The SōmaArc
More Contact. Less Compromise.
Precision-contoured cork creates space along the spine and greater contact with the muscles surrounding it. A more intentional roll.
- Portuguese cork
- Precision-grooved
- Firm daily pressure
- Made to live beautifully at home
The Material
Foam gives. Cork holds.
Most foam rollers compress before they reach what actually needs attention. Sōmavel is made from dense Portuguese cork, shaped to hold firm under pressure so your recovery feels more intentional, more effective, and more worth returning to.
Deeper Pressure
Firm enough for the places foam usually misses: back, hips, glutes, IT bands.
Cleaner Feel
Low-absorption cork that wipes down easily after use. No synthetic residue.
Designed to Stay Out
Neutral, sculptural, and made for the spaces you actually live in.
Beyond Equipment
Beautiful enough to leave out.
Recovery tools usually look like equipment. Sōmavel was designed to feel like part of the room, something you can leave beside the mat, under the bench, near the bed, or wherever your ritual happens.
Because the things you use every day should not make your home feel less considered.
Craftsmanship
One material. No compromise.
Portuguese cork, harvested by hand, shaped with intention.
The montado.
Our cork is harvested by hand from forests in southern Portugal that have been protected by law since the thirteenth century. The tree is never felled. The bark regrows every nine years.
The grain.
The dense, fine grain of Portuguese cork gives firmer pressure for myofascial release than foam, without the brittleness that bruises.
The return.
Place it on the floor. Lower yourself onto it. Breathe. Five minutes of stillness with a material that was alive longer than you have been.
Your Ritual
Five minutes. A different body.
Use it before movement. After training. Between meetings. Before bed. Sōmavel turns recovery into something simple enough to repeat and considered enough to enjoy.
Morning
Before movement
Wake up tight areas and prepare the body for what's ahead.
Midday
After training
Work through the places that carried the load.
Evening
At night
Downshift the body before rest. A simple reset, not another chore.
Philosophy
Recovery as ritual.
A foam roller lasts a year. A practice lasts a lifetime. We make tools from a material that matches the commitment: cork, harvested without harm, shaped to endure, designed for the daily act of coming back to the body.
For anyone who carries tension.
For lifters, runners, rowers, Pilates people, yoga people, desk workers, and anyone who feels the day settle into their back, hips, shoulders, or legs.
This is recovery for people who expect more from the things they use.
The Founders' Release
Make recovery something you return to.
The Founders’ Release of the Sōmagroove is sold out — and its counterpart is open for orders. The SōmaArc is contoured for the line of the back, in the same dense Portuguese cork.
Ships Late Fall 2026. Founders’ pricing held at $98.
Reserve the Arc
Payment is collected when your order is placed. You may cancel for a full refund any time before shipment.