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Nervous System 101

Nervous system renegotiation is likely a term you may have heard while in a yoga class, discussing challenges such as stress, fear, illness, etc.

Trauma, Somatic Experiencing and Peter A. Levine PhD

Peter uses his famous “Slinky” presentation to demonstrate the effects of trauma on the nervous system, and his philosophy of treating trauma; which involves slowly releasing (or titrating) this compressed fight-or-flight energy a bit at time to give the individual the ability to reintegrate it back into their nervous system.

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