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SOMATIC STRESS & TRAUMA RELEASE

When Your Body Won't Let Go

Somatic trauma release helps discharge stored survival energy, regulate your nervous system, and teach your body it's finally safe without having to talk about what happened. If your body is stuck, this is the work that unsticks it.

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This Is For You If...

Your Body

Won't Relax

Chronic tension in shoulders, jaw, hips, chest and no amount of massage or yoga makes

it go away

Numb, shut down, disconnected from your body

You're Stuck In

Freeze Response

You Feel Anxious

for "No Reason"

Your nervous system is activated even when you're safe

You Can't Access Emotions

Especially anger,

joy, or desire.

You're just... flat

Talk Therapy Has Worked, But

You understand your trauma intellectually, but your BODY still holds it

You Feel Disconnected From Your Body

Like you're floating above it, watching your life from outside

WHAT IS SOMATIC STRESS & TRAUMA RELEASE (TRE)?

Trauma doesn't live in your memories.

It lives in your nervous system.

When something overwhelming happens, your body activates survival responses:

Fight (attack the threat)
Flight (run away)
Freeze (shut down, go numb, dissociate)
Fawn (please, appease, people-please)

But here's the problem:

If the survival response doesn't COMPLETE (perhaps because you couldn't fight back, couldn't escape, couldn't process it), that energy gets stuck in your body.

Your muscles hold the tension.
Your fascia holds the bracing.
Your nervous system holds the activation.

Years later, your body is STILL in that moment even though your mind knows you're safe now.

Somatic trauma release & TRE (Trauma Release Exercises) helps your body COMPLETE the survival cycle and discharge the stored energy.

WHAT HAPPENS IN A SESSION?

Before the Session:

We'll discuss your intention for the session, what you're experiencing in your body (tension, pain, numbness, anxiety), any accident, surgery or trauma history that may impact your movement. But you don't have to share details of your trauma if you don't want to because your body is wise and it knows what it needs to release

During the Session:

I will guide on through various embodiment and breathing practices. You'll do gentle body movements designed to fatigue specific muscle groups. This isn't exercise or pushing through reps like you would at the gym. This is gentle activation of your body's natural releasing shaking / tremoring mechanism.

Releasing / Nervous System Reset May Look Like:

Legs and hips shaking, vibrating, or rocking
Jaw trembling, or breath deepening / sighing
Waves of emotion (tears, laughter, anger) or emerging thoughts
Heat or tingling sensations

But never more than you can handle because we learn regulating practices to slow down even more or to stop the releasing if it becomes too much.

What's Being Released:

Stored fight/flight/freeze activation from past trauma
Chronic muscle tension and bracing patterns
Unexpressed emotions (rage, grief, terror that your body has been holding)
Stress and overwhelm that never got discharged

After the Session:

You'll likely feel

Deeply relaxed (like after a deep massage, but deeper)
Spacious in your body (areas that were tight now feel open)
Emotional (you might cry or laugh for "no reason"—this is integration)
Tired (your nervous system just did a LOT of work)

I'll give you:

Integration practices to continue at home
Guidance on what to expect in the days following
Tools to self-regulate if emotions continue surfacing

Somatic work is a reopening of the 2-way connection with your body. It's purpose is to slowly rebuild trust & communication in both directions.

YOU are in control the entire time.... YOU set the pace and speed. I am there holding space, witnessing your journey and helping you self-regulate so the release happens at a pace your nervous system can handle.

Your body is COMPLETING the survival cycle that got stuck years (or decades) ago.

Most clients sleep HARD after a session. Your body is recalibrating.

WHAT SOMATIC STRESS & TRAUMA RELEASE

HELPS WITH

Nervous System & Emotional Blocks to Creativity:

Creative ideas feel stuck or inaccessible
Mental fog from chronic stress or tension
Can't enter a calm, focused or flow state to create
Disconnected from the “felt sense” or intuition
Hard to sense what feels inspiring or authentic
Struggle to access deeper emotional material for art
Can't cry even when you want to
Can't access anger (or can't STOP feeling angry)
Grief stuck in your chest or throat

Nervous System

Dysregulation:

Anxiety, panic attacks, hypervigilance
Insomnia or restless sleep
Difficulty calming down
after stress

Chronic Tension

& Pain:

Tight shoulders,
jaw clenching, hip pain,
lower back tension
Headaches or migraines
Digestive issues tied to
stress (IBS, nervous stomach)

PTSD & Trauma

Symptoms:

Flashbacks, nightmares, intrusive thoughts
Jumping at loud noises
(Startle response)
Feeling unsafe even when you're objectively safe

System Freeze

& Dissociation:

Feeling numb, shut down,
or disconnected from your body
Inability to feel emotions
(especially positive ones)
"Leaving your body" during stress
or intimacy

WHEN TO USE THIS TOOL

Your Body Is The Primary Issue

You have .tension,

pain, numbness,

anxiety

Your mind may be free , but your body

is still stuck

Talk Therapy

Hasn’t Helped

Your Body

You Don't Want To

(Or Can't) ...

