im starting to do this as after i access my body through moving, it naturally starts to create thai chi movements even thought ive never done it before
Wow! I have just started listening to”Anchored” and now this. I am some years, alot of years actually ,into my healing. I have FINALLY hit home. You are one of my discoveries that resonate immencley with me and my healing. And these exercises 🙌🏻 Im mind blown. Feels like heaven. All of a sudden. So clear. Thank you 💖🍀✨
I feel so much gratitude for finding your channel! I am a yoga teacher & Reiki master & work with many clients in pain or recovering from a painful experience. I, too, am learning that much of my chronic pain, hypermobility EDS, Crohn's Disease, Celiac Disease is related to my nervous system. I will be watching, practicing, & studying much with you for myself & my clients! 🤗
Thank you for sharing this awesome lesson and excercise. I notice my palms are upturned for vagal, palms are pointing downwards for sympathetic, and palms are placed over my heart/thymus for dorsal as if keeping my own energy spiraling within.
That’s so wonderful that someone has finally explained that the body feels threatened sometimes when in movement. And I feel calm and joyful after those exercises. That you so much!
You'll get there. I was disabled for 20 years, mostly housebound and bedridden. I used to dream of dancing and visualized it strongly. Eventually I got OFF the 5 medications that hadn't worked in a decade and recovered 80% of my health. I've literally come from crawling - my blood pressure was so dangerously low -- to dancing! The more you teach your brain and body that dancing is safe - the sooner you too will be dancing with vitality and life! And somatic tracking and polyvagal theory can help enormously. I love Dana's book Anchoring. A great video, and thanks Ms. Dana!
While listening „The wave“ of Gabrielle Roth came into my mind, which I practiced a lot, but years ago… I remember it as a full body exercise into 5 different „interior states“ and transferring them into body movements. It was very helpful and clearing….Perhaps I should give them a try again 😊
I LOVE this video Dr. Dana, it's very helpful. But as a senior dancer, it saddens me that you have this beautiful imaginal body freedom yet are unable to enact it in life without shutdown. I wonder if there's old trauma around movement from your childhood? I found trauma counseling very helpful for some of my blockages due to being badly bullied as a child. After 20 years disabled by medication and CFS/ME and fibromyalgia, I quit the medications and began to heal. When I was 60% better, I tried dancing - and it was instant agony! My brain was still being overprotective. But I didn't give up, and dancing in a chair occasionally for a few moments, then minutes - and as it's on castors, I got a great workout. Little by little I progressed, doing just a dance movement here and there, then a little more. Two years later, by going that slowly, my system was so calm that when I saw a favourite band I danced for TWO hours - with no extra pain that day or the next! It felt like a miracle. I wish you one too. Your work in Polyvagal theory is a revelation and we are very grateful. It's a whole new paradigm in healing, and with somatic work, brain rewiring and trauma counseling, I have my life back. Many thanks for your outstanding contributions to the field.
Healing Happens 💞 Hang in there. I was born with Lyme and have healed myself. It took a lot of shifting my inner world ans emotions. Check out Metaphysical Anatomy by Evette Rose. She's on RUclips too. Learn the emotional root of each symptoms, then do the emotional work to shift and heal that would. Heal the wound and the symptoms go away. It's magical. Also, do parasite cleanses if you haven't already been doing so. 💞💚🙏
Ventral Vagal is the calm connected state. Dorsal Vagal can be both beneficial and unsafe. It's part of a healthy digestion, yet at worst leads to shutdown or freeze. While the sympathetic nervous system creates the Fight or Flight state. (I hope I got this right.) Dr. Dana has other videos and books that explain this better than I can, as does Dr. Stephen Porges, who did the research that discovered the 3 states.
How do you deal with suicidal thoughts after committing so much harm to your own family …with so much remorse and regret I don’t want to live anymore 😢😢😢
The language is based in Polyvagal theory. If you search online images for "Polyvagal chart Ruby Jo Walker" you will find a 3 colored chart that shows at a glance the 3 states of ventral vagus, sympathetic and dorsal vagus. Each state has corresponding emotions/experiences and physiological influences. I hope that helps!
