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Why Somatic Therapy Works for Stress Relief and Healing

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Somatic therapy is an effective method for stress relief and emotional healing by addressing the deep connection between the mind and body. Stress often manifests physically, leading to tension and discomfort, which somatic therapy helps release through awareness, breathwork, movement, and touch.

Shawnee Mission, KS, United States, 21st Feb 2025 – Somatic therapy is a highly effective approach for stress relief and emotional healing, as it focuses on the profound connection between the body and mind. Stress often manifests physically, leading to tension, discomfort, and even illness. Somatic therapy addresses these physical manifestations by helping individuals become more aware of bodily sensations and encouraging them to release trapped emotions. 

Through techniques such as breathwork, movement, and touch, somatic therapy helps break the cycle of stress and allows the body to process emotional blockages. By tuning into the body’s responses, individuals can not only reduce their stress levels but also begin to heal from past traumas, creating a more balanced and resilient state of well-being. This mind-body approach offers a holistic solution for those seeking long-term stress relief and healing.

The Mind-Body Connection in Stress Relief

The mind-body connection plays a crucial role in how we experience and manage stress. Somatic therapy works by addressing the physical manifestations of stress, recognizing that emotions and mental states can directly impact the body. When individuals are under stress, the body often holds onto tension in various forms, such as tight muscles, shallow breathing, or headaches. 

By understanding the mind-body connection, somatic therapy helps individuals recognize these physical signs as indicators of underlying emotional stress. Through increased awareness and mindful practices, clients learn to release built-up tension, allowing both the body and mind to find relief. 

How Somatic Therapy Helps Release Physical Tension

Somatic therapy is specifically designed to help individuals release physical tension that accumulates in the body as a result of stress, trauma, or negative emotions. Often, stress can lead to chronic muscle tightness, headaches, or even digestive issues. Through body-centered practices, such as touch, movement, and breathwork, somatic therapy helps to identify areas of tension and facilitates their release. By focusing on bodily sensations and encouraging the body to express its stored emotions, somatic therapy allows clients to experience relief from physical discomfort. This process enables the body to let go of trapped energy, leading to a sense of freedom, ease, and relaxation. The goal is not just to relieve physical pain but to create a lasting shift in how the body responds to stress, promoting long-term well-being.

The Role of Breathwork in Reducing Stress

Breathwork plays a crucial role in reducing stress by helping regulate the body’s autonomic nervous system. Slow, deep breathing activates the parasympathetic nervous system, which counteracts the fight-or-flight response triggered by stress. This leads to a calming effect on both the mind and body, lowering heart rate, blood pressure, and anxiety levels. Breathwork techniques, such as diaphragmatic breathing and rhythmic patterns, also promote oxygen flow to the brain, enhancing focus and clarity. By incorporating breathwork into daily practices, individuals can effectively manage stress, improve emotional regulation, and achieve a greater sense of overall calm and relaxation.

Regulates the Nervous System

Breathwork regulates the nervous system by activating the parasympathetic nervous system, which is responsible for calming the body after stress. When we engage in deep, slow breathing, the body shifts from the fight-or-flight state to a more relaxed state, helping to reduce heart rate, lower blood pressure, and ease tension. This shift allows the body to recover from stress more efficiently, promoting a sense of calm and emotional stability. Regular breathwork practice helps individuals become more resilient to stress, enhancing their ability to remain grounded and centered in challenging situations.

Lowers Heart Rate and Blood Pressure

Breathwork is effective in lowering heart rate and blood pressure by promoting deep, slow breathing, which activates the parasympathetic nervous system. This helps counteract the heightened stress response, reducing the body’s production of stress hormones like cortisol. As a result, the heart rate slows, blood vessels relax, and blood pressure drops. This calming effect not only alleviates physical tension but also supports overall cardiovascular health, making breathwork an essential practice for managing chronic stress and maintaining a balanced, healthy body. 

