As we have learned, pain,
stress, and trauma can cause us to disconnect
from parts of our body, creating the
environment for loss of wellness, sickness, or
disease. Often times it is said we use our
bodies to “somatize” hurtful experiences,
creating spasm, organic dysfunction, or other
dis-ease as a way to wall off further
discomfort.
After observing thousands of
people in both private practice and public
seminars, Dr. Epstein discovered 12 basic
healing rhythms, or stages, consistent with each
individual’s path to healing.
Each stage of healing has it own
distinct “rite of passage”- accompanied by a
chaotic experience, healing crisis, or event
which helps us to reunite with aspects of
ourselves that are traumatized, forgotten,
abused, shamed, or unforgiven.
Each stage also has a characteristic pattern of
breath, movement, and touch, that can help us to
reconnect with the natural, internal rhythms of
our body, and experience a greater sense of joy
and well-being.
Somato Respiratory Integration,
(SRI), based on the Twelve Stages of Healing,
appears to consistently reverse the process of
defense physiology, spinal distortions, and
disconnection that hinders the expression of
life.
As we become safe to feel and experience the
reconnection to our physical selves, it becomes
easier to release traumatic events from our
past, and allow for:
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A more flexible,
integrated experience of the spine and
body-mind
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Easier release of
structural distortions/”anchors” to our
past
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Increased sense of peace
and ease
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Improved posture and
deeper breathing
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New options to deal with
life stress
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Empowering oneself to heal
and transform their life experience
SRI is an invaluable tool used
during a Network session to further promote
the evolution of advance spine and nervous
system strategies through NSA.
SRI exercises can also be used
at home between NSA visits to relieve acute
stress, and as part of one’s regular wellness
routine, as thousands of people around the
world have discovered.
