What is Somatic Engineering?

The term somatic refers to the holistic relationship of the body and mind. The word comes from the Greek word Σωματικóς (Somatikòs), meaning "of the body". It has different meanings in various disciplines.
Thomas Hanna originated this usage of the term. He defined a soma as "the body as experienced and directed from within", or the subjective experience of embodiment, as opposed to the body as viewed from an external viewpoint.
In neurobiology, somatic can be an adjective referring to the soma, the part of the neuron containing the cell nucleus.
In anatomy, somatic can refer to the part of the nervous system that controls voluntary movement and sensation and judges relative effort and weight, called proprioception. Additionally, somatic muscles are basically those of the musculo-skeletal system.
In genetics, somatic can refer to a cell or tissue that resides outside the germline (see somatic cell). For example, a somatic mutation cannot be transmitted to descendants in animals.
In the philosophy of education, the idea that mind and body are intrinsically interdependent aspects of a whole human being somatics. According to the originator of this usage of the term, "somatic awareness allows a person to glean wisdom from within.The usage of somatic as put forth by Thomas Hanna implies a truly integrated mind/body/spirit nature of humans. Thus far, the popular usage of this term has not fully realized this meaning, and a mind-body dualism still often occurs in disciplines describing themselves as somatic. Hanna Somatics is the educational practice developed by Hanna which enhances sensory awareness and motor control in those who practice it.