Revisit traumatic memories verbally, but trust your body can

release them

without words

Combine With Shamanic Work When

Soul retrieval brought parts back, but your body needs to learn it's safe to hold them

Combine With EFT When

You've released the physical tension, but limiting beliefs are still running in your mind

Combine With Reiki When:

Your nervous system is SO activated that you need calming before you can do tremor work

THE SCIENCE BEHIND IT

TRE significantly reduces PTSD symptoms in trauma survivors, anxiety, and chronic pain, with benefits maintained long-term

(Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine, 2021; Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 2022)

Somatic trauma release is based on:

Peter Levine's Somatic Experiencing - Trauma resolution through body-based practices (Waking the Tiger, In an Unspoken Voice)
David Berceli's TRE (Trauma Release Exercises) - Using the body's natural tremor mechanism to discharge stress
Polyvagal Theory (Stephen Porges) - Understanding the vagus nerve and nervous system regulation (The Polyvagal Theory)
Bessel van der Kolk's research - "The body keeps the score" (The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma)

This work gives your body permission to COMPLETE what it started.

WHY WORK WITH ME

I understand that trauma and healing is multi-layered, existing in physical, emotional, energetic, spirit / soul, mental and ancestral levels

I'm not JUST a SOMATIC PRACTITIONER, trained in trauma-informed somatic practices (TRE, nervous system regulation, polyvagal-informed care), I'm also a SHAMANIC and EFT PRACTITIONER

So if we're doing somatic work and I sense there's a spiritual block (a soul part that needs retrieval, a cord that needs cutting), I'll tell you. We can address it in a future session or combine modalities.

I see the whole picture. Not just the body. Not just the energy. ALL of it.

I work with the WHOLE PICTURE. Not just the body. Not just the energy. ALL of it, all of YOU.

FAQs

Q: Will I have to talk about my trauma?

A: No. Your body knows what it needs to release without you having to verbally process the story. Some clients share. Others don't. Both are fine.

Q: What if I can't tremor? What if nothing happens?

A: Everyone's body tremors—it's a biological mechanism. But some nervous systems are SO shut down that it takes time to wake up the tremor response. If nothing happens in the first session, we adjust and try again. It will come.

Q: Is this safe for people with chronic pain or physical disabilities?

A: Yes! TRE is adaptable to all bodies and physical capabilities. We modify the exercises based on what YOUR body can do. I've worked with clients who have chronic pain conditions, or limited mobility.

Q: What if it gets too intense?

A: You're in control the entire time. You can stop, slow down, or take a break. I'm trained to help you regulate if the release becomes overwhelming. We go at YOUR pace.

Q: Can I do this if I'm currently in crisis (suicidal, severe addiction, psychosis)?

A: Please stabilize with appropriate care first (therapist, psychiatrist, rehab, hospital). Once you're stabilized, this work can support your ongoing healing.

Q: How many sessions will I need?

A: Some clients feel relief after one session. Others need 3-6 sessions to fully discharge stored activation. It depends on how much your body is holding.

Q: Will this trigger me or retraumatize me?

A: Not if done properly. The beauty of somatic work is that you don't need to revisit traumatic memories or stories. Your body releases what it's ready to release at a pace IT sets. I'm trained to help you regulate if things become too intense. We can always slow down or pause.

Q: What's the difference between Somatic work / TRE and yoga/stretching?

A: Yoga and stretching work with voluntary movement and conscious stretching. TRE activates involuntary tremoring—a reflexive discharge mechanism. The shaking isn't something you "do," it's something your nervous system does when given permission

Q: Can I do Somatic work or TRE on my own at home?

A: You can do some Somatic work at home, and TRE, eventually, yes. Your body has survival patterns you can't see—breath holding, bracing, dissociating. A practitioner witnesses these cues and teaches you to recognize them before you flood or shut down. We guide your nervous system to complete releases safely, not just activate them. Over time, you'll learn breathing practices, grounding techniques, and gentle movement you can do at home. But the witnessing piece is essential at first.

Q: Is Somatic work or TRE safe for people with seizure disorders?

A: Generally yes, but consult your neurologist first. TRE tremoring is different from seizure activity (it's controlled by you and stops when you want it to). However, anyone with a seizure disorder should have medical clearance before starting body-based trauma work.