somatic nervous system (SNS) - responsible for concious perception and voluntary movement of skeletal muscles autonomic nervous systems (ANS) - responsible for involuntary control of the body ...

It should be explained that the peripheral nervous system is divided into two major groups: the somatic and the autonomic. While the somatic nervous system regulates voluntary movements and ...

I use SE (Somatic Experiencing) - a form of somatic therapy that listens as much or more to the "voice" of the autonomic nervous system as it does to the narratives and stories of the thinking mind.