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