Self-Soothing Practices
Shanti shares her journey of discovering self-soothing techniques from a young age, emphasizing the power of breath and the mantra "that's yours, not mine." She reflects on how these tools not only helped her navigate trauma but also enhanced her performance in school, revealing that self-care can be both instinctive and transformative. The conversation explores the idea of finding personal meditation methods without formal guidance, highlighting the innate wisdom we all possess.In this clip
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Related Questions
Does using breathwork to calm my body when triggered mean that I was able to diminish the physiological response to my childhood trauma, even though I didn't use the repetitive retelling of the narrative as discussed in the episode Shanti Medina - Healing From An Abusive Mother and the clip Simple Breath Practices?
Does it mean that I was able to diminish the physiological response to my childhood trauma even though I didn't use the repetitive retelling of the narrative, but instead used breathwork to calm my body when triggered, as discussed in the episode 5 Powerful Strategies for Dealing with Stress, Worry and Anxiety | Women of Impact and the clip Finding Control Through Patterning?
Have there been stories of people who erased trauma through meditation by calming their bodies using breathwork every time a fear, trauma, or distressing thought appeared, as discussed in the episode 'Lessons from Stoicism and The Military | Nancy Sherman | The Knowledge Project 126' and the clip 'Emotions and Reflection'? Did those individuals dissociate from those feelings, not seeing the fear, trauma, or distressing thought as truth but rather as trauma or stories? Did they then repeat another story to themselves, the one they chose to believe, over and over? Did they keep doing the process of observing the fear and trauma, calming their bodies, and reminding themselves of what they actually wanted to believe in?