Warrior for Peace: Holding Space and Vicarious Trauma

In Warrior III, we're instructed to feel ourselves reaching in all four directions - the crown of the head, the heel of the extended foot, each of the arms in opposition. But I've always found that I best achieve balance when I sense extending into 6 directions: east, west, north, south - and down to [...]

The Dangers of Survival Mode (pt 2)

In my previous post, I introduced how stress and fear impacts the brain and body. Sometimes the body's recovery from trauma is truncated, and symptoms of post traumatic stress can result. When these symptoms persist beyond one month after the incident, an individual is considered to meet diagnostic criteria for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). [...]