SOMA | Shirin Nikpay - SOMA Health & Healing

SOMA: The Embodied Self

SOMA Healing unites Western medical understandings of the body, modern somatic practices and ancient wisdom of the Soma healing rituals found in the East.

SOMA Healing recognises the body as the main agent in maintaining health and regenerating from illness. Our SOMA is constantly communicating its needs, what is beneficial and what is harmful to our organism.

In many cases pain, dis-ease and unfortunate life events are a result of consciously or unconsciously ignoring signals that our SOMA has been sending us for a long time.

The reasons for not listening to our body are often related to how we grew up in our family and society, how well our needs were met and if our boundaries were respected by our environment.

In a SOMA Healing session we create an intentional space to be able to connect through our body and our mind to our soma, receive its signals, explore their meaning and follow the body's natural healing impulses.

Methods, Trainings & Offers

SOMA Healing & Senseight Training

for individuals & groups - also online

SOMA Healing is informed by Gestalt-therapy and Somatic Experiencing using tools such as breath, voice and visualisation to investigate & heal symptoms of stress and trauma.

The Senseight Training provides exercises that can be practiced daily to heighten our 8th sense of body awareness (Interoception) and prevent dis-ease. It also improves introspection, communication and confrontational skills. Empathy and compassion for self and others are natural by-products as well as augmented intuition and feeling of flow.

Somatic Osteopathy

for adults, children & babies

Osteopathy is a sophisticated form of Manual Therapy that stimulates the body‘s own healing mechanism by facilitating more freedom of movement, blood flow, lymphatic drainage, myofascial unwinding and balancing of the nervous system.

"Somatic" Osteopathy is how I call my personal approach to this healing art, providing a safe space to express and explore emotions that can be released when working on the body.

SOMA Touch Trainings

Massage Workshops & Courses - also online

Holistic Bodywork and self-massage courses are fun and a fantastic way to connect to oneself and others! The methods cover techniques ranging from deep tissue and long wellness strokes to light, healing touch.

The complete SOMA Touch Training is a certified course over 80 hrs of theory & practice in addition to 20hrs of supervised case studies. Please contact me for more info & prices.

See EVENTS section for scheduled courses and stay up to date by liking the SOMA Touch facebook page!

"SOMA Tierrapia" - Nature Therapy

for individuals & groups at Amara Eco-Retreat

"Tierrapia" is a a new word creation combining two Spanish terms "tierra" (earth) and "terapia" (therapy).

It is based on a well-researched healing modality from Japan called "Shinrin-Yoku" which translates as 'forest bathing'. Studies demonstrate significant reductions in stress, anxiety, depression and sleeplessness even after short dips into the forest. SOMA Tierrapia sessions are about 1 hour walks into nature where mindfulness exercises facilitate the conscious connection of our soma with the earth.

This offer is currently available only for guests at

Amara Valley Eco Retreat.

"SOMA HI": Healing Imagery for body & mind

Calls & Audio Files

Healing Imagery (HI) sessions are a wonderful way to deeply relax and rejuvenate. Similar to Hypnosis, SOMA HI carries many health benefits like regulating the nervous system, improving body awareness and developing beneficial habits.

You can choose between a personalised journey tailored to your current needs (phone call) or order audio files with subjects such as:

- SOMA HI for the Immune System

- SOMA HI for Pain Management

- SOMA HI for Deep Sleep

... and more covering the main health-related topics within this field during a 20min voice massage!

Please contact me for details and order your audio file here:

SOMA Health & Healing