Therapy/Yoga therapy
"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived."
The vast majority of people experience reaching a point in their lives where the challenges become extra big - and they like to stand in a queue... This is a completely natural part of human development, and not necessarily a sign of illness. But a few therapy sessions or time to take care of yourself may be what is needed to help clear your thoughts and feelings and stimulate constructive solutions to the challenges.
What can one/a few hours of therapy contribute?
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Get better in touch with yourself
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Manage stress
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Gain an increased understanding of your own relationships and patterns of action
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Set goals and achieve them
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Receive criticism in a constructive way
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Planning career
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Get more harmony in your life
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Increase your empathy
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Make important choices in life
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Find inner peace
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Improve concentration
Through my own personal journey, I have been inspired and motivated to mentor others, and to provide "a hand to hold".
Conditions
As a conversation therapist, I am bound by confidentiality and work within an ethical framework. If you wish to cancel the class, please let us know the day before.
Take care of yourself – YOU are important!
In my work, I take the good conversation between us as a starting point. The methods are practical and development-oriented and focus on the healthy in people. In every problem/challenge there are opportunities for personal growth and development.
My main motivation as a conversation therapist/yoga therapist is to provide support to people in difficult life situations. Through conversation, we can together find causes that in turn mean that our patterns of action can limit us. Together we can find exercises and techniques that provide potential for growth and joy.
In my work, I take the good conversation between us as a starting point. The methods are practical and development-oriented and focus on the healthy in people. In every problem/challenge there are opportunities for personal growth and development.
MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS PROTECT THE BODY DURING TRAUMA
Trauma causes very deep muscle contractions designed to protect the body from injury or possible death during the traumatic episode. It is releasing this chronic tension pattern after the traumatic event is over. The contractions in these muscles must be resolved in order to be able to relax the body again and prevent the development of physical pain and limitations.
OUR NERVOUS SYSTEM RESOLVES TRAUMA REACTIONS
Once the trauma is over, the body's nervous system is designed to literally "shake out" deep muscle tension and help the body return to normal. This tremor produced by the nervous system, similar to that experienced during fear or anxiety, signals to the brain that the muscle tension should be stopped and return to a normal state of relaxation.
TOO MUCH FOCUS ON THE MENTAL DISTORTS THE SENSITIVITY OF THE BODY
Because of our focus on the mental, we have dampened this shaking mechanism to such an extent that it no longer reduces muscle tension so that we carry these with us in the body long after the trauma is over. In cases of repeated trauma experiences, the mind will command the body to freeze or numb immediately to reduce the inevitable pain of the next violent experience. This dissociative command from the brain overrides the shaking mechanism, which must eventually be restored for effective and lasting healing.
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)
PTSD is a term used to explain the continuation of disturbing thoughts, moods and feelings that persist even after the trauma is over.
Because of our focus on the mental, we have dampened this shaking mechanism to such an extent that it no longer reduces muscle tension so that we carry these with us in the body long after the trauma is over. In cases of repeated trauma experiences, the mind will command the body to freeze or numb immediately to reduce the inevitable pain of the next violent experience. This dissociative command from the brain overrides the shaking mechanism, which must eventually be restored for effective and lasting healing.
POST-TRAUMA REACTIONS CAPTURE US TO RE-EXPERIENCE THE EXPERIENCE ITSELF
Because the experience is overwhelming both emotionally and physiologically, the body stores the memories, thoughts and feelings of the trauma to process them at a later time. The high chemical charge left in the body after trauma continuously seeks ways of discharge. When we never allow this excessive charge to have an outlet, this can lead to intense emotions such as hatred, rage, shame, etc... or ideas such as revenge, mistrust or negative ideologies.
UNHEALED TRAUMA CREATES REPETITIVE BEHAVIOR THAT IS NOT PURPOSEFUL
PTSD is caused by a lack of release of high tension or anxiety (biochemical energy) that was generated at the time the traumatic event took place. The body continues to seek an outlet for this overstimulation, and the brain is constantly unconsciously creating situations similar to the original trauma. This is the mind's attempt to replay the trauma scenario in hopes of releasing the energy so that the victim can become the survivor.