RECODING THE HUMAN HARDWARE
Most stress management focuses on software. We focus on the hardware. Flush the sympathetic loop in 180 seconds.
The Science Behind SomaLabs
SomaLabs protocols are informed by established research in polyvagal theory and somatic psychology. We believe the body keeps the score; chronic stress is a physiological state, and Protocol v1.0 is an educational, self-guided approach to working with it. Results vary and are not clinically validated.
Phase 01: The Discharge (Days 1–2)
Focus: Utilizing kinetic energy to flush trapped cortisol.
Phase 02: The Re-Wire (Days 3–5)
Focus: Targeting the auricular vagus branch to force Ventral Vagal safety.
Phase 03: The Stabilization (Days 6–7)
Focus: Locking in the 0.1Hz resonance frequency.
Polyvagal Theory
Protocol v1.0 is designed with the ventral vagal circuit in mind — the branch of the autonomic nervous system associated with calm, connection, and regulated performance. Each session is intended to support this branch; individual results are not independently measured.
Somatic Experiencing
Bottom-up regulation through physical discharge, sensory reorientation, and movement. Protocol v1.0 uses this framework to process stored sympathetic activation that talk-based approaches cannot reach.
Interoception
Awareness of internal physiological states, often called the felt sense, is a skill some research suggests can be practiced. Protocol v1.0 is designed to build interoceptive awareness progressively across its three phases; individual results vary and are not independently measured.
Clinical Standards & Further Reading
Clinical Standards
The frameworks referenced on this page are drawn from published research in somatic neuroscience and psychophysiology. Protocol v1.0 is designed with reference to these frameworks; it has not been independently clinically tested.
Further Reading & Citations
1. Porges, S.W. (2011). The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-Regulation. Norton & Company.
2. van der Kolk, B. (2014). The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. Viking Press.
3. Levine, P.A. (1997). Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma. North Atlantic Books.
4. Ogden, P., Minton, K., & Pain, C. (2006). Trauma and the Body: A Sensorimotor Approach to Psychotherapy. Norton & Company.
5. Dana, D. (2018). The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy. Norton & Company.
Status: Optimized Coherence
This is the result of 0.1Hz resonance. A state of rhythmic stability where the heart, lungs, and brain are perfectly synchronized for high-stakes performance.
Protocol v1.0 is designed to shift the autonomic system from high-beta states toward calmer alpha-theta patterns. Individual experience varies, and this has not been independently clinically measured.