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I am considered by colleagues to be among the best in the profession. I put a great deal of care into the development of programs. Two come from a colleague of mine, Carol Welch. They all guide you into inhabiting your own body with greater ease and comfort. With them, you can recapture, preserve and improve your ability to move with the easy flexibility, comfort, and confidence that are the hallmarks of everyday fitness.

If one of these programs attracts or excites you, you'll probably stay with it and get good results. If you need help choosing, contact me and I will be glad to advise you.

Take the next step in turning what may be a hidden fear of yours -- of permanently having an injury and losing your quality of life -- into an asset: the motivation to recover your comfortable freedom of movement. Get ready to start!


The Magic
of Somatics
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Free Yourself from
Back Pain
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Free Your Psoas
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Outgrowing the
Myth of Aging
(GENERAL PREPARATORY PROGRAM)
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Beyond Outgrowing
the Myth of Aging
(ADVANCED GENERAL PROGRAM)
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The Five-Pointed Star (KEYSTONE PROGRAM)
A 		BioKinetics Program
BioKinetics/Hanna Somatics
Reflexes 101

BioSomatics
Reflexes 102
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New Seated Exercsies CD
The New Seated Refreshment Exercises
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Somatic Transformational Exercises for Easier Walking
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Getting Ready for Sex
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Deeper Lovemaking
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Pre-Natal/Post-Partum Somatic Exercises
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Calm & Energize
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Special Program to Free Breathing
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The Guidebook of Somatic
Transformational Exercises
(FOR PROFESSIONALS)
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PROGRAM TITLES
"The proof of the pudding is in . . ."
The Magic of Somatics
by Lawrence Gold

Take Back Your Body,
Experience Free and Easy Movement
and Feel Better Than You Have In Years
Hanna Somatics Gold™

A STAND-ALONG COMPANION TO THE ORIGINAL BOOK ON CLINICAL SOMATIC EDUCATION, Somatics, BY THOMAS HANNA
This extensively illustrated, step-by-step guide to somatic exercises is for you if you want to take back your body, experience freer and easier movement and feel better than you have in years. You can eliminate stubborn pains and experience what it feels like to feel and function well, again. Explanations lend depth and clarity to the practice of Somatics. Extensively illustrated and available in both electronic format (in Adobe Acrobat format with full color illustrations) and in full-page, coil-bound handbook format.

NOTE: Purchase this program or Body Meditations, but not both.

 

FREE BONUS with bound-book order: instructional AUDIO-COMPACT DISC:
The New Seated Refreshment Exercises
A system of conscious movements to refresh flexibility, comfort and vitality.

Learn the best way to do somatic exercises to get the best results.

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  • PRINTED AND BOUND BOOK with bonus CD, The New Seated Refreshment Exercises: $34.50 (Item #106)

  • e-BOOK (only): $23.76 (Item #107)

    • For preview, click here.
    Mailable order form, click here.

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    The Guidebook of Somatic Transformational Exercises
    message from purchasers (reprinted with permission)

    Hi Lawrence, I got the download. Right away, I got a lot from your knowledge today. I was able to eliminate my pain pretty fast. Very cool. Looking forward to more studying/practicing.

    Thanks,

    steev dinkins
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Also, an update - I was dreading 12 hours worth of flying round trip from San Francisco to Boston for the fourth of July this past weekend. I knew ordinarily I'd be in massive pain by then end of these flights. By using your techniques, I was amazed to find myself able to limit and control the pain unlike I'd known before. Essentially I was in a lot of motion for the duration of the flight, as opposed to sitting "perfectly still" and hoping not to cramp. Now I know to stay in motion and listen to what is out of balance or needing stimulation/relaxing.

    I know I have a ways to go to eliminate the quadratus lumborum pain, but I now feel I can actually make better progress than I have in the last 2 months of yoga, weight training, acupuncture and chiropractic work.

    Thanks much again,

    steev

    Hanna Somatics Gold™
    FOR PROFESSIONALS: Improving Bodily Awareness and Quality of Movement
    by Lawrence Gold

    Decrease or end chronic pain; improve freedom of movement and coordination. Text-only, step-by-step exercise guide for instructors (to be read aloud) and for people who want the most comprehensive collection of somatic exercises available in print. Suitable as source of instructional material for therapeutic movement classes.

    PHYSICAL BOOK INCLUDES SPECIAL AUDIO-INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS ON COMPACT DISC:

    ORDERS TO BE SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE U.S.A. click here.

