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The Embodied Year

Soma Vida

The Embodied Year

The Embodied Year

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It appeared as if I was on top of the world, but the truth was the world was crushing me. A year after my brothers passing, a relationship fell apart, and I felt as if I was losing everything. My world just couldn’t stop changing and that lack

When we’re in a bad place emotionally or spiritually, our first instinct is to disconnect. A vacation will make the problems disappear. Drinking will numb the pain. Binging on Netflix will silence the mind. All of these coping mechanisms might

As someone who has had migraines off and on for years, they can be incredibly painful and unbearable; taking you down for hours or days. Migraines can be triggered by several different factors. For me it has been stress or grief, that starts as tensi

Whatever has happened in your past, good or bad, is apart of your unique story. Every experience has shaped who are you, however it doesn’t have to define you. The past might be messy and full of pain but it’s important to look at those m

A large part of somatic therapy is inviting movement back to the body to help ignite healing. When the body goes through a traumatic event it holds onto the memory even if the mind has buried it. The body remembers everything. Being in survival mode,

Our bodies have a strong desire to stay in alignment, sending us messages in subtle and not so subtle ways. A headache, tight hips, or throbbing shoulder pain. These all can be wake up calls to slow down and listen. It’s an invitation to heal.

Growth requires patience and grace. Growth also requires setting boundaries, feeling the pain, and letting go. This can be intense and challenging. Letting go of old patterns and beliefs is a journey, but through the ups and downs comes great transfo

Friendly reminder: You are not your past, nor does it define you. Don’t let the past hold you back from living your truth. Some of the best days are still ahead. 🤍
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In times of high stress or anxiety, coming back into the body will help calm and regulate the nervous system. 🧘🏽&zwj;♀️

Anxiety attacks are definitely not new to me, especially in 2017. Between a toxic teaching job and grieving my brother, stress

If not released, emotions stay in the body, masking itself as pain, tightness, constriction in the hips, shoulders, neck, chest.

When emotions arise, get it out. Upset or grieving? Cry that shit out. Angry? Scream, move, shake it out. Nervous? Move,

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