Improves Oxygen Flow

Breathwork improves oxygen flow by encouraging deep, diaphragmatic breathing, which allows for a fuller exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. This increased oxygen intake boosts brain function, enhances concentration, and helps clear mental fog. Proper oxygen flow also supports overall vitality, promotes energy levels, and aids in muscle recovery, reducing fatigue and tension. By engaging in regular breathwork, individuals can enhance their cognitive function, improve focus, and feel more alert and energized throughout the day, supporting both mental and physical well-being.

Reduces Anxiety and Tension

Breathwork reduces anxiety and tension by encouraging slower, more controlled breathing patterns that help calm the nervous system. When practiced regularly, it activates the body’s relaxation response, which lowers stress hormone levels and releases physical tension stored in muscles. This can reduce feelings of anxiety, providing mental clarity and emotional stability. By focusing on the breath, individuals can shift their attention away from anxious thoughts, fostering a sense of presence and peace. Breathwork serves as a powerful tool for calming the body and mind during moments of heightened stress or anxiety.

Promotes Emotional Release

Breathwork promotes emotional release by helping individuals access and process emotions stored in the body. As deep breathing activates the parasympathetic nervous system, it encourages relaxation, making it easier to confront and release suppressed emotions. The rhythmic flow of breath can trigger emotional responses, allowing feelings of sadness, anger, or fear to surface in a safe and controlled way. This process enables the body to let go of unresolved emotions, fostering emotional healing and relieving the burden of past trauma. 

Movement Practices for Emotional and Physical Healing

Movement practices are an essential component of somatic therapy, allowing individuals to release emotional and physical blockages that have been stored in the body. Physical tension from stress and trauma can be trapped in various parts of the body, affecting posture, flexibility, and overall well-being. Through somatic movement, individuals engage in exercises that encourage the body to express what is held within, whether through gentle stretches, yoga-inspired movements, or more dynamic free-flowing motions. These movements help to activate the body’s natural ability to release stored emotions, promoting emotional healing and stress relief. Movement also supports the release of endorphins, which are natural mood enhancers, further contributing to stress reduction. As individuals reconnect with their bodies, they not only alleviate physical tension but also foster a deeper understanding of their emotional states, leading to holistic healing.

Touch Therapy: Easing Stress and Releasing Trauma

Touch therapy is a vital aspect of somatic therapy that helps alleviate stress and release emotional trauma stored in the body. The human touch has a profound impact on the nervous system, promoting a sense of safety, comfort, and relaxation. In somatic therapy, gentle touch or pressure is applied to specific areas of the body, helping to release deep-seated tension and stimulate the body’s natural healing process. This approach can be particularly beneficial for individuals who have experienced trauma, as touch helps to re-establish a sense of connection with the body, often providing a safe outlet for the release of stored emotions. 

The Impact of Mindfulness on Stress Reduction

Mindfulness is an essential component of somatic therapy and plays a significant role in stress reduction. By practicing mindfulness, individuals become more aware of their thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations in the present moment without judgment. This heightened awareness allows clients to observe their stress responses and emotional states, rather than reacting impulsively. 

Through mindfulness practices, somatic therapy encourages clients to tune into their breath, body sensations, and emotions, creating space for healing. Mindfulness helps individuals detach from the stress of past or future concerns, fostering a sense of calm and acceptance. 

Integrating Somatic Therapy for Long-Term Stress Management

Integrating somatic therapy into your routine provides lasting benefits for stress management and overall well-being. Unlike short-term stress relief strategies, somatic therapy focuses on addressing the root causes of stress and its physical manifestations in the body. By engaging in practices such as breathwork, movement, mindfulness, and touch therapy, individuals learn to identify and release tension, both physically and emotionally. 

Regular sessions help build resilience to stress, allowing clients to better cope with daily challenges. As individuals continue to practice somatic techniques, they develop a deeper understanding of their body’s stress responses, which helps them maintain balance and emotional regulation in the long term. 

