Bonnie Bainbridge, the founder of Body-Mind Centering, has said that the body is an excellent lever for working with the mind.
 

Because the mind and the body are intimately connected, the attention to embodiment by both the therapist and the client allows the dialogue to stay connected to the present moment. Staying in the present moment respects the sensations that arise in the body in response to the narrative. This process of slowing down and paying attention to the body allows a client to work with challenging feelings, thoughts and beliefs without re-traumatizing the nervous system. Somatic therapy works to re-establish the physical body as a resource. 

 

In my practice the verbal dialogue can be most of the session or just a part to establish intention for the session. Somatic therapy is working with the body without engaging touch. Because my practice centers around touch therapies such as craniosacral and massage therapy, each session really depends on the intention of the client. The work is to grow resilience in one’s own system to better navigate internal and external challenges and disruptions that show up as a human in the world.