Somatic guidance with Ben Alpern

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You know where you are. You know where you want to be. The space between is where I guide, and where we work together.

One-on-one somatic guidance with me, in person or online.

Body language is the language I use. You can experience it in a single session, learn it in the 12-week Body Language course, or take it into Diamond Body and use it toward your goals.

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Five clients at a time. Talk first, then decide.

One on one✦In person or online✦Five clients at a time✦Text support on weekdays
What I do

Your body holds your next step.

I'm a somatic guide. I teach yoga, and I use breath and energy work to help people change, in body and mind, while they practice.

You tell me where you want to go. I guide you along the way, one next right step at a time.

"Somatic" means "of the body." Your body holds your stress, your habits and your next step. I teach you to feel what it is telling you and answer back.

We start with the breath, because it keeps a better clock than the one on your wall. At about six breaths a minute, you find a pace your body can call home base. When your body feels safe, it can stop bracing for the next demand. From there, you build a daily practice that is yours to keep.

What you learn

Five things you take with you.

  1. Measure your day by your breath, and make your time your own.
  2. Manage your emotions and shift how you feel on purpose.
  3. Take charge of your attention and hold your focus where you choose.
  4. Meet each task without bracing. Match your effort to it and build in rest.
  5. Communicate with clarity and integrity.
Where this comes from

Taught in plain language.

This is energy work. Yoga and Kabbalah are both energetic frameworks, and I use them as lenses to see what is happening in you. I also draw on Reiki and the Tao.

I explain each idea in plain language, and we test it on your own body.

In class and in session, I stay on my mat and work in the room with you. I change what we do for the people in front of me, and I ask whether what I see fits.

Start with one session

Begin with a single session.

Book one session to start. You tell me what you want to work on, and we work on that. If you don't know yet, come have the experience with me, and we'll figure it out together.

A single somatic guidance session is $225. If you decide to continue, your first session counts toward Body Language or Diamond Body when you enroll within 30 days. Only your first session carries a credit.

You leave with two things: the English for what happened and the body language for it.

Choose your program

Two ways to work together.

Each step is more time practicing in the room. The thread stays the same: you come back to your body, and you move what you feel before you name it.

Body Language

12 weeks

One 60-minute session a week, in person or online. You name what brought you in, find where you feel it in your body, and learn to connect with it and communicate clearly. You finish with a daily practice of your own. Here you learn the language.

See Body Language and its price

Diamond Body

22 weeks

One 60-minute session a week, in person or online, with about 10 minutes of homework a day. You learn samyama: staying present, engaged and tuned in through the ups and downs of your day, on the path you want to follow. You finish with a written practice of your own. Here you use the language toward your goals.

See Diamond Body and its price

Either program can include a QHHT hypnotherapy session early on, as an add-on at my studio.

Which one is right for you? Start with Body Language if you want to work on one specific thing. Choose Diamond Body if you want to learn samyama and build a practice for the long run. If you have done Body Language, you take the full 22 weeks of Diamond Body as samyama practice.

Who it's for

Anyone with the heart to do the work.

Many of the people I guide are leaders, with a lot of people depending on their judgment. You don't need yoga or meditation experience.

Somatic guidance is guidance. It is not therapy or medical care, and it doesn't diagnose or treat. If you have pain that is new, severe or getting worse, see a doctor first.

Every program includes

  • A weekly session with me
  • Text support on weekdays from 8 to 6

Payment

A $500 deposit holds your place. It is refundable after your first class, minus the cost of that class. The remainder is due within 2 weeks. I take payment by Zelle when possible, which keeps card fees out of the price. Card payments add 3%.

Begin

Space is limited to five clients at a time.

If you know what you want, apply. If you want to talk first, the same form is the place to start, and I will reach out.

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Prefer to reach me directly? Call, leave a message or text me at 646-330-8143. I can't answer every call, so a message or text is the surest way to reach me.