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Spirituality Spa
The Holistic Therapy Group
Somatic Trauma Resolution
Somatic Trauma Resolution (STR) is an amazingly effective way to discharge
trauma and reorganize the nervous system towards healing.
During a session
the STR practitioner coaches the client to become curious about bodily sensations in a way that opens neural pathways and
allows the discharge of trauma-bound energy. This adrenaline-related energy came up in your body in order to deal with an
emergency but often it remains in your system for decades, causing numerous problems to your physical body as well as with
your emotions, relationships, productivity, sexuality and creativity.
The results of
STR can be phenomenal and can be intergrated with all therapeutic modalities. This process enourages healing in your
body as well as your mind, emotions and spirit. As trauma can wreak havoc on one's health, this work is applicable for many
conditions or situations including:
- Old
and recent injuries
- Accidents
- Abuse
- Loss
- Poor Digestion
- Insomnia
- Depression
- Chronic Pain
- Psychological and relationship
problems
Trauma is defined as anything that is overwhelming to the nervous system
of an individual.
This may include
birth, drugs, surgery, accidents and injuries, emotional or physical shock, abuse, or even repeated negative thought patterns.
Somatic Trauma Resolution is an effective way to prevent chronic problems from developing, or to release the cause once discomfort
or illness has set in.
It is not so much what happened, as how it affected your nervous
system that determines the extent of disabilities that may develop.
Most people
are familiar with the term, "fight or flight", a natural response of the sympathetic Nervous System. When something appens
that we are not able to protect ourselves from by fighting back or running away, the next response of our bervous system is
to freeze. By "freezing", our body has to expend a huge amount of energy keeping this trauma from discharging. Thus, instead
of being available for healing, our resources are tied up in keeping this trauma-induced energy below the surface.
How do people usually deal with trauma?
Instead of being
able to shake off this energy that our body produces during a traumatic situation, what we usually do is think about our problems,
analyze the traumatic event, run through a gamut of emotions, and watch our nervous system run haywire resulting in conditions
such as hyper acticity, addictive behaviors, insomnia, depression, and physical pain. With a lot of determination and often
years of therapy, we learn to compensate in any number of ways, which works until we collapse in exhaustion or are triggered
by a new trauma. Then we collapse into chronic fatigue, nervous breakdown, and serious degenerative illnesses.
Many say that STR is the "missing link" in their healing.
In our society
we are normally taught to ignore or supress pain with medication, or distract ourselves with entertainment or work. STR sessions
allow you to tune in to and experience your bodily sensations as a trained practitioner talks you through them. As you do
this, an amazing thing happens. As you simply sit in a chair, noticing your body, you are actually allowing your nervous
system to release and discharge this long-held energy. The practitioner monitors your activation level, keeping you in a
state where neural pathways to the brain are opened up, releasing the most extraordinary and subtle discharges of energy from
past events.
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