ANCIENT WISDOM
Ancient healing traditions like Reiki and shamanic energy work offer powerful support for regulating the nervous system—a core element of somatic healing. These practices help shift the body from a state of stress or survival into one of safety, rest, and repair. By working with subtle energy, intention, and sacred ritual, we invite the body, mind, and spirit to soften, release, and return to balance.
Modern science is finally catching up to what ancient healing traditions have long known: chronic stress is not just emotional—it lives in the body, often acting as a root cause or aggravating factor in physical & emotional disease. Today, research in neuroscience, trauma studies, & physiology is validating somatic healing.
SUPPORTIVE SCIENCE
For centuries, practices like breathwork, gentle movement, and energy work have been used to restore harmony in the body. Now, neuroscience and trauma research are confirming how these practices support healing at a biological level:
- Polyvagal Theory, developed by Dr. Stephen Porges, shows how activating the vagus nerve through practices like deep breathing, vocal toning, and grounding movement can shift the body from a fight-or-flight state into one of rest, reconnection, & repair.
- Research by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score, highlights how trauma is stored in the body—and how somatic therapies like yoga, breathwork, and movement-based practices help release that stored trauma when talk therapy alone may fall short.
- Studies on Heart Rate Variability (HRV) show that somatic practices improve HRV—a key indicator of nervous system flexibility and resilience—supporting both emotional regulation and long-term physical health.
- Mind-body interventions, such as trauma-informed yoga and energy healing, have been shown to reduce cortisol levels, decrease inflammation, and enhance immune function, all of which contribute to overall well-being.
healing starts with the Nervous System
WHY? IT'S OUR BIOLOGY.
When an animal in the wild goes through a stressful event, it shakes aggressively to discharge the energy, then it continues its day as normal and returns to a baseline calm state.
As humans, we absorb all stressful energy & suppress it where it gets stored & trapped in the body.
Stored trauma in the body negatively impacts our energy levels, mood, memory, cognitive functioning, joint mobility, sleep patterns, to name a few.
Our stored trauma doesn't come back as a memory; it comes back as a reaction informed by our nervous system.
When our nervous system is regulated, we can respond from a calm & centered place. When our nervous system is dysregulated, we react from a place of ego, disconnected from our body, mind & soul.
Let's discover together a unique pathway to your true nature through heart-centered practices that are personalized to your needs, goals & desires.
