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In this episode, Laura and Bernhard share their experiences and the benefits of somatic healing practices that are crucial for this day and age.
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EMBODIED SOUL AWAKENING
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with Bernhard Guenther & Laura Matsue
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Show Notes Part 1:
- Why it is important to engage in somatic work
- Symptoms of disassociation and dis-embodiment
- The body-mind connection
- How tension in the body affects our thoughts and emotions
- Laura’s story of her healing journey with yoga
- How to consciously engage in body-mind practices
- Bernhard’s healing experiences of receiving bodywork
- The importance of safe nurturing touch
- Laura’s experience of receiving massage sessions from an elder medicine woman
- The skin is the surface of the brain
- Why people are averse to being touched
- The connection between psychological issues because of lack of touch
- How to do somatic meditation correctly
- Laura’s experience at a somatic meditation retreat
- Healing inter-generational trauma and past life trauma through somatic work
- The healing intelligence of the body – you are your own healer!
- How to work with difficult emotions and process them somatically
In Part 2 (only for members), we go deeper into:
- How do you know something is off in your body?
- The relationships between negativity, depression, grumpiness, and tension in the body
- Most of the tension we hold we are not aware of
- Preventive medicine vs. “disease control” [public health care]
- How to do somatic trauma work: Pendulation and External/Internal Orientation
- Self-exploration practice: What do you tend to focus on and orient towards?
- The power of conscious “somatic” walks in nature
- Staying in Dual-awareness
- The difference between feelings and perceptions
- Bernhard’s healing journey with music, drumming, and dance
- Dance as a somatic practice to process stuck emotions and trauma
- The concept of 5 Rhythms dance
- How to process anger and have a healthy relationship with anger without suppressing it
- The importance of sympathetic nervous system activation when in “freeze” or “fawn”
- The benefits of consistent Chiropractor adjustments and acupuncture
- Very important: Strengthening our capacity to receive [attachment styles]
Go HERE to listen to Part 2 if you’re a member or REGISTER to become a member to have access to the membership section (including the membership forum.)
[Intro and outro music clip by Seeded Vision]