Clearing trauma is a lot like the act of expelling bodily material. What does a person do? They look at it to see what came out and if it is most of what was being felt. This is a part of the process.
Emotional or mental trauma is the same process. We have to participate on the act of clearing and bringing the memories or feelings to the surface and trace to the source experience (often with help) and then be fully aware of the experiences that have been released and observe without reacting. This is the kind of process a person might not want another to see, yet we are drawn towards the cathartic act of knowing that something that was causing an influence was purged or released from the body and mind.
This brings up the notion that what becomes stored as recessed trauma or suppressed memories in the mind becomes connected with a physical imbalance within the body. This is often through the musculoskeletal system which will hold tightness or lymph fluid somewhere in the muscles effecting circulation and posture while creating a feedback cycle of moods and repetitive feeling. Continue reading “Clearing Trauma”