Welcome to part 2 of the 5 Pillars Advanced Reiki Training!

In this section, you will explore how stress and trauma effect the nervous system, energy grids, and chakras of the body. As Reiki practitioners, it is vital that we not only understand the spiritual aspects of healing, but also the human dynamics of personality development. Our childhood experiences and armoring play a huge role in belief systems (throat chakra dynamics) and energy manifestation.

In this course we will address emotional healing from a psychological lens. Learn to clean your body and mind as you breathe through old frozen patterns of personality and flow into your higher awareness. As you dive into this section, I invite you to keep an open mind and feel what comes up for you in your own story.

FACTS AND COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT TRAUMA HEALING

What is Trauma? 

Trauma is not only linked to acute events, like war, car accidents, or assault. Trauma is anything that is anything that is too much, too soon, or too fast for our nervous system to handle without becoming overwhelmed. This can take many forms such as a child feeling bullied at school, unsettled family life, or emotional neglect by their family at home. Or adult realities, such as severe work, death of a loved one, financial stress, or relationship disharmony.

What happens during trauma?

At the cellular level, the body experiences a surge of intense fight or flight energy and stress hormones. Our bodies need to feel safe and a sense that the threat is over in order for our nervous system to come back into a state of rest and balance. If the body doesn’t return to a neutral state, a stressor is long lasting, or the trauma is so severe or sudden we can go into a ‘freeze response,’ otherwise known as dorsal vagal shutdown. On the outside, the freeze response appears calm, but internally there is still a huge amount of fight or flight energy. A freeze response can look like dissociation, numbness, or even fainting. Being stuck in the freeze response is why we can still suffer from something that happened to us months, years, or even decades ago.  

What is trauma healing?

Healing trauma is about going from ‘trying to survive’ to ‘thriving.’ It is about coming out of the freeze response in body and mind. It is about restoring the energy flow in the nervous system. It is about returning to a place we can we can connect with ourselves, feel relaxed, and present.  

Is it too late to start releasing stored trauma?

Never. Our body and psyche’s are built to heal, and our nervous system patterns can change. We can come out of chronic freeze pattern no matter how deep or old our stored stress or trauma may be. It just takes courage, commitment, and a willingness to feel.

How can I heal my trauma?

There are many different approaches to to trauma healing. Some are more psychological and focus on a psychotherapy as a top down approach. Some focus more bottom up and focus on releasing trauma stored int he nervous system and body. And some focus on brain chemistry though medication. 

What kinds of tools are used in this course?

From juicy intellectual lectures, dynamic breathing practices, guided meditations, and homework assignments, your tool belt will fill up with resources you can implement in your daily life.

Will I work with spiritual energetics?

Yes, Since this course is designed from some of the most potent content of the 5 Pillars Goddess Training, you will experience a sampling of the spiritual cleansing techniques used in the full year long training program. You will learn how to stay healthy on the spiritual energetic level, and use tools from the Greek Goddess archetypes to ground the work into your body. This creates a flexible and dynamic experience that goes deeper than traditional therapies. It heals trauma on the psychological, physiological, developmental, and energetic levels. It will help you intimately connect with yourself and others, feel the full range of emotions and sensations, and celebrate life to the fullest.