  • PRINTED AND BOUND BOOK with bonus CDs: $97.95 (Item #103)
  • e-BOOK (only): $68.00 (Item #104)
    • For preview, click here.
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    Free Yourself from Back Pain, 2nd edition

    Hi Lawrence,

    I typed in "relief for back spasms" yesterday and read your article. Then I ordered the ebook, and did some exercises this morning. I can already feel some relief. And I know over time my "back problems" will return to normal, my natural state.

    Thank you so MUCH for making Somatics available!

    I love alternative therapies. I listed your article/site at What Love Does in alternative therapies.

    Marelin Thornton
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Hi, Marelin.

    Thanks for the note and for the listing at What Love Does.

    May I quote you on the website, somatics.com?

    with regard, Lawrence Gold
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Sure! I'd be honored. I did them again this morning and I feel even more improved. I plan to keep this up for the sake of my healthy back.

    Marelin

    Hanna Somatics Gold™
    Nine Weeks or Fewer to a Comfortable Back You Can Trust
    by Lawrence Gold

    Regain the freedom of a secure back. Nine programmed brain-muscle-training sessions free you from back muscle spasms. Remove the causes of bulging discs, back pain, and sciatica -- muscle tension. Immediate results that accumulate with practice. Workbook or audio CD-based program, either of which can be used by itself, or as a workbook-CD set. Large print for easy reading; illustrated, step-by-step instructions. Includes reprints of articles by the author that appeared in The Townsend Letter for Doctors and Somatics -- magazine/journal of the mind-body arts and sciences.

    WORKBOOK: 274 pages, large print, color illustrations, nine exercise sequences
    AUDIO CD set: 5 DISCS

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  • PHYSICAL BOOK/INSTRUCTIONAL CD SET: $98.60 (Item #217)
  • AUDIO-INSTRUCTIONAL CD SET with e-BOOK download: $62.50 (Item #218) -- BEST VALUE
  • PHYSICAL WORKBOOK (only): $62.50 (Item #110)
  • e-BOOK (only): $31.25 (Item #111)

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    Getting Ready for Sex CD set
    with optional playbook Deeper Lovemaking
    Hanna Somatics Gold™
    Enhance Your Sensuality, Move Artfully, and Prolong Your Pleasure Together
    by Lorenzo Gold

    How would you like to transform your sexual experience to the best, ever? With the right partner, this program takes you both into deeper sexing. Develop and intensify your experience of the energies of sex, feeling, movement, emotion, orgasm. Do this program to enhance other sexual development practices, such as those found in The Kama Sutra. More than about positions, this program is about movement and feeling -- both physical and emotional. Can you handle it?

    • The Cadenced Breathing
    • Wriggling
    • Twisting
    • Spine Waves
    • The 'Grind' of Bump and Grind
    • Freedom to Spread your Legs
    • Freeing Your Groin
    • Presenting Your Chest and Pelvis
    • The Pelvic Power Thrust
    • A Few Final Suggestions
    In addition to movement instruction, the workbook contains nine interludes with titles such as, "The Subtle Touch," "The Transcendental Kiss," "The Whole-Body Orgasm."

    PLAYBOOK: 198 pages, large print for easy reading, color illustrations of positions
    AUDIO-INSTRUCTIONAL CD SET: four CDs to prepare you for more fun and more pleasure

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  • e-PLAYBOOK/AUDIO CD SET: $69.96 (Item #222) -- BEST VALUE
  • AUDIO-INSTRUCTIONAL CD SET (only): $47.69 (Item #215)
  • e-PLAYBOOK (only): $30.96 (Item #112)

    • For preview, click here.
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    Body Meditations
    for Conscious Incarnation
    Hanna Somatics Gold™
    by Lawrence Gold
    e-BOOK: $28.00 (Item #113)

    For preview, click here .
    Mailable order form, click here.

    Many people have the idea that meditation is an inward thing, "the art of relaxation." But that is a partial view. Meditation is simply to be consciously present to the content of experience, to function as consciousness. Apply consciousness to bodily experience and you set the stage for transformation, not just of the mind, but also of body. This is meditation with an active purpose: mastering the body-mind through greater awareness of your psycho-physical condition. See this article: Cybernetic Freud (the correct meaning of "cybernetic" is "self-directing") for a discussion of the mind-body connection.

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    The Somatic Exercise Series

    Programmatic Keys to Free and Easy Movement
    Recorded, Step-by-Step Instruction for Self-Help

    ORDERS TO BE SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE U.S.A. click here.

