COURSE

The Somatic Gut Healing Method

Learn how the gut-brain connection influences your digestion and why stress plays a key role in symptoms like bloating, constipation, and discomfort. This course focuses on nervous system regulation through evidence-based techniques such as breathwork, vagus nerve activation, gentle movement, and visualisations. With consistent practice, you can shift your body into a true rest-and-digest state, support your gut naturally, and create long-term digestive resilience.

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Meet your Teacher

Dr. Kim Lye

Chiang Mai, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Dr. Kim is a holistic chiropractor with over a decade of experience supporting clients with chronic pain, nervous system dysregulation, and complex health conditions. Her work focuses on the connection between the body and mind, with a particular emphasis on how stress and emotional patterns influence physical symptoms, including digestive health. Drawing from her background in chiropractic care and somatic healing, she has worked with individuals experiencing persistent digestive issues such as bloating, constipation, and stress-related gut dysfunction. Through gentle, body-based approaches, she helps clients regulate their nervous system and restore natural function. Her approach integrates breathwork, movement, and awareness practices to support the body’s innate ability to heal, offering a grounded and practical pathway toward improved digestion and overall wellbeing. The audio version of this course is among Dr. Kim’s most popular and highly reviewed offerings on Insight Timer.

8 Days

714 students

4.9 stars

6 min / day

Happiness

English

Lesson 1

The Gut-Brain Axis

In this lesson, you’ll explore the gut-brain axis and how your nervous system directly influences your digestion. You’ll learn how stress shifts the body into fight-or-flight mode, disrupting normal digestive function and leading to symptoms like bloating, constipation, and/or diarrhea. By understanding this connection, you’ll begin to see your symptoms through a new lens. This awareness is the first step toward creating meaningful change and supporting your body’s natural healing process.

Lesson 2

Breathwork Practice

In this practice, you’ll learn a simple breathwork technique to calm your nervous system and support your digestion. By extending your exhale, you signal safety to your body, helping it shift out of stress and into a rest-and-digest state. This gentle practice encourages your belly to soften, your shoulders to relax, and your system to settle. It’s a powerful tool you can use daily, especially before or after meals, to support optimal digestion and healing.

Lesson 3

Stress And Your Digestion

Learn how stress directly impacts your digestive health and how calming your nervous system can help improve digestion. We'll explore the difference between the body's fight-or-flight mode and rest-and-digest mode, and why activating the parasympathetic nervous system is essential for optimal gut health.

Lesson 4

Body Scan Meditation

In this guided body scan, you’ll gently bring awareness to different areas of your body and release stored tension. By slowing your breath and softening your muscles, especially in the abdomen, you support your nervous system in shifting into a calm, regulated state. This practice helps create space in the body, allowing your digestion to function more freely. It’s a simple yet powerful way to reconnect with your body and encourage deep relaxation.

Lesson 5

The Diaphragm

Let's explore how posture and breathing directly influence your digestion. You’ll learn how slouching compresses your digestive organs, while an open, aligned posture creates space for better function. The role of the diaphragm is introduced as a key player in both breathing and gut health, gently massaging your internal organs and supporting natural digestive movement. By becoming more aware of how you breathe and hold your body, you can begin to improve digestion and reduce discomfort.

Lesson 6

Diaphragm Release Practice

Today you’ll learn how to release tension in your diaphragm using a hands-on self-massage technique. By gently working under the ribcage, you can free up restrictions that may be limiting your breath and affecting your digestion. You’ll also explore how proper posture and diaphragmatic breathing create space for your digestive organs to function more efficiently. With regular practice, this combination can help reduce bloating, ease discomfort, and support a more relaxed, responsive gut.

Lesson 7

Twisting Movement Practice

We’ll explore how gentle spinal twists and soothing abdominal self-massage can help relieve bloating and support your digestive system. Learn how spinal rotation stimulates the nerves connected to your digestive organs, promoting better blood flow, peristalsis, and overall gut health. Finish with a relaxing Wind Relieving Pose and take away practical tools to ease discomfort and encourage digestion.

Lesson 8

Letting Go Of Burdens

In this lesson, you'll use a guided visualization to promote gut health by imagining a calming river flowing through your digestive system. I help you identify the emotions that are held in your gut. As the river clears blockages, it releases both physical tension and stored emotions, helping to create space for healing. This practice supports digestive flow while encouraging emotional release for a balanced, peaceful gut.

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Recent Reviews

Jeff

June 18, 2026

I Thank You… This practice is wonderful.💕

Claire

June 17, 2026

Lovely, eve

Drew

June 13, 2026

This course provided multiple tangible ways to access the gut with noticeable changes during the course. I will recommend this to my friends.

Yadira

June 11, 2026

Excellent practices.

Ann

June 6, 2026

This course was very beneficial to me and I will use these practices daily to improve my gut health and the connection between my body and my mind. Thank you!

Barbara

June 6, 2026

Thank you Dr Kim for revealing how important the gut-mind connection is to both physical and mental health. These exercises will be most helpful in my daily practice toolbox. 🙏🏻☯️💚🌸

Raphael

June 4, 2026

This was really helpful, thank you! I feel like I’ve learned a lot about how I can look after myself better while dealing with digestive issues.

Ligia

June 4, 2026

Thank you for sharing your wisdom of. Brain and gut connection, and how to heal the gut. I will practice these techniques.

Maxine

June 3, 2026

This was informative and helpful. The instructor has a very calming and soothing presence that allowed me to feel at ease. I will be repeating this course! Thank you.

Claudia

May 29, 2026

Thank you for guidance in this particularly difficult area of gut health. I am on my journey to understand my body and help in all aspects of healing.

Janneke

May 25, 2026

Most of the techniques I was already familiar with. The last visualisation was nice, though.

Yair

May 24, 2026

Great Information and truly helpful.

Carrie

May 21, 2026

Excellent course by a great instructor

Shelley

May 16, 2026

Very practical and beneficial strategies! I will use them regularly.

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