About the contributor Im May is a psychotherapist at Soulmatics. She uses a combination of mind-body therapeutic approaches to support her clients through their journeys of healing and recovery. She is an EMDR International Association certified EMDR therapist. She is presently working on her certification to be Neuro Affective Touch therapist as she keenly believes […]
It is common to perceive trauma as an event that happened to us or a situation which overwhelmed us. We failed to recognise that trauma is the effect of how our body was impacted after certain undesirable event(s). With our body being affected, generally our mind is affected as well and our mental health deteriorates, […]
Recently we learnt about how emotions affect our brain. How about stress? Did you know that chronic stress can have long term adverse effects on you and it can be inherited by your future generation? An optimal amount of stress can actually be beneficial for us actually. But how can we strike the balance? In […]
Curious about how our emotion brain (a.k.a limbic brain) affects our thoughts, behaviours and stress responses? Watch this short video to learn more! Keen to learn how you can regulate your stress and emotions? At Soulmatics, we provide a body-mind approach for a more holistic mental health service. Get in touch with us to learn […]
Hi everyone, here is the part 2 insert of understanding Somatic Experiencing (SE). Enjoy! What does somatic experiencing encompass, and are there any (scientific?) principles that it’s based on? Who is it for (or not for)? Yes, as the founder of SE – Dr. Peter Levine is a scientist, a lot of the concepts used […]
Hi readers, I know it has been a (long) while since I posted any blogs. I thought of sharing about what Somatic Experiencing is in brief and easily understood manner in a series of posts. The posts would come in very simple question and answer format. So no worries, no long-winded posts! The first is […]
The Greek Philosopher – Heraclitus said that “Change is the only constant”. It is common that we face changes in our life circumstances. Learning to adjust and adapt to new environments and states of life seems like the norm for some. However, at Soulmatics, we know that it is always unsettling for the nervous system […]
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute has created this easy infographic to share some simple tools for self-regulation More about Somatic Experiencing You can send your query to soulmatics.info@gmail.com or visit traumahealing.org Stay tune for more somatic oriented resources! Till then, stay well and keep safe! About the writer Dominica is a certified […]
What is TRE? TRE is the acronym for Trauma or Tension Releasing Exercises. It is a set of exercises that helps to evoke the psoas muscles to release neurogenic tremors. This combination of neurological and physiological involuntary tremors can lead to a release of deep tension, stress and trauma, helping the body to return to […]