trauma & PTSD Archives - Somatic Movement Center https://somaticmovementcenter.com/category/trauma-ptsd/ Discover the secret to living pain-free. Fri, 03 Nov 2023 20:28:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Using Polyvagal Theory in Clinical Practice https://somaticmovementcenter.com/polyvagal-theory-therapy/ Mon, 21 Feb 2022 15:44:32 +0000 https://somaticmovementcenter.com/?p=15642 Using Polyvagal Theory in Clinical Settings In last month's post, I explained the basic concepts of the Polyvagal Theory, a theory proposed by Stephen Porges that describes how the mammalian autonomic nervous system evolved to keep us safe and alive. In short, the Polyvagal Theory states that: “When challenged, the regulation of the autonomic [...]

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]]> What is the Polyvagal Theory? https://somaticmovementcenter.com/what-is-polyvagal-theory/ Thu, 13 Jan 2022 13:34:18 +0000 https://somaticmovementcenter.com/?p=15553 What is the Polyvagal Theory? The Polyvagal Theory is a theory proposed by Stephen Porges that describes how the mammalian autonomic nervous system evolved to keep us safe and alive. As mammals evolved from reptiles, our autonomic nervous system developed to automatically communicate with other mammals and engage different self-defense systems when needed. When our [...]

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]]> Remembering the Secret Language of My Body by Lisa Anita Wegner https://somaticmovementcenter.com/remembering-the-secret-language-of-my-body-lisa-anita-wegner/ Thu, 16 Jul 2020 14:48:07 +0000 https://somaticmovementcenter.com/?p=14145 Remembering the Secret Language of My Bodyby Lisa Anita WegnerI am an artist and performer and I have been diligently working on myself for as long as I can remember. The changes I’ll be writing about follow on the heels of ten years of trauma therapy, soul searching, body work, meditation, physiotherapy, chiropractic, shiatsu and [...]

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]]> Why Body-Centered Therapies Help Heal Post-Traumatic Stress https://somaticmovementcenter.com/ptsd/ Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:54:27 +0000 https://somaticmovementcenter.com/?p=13563 Why Body-Centered Therapies Help Heal Post-Traumatic Stress About one-half of adults in the U.S. experience at least one traumatic event during their lives. It might be a violent attack, accident, military combat, natural or human-caused disaster, or physical, verbal, or sexual abuse. People who have experienced trauma, whether or not they get diagnosed with [...]

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