Conclusion

Somatic therapy offers a holistic and powerful approach to stress relief and emotional healing by addressing the mind-body connection. Through techniques like breathwork, movement, touch therapy, and mindfulness, individuals can release stored tension and trauma, fostering a deep sense of well-being. If you’re ready to explore the transformative benefits of somatic therapy for stress relief, contact Evolve Wellness & Counseling today. Our expert team is here to support your healing journey. Call us at 913-213-1272 or visit us in Prairie Village, Kansas to begin your path to emotional balance and inner peace.

Evolve Wellness & Counseling

8014 State Line Rd, Ste 112, Prairie Village, KS 66208

913-213-1272 

https://evolvewellnesskc.com 

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KeyCrew Media Selects ACME Real Estate as Verified Expert for Boutique Brokerage Operations, and LA Market Expertise

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KeyCrew Media, a real estate analytics and media network, has selected Courtney Poulos and her team at ACME Real Estate as a KeyCrew Verified Expert.

LOS ANGELES, CA, December 12, 2025 — KeyCrew Media, a real estate analytics and media network, has selected Courtney Poulos and her team at  ACME Real Estate as a KeyCrew Verified Expert. The boutique Los Angeles brokerage will contribute specialized insights on renovation-resale strategy, boutique brokerage operations, and LA market dynamics.

KeyCrew Verified Experts are carefully selected as prolific market trend authorities who demonstrate exceptional insight and expertise in their fields. These distinguished professionals and companies regularly contribute market insights, expert perspectives, and forward-looking analysis to help audiences navigate complex industry landscapes.

Founded in 2011 by Broker/Owner Courtney Poulos, ACME Real Estate has established itself as a premier boutique brokerage specializing in renovation-resale projects across Los Angeles. Operating in what Poulos calls “the NFL of real estate,” ACME has built its reputation on comprehensive agent training, ethical accountability, and exceptional client experiences without the backing of international capital funding.

ACME Real Estate offers a distinctive “one-stop shop” approach for real estate investors and renovation-resale specialists. The brokerage provides full-spectrum support from acquisition—including deal analysis and cost-benefit evaluation—through in-house design services at any price point, sophisticated appraisal packaging, and premium marketing. With 35 agents completing 178 transaction sides totaling $155 million in sales volume over the past 12 months, ACME has proven that boutique brokerages can compete against corporate giants through superior training and service.

“We’re honored that ACME Real Estate has been selected as a KeyCrew Verified Expert,” said Courtney Poulos, Broker/Owner. “We built ACME to fill a gap in the market—highly trained agents who the public can trust, comprehensive support for renovation-resale investors, and a commitment to quality over scale. This recognition validates what our clients already know: sometimes the underdogs deliver the highest quality service.”

ACME Real Estate’s areas of expertise include:

  • Renovation-Resale Strategy – Comprehensive acquisition analysis, cost estimation, design consultation, and resale marketing for investors
  • Boutique Brokerage Operations – Building and scaling quality-focused independent brokerages in competitive markets
  • Los Angeles Market Dynamics – Deep expertise in LA neighborhoods, market trends, and investment opportunities
  • Agent Training & Development – Mastery-based training programs emphasizing contract expertise and client psychology
  • Premium Property Marketing – High-end photography, printed materials, and strategic positioning for maximum market performance

About ACME Real Estate

ACME Real Estate is a boutique independent brokerage founded in 2011 and based in Los Angeles. With 35 agents and 178 transaction sides totaling $155 million in sales volume over the past 12 months, ACME specializes in renovation-resale projects and provides comprehensive support from acquisition through marketing and sale. The brokerage offers in-house design services at any price point, sophisticated appraisal packaging, and premium marketing execution. ACME serves both real estate investors and traditional buyers and sellers with what Broker/Owner Courtney Poulos describes as “the most concierge, attentive, well-trained group of underdogs you could ever have behind you.” Website: https://acmeflorida.com/

