Inkleaf uses “somatic planning” as its own product term: first you record physical sensations and your currently perceived capacity, then you plan the day.
The word somatic comes from the Greek sōma, meaning body. At Inkleaf, it describes planner pages that include physical sensations in the initial inventory.
The term belongs to Inkleaf's product language. It is not a recognized therapy, a protected method or a clinical standard.
A page begins with observable details: tension, tiredness, restlessness or the part of the body that currently stands out. Priorities, tasks or one thing that can wait come afterwards.
The page does not explain what caused a sensation. It simply gives that sensation a place in the planning process.
A clear order: notice first, then plan.
Most pages open with a short check-in: a tension scale, a one-word note on how the body feels right now. Only after that does the page turn to the day itself, usually to one priority and one thing that can wait.
A morning page might ask how the body feels on waking and what today can realistically hold. An evening page might ask what the body is still holding onto before sleep, without asking you to account for the whole day.
The approach is for people who want to check how much time, energy and attention are currently available before they plan. Whether it is useful in an individual case cannot be inferred from a diagnosis or a single symptom.
Somatic planning doesn't diagnose ADHD, burnout, or any other condition. It isn't a substitute for medical care or psychotherapy.
A body signal that is severe, persistent, or frightening belongs with a doctor or therapist, not a planner page.
Somatic planning has not been clinically validated. Inkleaf has not yet studied whether this sequence makes planning easier or has other measurable effects. This page therefore describes how the product is designed, not a proven effect.