Cancelled: Turning Towards Ourselves: Trauma, Emotions, and Spirituality

The many advances in trauma work and trauma therapy recognize how physical, emotional, and psychological harm can profoundly impact our sense of self and our capacity to physically regulate the nervous system.  

In this workshop, we will bring spirituality into the conversation and explore how our emotions can be a resource for recovery, helping us tune into our specific emotions, and . Our emotionsact as a can be a portal back to ourselves. and our spiritual qualities. 

Those managing past trauma can lose access to their living consciousness, bodies, nervous systems, and true nature. This inability to be with the fullness of your authentic self can limit your capacity to live in a meaningful way, leading to grief, depersonalization, and a deep longing for who you used to be.

During our time together, we will turn inward by:

• Working directly with spiritual practices, including mediation, inquiry, journaling, body-centered awareness, and gentle movement.
• Creating a safe container and heart-full space. 
• Introducing a spiritual orientation toward our emotional soul, focusing on appreciation for the gift of emotions as the door to our spiritual nature. 
• Uncovering how our hidden and forbidden emotions can become portals to our various spiritual qualities.

The natural response to trauma is to dissociate, shut down, and become numb to protect oneself. Over time, a distorted sense of self can form, but we are not defined by our painful histories. With great tenderness, curiosity and courage,  we can recognize the effects the past can have on our spiritual path and discern what is needed to effectively navigate this part of our journey. Who and what we truly are can always be rediscovered.

This workshop invites you to be open to the possibility that, no matter the trauma, our authentic nature remains pure — and steadfastly available when we turn toward our true selves.

Recommended Reading: In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness by Peter A. Levine