About KeyCrew Media

KeyCrew Media is the next generation real estate intelligence platform that leverages AI-powered analytics and first-person reporting from verified experts to produce forward-looking insights across local markets and niche asset classes. Proprietary market reporting is delivered through KeyCrew’s growing portfolio of niche media properties—including KeyCrew Journal, NextAsset News, and other specialized publications—as well as selectively syndicated to media partners that influence industry decision-makers. Learn more at keycrew.co

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KeyCrew Media Selects Brooke Pfautz as Verified Expert for Vacation Rental Management and Property Technology

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KeyCrew Media, a real estate analytics and media network, has selected Brooke Pfautz, CEO and Founder of Vintory, as a KeyCrew Verified Expert.

NATIONWIDE, December 12, 2025 KeyCrew Media, a real estate analytics and media network, has selected Brooke Pfautz, CEO and Founder of Vintory, as a KeyCrew Verified Expert. Pfautz will contribute data-driven analysis on vacation rental management, property technology innovation, and industry consolidation trends.

KeyCrew Verified Experts are carefully selected as prolific market trend authorities who demonstrate exceptional insight and expertise in their fields. These distinguished professionals regularly contribute market insights, expert perspectives, and forward-looking analysis to help audiences navigate complex industry landscapes.

Brooke Pfautz brings unparalleled expertise to the vacation rental management sector, having helped over 950 companies scale their portfolios through strategic growth initiatives. As founder of both Vintory and Comparent, Pfautz has established herself as a leading voice on data-driven property acquisition, AI integration in hospitality operations, and market consolidation dynamics. Her work encompasses the largest database of vacation rental homeowners globally and the industry’s first comprehensive ranking system through the Comparent 100.

With 18 years of experience in the short-term rental industry, Pfautz successfully scaled Vantage Realty to over 500 properties before its acquisition. She has since focused on revolutionizing how professional vacation rental managers approach growth through Vintory’s data and marketing platform, which aggregates information from over 10 sources to create what she calls “stacked data architecture” — a proprietary approach that provides unprecedented accuracy in homeowner targeting.

Pfautz’s insights on artificial intelligence adoption have positioned her as a forward-thinking industry authority. She advocates that property managers not implementing AI-native tools by 2026 risk competitive obsolescence, emphasizing that data capture — particularly call recordings and guest communications — represents the critical intellectual property that will differentiate winners in an increasingly AI-driven marketplace.

“I’m honored to be selected as a KeyCrew Verified Expert,” said Brooke Pfautz. “The vacation rental management industry is at a pivotal moment where data quality and AI adoption will separate thriving companies from those left behind. Having helped nearly 1,000 companies with their growth strategies, I’ve seen firsthand how the right data and technology stack can transform a mid-sized operator into a market leader. I’m excited to share insights that help property managers navigate consolidation pressures, leverage their unique data assets, and position themselves strategically whether they’re scaling independently or preparing for acquisition.”

Pfautz’s areas of expertise include:

  • Vacation Rental Management Growth Strategies — Proven frameworks for inventory acquisition and scaling beyond 10 million in gross bookings
  • Property Technology & AI Integration — Strategic guidance on AI-native tools, data architecture, and competitive positioning
  • Market Consolidation & M&A Dynamics — Insights on institutional capital trends, acquisition metrics, and positioning for exit
  • Homeowner Data & Marketing Analytics — Expertise in multi-source data aggregation, targeting precision, and marketing ROI optimization

About Vintory

Vintory is a data, sales, and marketing platform that helps professional vacation rental managers grow their inventory through the world’s largest database of vacation rental homeowners. The platform combines proprietary stacked data architecture with tech-enabled marketing services, building targeted campaigns that drive qualified leads through custom CRM and automation systems. Vintory has supported over 950 property management companies with strategic growth initiatives. Website: www.vintory.com

