Sanctuary for the
Nervous System

In Sanskrit, soma was the sacred nectar of illumination, the elixir that reveals inner light. In Tantric wisdom, soma is the lunar nectar that drips when the nervous system softens, the body releasing its own medicine. In Greek, σῶμα meant the living body, not separate from soul, but the vessel through which consciousness expresses. In modern somatics, soma is the body experienced from within, the felt sense of being alive. In neuroscience, soma is the cell body that integrates signals and gives life to the neuron. In biology, it is all the living tissues that experience, regenerate, and carry vitality, the body proper, meant to be cared for and renewed.