Our Story
Science of Somatics was born from a question:
How do we bring together the part of us that moves and feels with the part that wants to understand how it all works?
As practitioners and scientists, we’ve both lived that tension between intuition and analysis, sensing and explaining. Over time, we realized they don’t have to be separate. Science and somatic experience can speak to each other, enriching both.
We created Science of Somatics to make that dialogue visible and practical so that you, as a practitioner, can connect what you sense in the body with what science reveals about the brain.
Sebastian Zahler, PhD
Co-Founder
Neuroscientist and somatic educator.
Sebastian’s work explores how the brain organizes movement and the autonomic nervous system. With a background in neuroscience and Contact Improvisation, he brings scientific depth to the experience of being a living, moving body.
Tim Cacciatore, PhD
Co-Founder
Neuroscientist, Movement scientist and Alexander Technique teacher.
Tim has dedicated decades to researching posture, movement and coordination. His studies on how the nervous system regulates muscle tone have shaped how somatic practice is understood today.
Mari Hodges, MScMed
Pain Specialist
Pain educator and Alexander Technique teacher. Mari is passionate about helping people navigate pain and get back to living life fully. Through her private practice as an Alexander teacher, pain educator, and pain coach, Mari has spent years integrating pain science with somatic practice.
Our Purpose
Turning understanding into embodied knowledge
We’ve done the research so you can focus on your practice.
Our role is to translate complex science into clear, applicable insight, helping you:
- Refine what you sense in your work
- Understand the mechanisms behind it
- Communicate its value with confidence and clarity
When you understand the science behind what you do, your work becomes more precise, communicable and recognized without losing the depth or humanity that make it unique.
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