The Soma Room — Montrose The Soma Room · Montrose

Dundee · A weekly series

The Living
Body

Six weeks. One Tuesday morning at a time. The same somatic foundation as The Intelligent Body — paced for the rhythm of an ordinary week, not a single intensive weekend.

Format

Six weekly sessions2.5 hours each · Tuesday mornings, 10:00–12:30

Venue

Harmony Hall, Dundee27 Reform St, Dundee DD1 1SG — accessed by stairs only

Led by

Ewan SmithMBA · CCSE · ESMT

Investment

£180full six-week series · per person

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Change that settles in
one week
at a time

A weekend can show you something. A week lets you keep it. The Living Body takes the same foundation as our weekend intensives — Thomas Hanna's Clinical Somatic Education — and spreads it across six ordinary weeks, so each new pattern has time to settle into the body before the next one arrives.

There's no need to clear a weekend, book time off, or travel far. Just one Tuesday morning a week, six weeks running, in the heart of Dundee.

"The body is not a machine to be fixed. It is a living process to be educated."
— Thomas Hanna

This series is for

  • Anyone who prefers steady, weekly practice over a single intensive weekend
  • Those living with everyday tension, stiffness or restricted movement
  • Complete beginners — no prior somatic experience required
  • Dundee & Angus locals looking for something close to home
  • Anyone curious about the work before committing to a full weekend series

Choose the pace
that fits your life

Glasgow · Edinburgh

Weekend Intensive

Two full days, led by Katrin Neue. Concentrated and immersive — for those who want the whole arc of the work in one sitting.

Dundee

Weekly Series

Six weeks, Tuesday mornings, led by Ewan Smith. Gradual and cumulative — for those who'd rather let the practice build steadily into daily life.

Each week builds
on the last

1

Week 1

Sensation, Pattern & Release

Foundations. Introducing Sensory Motor Amnesia and pandiculation. The Red Light Reflex — where withdrawal and flexor tension live in the body.

2

Week 2

The Green Light Reflex

Breath & Extension. The "trying too hard" pattern through the back. Breath and posture as one connected habit, not two separate things.

3

Week 3

The Trauma Reflex

Asymmetry. One-sided holding from old injury, dominant-side use, and repetitive strain. The week many people notice the most.

4

Week 4

Bringing It Together

Integration. Combining all three reflex patterns into flowing, connected sequences — where the work starts to click.

5

Week 5

Gait & Everyday Movement

Function. Translating table and floor work into standing, walking, and the movements of daily life.

6

Week 6

Review & Home Practice

Consolidation. A guided run-through of the full series, and a personal take-home routine to keep the practice going.

Ewan Smith

The Soma Room · Montrose

  • MBA
  • CCSE — Certified Clinical Somatic Educator
  • ESMT — Essential Somatics Movement Teacher
  • Director, Intelligent Home Systems Ltd
  • Founder, The Soma Room — Montrose

Bringing the work
to Dundee

Ewan Smith founded The Soma Room in Montrose, working within Thomas Hanna's Clinical Somatic Education tradition. The Living Body is his own weekly series — the same foundation taught at a gentler, cumulative pace, close to home for the Dundee & Angus community.

essentialsomatics.com/project/ewan-smith ↗

Six weeks.
Tuesday
mornings.

Full series

£180per person · six sessions · Harmony Hall, Dundee

Places are limited to keep the group small and personal. Book online via Bookwhen — one ticket covers all six sessions.

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  • Comfortable for 10–15 attendees, up to 20 at capacity
  • All levels welcome; no prior experience required
  • Please bring a mat, comfortable clothing, and a blanket
  • Harmony Hall is accessed by stairs only — please get in touch if this affects you
  • Full refund up to 7 days before the series starts; transferable (not refundable) within 7 days; no refunds for missed individual sessions once the series has begun
  • Queries: hello@montrosesomaroom.co.uk