Cultivating Somatic Heart and Mind Connections through the Feldenkrais Method® and Polyvagal Theory
Introduction The SomaticWell Center focuses on providing specialized therapies directed at stimulating neuroplasticity and regulating the...
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Dr Hillel Braude
- Feb 11
- 6 min
The Feldenkrais Method as Practical Physiological Psychology
The Feldenkrais Method® is generally described as a form of somatic education or therapeutic practice designed to improve daily function....
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Dr Hillel Braude
- Jan 9
- 4 min
Assessing Autism: Conducting a Medical or NeuroSomatic Evaluation?
A consistent hoop that many parents of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities need to jump through in having a child with...
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Dr Hillel Braude
- Nov 17, 2021
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Somatic Connections: Introducing the New SomaticWell Social Forum
The SomaticWell Center is continuing to consolidate itself as the premier site for integration of Somatic Practices with cutting edge...
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Dr Hillel Braude
- Oct 1, 2021
- 5 min
Researching the Feldenkrais Method
What are the optimal methodologies for conducting research into the Feldenkrais Method? While there is a clear set of lessons and...
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Dr Hillel Braude
- Sep 11, 2021
- 7 min
Somatic Ethics
The concern by human-beings with their own embodied somatic selves as the ground for amelioration and improvement – physically, mentally,...
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Dr Hillel Braude
- Jul 21, 2021
- 5 min
Autism: The Movement Perspective
The DSM-5 defines autism as a neurodevelopmental disorder, characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and social...
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Dr Hillel Braude
- Jun 10, 2021
- 7 min
My Year of NSV
Introduction Over the past year I have been developing and teaching Neuro-Somatic-Variations (NSV) online to a small group of...
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Dr Hillel Braude
- Apr 16, 2021
- 4 min
Observing Autism Through a Different Lens
What is autism? The term autism demarcates two very different polar positions. On the one hand, there is the medical definition of...
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Dr Hillel Braude
- Jan 17, 2021
- 12 min
Exploration of Space as an Effective Early Screening Test for Infants with Autism
Introduction A recent research paper by Ilan Golani (Professor Emeritus in the School of Zoology, Tel Aviv University) and colleagues,...
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Dr Hillel Braude
- Oct 21, 2020
- 4 min
Children's Play
Children’s play is one of the most natural-social phenomena in the world. Watching children tumble and roll in free play is like watching...
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Dr Hillel Braude
- Sep 15, 2020
- 4 min
Whence SomaticWell?
This is my first SomaticWell blog post. I am using it as an opportunity to narrate a little about the origins of SomaticWell. The...
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