NEURO-SOMATIC ARCHITECTURE · NSA
Your nervous system has an architecture too.
Anxiety, burnout or never quite being able to settle is not only a matter of willpower; it is a pattern your nervous system has grown used to. Neuro-Somatic Architecture offers a framework for recognising that pattern and rebuilding it.
I am Alper Tanca, a somatic practitioner and ICF-certified resilience coach. My work does not diagnose or treat; it offers a framework for getting to know your nervous system and learning to work with it.
01 — APPROACH
What is Neuro-Somatic Architecture?
NSA brings the approaches I have worked with over the years into a single framework. It looks at the whole nervous system rather than one technique: which state you are in, how you move in and out of it, and what your body is telling you.
It looks at the whole. Nervous system state, attachment patterns and the brain-gut axis are considered together.
It starts from resources. The focus is on what already works and what can be built on, not on what is broken.
It works through experience. Concepts are not just explained; sessions use practices you can feel in the body and repeat on your own.
WHAT IT DRAWS ON
SECTION — THREE FLOORS ON THE POLYVAGAL MAP
Safety and connection
Ventral vagal state. Calm, curious, open to connection. Thinking, listening and choosing become possible from here.
Mobilisation
Sympathetic state. Fight or flight: tension, anxiety, anger, restlessness.
Shutdown
Dorsal vagal state. Freeze, collapse, disconnection, low energy.
The aim is not to stay on one floor, but to notice which floor you are on and to widen your capacity to move between them.
02 — SERVICES
How we can work together
Stephanie Sayegh is a trauma-informed somatic practitioner and movement facilitator. Within Neuro-Somatic Architecture she offers sessions in French and English, somatic yoga and breathwork.
Individual Sessions
One-to-one work using Somatic EMDR and the NSA approach, for chronic stress, anxiety and burnout, or for anyone who wants stronger access to their own resources.
ONLINE (ZOOM) · ENGLISH / TURKISH
Book a session →RRP — Rest and Restore Protocol
A listening programme designed to rest the nervous system, played through an app on your phone with headphones. Unlimited listening and written support during your subscription.
STARTS WITH AN INTAKE SESSION
Apply →Resiliency Circles
Co-regulation practice in groups of 6–10. A place to test and strengthen, in relationship, what you have gained in individual work.
GROUP · 6–10 PEOPLE
Ask for details →Corporate Resilience
Nervous-system-based resilience work for leaders and teams: staying clear under pressure, listening, handling conflict.
DESIGNED AROUND YOUR NEEDS
Request a proposal →Individual Sessions
One-to-one somatic work in French or English with Stephanie Sayegh.
ONE-TO-ONE · FRANÇAIS / ENGLISH
Ask for details →Somatic Yoga
A yoga practice that brings movement, breath and body awareness together, with a focus on regulating the nervous system.
MOVEMENT-BASED
Ask for details →Breathwork
Guided practice that uses the breath to settle the nervous system.
BREATH-BASED
Ask for details →03 — PROGRAMS
Programs
16 WEEKS · LIVE ONLINE · IN TURKISH
Eve Dönüş (Coming Home): Polyvagal Theory and the Sense of Safety
One week of theory, one week of practice. Eight theory and eight practice sessions of 90 minutes each, with short talks followed straight away by exercises.
With Gürçin Gökçebağ · WeAcademyTR
Registration and details7 DAYS · LIVE MORNING PRACTICE · IN TURKISH
Mimarın Uyanışı (The Architect’s Awakening)
NSA brought down to everyday life. A 15-minute core session each morning, with an optional 15 minutes to go deeper. A simple practice that leaves room for silence.
04 — ABOUT
Hello, I’m Alper.
I spent more than 25 years in business development and entrepreneurship on international projects. At some point I changed direction, and I have given the last ten years to understanding the human nervous system and inner world.
I have studied Polyvagal Theory, Somatic EMDR, Organic Intelligence, Neurosystemics Care and Sufism. Today I bring this together in the framework I call Neuro-Somatic Architecture.
I regularly run joint work and trainings with therapists from other schools. I work with executives, leaders and therapists in Türkiye and abroad, in English and Turkish.
TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
ICF-certified resilience coach
Polyvagal Institute (PVI) — Polyvagal Informed certificate
Somatic EMDR training and certification
Neurosystemics Care™ — accredited by USABP (United States Association of Body Psychotherapy)
Organic Intelligence®
MA in Sufi Studies, Üsküdar University
BA in Political Science (Public Administration)
05 — BOOK
Huzursuzlar Kulübü
“The Restless Club: A Spiritual Search in Modern Times” · published in Turkish
An essay that weaves together my personal story, my spiritual search and psychology. Published by Fabrik Kitap.
06 — WRITING
Topics I write about
07 — CONTACT
Let’s talk.
Write to me about individual sessions, RRP, programs or corporate work. I reply as soon as I can.
HOW I WORK
Sessions are held online (Zoom)
English and Turkish: Alper Tanca
French: Stephanie Sayegh
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