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This section addresses the following questions: In the video of the bear, is he still unconscious when he is shaking? Is shaking/convulsions a way for the trauma to evacuate? To complete a stress response do we always have to have a fight or flee response? Do we always have to shake or run? Can verbal [...]
This section addresses the following questions: Is letting yourself cry following an impulse? How do others cope when in an office or other environment where it’s hard to follow one’s impulses? How do I follow my impulses when I know it may negatively impact others? How can i safely follow impulses around expressing my sexuality? [...]
It’s not possible to give a definitive answer to this often asked question because everyone is uniquely different! For some people, through dedicated application of the education in this program, it can be enough. Other people will need additional support such as individual sessions with a skilled Somatic practitioner, and/or the application of other modalities [...]
This is another tricky question to answer! It’s important to begin with a mutual definition of “overwhelmed.” And to consider “past” and “present” time. Basically, overwhelmed means “too much.” It’s the most basic description of trauma: Something that was, or is, “too much” for our nervous system to process. Historically, this is the case with [...]
It could be one of two things. First, maybe there wasn’t anything held in that space, and so this exercise was just deeply relaxing; or two, there is a LOT held in that space, and our body chose to check out rather than engage with it. Since you normally have difficulty sleeping, and the sense [...]
Sure! The focus is on the back and simple movements of the legs, but there is a lot of movement that passes through the abdomen as a result, so it’s not surprising to me that things might start moving.
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To set up a profile photo within a Wordpress site (such as SmartBody SmartMind), you would need to set up a Gravatar image that is linked to the email that you use on the site. If you go to the Gravatar site, you can set it up there. Please be sure to use the email that is associated [...]
This section addresses the following questions: Do you have suggestions for how to do this if it's painful for me to stand? I have Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) so standing or sitting upright with legs down for even a short length of time can be challenging. Do you have any suggestions? I found the [...]
This section addresses the following questions: I'm not sure I understand the baby Liv videos. Is this just a sign of how disconnected from my body I have become? How does not crawling affect the NS development? And do I need to crawl now in order to help my NS? The purpose of the Baby [...]