About KeyCrew Media

KeyCrew Media is the next generation real estate intelligence platform that leverages AI-powered analytics and first-person reporting from verified experts to produce forward-looking insights across local markets and niche asset classes. Proprietary market reporting is delivered through KeyCrew’s growing portfolio of niche media properties — including KeyCrew Journal, NextAsset News, and other specialized publications — as well as selectively syndicated to media partners that influence industry decision-makers. Learn more at keycrew.co

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KLOTA Launches Two Free Analysis Tools to Help E-Commerce Brands Improve Search and AI Visibility

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Sweden, 13th Dec 2025 – KLOTA AB, a Sweden-based digital performance and SEO consultancy, has announced the launch of two new free analysis tools designed specifically for serious e-commerce companies seeking stronger visibility, better performance, and clearer insights across search engines and AI-driven platforms. The newly released tools—the AI Visibility Analyzer and the Shopping Feed Analyzer—are currently available as free BETA services and deliver actionable results within approximately 10 minutes via email.

As search behavior rapidly evolves, e-commerce brands are no longer competing only for traditional Google rankings. Increasingly, consumers are discovering products and brands through AI-powered assistants such as ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini. KLOTA’s new tools are built to address this shift, providing practical diagnostics that help online retailers understand where they stand and what to fix.

The AI Visibility Analyzer focuses on how well a website is seen, accessed, and understood by modern AI search engines and large language models. The tool evaluates critical factors such as AI-bot accessibility (including robots.txt and llms.txt), content clarity and readability, structured data, and core technical SEO elements. Based on this analysis, it generates an easy-to-understand AI Visibility Score ranging from 0 to 100, along with clear, prioritized recommendations that highlight the most impactful improvements.

“This is about helping companies prepare for the next generation of search,” said Anders Karlsson, Contact at KLOTA AB. “Many e-commerce brands are still optimizing only for classic search results, while AI assistants are already shaping how users discover information and products. The AI Visibility Analyzer makes this new landscape measurable and actionable.”

The second tool, the Shopping Feed Analyzer (Google Shopping Feed Analyzer ), is designed for e-commerce businesses actively running Google Shopping and Performance Max (PMax) campaigns. Poor feed quality is a common reason for disapproved products, limited reach, and underperforming ads. KLOTA’s tool performs an automated quality audit of a Google Shopping product feed , reviewing required attributes, product titles and descriptions, pricing accuracy, images, Google product categories, and overall compliance with Google’s specifications.

After the audit, users receive a detailed PDF report that includes an executive summary and a prioritized action list. This enables marketing and e-commerce teams to quickly identify errors, resolve disapprovals, and systematically improve feed quality for better campaign performance.

“Most feed issues are not strategic—they’re technical and fixable,” Karlsson added. “The challenge is knowing exactly where the problems are and what to address first. The Shopping Feed Analyzer removes that guesswork and gives teams a clear roadmap.”

Both tools are offered as free BETA services, reflecting KLOTA’s commitment to sharing expertise and helping e-commerce brands adapt to a more complex digital ecosystem. Once a website URL or product feed is submitted, the analysis is processed automatically and sent by email in about 10 minutes, making the tools accessible even for busy teams with limited technical resources.

While some information within the tools may be presented in English, the insights are designed to be universally applicable for international e-commerce brands aiming to compete more effectively in search, paid media, and AI-driven discovery.

With the launch of these tools, KLOTA reinforces its position as a forward-looking partner for e-commerce growth—bridging traditional SEO, paid shopping performance, and the emerging world of AI visibility.

For more information visit https://www.klota.se .

About KLOTA AB
KLOTA AB is a Sweden-based digital consultancy specializing in SEO, e-commerce optimization, and data-driven performance strategies. The company works with ambitious brands that want to improve visibility, traffic quality, and revenue across search engines, advertising platforms, and AI-powered discovery channels.

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