Many therapeutic paths exist to working on healing trauma. Trauma comes in many forms, from obvious capital “T” Trauma to chronic and small “t” trauma. Most (if not all) of humans have experienced one or more traumatic experience by the end of their teen years. This article attempts to -very briefly- list some of these […]
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The Significance Of Positive Touch Ex...
Touch has been utilized for healing for as long as humans have existed. Human beings are social, and touch is a powerful therapeutic social tool. Our brain, mind, and body all respond to touch on an subconscious level. From shamanic traditions to modern massage therapy, all healers throughout the ages knew that touch is healing. […]
Emotions are E-Motions, Energy In Mot...
Often times, emotions cause physical pain. Many people have physical issues with no pain, many have compromised structural imbalances with no pain, but when emotions are involved the pain manifests or intensifies. Release your emotions constantly especially the negative, grief, and trauma-related emotions. An emotion is e-motion, energy in motion. If you are human, you have […]
The Polyvagal Theory & Other Pub...
This paper is shared here for educational purposes and as a reference. Find it here on pubmed: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3108032/ The polyvagal theory: New insights into adaptive reactions of the autonomic nervous system STEPHEN W. PORGES, PhD Author information ► Copyright and License information ► See other articles in PMC that cite the published article. Go to: Abstract […]
The Polyvagal Theory, Trauma, PTSD, a...
This is a relatively recent theory. This video gives a very brief intro to the polyvagal theory. This theory is the brain child of Stephen Porges, PhD. What Dr. Stephen Porges proposes in his polyvagal theory is that the vagus nerve has more function than we previously thought and that the sympathetic/parasympathetic nervous systems […]