Sacred Somatics and Anxiety Meeting God When Your Body Feels Out of Control

When anxiety hijacks your body—tight chest, racing heart, restless nights—Scripture doesn’t shame you; it names it and invites you to the God who is a very present help. In this episode of Meeting God in the Margins, Jane Hanna unpacks the Bible’s “body language” for distress (trembling, sleeplessness, weakness) and introduces Sacred Somatics™—a Christ-centered way to pray with your body so truth travels from page → mind → nervous system → daily life. Includes a short guided breath-prayer you can use anytime.

What you’ll learn

How the Bible speaks to anxiety in the body (Ps 55:4–5; Ps 77:4; Hab 3:16; Ps 46:1)

Creation → Redemption → Sanctification: why you are an embodied soul (Gen 2:7; 1 Cor 6:19–20; 1 Thess 5:23)

The lie anxiety tells vs. the truth in Christ (Phil 4:6–7; 1 Pet 5:7)

What Sacred Somatics™ is—and isn’t (ministry, not therapy or yoga)

A gentle, Scripture-anchored practice you can do anywhere

Chapters (timestamps approx.)
00:00 Intro
00:38 Naming the ache: anxiety in the body
02:55 Biblical “body language” for distress
06:55 Lie vs. truth: guarded peace in Christ
09:55 Introducing Sacred Somatics™ (what & why)
12:20 Guided practice (Psalm 46:1; 1 Peter 5:7; Psalm 23:1)
14:40 Closing & prayer

Scriptures referenced (ESV)
Genesis 2:7; Psalm 23:1; Psalm 38:3–8; Psalm 46:1; Psalm 55:4–5; Psalm 77:4; Habakkuk 3:16–19; Proverbs 14:30; 17:22; Matthew 11:28–30; Luke 22:44; 1 Corinthians 6:19–20; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Philippians 4:6–7; 1 Peter 5:7.

Resources
• Book — Sacred Somatics by Jane Hanna (Amazon): https://amzn.to/3K8WDGS
• Learn more / invite a workshop: https://www.marginsministries.com/sac...


Disclaimer: Sacred Somatics is a ministry practice, not psychotherapy or medical treatment.

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