Mental Health & Holistic Healing Blog
The Healing Power of Trauma-Informed Yoga Nidra: Cultivating Stillness and Reconnection
Trauma-informed Yoga Nidra offers a compassionate path for those seeking to reclaim inner peace and reconnect with their bodies. By blending deep relaxation with trauma-sensitive adaptations—like grounding, choice, and gentle language—this practice helps regulate the nervous system, ease trauma symptoms, and foster resilience. Learn how Yoga Nidra can become a powerful ally in your healing journey.
From People-Pleasing to Personal Power: Somatic Practices to Reclaim Your Voice
Do you often say “yes” when you mean “no”? This powerful guide explores how somatic practices—like Lion’s Breath, supported movement, and sound healing—can help you reconnect with your body’s wisdom, break free from people-pleasing habits, and reclaim your authentic voice.
Embrace the Awakening: Ayurvedic Yoga and Wellness for Spring Renewal
Spring whispers of renewal—a time to awaken body and mind from winter’s slumber. Through the wisdom of Ayurveda and the healing power of yoga, you can shed heaviness, boost vitality, and reconnect with your natural rhythm. Explore simple, seasonal practices to balance Kapha energy and embrace emotional clarity this season of transformation.
Releasing Trauma Through Yoga Therapy: A Holistic Healing Approach
Life's challenges can leave deep imprints, known as trauma, affecting our minds, bodies, and spirits. While talk therapy is vital, Yoga Therapy offers a powerful complementary approach. This holistic practice uses breathwork, meditation, and mindful movement to address the multifaceted effects of trauma, helping to regulate the nervous system, release stored tension, and foster inner safety.
Cultivating Calm: Nurturing the Well-being of Our Educators, Healing Our Schools
Our schools are facing a student mental health crisis, but we must also recognize the immense pressure on our dedicated educators. They are the emotional anchors, yet often carry their own burdens. Supporting their well-being is crucial to creating a calm and nurturing environment where all students can thrive.
Finding Your Foothold: Why an EMDR Intensive Might Be Your Path to Healing
Trauma weighing you down? EMDR Intensives offer focused, faster healing. Get unstuck, process memories, and find quicker relief. Could an intensive be your path forward?
5 Ways Holistic Therapy Can Heal in Burnout Recovery
Burnout is more than burning the candle at both ends every so often. It’s a state of exhaustion so deep it affects your entire body along with your mind and your spirit. Dive into the five ways holistic therapy can heal your mind, body, and spirit connection and promote burnout recovery.
The Complete Guide to Treating PTSD with Holistic Therapies
PTSD treatments are not one-size-fits-all but integrative and holistic therapies have been shown to be effective treatments. Discover how these comprehensive approaches help people with PTSD manage their symptoms and treat PTSD.
Holistic Therapy for Trauma: Yoga, Meditation & Breathwork
Holistic therapy has roots in some unusual therapeutic practices. Explore the basics of yoga, meditation, and breathwork and how they work to heal people within the framework of trauma-informed holistic therapy.
Somatic Therapy vs Somatic Exercises: Unraveling the Mystique
You’ve heard the workout craze and now you’re wondering if somatic exercises are a “thing” and how somatic therapy can help you heal. Let’s dive in and unravel the mystique.
What Does an Integrative Mental Health Therapist Do?
Dive into the world of Integrative Mental Health Therapists to understand their distinctive methods and how they stand apart from conventional therapy techniques.
How Reiki Therapy and Energy Healing Revolutionize Trauma Therapy
You’ve likely heard of reiki but you probably haven’t considered how it can help heal trauma. Let’s explore what reiki energy healing is and how it can help you heal from trauma during your trauma-informed holistic therapy sessions.
How Integrative Therapy Connects the Mind, Body, & Spirit in Holistic Therapy Sessions
Discover how holistic therapy integrates the mind, body, and spirit of a person into therapy sessions and treatment plans. Learn the benefits of this approach on a person's mental and physical health as well as their overall well-being.
What Does Holistic Healing Mean? Using Holistic Therapy to Heal from Trauma
If you’ve experienced trauma but had hesitations in starting trauma therapy, it’s time to explore the topic of holistic healing. Dive in to discover what holistic healing means and how holistic therapy can help you overcome trauma.
Unlocking the Science Behind Meditation and Mindfulness
Have you ever wondered about the science-backed reasons that make meditation and mindfulness so beneficial? In this article, I’m going to share the purpose and impacts of mediation and mindfulness from a scientific perspective.