as in physical
of or relating to the human body
a somatic disorder that was once thought to be "all in the patient's head"
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Employees who are well-supported by managers were 25% less likely to struggle with somatic symptoms of stress, 33% less likely to have a hard time getting motivated in the morning and 56% less likely to have high work stress.
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Camille is a Social Imagineer, artist and somatic facilitator who is the author of Tending Grief, a book that shares embodied rituals for holding our sorrow and growing cultures of care in community.
—Evie Muir, refinery29.com, 5 Sep. 2024
Some will seek to maintain a distinction between acceptable somatic genetic manipulation for therapeutic reasons on the one hand and banned genetic enhancements or heritable, germ-line manipulations on the other.
—Jamie F. Metzl, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2014
The author, whose work pulls from psychology, meditation and somatic practices, draws on her decades of client experience to uncover how to build toward rewarding relationships.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Camille is a Social Imagineer, artist and somatic facilitator who is the author of Tending Grief, a book that shares embodied rituals for holding our sorrow and growing cultures of care in community.
—Evie Muir, refinery29.com, 5 Sep. 2024
Some will seek to maintain a distinction between acceptable somatic genetic manipulation for therapeutic reasons on the one hand and banned genetic enhancements or heritable, germ-line manipulations on the other.
—Jamie F. Metzl, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2014
The author, whose work pulls from psychology, meditation and somatic practices, draws on her decades of client experience to uncover how to build toward rewarding relationships.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
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“Somatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/somatic. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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