    Somatic Exercise Sampler
    Hanna Somatics Gold™
    Get a taste of somatic exercises. Three instructional sequences free the muscles of your back, front, and sides for a change you can feel immediately. Selections from Beyond Outgrowing the Myth of Aging and from The Magic of Somatics

    AUDIO COMPACT DISC (1): $14.92
    3 sessions, 68 minutes

    Somatic Transformational Exercises for Easy Walking
    Hanna Somatics Gold™
    by Lawrence Gold

    Whether your looking for lightness, speed, and comfort in your walking or rehabilitating yourself from an injury that affects your gait, this program will take you where you want to go. Develops stronger legs; creates some very unusual, pleasant sensations in the lower legs and feet.

    AUDIO COMPACT DISC (1): $18.65 (Item #213)
    10 sessions, 79 minutes


    Mailable order form, click
    here.

    Calm & Energize: Somatic Breathing Training to Reduce Stress
    A deeply relaxing and energizing program
    Hanna Somatics Gold™
    by Lawrence Gold.

    AUDIO COMPACT DISC (1): $18.65 (Item #214)
    two thirty-minute lessons


    Mailable order form: click
    here. Read a review.
    Audio Preview:     CLICK HERE and send - will return an email message with clickable, download links)

    Special Program to Free Breathing
    Selected somatic exercises from various programs increase your ease of breathing and breathing capacity, immediately.
    Hanna Somatics Gold™
    by Lawrence Gold.

    AUDIO COMPACT DISC (1): $18.65
    65 minutes


    Thomas Hanna's original somatic exercise program
    Outgrowing the Myth of Aging
    (also titled, Somatic Exercises for Neuromuscular Stress)
    guided by Lawrence Gold, certified Hanna somatic educator

    AUDIO COMPACT DISCS (4): $54.40 (Item #211)
    eight lessons plus the daily Cat Stretch regimen


    Mailable order form, click
    here.

    Guided instruction in Dr. Hanna's original exercises for movement health, the same as in his book Somatics: Re-awakening the Mind's Control of Movement, Flexibility and Health. Newly recorded with introductory explanations separate from instructional material, for simplicity and directness.

    • The Back of the Body
    • The Front of the Body
    • The Sides of Your Trunk
    • Twisting Your Hips and Trunk
    • Freeing Your Neck and Shoulders
    • Twisting Your Hips and Trunk
    • Improving Breathing
    • Improving Walking
    • The Daily "Cat Stretch" (brief routine)

    Audio Preview: CLICK HERE and send - will return an email message with clickable, download links)
    Sold alone or with The Super Cat Stretch Exercises (see immediately below).

    Getting Ready for Sex
    Enhance Your Sensuality, Move Freely, and Prolonged Your Pleasure Together

    Contains the complete instructional sequences found in the illustrated book (instant electronic download or bound manual). Can be used independently of the book.
    BOOK DESCRIPTION, CLICK     HERE.
    by Lawrence Gold

    ORDERS TO BE SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE U.S.A. click here.

    audio compact discs (4): $47.95 (Item #215)


    Mailable order form click here.

    Pre-Natal and Post-Partum Somatic Exercises
    For during and after pregnancy. Get those abdominal and pelvic muscles stronger and more responsive. Make it easy on yourself. After delivery, recover your strength, get back your attractive shape, and feel more energetic for those months of new motherhood. A gift!
    by Lawrence Gold

    AUDIO COMPACT DISCS (2): $23.95 (Item #216)


    Mailable order form, click
    here.

    Free Yourself from Back Pain
    Contains the complete instructional sequences found in the illustrated book (instant electronic download or bound manual). Can be used independently of the book.
    BOOK DESCRIPTION, CLICK     HERE.
    AUDIO-INSTRUCTIONAL CD SET (5 CDs) with e-BOOK download: $62.50 (Item #218)

    ORDERS TO BE SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE U.S.A. click here.


    Mailable order form, click here.

    New Seated Exercises CD New Seated Refreshment Exercises
    Working too hard for too long? Glued to your chair? Getting stiff and tired? Here's a system of movements to refresh your physical comfort and flexibility. This sequence of movements was designed for people with limited freedom to move or who must stay seated for long periods -- air travelers, drivers, desk jockeys, the elderly, customer service and tech support team members -- people who otherwise may have little in common!
    by Lawrence Gold.

    AUDIO-INSTRUCTIONAL CD (1 CD): $12.70 (Item #219)


    Mailable order form, click
    here.

    Bill Arcand wrote:

      Hi

      Please send me more information on how to obtain the introductory material and first lesson on video CD and any other info describing the contents of the full psoas DVD program as well as the Free Preview, Guidebook of Somatic Transformational Exercises. I am completed two years of somatic training in the Northampton MA somatics systems institute so i have some background on somatics.

      thanks,
      Bill Arcand

        Hi Lawrence,

        Just wanted to say that your DVD, CD, and Manual are great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!- giving me a whole new perspective on exploring- thanks for sincerity, for sharing your knowledge and for taking me deeper into discovery.

        Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!
        Bill

      Hi, Bill,

      Thanks for the note.

      May I use your words on the website, to encourage others?

      with regard,
      Lawrence

        Hi Lawrence,

        I would be honored if it will help inspire others to investigate these wonderful tools.

        Bill

    image of Free Your Psoas pack Free Your Psoas

    An integrated system of brain-muscle training (somatic exercises) to free your psoas muscles and to integrate them with the other core movers and stabilizers of the body. A mind-brain-whole-body training workshop-on-DVD.
    by Lawrence Gold.

    ORDERS TO BE SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE U.S.A. click here.

    DVD SET (3 DVDs = 228 minutes)
    with immediate electronic download of DVD disc 1 (Windows, only): $159.20 (Item #305)
    includes bonus audio CD training program, Somatic Transformational Exercises for Easy Walking (79 minutes)

    Preview Free Your Psoas: click here. This is a 66MB file and takes time to download. Either save the file to your hard-drive or allow time for the download to complete, before attempting to play it.
    SPECIAL OFFER: Obtain the introductory material and first lesson by electronic download for $10.00.

    AUDIO-INSTRUCTIONAL CD SET (4 CDs): $54.40 (Item #220)


    Audio Preview: Free Your Psoas click here
    Mailable order form, click here.

    image of The Five-Pointed Star packaging The Five-Pointed Star
    - or - The Four Universal Human MovementsTHE FIVE-POINTED STAR CD
    An integrated system of movement lessons (somatic exercises) to awaken, free and integrate your movements from your somatic center, the origin of all human movements, outward through your extremities. Immediately increases strength, flexibility, and fluidity of movement to a surprising degree. At the end, you feel like a five-pointed star with a glow at the center. This program is a "keystone" -- meaning that by freeing and balancing our center of movement, it enhances the effects of any somatic exercise done immediately thereafter. Side-effect: emotionally calming and centering. A mind-brain-body-based approach.
    by Lawrence Gold.

    audio compact disc set (2) $24.96 (Item #221)


    Mailable order form, click
    here.

    image of BioKinetics videotape package Biokinetics/Hanna Somatics
    Developmental Movement Education with Carol Welch,
    Certified Hanna Somatic Educator

    Reflexes 101w
    The movement patterns worked with in this video address muscular contractions held involuntarily and unconsciously. They create a better condition for breathing, walking, and functioning in a more comfortable and efficient body. Practice along with Carol.
    76 minutes running time, many hours in fruitful practice time.

    ORDERS TO BE SHIPPED OUTSIDE THE U.S.A. click here.

  • VHS/PAL/SECAM: $54.40: (Item #301)
  • DVD: $64.00: (Item #303)
    • Mailable order form, click here

    BioSomatics
    Spine and Joints 102w
    This program is based on movement patterns for the well-being of the spine, the long muscles of the back, and the small muscles joining the vertebrae. Included are cyclic motions that serve to integrate the sense of weight, balance, intention, and direction of movement.

    I liked this video very much. It was well organized and aesthetically pleasing. Clear and simple to follow, the video had an excellent pace which allowed the viewer to participate simultaneously with the producers.

    Consequently, I would recommend this video . . . It is accessible, applicable and appropriate for any audience: practitioners, students, or novices.

    ~ Judith Aston (Aston Patterning)

  • VHS/PAL/SECAM: $54.40: (Item #302)
  • DVD: $64.00: (Item #304)

    Mailable order form,     click     here

    Information on Consultations by Telephone

    Consultation by telephone with Lawrence Gold, Certified Hanna Somatic Educator #3 (third person conferred certification), can be arranged by pointing and clicking on (i.e., "following") the link at the end of this description.

    Lawrence Gold was one of the thirty-eight people trained by the developer of Hanna Somatic Education, Thomas Hanna, Ph.D. From 1996 to 1998, he practiced at The Wellness and Rehabilitation Center of Watsonville Community Hospital; his writings have appeared in The American Journal of Pain Management, The Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, The Massage and Bodywork Quarterly, and elsewhere.

    A partial list of conditions with which he may help you can be found by following this link. This page will remain behind the window that opens.

    In your consultation by telephone, tell Lawrence Gold about your problem. He will then ask pertinent questions about your history of injuries, surgeries, and your general condition.

    If somatic education will help, he will offer one or more options to you, all of which are available through Somatics on the Web :

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