I find the instruction very confusing. So we’re supposed to create our own movement, not copy hers? So what is the description of what’s required, if anything, for these to be effective? And are we trying to embody these states within the movements, or trying to process them to assist ourselves? As what’s clearly a clip from a longer teaching, this is without context, and is thus way too open to interpretation and especially misinterpretation. Irresponsible post in an open social media environment. How typical of Sounds True.
I know it's hard at first to listen to your body, which can help you discover a movement that makes you feel safe, or ready to be activated (or at worst, to fight or flee), and one that at best helps your digestion and at worst leads to freeze and shutdown. Gradually as you learn polyvagal and to listen to your body, it will start coming to you. For me, certain Chi Gong movements indicate connected safety. A slow meditative "stop" is a regulated sympathetic nervous system, while a protective punch (I was bullied as a child) is my dysregulated sympathetic. It's complex, but Dr. Dana has other videos (and wonderful books that help you understand this process more easily.) It took me ages to learn to listen to my body - I used to HATE that part of Chi Gong, the inner listening. Best of luck!
Very interesting, I suppose this is why exercises like chi gong and tai chi are really beneficial to our nervous system.
im starting to do this as after i access my body through moving, it naturally starts to create thai chi movements even thought ive never done it before
Wow! I have just started listening to”Anchored” and now this. I am some years, alot of years actually ,into my healing. I have FINALLY hit home. You are one of my discoveries that resonate immencley with me and my healing. And these exercises 🙌🏻 Im mind blown. Feels like heaven. All of a sudden. So clear. Thank you 💖🍀✨
Her voice is so soothing to me. Almost like ASMR at times. Thank you Deb Dana for all you do.
Thank you! This clip is an act of generosity.
Thank you for sharing this. I love the work of Deb Dana and Stephen Porges, read the books and it's so good to see, how she work. ❤🙏
Oh wow!! This is so amazing!! Thank you for sharing this fully embodied experience.
I feel so much gratitude for finding your channel! I am a yoga teacher & Reiki master & work with many clients in pain or recovering from a painful experience. I, too, am learning that much of my chronic pain, hypermobility EDS, Crohn's Disease, Celiac Disease is related to my nervous system. I will be watching, practicing, & studying much with you for myself & my clients! 🤗
Thank you for sharing this awesome lesson and excercise. I notice my palms are upturned for vagal, palms are pointing downwards for sympathetic, and palms are placed over my heart/thymus for dorsal as if keeping my own energy spiraling within.
The sympathetic for digestion movement feels so good I like it a lot I don’t even know why
That’s so wonderful that someone has finally explained that the body feels threatened sometimes when in movement. And I feel calm and joyful after those exercises. That you so much!
Thank You Deb. I am so happy to be able to use and share this wonderful wisdom.
Wow! So helpful as I am very good at imagining myself dancing with vitality and life but not that good yet at the enacting part.
You'll get there. I was disabled for 20 years, mostly housebound and bedridden. I used to dream of dancing and visualized it strongly. Eventually I got OFF the 5 medications that hadn't worked in a decade and recovered 80% of my health. I've literally come from crawling - my blood pressure was so dangerously low -- to dancing! The more you teach your brain and body that dancing is safe - the sooner you too will be dancing with vitality and life! And somatic tracking and polyvagal theory can help enormously. I love Dana's book Anchoring. A great video, and thanks Ms. Dana!
Thank you for this beautiful video Dr Dana. 🙏🏻
Thank you for watching.
You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.
Much Love from a Law Of Attraction RUclipsr 💜
Feldenkrais Movement: Movement through Awareness, neuroplasticity, is aliked Yoga, but diferent, very benefitial.
Thank you very much for this video. It helps a lot.
