A book I highly recommend for understanding how trauma impacts the brain, mind and body is “The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma” by Bessel van der Kolk. Trauma can result from abuse as a child or adult, a serious accident or wartime combat and can lead to … Read more
As Covid restrictions have eased this summer, adjusting to larger gatherings and more people being out and about has been stressful for some. I’m also hearing a lot of apprehension about what the Delta variant may look like for Ontario in the coming weeks. In the past I’ve written about breathing, yoga, tapping, mindfulness, exercise, … Read more
There is an intimate connection between the body and the brain. Dr. Stephen Porges, the originator of the Polyvagal Theory, identified a biological order of human response that is active in all human experience. Deb Dana, has brought the Polyvagal Theory to the world in a user-friendly format. I’ve written a few times about the … Read more
As humans, our bodies are wired for negativity, in that our tendency is to focus more on negative events, feelings, emotions than on pleasant or joyful ones. In our nervous system, our bias is toward identifying danger and being able to mount the physical resources to fight or flee from danger. The uncertainty, lockdowns and … Read more
