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Unlock the Hidden Patterns: The Eric Cooper Somatics Method
What is The Eric Cooper Somatics Method? How is it different than Hanna Somatics and Clinical Somatics?
Why Do the Movements Have Me Tightening Places That Are Already Tight?
Your treasure map is incomplete.
Posture: The Result of Active Muscular Holdings
Evolving Somatics:Moving Beyond Protocols to Address Real World Tension Patterns
What this helps +
The tension echoes of a stressful life, and emotional trauma
Scoliosis, Asymmetrical Pain and Discomfort
Depression, and the posture of depression
Persistent muscle tension
Somatics for Fibromyalgia Playlist on YouTube
How to begin to address your headache situation
Address the root holdings that boil over as pain.
Parkinson’s Disease and Somatics
The Relationship of Stress, Posture, and Digestion
Testimonials +
Headache and Jaw Testimonials
Neck Testimonials
Shoulder Testimonials
Arm, Elbow, Wrist and Hand Testimonials
Breathing Testimonials
Back Pain, Sacrum Pain, and Sciatic Pain Testimonials
Hip, Piriformis, Groin, Sciatica Testimonials
Leg, IT-Band, Knee, Foot Testimonials
Sleep Testimonials
Grief, sadness, depression and hunched posture testimonials
Athletic Perfomance Testimonials
Testimonial: Awareness of all of it moving
Testimonial: Live your healing, heal your living
Sessions and other ways to learn +
Great Lessons on YouTube
The Begin Here Playlist YouTube
Free Somatics Course and 250+ videos on YouTube
The movements Eric is practicing in the last few weeks, updated April 2, 2025
Classes and Workshops
US Workshops 2025
Workshop Classes Suffolk, UK
Personalized Private Sessions
Zoom sessions for Assessment, Guidance, and for Addressing Your Specific Patterns
In-person office sessions for Assessment, Guidance, and for Addressing Your Specific Patterns
Travel to my office for a multi-day series of private sessions
Professional training
Advanced Training, Consultation, and Mentorship, for Somatics Practitioners, Yoga Teachers, Movement Instructors, Physical Therapists
Elevate Your Teaching, a Multi-Day Immersion Workshops for Professionals
Details of the Elevate Your Teaching Workshops for Professionals
About Eric Cooper +
About Eric Cooper
My Own Sad Story -Bicycle Racing and the Posture of Depression
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Unlock the Hidden Patterns: The Eric Cooper Somatics Method
Posture: The Result of Active Muscular Holdings
Your treasure map is incomplete.
Stress, Trauma and Tension
Explain it like I’m five
What this is not
Address why you are in pain.
You are not your stress response
Explanation for Referring Doctors
What about trigger points?
The problematic issue of stretching. There’s a better way, Pandiculation.
Durability, and the issue of lasting change
Free PDF Downloads
Explanation
The Problematic Issue of Stretching PDF
Why Do the Movements Have Me Tightening Places That Are Already Tight? PDF
Pandiculation Modulations
Pandiculation Modulation Page 1 PDF
Three steps down, One step back PDF
On Demand Easy Breathing Space as a seated sequence PDF
Turn Movement Into Easy Breathing Space Modulation PDF
Everything All At Once Modulation PDF
Save the Day Breathing Space Acquistion Technique PDF
Nesting Doll Pandiculation Modulation PDF
Categorized link sumaries with QR codes
Basic Front Verticals compilation of links and QR codes PDF
More Advanced Front Verticals and Diagonals compilation of links and QR codes PDF
Multi-Movement Practice Sequences, on the floor, 2 page PDF
Front Verticals
Elbows to the Sky PDF
Basic Front Verticals compilation of links and QR codes PDF
More Advanced Front Verticals and Diagonals compilation of links and QR codes PDF
Front Diagonals
Diagonal Layover PDF
More Advanced Front Verticals and Diagonals compilation of links and QR codes PDF
Sides/Asymmetry
Side Bend PDF 3 pages
S4, Side Sitting Scoliosis Sequence PDF 5 pages with links
The Pendulum PDF
Rotation/Twisting
The Angel Wing and variations PDF
The Propeller PDF – 2 pages
The Simple Propeller PDF
Inner-X lines
Parallelogram Pattern Gait Balancer PDF
Seated and Standing Movements
ECSM Basic Seated Sequence PDF
Kayak Elbows – three page pdf
Is this deep-tissue massage? Will it hurt? No, it will not hurt.