You may not name recurring patterns of pain in your life as a symptom of trauma, yet the majority of human beings have had unexpected experiences that are deposited  and remain in the autonomic nervous system.  Trauma is how the nervous system responds to any life event, not necessarily the event itself. Each of us are different, and life events affect each of us differently and the traumatic memory is stored in each of our bodies.

Within a traumatic event the body experiences a surge of intense energy as it is charged to ‘Fight, Flight or Flee’. When the body is not able to fully  complete this natural  survival response mechanism, the energy freezes inside of our nervous system,  damning the flow of our Life-Force energy.  This  immobilized energy may appear calm, cool and collected on the outside, yet inside a person may feel an undercurrent of ‘revving energy’.  This ‘rrrreevvvv’ is akin to having the right foot  on the brake, simultaneously the left is  pressing down the accelerator. This  polarizing tension creates various symptoms of trauma.

The good news is that our body and psyche are divinely endowed with an innate impulse that is always directed  towards health, beyond our trauma,  and into trust and connection. To feel this impulse we begin by learning how to listen to the wisdom of our body. The survival response of ‘Fight, Flight or Freeze’ needs to complete itself to restore regulation  in our nervous system.  When we tap into our inherent resiliency and find the  keys to unlock our symptoms and suffering,  doorways to  surprising  solutions fly open.