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The Benefits Of Somatic Exercise For Trauma Release
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Everyone's differing experience with trauma is deeply personal; and the actual definition of trauma can vary from person to person (depending on their own unique circumstances, healing mechanisms, and emotions). But one thing that binds us all when it comes to trauma is the way we deal with it — and one sure fire way to do that is through somatic exercise. Understanding Trauma: A Look At Its Definition And Sources Trauma arises when an individual undergoes an event that evokes a profound sense of helplessness, fear, distress, or overwhelming pain. These events can take many forms, ranging from physical...
5 Trauma Release Exercises To Start Healing Childhood Trauma
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Taylor Swift was on to something when she created the viral hit “Shake It Off.” Because when it comes to trauma being stored in the body or stress weighing you down, the action of “shaking it off” can, quite literally, change your life. If you don’t know by now, stress, anxiety, and psychological trauma is stored throughout the physical body in our somatic memory. After time, our somatic memory eventually begins to affect our body’s biological stress response, creating long-term issues that expose themselves as physical symptoms. And whether those physical symptoms are: 😩 Unbearable hip tension 😩 Unusually tight hips...