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Somatic Healing

A collection of 7 posts

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Best Breathwork App: Why the HeartMath Sensor Is Worth Your Time

Why Data Matters More Than Hype If you search best breathwork app, you’ll find hundreds of timers and “guided” sessions. But most apps stop at pacing, they don’t tell you how your nervous system is actually responding. That’s what sets HeartMath’s Inner Balance system apart. It

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Can You Train Your HRV? A Helpful Guide to HeartMath Inner Balance Coherence Plus

Learn how HRV coherence training with HeartMath Inner Balance can help you improve stress resilience. Use 5-5 breathing and real-time feedback to smooth your HRV waveform and carry calm into your day.

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Stress Blocks Every Recovery Shortcut

A few days ago, I was listening to one of my favourite biohackers, Dave Asprey, on YouTube. 20 minutes into the video on longevity biohacks, he said something that stopped me cold. He'd been going through mitochondria upgrades, autophagy activation, and fasting protocols. The kind of optimization I

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The Triggers That Spike Anxiety, and a 5-Minute Breath That Actually Works

You might be familiar with the racing-heart feeling, when your mind accelerates to 100 miles an hour and anything going on around you just seems to disappear. There are certain things that might seem out of our control and change our reality in an instant. Luckily there are things we

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Somatic Experiencing Meets Breathwork: What the Science Really Shows About Healing Trauma in the Body

When trauma is trapped in the body, a deep breath can feel impossible. A 2017 clinical trial proved Somatic Experiencing restores balance. Here's how gentle, trauma-safe breathwork mirrors the science to relax the chest and reset your nervous system.

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Somatic Breathwork Reset: A Simple 5-Minute Protocol That Actually Works

You’ve most likely heard the saying: “the body keeps the score”. It’s not just a saying. It’s the foundation of somatic healing. When your nervous system stores stress, it doesn’t always show up as memories or thoughts. It lives in tight shoulders. Shallow breathing. That wired-but-exhausted

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Somatic Healing Through Breathwork: A Nervous System Reset Backed by Scientific Research

If you’re like me and tried to meditate to calm down but ended up feeling more anxious or angry, this post might be for you. For many years I have used meditation in my daily life - on lunch breaks, in the mornings as a part of a routine