the athlete’s mind-body playbook for purpose, performance & vitality

somatics puts the mind & body on the same team

As athletes, we know our bodies incredibly well. We stretch physical limits and represent possibility. We care about our community, performing our best, and living well. We feel a range of emotions, and face pressure, fear, and perfectionism. We also feel the most ourselves, alive, and have a lot of fun. And, we want to win.

Somatics bridges the gap between feeling and performing for athletes. It helps us understand how both our mind & body experiences pressure and what our best feels like. Through practice, we learn our body’s real-time signals during play to move us from passive endurance to active self-coaching and resiliency.

All through what we know best, our bodies.

how does somatics work?

Just like in physical training, everything comes down to practice.

In this case, we are training how to:

  • Recognize how your body communicates pressure, fear, and resistance

  • What emotions you feel before, during, and after competition

  • How your body feels when you’re playing your best

  • Knowing what you care about in your sport and larger purpose in life

  • Responding to pressure in real-time by knowing your body’s signals

  • Choosing how you actually want to play in each present moment

Practice looks like pattern recognition, movement repetition, and play simulation:

  • Practice building your awareness of your emotions and physicality, and what you really care about in and outside of your sport

  • Practice adjusting mood, emotion, and physicality in real-time, with emphasis on facing pressure and building resiliency

  • Practice through gameplay building your capacity to track and adjust in real-time to increase your vitality and performance

what happens when the mind & body work together?

Better Performance Under Pressure 
When you can identify what your body is feeling during games, you make smarter choices about when to pass, dribble, or rest

Real-Time Self-Coaching 
You gain tools to work with yourself mid-game, making adjustments in the moment without waiting for coaches or trainers to tell you

Stronger Team Leadership
By understanding your own body's signals better, you build trust with teammates and become a more reliable leader on the field

Faster Recovery & Resilience 
Learning to notice tension and stress in your body helps you recover faster between games and bounce back from setbacks more quickly

Improved Coach Relationships 
When you can articulate what you’re feeling emotionally and physically, it improves communication and trust with coaches

Purpose In Performance
Somatics helps connect your athletic performance to what matters most to you personally, making your efforts feel more meaningful and sustainable

how can we start practicing?

Our goal is for athletes, teams, and coaches to apply these skills independently!

We offer one on one coaching, team clinics, and sport-based camps for athletes of all levels and ages. Somatics works best as a mix of one on one coaching to build self-awareness and group coaching to build team or sport awareness. Here’s a summary offerings:

  • Teams: 1 - 3 team clinics focused on building awareness, resilience, and performance, including gameplay simulation and individual coaching

  • Athletes: Monthly package of 4 coaching sessions, 1 practice or game observation or gameplay simulation with the option of somatic bodywork

  • Coaches: Monthly package of 4 coaching sessions, 1 practice or game observation or gameplay simulation with the option of somatic bodywork

  • Camps: 3 - 6 hour clinics focused on building awareness, resilience and performance for athletic communities

We are building with athletes who want to grow this skill or bring this to your sport, team, or community.

Interested? Come play with us!

Anna Cockrell, 2x Olympian