Rebecca Trussell | Somatic Experiencing | Mind-Body Therapist on Instagram: "Ever seen those myofascial release tools that look like a big hook? I used to DIG under my shoulder blades to try to get to that knot I just couldn’t reach. And it…did not feel good. This somatic move works so much better to reach those painful trigger points under the shoulder blades and relieve tight shoulders. Bonus, it’s not increasing pain in an already painful area. When your body is in pain, your nervous system i

Rebecca Trussell | Somatic Experiencing | Mind-Body Therapist on Instagram: "Rushing through somatic movement, trying to do it “right”, and only doing it during pain flare-ups…that approach won’t do much for your nervous system. I know because that’s exactly how I started. When I first found somatics, I treated it like my more traditional yoga practice: I focused on alignment, I went WAY too fast, and I treated it like something to check off my list. And I mostly reached for it AFTER my pain fla

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