# Aerial Somatic Therapy

> Aerial Somatic Therapy (AST) is a precision method of nervous-system bodywork
> practised in a suspended fabric swing, delivering traction, compression, and
> rotation while the body stays fully supported. Founded by Maura Rassman and
> practised at the Aum Dome in Encinitas, California. Sessions, practitioner
> training, group experiences, and the Somatic Swing itself.

- Practitioner and founder: Maura Rassman
- Location: the Aum Dome, Encinitas, California, United States
- Offerings: The Somatic Ceremony (three hours), Metamorphosis (a multi-day
  ceremonial arc), Group Experiences (couples, families, groups of up to six,
  corporate), Practitioner Training (Level 1, four days), and the Somatic Swing
- All experiences are by inquiry. The Somatic Swing is $175 plus shipping and tax,
  with a 10% discount on multiple swings.

## The method

- [What Is AST?](https://aerialsomatictherapy.com/what-is-ast/): the two practices
  that make up AST, 360-degree contact, gravity used as a therapeutic tool, and the
  principle of triple holding, in which the work serves the practitioner as well as
  the client.
- [About Maura Rassman](https://aerialsomatictherapy.com/about/): the founder and
  the origin of the modality.
- [Inside the Aum Dome](https://aerialsomatictherapy.com/inside-the-dome/): the
  space the work is held in.

## Offerings

- [All offerings](https://aerialsomatictherapy.com/offerings/)
- [The Somatic Ceremony](https://aerialsomatictherapy.com/the-somatic-ceremony/):
  a three-hour ceremonial container, not a standard bodywork session.
- [Metamorphosis](https://aerialsomatictherapy.com/metamorphosis/): a Threshold
  Call, a five-hour Chrysalis Session, and an Integration Call, unfolding over
  several days. By private inquiry.
- [Group Experiences](https://aerialsomatictherapy.com/group-experiences/): for
  couples, families, small groups of up to six, and corporate settings.

## Training and the swing

- [Practitioner Training, Level 1](https://aerialsomatictherapy.com/practitioner-training/):
  four days inside the Aum Dome, leaving able to offer full AST sessions.
- [Order Your Somatic Swing](https://aerialsomatictherapy.com/order-your-swing/):
  the instrument at the heart of the method, ordered directly from Maura.

## Words from clients and practitioners

- [Testimonials](https://aerialsomatictherapy.com/testimonials/)

## Contact

- [Contact Maura](https://aerialsomatictherapy.com/contact/): every offering begins
  with an inquiry.