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A physical sensation is the bridge between brain/mind and the body. It can unlock important parts of the “healing puzzle”… Somatic work, among other things, is designed to get you more in touch with your body. Another addition to the wo

Yara Grant 30/11/2024 Yara Grant 30/11/2024

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Somatic work is like working with a house of cards. The nervous system does not process long stories. It only needs small chunks of information. When you work somatically you don’t need to recount long old stories. There is no need to b

Yara Grant 18/11/2024 Yara Grant 18/11/2024

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Healing what we don’t know is “wrong” (somatic approach) 🔸There are receptors inside your organs. These receptors send information about the inside of your body to your brain. 🔸This information helps to regulate vital functions, such

Yara Grant 08/11/2024 Yara Grant 08/11/2024

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In somatic work we are looking for what is true in each moment Not what we think it should be or what we would like it to be, but what is… What is here right now? What is my capacity now? Can I feel any contraction right now? This work

Yara Grant 17/06/2024 Yara Grant 17/06/2024

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Deep somatic healing is not about avoiding stress at all times It's not about constantly doing somatic exercises to regulate your nervous system. It's not about mechanically and mindlessly going through a list of resources. 🌿 It’s abo

Kate Alexandra Priestley 01/04/2024 Kate Alexandra Priestley 01/04/2024

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Why choose somatic healing work? There are many reasons to give this type of work a go, especially if you haven’t had long lasting results with conventional mainstream approaches. I will share two of them here: 1) The deepest memo

Yara Grant 19/03/2024 Yara Grant 19/03/2024

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Somatic work changed my life Somatic work is done through and via the body.  We speak the body’s language. We feel the body’s sensations. We take time away from perspectivizing, mentally understanding every single detail and we fin

Yara Grant 13/09/2023 Yara Grant 13/09/2023

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What are the results of somatic healing work? 🌿 It shows you, in your own body, what a felt sense of safety is like.  🌿 It helps create capacity, resilience and flexibility in your autonomic nervous system.  🌿 It helps you

Yara Grant 14/06/2023 Yara Grant 14/06/2023

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Mindset work is overrated We humans are so used to “work” on ourselves. To create strategy, to delete limiting beliefs, to receive coaching, to participate in retreats, to practice various meditation methods and and and... But none of t

Yara Grant 07/04/2023 Yara Grant 07/04/2023

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Your body was not designed to live in a state of hyper vigilance In hyper vigilance your body is permanently with the red lights on. Your basic bodily functions are negatively affected and your mental health is equally affected. For

Yara Grant 02/03/2023 Yara Grant 02/03/2023

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How can I cultivate a relationship with my body? In modern life we have grown accustomed to rush through everything and we start to develop an attitude of taking small basic needs for granted. As a very simple practice, but most challe

Yara Grant 01/02/2023 Yara Grant 01/02/2023

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Things I LOVE about somatic healing work 🌿 It’s grounded and simple, yet very effective. 🌿 You don’t need to have conscious memory of any traumas, events or issues for it to work. 🌿 You don’t have to dig up the past for you to fee

Yara Grant 19/12/2022 Yara Grant 19/12/2022

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3 ways to connect with your emotions using somatics We have been told so many times over the years to sit with our emotions. But how can we do it in a “productive” way? Here is a simple exploration for you to try. When you notice an

Yara Grant 18/10/2022 Yara Grant 18/10/2022

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Why certain aspects of somatic healing makes me feel I’m ignoring my pain and my problems? One of the key aspects in resolving stress and trauma is to “teach” you and your body to feel safe. It’s like the body has forgotten how feeling g

Yara Grant 11/10/2022 Yara Grant 11/10/2022

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Getting back into your body Every single time you speak about something that is upsetting your nervous system gets activated. But because we, humans, are so stuck in our heads and so out of touch with our bodies we barely notice when t

Yara Grant 05/10/2022 Yara Grant 05/10/2022

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You can’t rationalise the experience of feeling unsafe Neuroception is one of the principles of Polyvagal theory. This simply means that the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) detects threat without our conscious awareness. It responds to

Yara Grant 03/10/2022 Yara Grant 03/10/2022

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Money, success and healing I often see in the world of social media healing methods being sold on the basis of receiving more money. Law of attraction and so many teachings seem to see money as this magical thing that healing trauma wi

Yara Grant 28/09/2022 Yara Grant 28/09/2022

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Living in your head can feel safer than living in your body So many of us feel much more comfortable using mental activity to go through the motions of life. Not realising that we are disconnecting from the body. This is a very common su

Yara Grant 27/09/2022 Yara Grant 27/09/2022

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Trauma healing work has to be gentle and titrated Your body is designed perfectly. It automatically activates to fight or flight mode when it perceives a threat. When these two responses are not appropriate nor possible for the situati

Yara Grant 24/09/2022 Yara Grant 24/09/2022

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Somatic healing and the rhythm of life Many people ask me for specific details of what I do in my somatic sessions. I realise that there is only so much I can convey in words. Then clients start sessions and tell me that they realise the

Yara Grant 23/09/2022 Yara Grant 23/09/2022

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