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How Somatic Trauma Releasing Exercises Work 👇🏼 #shorts

The Workout Witch · 0:12

In this practice

Key teachings

  • Somatic awareness for trauma release
  • Understanding the body's protective responses to stress
  • Nervous system regulation through movement and breath
  • Reconnecting mind and body to process emotions

Ideal for

  • Individuals experiencing chronic stress or trauma symptoms
  • Those feeling disconnected or dissociated from their bodies
  • Anyone seeking gentle methods for emotional and physical release
  • Beginners to somatic practices

Lesson

Instructions

Trauma & long term stress can cause you to disconnect from yourself & shutdown both physically & emotionally

This is a coping mechanism that happens when the traumatic experience(s) or stress is too overwhelming or distressing to process in the moment 😮‍💨

Disconnecting from your body manifests as dissociation, overeating or under-eating, feeling numb, addiction, physical pain, workaholism, not being able to feel your feelings, and ignoring basic self-care

These are not moral failures & they’re not your fault!

They’re autonomic, unconscious reactions to the amount of trauma & stress that you’ve been through

Your body & your emotions shut down in an effort to protect you, and for a short period of time this can be helpful to getting through your day to day ✨

BUT! at a certain point these trauma responses no longer are helpful, and instead you know that you want to get your full self back 🙌🏼

Somatic trauma releasing exercises are a clear pathway into reconnecting to your body & your emotions 💖

These exercises release stored trauma & pent up survival energy that’s been making you feel stuck, disconnected or dissociated 🙌🏼

After you release, you’ll feel significantly better both physically and emotionally ✨

Your unexplained physical pain will be gone and you’ll have a ton more energy 💪🏼

You’ll feel emotionally stable & your nervous system will be regulated ✨

Releasing stored trauma disrupts your body’s habitual stress response, allowing your body to return to its natural, balanced state 🙌🏼

Do you want to release stored trauma from your body?

Get guided through the step by step 👇🏼

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Steps

  • Gentle hip release movements
  • Mindful breathwork to calm the nervous system
  • Grounding exercises for body awareness
  • Intentional movements to release stored tension

Benefits

  • Release of stored trauma and pent-up survival energy
  • Reduction or elimination of unexplained physical pain
  • Increased energy and vitality
  • Enhanced emotional stability and regulation
  • Reconnection with the body and emotions
  • Disruption of habitual stress responses

Practice summary

Level
all levels
Duration
1 minutes
Equipment
yoga matcomfortable clothing
Target areas
hipspelvisnervous systemfull body
Energy
calming

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