how chronic tension forms, and why pandiculation (your body’s natural reset) holds the key to pain relief and self-awareness. Plus, enjoy a guided somatic practice to begin your journey of sensing from ...

Struggling to fall asleep or waking up wired in the middle of the night?

You’re not alone. Chronic insomnia and restlessness are often signs of stored muscle tension and a hyper-alert nervous system—especially if you're stuck in fight-or-flight mode all day.

In this soothing and science-backed episode of the Somatic Movement & Mindset podcast, Clinical Somatic Educator Heidi Hadley explains how daily nervous system regulatio...

Have you been stretching every day but still feel stiff and tight? You’re not alone—and here’s why.

In this myth-busting episode of the Somatic Movement & Mindset podcast, Clinical Somatic Educator Heidi Hadley reveals why traditional stretching may actually be reinforcing your tension rather than releasing it. The real issue isn’t in your muscles—it’s in your brain.

Discover how somatic movement and pandiculation offer a smarter...

Do you feel wired, overwhelmed, or chronically fatigued—even after rest?
 You're not alone. Nervous system burnout is becoming the new silent epidemic.

In this transformative episode of the Somatic Movement & Mindset podcast, Clinical Somatic Educator Heidi Hadley explores why your nervous system is exhausted—and how you can gently reset and regulate it using somatic tools.

Modern life keeps your system on high alert: te...

Is stress sabotaging your weight loss goals? You're not alone.
 In this breakthrough episode of the Somatic Movement & Mindset podcast, Clinical Somatic Educator Heidi Hadley explores why traditional approaches to weight loss often fail—and how the nervous system holds the real key to lasting change.

As global interest in “somatic weight loss” surges, Heidi dives deep into the mind-body connection behind metabolism, min...