In Practice: Shaking to Release the Freeze
There are times when your body doesn’t fight and it doesn’t run. It just locks up. You know the feeling — frozen, numb, disconnected. Maybe you’re standing in a conversation and your mind goes blank, or you’re lying in bed and you can’t move even though you want to. It’s like the system has pulled […]
Liver-Soothing Qi Gong: A Gentle Practice for Releasing Tension and Emotional Healing
If you’ve ever felt a vague sensation of tightness, tension, or discomfort in your body—like something’s not quite flowing smoothly—you could be dealing with a common problem known as Liver qi stagnation. This form of discomfort is more of a subtle, bloated sensation or an underlying tightness that’s difficult to identify than it is of […]
Standing Your Ground: A Simple Meditation to Cultivate Stability and Ease Anxiety
Have you ever felt like you’re floating, unsettled, or just can’t shake that anxious, jittery feeling? Having a sense of stability, of being grounded, is difficult for a lot of people, particularly those who’ve experienced trauma in the past. In particular, childhood complex trauma can cause long-term anxiety, making it difficult to achieve stability and […]