Somatic practice for iPhone
Meet your nervoussystem where it is.
Most practice apps ask what you want to do. SoMi asks how you are — then builds a short flow of body-based exercises for that answer, today, not for the version of you that has forty spare minutes.
Free · no ads · no subscription5–18 minute sessions
You already know the days you are wired and the days you are flat. The practice should know too.
A flow that calms you down when you are buzzing is the wrong flow when you cannot get off the couch. SoMi starts by asking, and composes accordingly — a rising arc when you are shut down, a descending one when you are lit up.
How it works
Four moves, start to finish.
Say how you actually are
No mood menu. You place yourself on a two-axis map — how much energy you have, and how safe you feel. The app reads that as one of five states and builds from there.
A sequence built for that state, not a playlist
Pick a window from 5 to 18 minutes and a flow is composed for you — warm-up into main work, ordered so each exercise sets up the next. Reroll it, swap any block, or add a body scan at either end.
Follow along, then feel what changed
Each exercise is a short guided video with a voice you can hear over your own music. Between every one there's a 15–30 second pause on moving water — the part most practice apps skip, and the part that does the work.
Notice the arc
Place yourself on the map again. Tag what showed up — crying, sighing, yawning, shaking — and add a note if you want one. Over time the calendar shows you the pattern, not just the streak.
The map
Two questions, five states.
How much energy do you have, and how safe do you feel? Those two axes are enough to tell a jittery day from a heavy one — and they are the only thing SoMi needs to know before it starts composing.
Low energySafe
High energyUnsafe
Low energyUnsafe
High energy🌙
Restful☀️
Glowing🌑
Shutdown⚡️
Wired
Drag anywhere. Lift your finger and the flow regenerates for wherever you landed.
- RestfulSafe, low energy. Settled and quiet.
- GlowingSafe, high energy. Open and alive.
- ShutdownUnsafe, low energy. Flat, foggy, far away.
- WiredUnsafe, high energy. Buzzing and braced.
- SteadyThe middle. Not a goal so much as a place you pass through.
Inside
Small app. Careful about the details that matter.
Pauses that count
Every block is bracketed by an integration pause on ocean footage. The session is built around the settling, not just the movement.
Voice and music, separately
Two independent volume sliders. Turn the guide down once you know the exercise, or turn the music off entirely.
Yours to edit
The composed flow is a starting point. Swap a block you are not feeling, reroll the whole thing, toggle the body scans.
A streak you can trust
A calendar of real sessions with your top streak, total practice minutes and every check-in you have logged.
A body journal
Tag the sighing, the shaking, the warmth. Add a note. It stays yours — private to your account, never used for advertising.
Sign in the quiet way
Sign in with Apple — including Hide My Email — or a plain email and password. No social account required.
Moments
For when you already know what is going on.
Some days you do not want to be asked anything. Moments are fixed, hand-picked sequences for a specific situation — same order every time, no check-in, straight in.
- Wake the BodyHeavy, groggy, still in bed at heartMorning
- Desk ResetTense shoulders, tight jaw, screen fatigueMidday
- Before the Hard ThingNerves before a meeting, a call, a conversationAny time
- Too MuchOverwhelmed, spiraling, need to come downRight now
- Down to RestWired at night, can't switch offEvening
Every screen
The whole app, in order.
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Plainly
What SoMi is not.
It is not therapy, and it is not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent anything, and nothing in it is medical advice. It draws on polyvagal-informed somatic practice, which is a lens for organising exercises — not a clinical claim about what will happen in your body.
Somatic work can surface strong feeling. If you have a heart, blood pressure, neck, eye or inner-ear condition, are pregnant, or are working through trauma, talk to a professional before starting and practise with support. Stop if something hurts.
Questions
Before you download.
What is a somatic exercise?
A small, deliberate physical action — humming, an ear stretch, shaking out your hands, covering your eyes — chosen for its effect on your nervous system rather than your muscles. Most take under a minute and none of them look like exercise.
Do I need to know anything about polyvagal theory?
No. The energy × safety map is the whole interface. You drag a dot to roughly where you are; the app handles the rest. The state names are there if you find them useful and ignorable if you do not.
Do I need space, equipment or a mat?
No. Everything can be done seated or standing in whatever you are already wearing. Some longer flows end lying down if you have the floor for it.
How long is a session?
You choose, between 5 and 18 minutes. The flow is composed to fit the window you picked, including the pauses between exercises.
Is SoMi therapy?
No. SoMi is a wellbeing app for everyday self-regulation. It does not diagnose, treat or cure anything, and it is not a substitute for care from a licensed professional. If you are working through trauma, please practise alongside someone qualified to support you.
What does it cost?
Free. There are no in-app purchases, no subscription and no ads.
Is there an Android version?
Not yet. SoMi is an iPhone app today. If you want to be told when that changes, email us.
What happens to my check-ins and journal notes?
They are stored against your account so the app can show you your own history, and nothing else. We do not sell data and we do not use your journal for advertising. The Privacy Policy spells out exactly what is collected and how to delete all of it.
Start where you actually are.
5 minutes is enough. iPhone, iOS 16 or later.