Your breath is your most easily accessed and  the most powerful tool in your toolbox when learning to healing from trauma. It seems too simplistic to believe that it can make much of a difference but it really does!  Trust me, I know what you are thinking - “How could it make much difference?

When you take slower and deeper breaths you “trick” your nervous system into believing that you are safe.  Through the breath you are retuning yourself to homeostasis or to balance where your who system can rest and repair. 

One of the most immediate benefits of conscious breathing is stress reduction. Taking slow, deep breaths activates the body’s relaxation response, reducing the production of stress hormones like cortisol. Conscious breathing can help lower anxiety levels, improve mood, and enhance overall well-being.

Along with breathing - grounding is the second most powerful tool in your healing toolbox.  There are several types of grounding practices, and you will be introduced to a lot of them in this lesson, but some of them are not presented here but will be later on. Grounding in concert with breathing will give you powerful control over your body to control things like anxiety, panic, depression, stress reduction, and triggers, just to name a few.