Experts explain how the body stores trauma, even if we don’t realize it.
Plus, three ways to move through a trauma response.
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What a person is experiencing or what theyre coming to a session with me for is centered around.
It can be different parts of the body.
Seventy percent of U.S. adultsexperience at least one traumatic event estimates theNational Council for Mental Wellbeing.
certified Pilates instructor and co-founder ofALL Method Studio
And like our traumas themselves, how we hold trauma in our bodies is different for everyone.
It was mytrauma response to sexual assaults, she says.
Breathe
Moyo and McKenzie both listbreathing techniquesas central to the process.
Breathing brings us back into our body, Moyo explains.
It brings us back into the space and grounds us.
I just say, Its okay.
This is a normal occurrence.
This is your body reconnecting to itself.
Its a good thing.
One of the biggest ways to combat body experiences of trauma is through connections and community.
So build up your support system, whatever that looks like for you.
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