Hanna Somatics® for Equestrians

(and other humans)

Hanna Somatics is a revolutionary approach to pain-management, posture correction and personal development. By tapping into the power of your Central Nervous System to reverse and prevent chronic tension, poor posture and skewed body awareness at the ROOT (in your 🧠), you can quickly and naturally solve your misunderstood trauma, compensation or 'muscle-memory' issues by working with your own natural reflex of Pandiculation - to finally get free from chronic tension.

Intro Online Course ($97)

This is the best way for most people to get a thorough introduction to doing Hanna Somatic Exercises with YOUR WHOLE BODY.

In this comprehensive course, you'll learn how to do a series of Hanna Somatic Exercises that reset most of the major muscle groups in your body to ease back pain, turn stiffness into suppleness, restore your range-of-motion and improve your body-awareness - immediately.

Once you learn these exercises, you can do them in an easy 10-minute daily routine to reverse your existing compensation patterns, boost your energy, ease aches and pains AND reduce the likelihood of injuries - for the rest of your life!

This is an easy to follow crash-course in how your nervous system responds to stress, so you can finally understand WHY we get stuck in old patterns and HOW to get un-stuck!

Lifetime Access to the course content (including bonuses), and anything I add to it in the future, to support you in creating a sustainable somatics practice.

BONUS #1: An Additional in-depth Somatics Class for relaxing your Back Muscles

BONUS #2: Learn the Initial Pick-Up exercise from Equine Hanna Somatics® (video lesson)

1-1 Private Sessions ($197)

If self-paced online courses aren't your jam, or if you are recovering or rehabbing from an injury, trauma or chronic condition, you may prefer to schedule a private 1-1 session.

In our first Zoom session, we'll begin by talking about your goals for the session and how the brain is involved in controlling your muscles and movement. Then I'll do a brief posture assessment, explain how to get the maximum benefits from Somatic Exercises, and then I'll guide you through a session custom tailored to YOU.

My goal is to teach you what you need to know so you can continue the basic somatic work on your own!

For most people, this takes 1-3 private sessions... and after that you will be ready for the exercises in the INTRO COURSE or my other programs.

Please consult appropriate medical or health care providers if you have any concerns about whether the movements are suitable for you, especially if you are dealing with an illness or injury, are pregnant, or have other health, balance or mobility issues.

Generally speaking, once you are past the acute stage and are ready to begin physical therapy, you can safely do Hanna Somatics

(Use the orange button above to book your private session)

"In one session this technique allowed me to mentally connect to parts of my body that have felt “turned off” for the last 8 years. I’ve gone to various health professionals and nobody has spoken to my reflexes or nervous system in the capacity Alissa has. Her knowledge of our physiology and delivery of said knowledge leaves you feeling empowered and with tools. A new paradigm of feeling and connecting to the body is here. Grateful for her work and what it’s done to allow me to reconnect with my physical body."

MEGAN ZUZEVICH

YOGA INSTRUCTOR/LIFE COACH/THERAPIST

Hi, my name is Alissa Mayer, I’m your new Somatic Educator!

The mind and body are NOT separate, and I'm going to teach you how to take back control of your neuro-muscular system using revolutionary Hanna Somatic Exercises. Finally get free from the stiffness, pain, compensations & disconnection that are keeping you from feeling great and living your wildest dreams!

About Me

Equestrian, coffee-lover, twin-mama, neuroscience nerd, somatic educator, serial horse-rescuer and wannabe homesteader... In an alternate reality you'd find me running a vegan cafe, designing functional fashion or teaching dance, but in this one you'll find me at the barn with my hands on a horse or teaching online between homeschooling my kiddos and geeking-out on physiology!

CEO/CREATOR OF THE FEEL-EMBODIED™ SYSTEM

CERTIFIED EQUINE HANNA SOMATICS® EDUCATOR

GROUP COACHING FOR EQUINE PROFESSIONALS

1-1 PRIVATE HANNA SOMATICS SESSIONS

MENTORING

Answers before you ask...

What can I expect in my private session?

This is the easiest 'workout' you will ever do, because we are not just training your body, but working with the part of your nervous system that actually controls your muscles... Hanna Somatics sessions are done fully-clothed, lying on the floor or bed, seated or sometimes standing. You will be in charge of moving your own body and staying within your comfortable range-of-motion.

I will teach you how to do Somatic Movement to get the most benefits, explain how the exercises work from a neuroscience perspective, and guide you through a series of exercises based on my assessment of on your current comfort level, postural patterns and personal goals.

How many sessions will I need?

My goal is to teach you what you need to know so you can continue the basic somatic work on your own! For most people, this takes 1-3 private sessions... after which you can enroll in my Intro Course to learn the full-body daily maintenance session, or go deeper to solve your stubborn pain and posture issues, develop Feel at the nervous-system level and actualize your athletic potential in my 8-week Posture Transformation Program!

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Will Hanna Somatics help me lose weight and/or make me a better rider?

Hanna Somatics is not actually 'bodywork' or a 'workout' - but by learning to work with the parts of your brain involved in movement, motor control and your baseline muscle tension levels, you can get results beyond your wildest dreams! It works by helping your nervous system do it's job of self-regulation more efficiently, by letting go of your accumulated trauma and tension patterns. Basically giving you the tools to finally Get Out of Your Own Way and make progress again...

If you break a sweat doing Hanna Somatics you are doing waaaaay too much - but many of my clients do report better sleep, better digestion, and lower overall stress levels, all of which can contribute to weight loss, mental clarity and body awareness.

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