While listening „The wave“ of Gabrielle Roth came into my mind, which I practiced a lot, but years ago… I remember it as a full body exercise into 5 different „interior states“ and transferring them into body movements. It was very helpful and clearing….Perhaps I should give them a try again 😊
I LOVE this video Dr. Dana, it's very helpful. But as a senior dancer, it saddens me that you have this beautiful imaginal body freedom yet are unable to enact it in life without shutdown. I wonder if there's old trauma around movement from your childhood? I found trauma counseling very helpful for some of my blockages due to being badly bullied as a child. After 20 years disabled by medication and CFS/ME and fibromyalgia, I quit the medications and began to heal. When I was 60% better, I tried dancing - and it was instant agony! My brain was still being overprotective. But I didn't give up, and dancing in a chair occasionally for a few moments, then minutes - and as it's on castors, I got a great workout. Little by little I progressed, doing just a dance movement here and there, then a little more. Two years later, by going that slowly, my system was so calm that when I saw a favourite band I danced for TWO hours - with no extra pain that day or the next! It felt like a miracle. I wish you one too.
Your work in Polyvagal theory is a revelation and we are very grateful. It's a whole new paradigm in healing, and with somatic work, brain rewiring and trauma counseling, I have my life back. Many thanks for your outstanding contributions to the field.
wonderful suggestions! Thank you - so helpful
This was beautiful
Thank you. I have Lyme and debilitating panic
Healing Happens 💞 Hang in there. I was born with Lyme and have healed myself. It took a lot of shifting my inner world ans emotions. Check out Metaphysical Anatomy by Evette Rose. She's on RUclips too. Learn the emotional root of each symptoms, then do the emotional work to shift and heal that would. Heal the wound and the symptoms go away. It's magical. Also, do parasite cleanses if you haven't already been doing so. 💞💚🙏
@@Misfit.Sanctuary thank you I will check it out. I haven’t done parasite cleanses. I’ve heard about them but don’t think I can handle them.
@@Misfit.Sanctuary thx I looked her up. Which book teaches the MAT technique? I’m
Not sure if it’s vol 1 or 2 ? That’s all I could afford right now.
Phenomenal thank you
Thank you so much🙏
4:00 exercise
Movement!
if being relieved that you are older and its almost over makes you feel better, does your nervous system read it as threat?
Moving by myself is scary!!
I also have a very hard time moving, I experience a lot of anxiety.
What does "dorsal" and "ventral" mean?
This comes from the polyvagal theory (Stephan Porges, and here, Deb Dana). Hope it helps☺️
Ventral Vagal is the calm connected state. Dorsal Vagal can be both beneficial and unsafe. It's part of a healthy digestion, yet at worst leads to shutdown or freeze. While the sympathetic nervous system creates the Fight or Flight state. (I hope I got this right.) Dr. Dana has other videos and books that explain this better than I can, as does Dr. Stephen Porges, who did the research that discovered the 3 states.
How do you deal with suicidal thoughts after committing so much harm to your own family …with so much remorse and regret I don’t want to live anymore 😢😢😢
For sleep we can imagine too?😮
I'm not understanding the language.
The language is based in Polyvagal theory. If you search online images for "Polyvagal chart Ruby Jo Walker" you will find a 3 colored chart that shows at a glance the 3 states of ventral vagus, sympathetic and dorsal vagus. Each state has corresponding emotions/experiences and physiological influences. I hope that helps!
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Movement
Ending showers with cold water
Mantra Just this moment, just this breath
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why does doing these movement irritate the heck out of me? I love to exercise, but this I hate...
Huh?
I find the instruction very confusing. So we’re supposed to create our own movement, not copy hers? So what is the description of what’s required, if anything, for these to be effective? And are we trying to embody these states within the movements, or trying to process them to assist ourselves?
As what’s clearly a clip from a longer teaching, this is without context, and is thus way too open to interpretation and especially misinterpretation. Irresponsible post in an open social media environment. How typical of Sounds True.
I know it's hard at first to listen to your body, which can help you discover a movement that makes you feel safe, or ready to be activated (or at worst, to fight or flee), and one that at best helps your digestion and at worst leads to freeze and shutdown. Gradually as you learn polyvagal and to listen to your body, it will start coming to you. For me, certain Chi Gong movements indicate connected safety. A slow meditative "stop" is a regulated sympathetic nervous system, while a protective punch (I was bullied as a child) is my dysregulated sympathetic. It's complex, but Dr. Dana has other videos (and wonderful books that help you understand this process more easily.) It took me ages to learn to listen to my body - I used to HATE that part of Chi Gong, the inner listening. Best of luck!