Notes from the practice
Patterns observed over thirty years of sitting with professionals, homemakers, and executives — written the way I would say them across a table, not from a podium.
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Short, practical notes from Soma’s practice.
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What I've Learned After Watching Thousands of People Try to Feel Better
The people who got better did fewer things, more often. The people who stayed stuck kept searching for the one big thing. The signature essay.
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Sleep & Rest
4 articles
When Your Mind Sleeps but Your Body Doesn't
The mind clocked out. The body stayed on shift. On jaws that feel used, twisted sheets, and nervous systems that behave like cautious security guards.
3 min read · 29 June 2026
The Last Hour Before Bed May Matter More Than the First Hour of Sleep
Minds are not fans. They are flywheels. They keep spinning at the speed you fed them. On slopes, descents, and why good sleepers never try to sleep.
3 min read · 27 June 2026
You Slept Eight Hours. Why Don't You Feel Rested?
Sleep is a duration, rest is a state. You can have plenty of one and almost none of the other. On bodies that lie down still holding their briefcase.
3 min read · 26 June 2026
Why Do You Wake Up at 3 A.M. Even When You're Exhausted?
The body has no meeting slot for processing the day. So it opens one at 3 a.m. On night watchmen, unfinished days, and the exhale that locks the doors.
3 min read · 24 June 2026Stress & Resilience
4 articles
Burnout Doesn't Usually Arrive Dramatically
Burnout announces itself first through subtractions, not symptoms. The music you stop putting on. The call you let ring. The hobby that becomes someday.
3 min read · 5 July 2026
Busy Isn't the Same as Productive — Your Body Knows the Difference
Busyness is motion. Productivity is movement. The body files them differently — and completion, it turns out, is a nutrient.
3 min read · 3 July 2026
Why Small Things Suddenly Irritate You
Irritability is rarely a character flaw. It is usually a capacity report. On worn suspension, low fuel, and reading the gauge before responding.
3 min read · 2 July 2026
The Stress You Don't Feel Is Often the One Doing the Most Damage
Stress is not always a feeling. Often it is simply a load. And loads can be carried so long they start to feel like posture.
3 min read · 30 June 2026Posture & the Desk
3 articles
Why Standing Up Straight Doesn't Always Fix Poor Posture
Posture is not a position you hold. It is a habit the nervous system runs. Willpower can interrupt a habit. It cannot replace one.
3 min read · 9 July 2026
The Posture You Bring Home from Work
The laptop stayed behind. The posture came with you. On meeting bodies at dinner tables, defended arms, and the ten-second costume change.
3 min read · 8 July 2026
Your Chair May Not Be the Reason Your Neck Hurts
Posture is not furniture. It is a relationship — between you and what you expect to happen next. On necks preparing for criticism.
3 min read · 6 July 2026Meditation & Attention
3 articles
The One Minute That Can Change the Next Hour
The nervous system doesn't need a holiday to reset. It needs a comma. On transitions, firebreaks, and lives written as one endless run-on sentence.
3 min read · 14 July 2026
Silence Can Feel Uncomfortable Before It Feels Peaceful
Silence doesn't create discomfort. It reveals what noise was covering. The unease was there all along, playing quietly under the podcast.
3 min read · 12 July 2026
People Who Say “I Can't Meditate” Usually Need It the Most
Nobody fails at meditation. They fail at an imaginary standard — a silent mind — that no teacher ever promised. Loud is not disqualified. Loud is invited.
3 min read · 11 July 2026Metabolism & Energy
3 articles
When Blood Sugar Is Only Part of the Story
The number is a photograph. The person is the film. On glucometers, stress hormones, and the question no health report ever asks.
3 min read · 18 July 2026
Why Healthy People Sometimes Still Feel Constantly Tired
Blood tests measure supplies. They cannot measure loads. Many tired people are not empty. They are open in too many windows.
3 min read · 16 July 2026
Your Metabolism Is Listening to More Than Your Plate
Metabolism is less a furnace, more an accountant. And accountants adjust everything when times feel uncertain. The plate takes the blame for the boardroom.
3 min read · 15 July 2026Emotional Wellness
3 articles
When Your Body Keeps the Score of an Ordinary Tuesday
The body keeps records of repetition, not just intensity. Nothing was traumatic. Everything was cumulative. On the faithful accounting of small days.
