Methods & Modalities
Somatic Practices:
- Body scanning and sensation tracking
- Breathwork to access different states
- Movement and dance to express and release
- Posture and gesture work
- Touch and bodywork (when appropriate)
Emotional Processing:
- Pendulation between activation and calm
- Titration (processing in small, manageable doses)
- Resourcing (connecting to what feels good/safe)
- Completion of emotional cycles
Cognitive Integration:
- Naming and understanding patterns
- Reframing beliefs through bodily experience
- Bringing curiosity to sensations
- Meaning-making that honours body wisdom
Spiritual Practices:
- Grounding exercises
- Energy awareness and boundaries
- Ritual and ceremony
- Connection to something larger than self
Relational Work:
- Co-regulation with practitioner
- Witnessing and being witnessed
- Repair of relational wounds
- Establishing healthy boundaries