Here and Now: Let the Sun Shine In

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart” 
― Helen Keller

Yes, you can heal from childhood trauma or trauma!!  A quick fast forward to the now!

I decided that the now was important and then, the very interesting story can be revealed. What does today look like?

I live my life so that I can keep my nervous system in a calm state.  Please know that my mind, body and soul were separated to survive the trauma. Breathing deeply was not something that I was unable to do. I could not feel feelings in my body or even truly feel my body itself.  I often lived in a state of anxiety and I was hypervigilant.  I have PTSD.

So, I have over many years made changes in my life that allow me to bring my mind, body and soul together and sometimes, I, with great joy and wonder, am able to experience the universe fully.

I try to eat clean and stay away from highly processed foods and sugars.  I know that sugar and processed foods adversely affects my nervous system.  I try to eat fresh fruits and vegetables. I could do better on those veggies!!

I meditate every day for ten minutes. It keeps me calm and peaceful.  If I don’t meditate, I feel off.  I started off by using the breathing app for three minutes on the Calm app.

I do some yoga every day for 10 to 15 minutes.  It was suggested about a year ago to incorporate yoga every day. I figured if mediation was helpful then, why not give the yoga a go?

If I don’t go to the yoga studio which is most days, I do Yoga with Adriene, https://www.youtube.com/user/yogawithadriene.  Adriene Mishler changed my life.

Yoga brings the mind, body and breath together. In order to fully heal, this is what I needed. There is a great body of scientific research that yoga helps PTSD.    I do yoga every day because I feel better and more peaceful.

Reiki also has helped move negative energy that was stuck in my body.  Yoga can do this as well.  I have a good cry on the good old yoga mat more than once.

Eating clean, meditation, yoga and Reiki are all tools that can really help anyone with or without trauma.  They have changed my life so profoundly.  I am like a walking advertisement for everyday yoga and Yoga with Adriene.

Every once in a while, I can feel my body which may sound strange.  When I do feel my body, I embrace it with the joy and wonder of a young child.

Some days, I can feel the grass under my feet and the sun or the rain on my face. I can truly hear all of the sounds and smells that go with a beautiful day. I embrace that moment fully.

I know that if I don’t feel these sensations today that there will be a day in the near future where I will embrace the human experience as I was intended to feel life. To me, it is like a miracle that I can feel the way that I do now. I am grateful.