3 min read · 22 July 2026
Why We Cry Less Than We Need To — and Worry More Than We Should
Tears are the body's way of completing something. Worry is the mind's way of postponing it. A good cry ends. A worry can last a decade.
3 min read · 20 July 2026
The Emotion That Never Gets Expressed Usually Finds Another Way Out
The body often finishes conversations the mind never started. The unexpressed doesn't evaporate. It relocates — to a gut, a jaw, a lower back.
3 min read · 19 July 2026All reflections
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When Your Body Keeps the Score of an Ordinary Tuesday
The body keeps records of repetition, not just intensity. Nothing was traumatic. Everything was cumulative. On the faithful accounting of small days.
When Blood Sugar Is Only Part of the Story
The number is a photograph. The person is the film. On glucometers, stress hormones, and the question no health report ever asks.
The One Minute That Can Change the Next Hour
The nervous system doesn't need a holiday to reset. It needs a comma. On transitions, firebreaks, and lives written as one endless run-on sentence.
Why Standing Up Straight Doesn't Always Fix Poor Posture
Posture is not a position you hold. It is a habit the nervous system runs. Willpower can interrupt a habit. It cannot replace one.
Burnout Doesn't Usually Arrive Dramatically
Burnout announces itself first through subtractions, not symptoms. The music you stop putting on. The call you let ring. The hobby that becomes someday.
When Your Mind Sleeps but Your Body Doesn't
The mind clocked out. The body stayed on shift. On jaws that feel used, twisted sheets, and nervous systems that behave like cautious security guards.
Why We Cry Less Than We Need To — and Worry More Than We Should
Tears are the body's way of completing something. Worry is the mind's way of postponing it. A good cry ends. A worry can last a decade.
Why Healthy People Sometimes Still Feel Constantly Tired
Blood tests measure supplies. They cannot measure loads. Many tired people are not empty. They are open in too many windows.
Silence Can Feel Uncomfortable Before It Feels Peaceful
Silence doesn't create discomfort. It reveals what noise was covering. The unease was there all along, playing quietly under the podcast.
The Posture You Bring Home from Work
The laptop stayed behind. The posture came with you. On meeting bodies at dinner tables, defended arms, and the ten-second costume change.
Busy Isn't the Same as Productive — Your Body Knows the Difference
Busyness is motion. Productivity is movement. The body files them differently — and completion, it turns out, is a nutrient.
The Last Hour Before Bed May Matter More Than the First Hour of Sleep
Minds are not fans. They are flywheels. They keep spinning at the speed you fed them. On slopes, descents, and why good sleepers never try to sleep.
The Emotion That Never Gets Expressed Usually Finds Another Way Out
The body often finishes conversations the mind never started. The unexpressed doesn't evaporate. It relocates — to a gut, a jaw, a lower back.
Your Metabolism Is Listening to More Than Your Plate
Metabolism is less a furnace, more an accountant. And accountants adjust everything when times feel uncertain. The plate takes the blame for the boardroom.
People Who Say “I Can't Meditate” Usually Need It the Most
Nobody fails at meditation. They fail at an imaginary standard — a silent mind — that no teacher ever promised. Loud is not disqualified. Loud is invited.
Your Chair May Not Be the Reason Your Neck Hurts
Posture is not furniture. It is a relationship — between you and what you expect to happen next. On necks preparing for criticism.
Why Small Things Suddenly Irritate You
Irritability is rarely a character flaw. It is usually a capacity report. On worn suspension, low fuel, and reading the gauge before responding.
You Slept Eight Hours. Why Don't You Feel Rested?
Sleep is a duration, rest is a state. You can have plenty of one and almost none of the other. On bodies that lie down still holding their briefcase.
The Stress You Don't Feel Is Often the One Doing the Most Damage
Stress is not always a feeling. Often it is simply a load. And loads can be carried so long they start to feel like posture.
Why Do You Wake Up at 3 A.M. Even When You're Exhausted?
The body has no meeting slot for processing the day. So it opens one at 3 a.m. On night watchmen, unfinished days, and the exhale that locks the doors.