Restoration is unique because we take a holistic approach to wellness utilizing mindful practices, as well exercise, nutrition and healthy habits to restore and strengthen the nervous system and enhance both physical and mental resilience.

Trauma is not an event or something that happened to you.  When we refer to trauma recovery, we are not resolving a traumatic event, but rather, your response to it.

Trauma impacts both emotional and physical health. It keeps you trapped in negative thinking patterns that influence the way you see the world and yourself in it. 

Trauma is stored in the body, not the brain.  It causes a disconnection between yourself and your body.  That is why we need to listen, acknowledge, and release body sensations instead of fighting them. 

When we are able to focus on the present moment, we are able to fully inhabit our bodies and feel safe. We can listen to and track the nervous system, learn to perceive sensations without manipulating them, and befriend our bodies in a way that makes us feel fully connected and present.

Restoring connection to the body can be done through movement, referred to as somatic movement. 

As we become aware, we learn to put words to body sensations. We attend to the breath, lovingly inform our body that we are safe and cared for, and as a result, become more oriented internally and in space.

Nervous system regulation is at the heart of trauma recovery.  If you have ever felt irrationally angry, stressed or panicked, or shut down and unable to react at all, that’s your sympathetic nervous system (fight/ flight/freeze) trying to protect you.  Sometimes, due to unresolved trauma, it gets a bit carried away and thinks there is danger when there is not.  You can learn to regulate your nervous system and live in a calm (parasympathetic) state.  

Living in fight or flight causes many physical symptoms like headaches, chronic pain, autoimmune, and gut issues.  You may have trouble concentrating and being in the moment.

These patterns cannot be fixed through willpower.  You may often feel like your body is betraying you, but these are patterns that have developed over time in order to protect you.  The problem is, they are no longer serving you.  Bringing your focus to the body disrupts this cycle and creates new responses that align with your current needs and desires. During your sessions, you will learn to recognize these nervous system patterns and bring peace and calm to the body.

• Embodiment exercises, settle and relax your body into a parasympathetic state. 

• Your body will reward you with dopamine spikes that make you feel good and improve optimism, both in the short and long term. 

• Gain energy due to increase in norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine (feel good chemicals in the brain).

• Lower stress hormone cortisol

• Normalize blood pressure and heart rate.

• Stimulate and strengthen the vagus nerve which leads to better blood sugar regulation, improved heart and gut health, reduction in migraines, and better emotional stability.

• Learn mindful, intentional movement in order to be more oriented and fully present in your body.

• Incorporate adequate rest and recovery to learn to care for your body with love and kindness.