Name: Somarae
Author: Somarae

Question 1

What is Nervous System Intelligence?

Accepted Answer

Nervous System Intelligence (NSI) is the trained capacity to notice, interpret, and shift your nervous system state in real time using body-based practices like breathwork, gentle movement, body scanning, and vocal toning. Instead of working only with thoughts, NSI works with your physiology — so you can move out of fight, flight, freeze, or fawn and back into a regulated, present state. It is Somarae's core method.

Question 2

How is Somarae different from meditation apps like Calm or Headspace?

Accepted Answer

Meditation asks you to quiet the mind. Somarae works with the body — your nervous system — to shift your physiological state directly. When you're already in fight, flight, freeze, or fawn, body-based practices signal safety to the brain far faster than mindset alone. Somarae is built for in-the-moment dysregulation, not seated practice.

Question 3

Is Somarae backed by science?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Somarae's practices are grounded in peer-reviewed research, including Stanford's 2023 cyclic sighing study (Balban et al.), the largest breathwork meta-analysis to date (Fincham et al., 2023), Polyvagal Theory (Porges), and Thayer & Forte's heart rate variability research. Full citations live on our references page.

Question 4

How does the Somarae app work?

Accepted Answer

You open Somarae when you notice you're dysregulated. The app's AI guide, Soma, asks how you're feeling, then delivers a personalized 1–5 minute somatic practice — breathwork, body scan, movement, or grounding — matched to your stress archetype, cycle phase, and what you reported. You return to your day regulated.

Question 5

Is Soma a replacement for therapy?

Accepted Answer

No. Soma is an in-the-moment companion for nervous system regulation — short somatic practices between life's stressors. It complements (but doesn't replace) therapy, coaching, or trauma work with a licensed provider.

Question 6

How much does Somarae cost?

Accepted Answer

Somarae offers a free 7-day trial. After that, monthly and annual subscriptions are available, and a custom Corporate Pilot is offered for organizations.

Question 7

Is my data private?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Your practice data, journal entries, and cycle/health information are encrypted, never sold, and never shared. For corporate pilots, only aggregated and anonymized cohort metrics are reported — individual user data stays private to the user.

Question 8

Who is Somarae for?

Accepted Answer

Somarae is built for everyone navigating stress, burnout, and life transitions — with deep personalization for women, including cycle-aware support and guidance through perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause. It also serves founders, leaders, and corporate teams that want to build Nervous System Intelligence across their organization through a 12-week pilot.

Question 9

What is a Stress Archetype?

Accepted Answer

Your stress archetype describes how your nervous system typically responds to stress. The four Somarae archetypes are Warrior (fight), Runner (flight), Protector (freeze), and Harmonizer (fawn). Knowing yours lets the app personalize practices to your dominant pattern. Take our free quiz at somarae.co/quiz.

Question 10

Does Somarae support menopause and perimenopause?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Somarae offers cycle- and menopause-aware personalization, adapting practices to your hormonal stage and the symptoms you log. Recommendations are grounded in peer-reviewed research — see our scientific references page for sources.

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