Karden Rabin
is the co-founder of Somia, co-creator of HEAL and a Somatic Experiencing practitioner who specializes in treating nervous system related illnesses. As an expert in the field of stress, trauma and psychophysiology, his work is dedicated to helping people recover from nervous system related illnesses so they can live productive and fully expressed lives.
Struggling with debilitating back pain for over a decade, Karden eliminated it by studying the psycho-emotional and neurological underpinning of chronic pain and stress-based disorders after traditional approaches didn't didn’t help. Driven by his own personal healing experience, he has helped thousands of clients all over the world end their suffering, combining the principles of bodywork, brain retraining and somatic trauma therapies.
Karden's philosophy stems from the understanding that the body is always doing what it is doing for a reason and that the heart of healing is identifying that reason. Through rigorous examination of the state of the nervous system and the whole human being, he draws out the root of the issue to get to the why. A thought leader and an outspoken disrupter in his field, Karden is passionate about going beyond prevailing wellness and medical paradigms and empowering people with the knowledge and skills they need to heal themselves.
Over the past decade, Karden has developed and led programming for The Wounded Warrior Project; Starbucks; Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health; and is a regular contributor to Bessel Van Der Kolk’s Trauma Research Foundation. Beyond his role as co-founder of Somia, he is hard at work on a soon-to-be released book, in partnership with Harper Collins, which explores his nervous system-centered approach to healing. Karden also maintains a private practice at his clinic in the Berkshires of Massachusetts, where he lives with his lovely wife, Gillian, and their little women, Leia and Zelda.
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Discover the heart of healing. A thought-leader and disrupter in the fields of bodywork, brain retraining and somatic trauma therapies, Karden offers informative and transformative speaking programs that can be tailored to your audience. Learn to examine your whole being to overcome your symptoms and live a fully expressed life.
Dive Deeper into the Heart of Healing
If you’re stuck, we can help.
Anxious, burnt out, tired, overthinking, angry, shutting down, disassociating, procrastinating, people-pleasing, physical pain, chronic unexplained symptoms. Many of us have heard of nervous system dysregulation – but what does it actually mean, and what can we do about it? The Secret Language of the Body is your essential manual for moving out of survival mode, and healing your mind and body.
Experts Weigh In…
“The Secret language of the Body is a delightfully lucid guide to get in touch with your self- your body - the organism you inhabit. Many mental and physical problems have their roots in habitual patterns of dealing with stressors. These originally helped you to cope and survive, but in the long range often start working against you. Jen and Karden gently and beautifully invite us to experience our selves- our bodies, minds, sensations and emotions, to befriend and care for the creatures that we are.”