IreneLyon

About Irene Lyon

Irene Lyon, MSC. and nervous system expert, teaches people around the world how to work with the nervous system to transform trauma, heal body and mind, and live full, creative lives. To date her online work has reached people in over 57(!) countries – but you can often find her teaching with Elia Mrak at their signature Up & Down workshops or hiking in the mountains or along the Pacific ocean in her hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia. She has her Master’s in Biomedical and Health Science and also has a knack for making complex info easy for ALL of us to understand and apply to our lives. She has extensively studied and practices the works of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, Peter Levine (founder of Somatic Experiencing) and Kathy Kain (founder of Somatic Practice).

Disgust: The gateway emotion for healing toxic shame

2024-04-20T18:46:32-07:00Mental Health & Neuroplasticity|

If you suffer from chronic illness or symptoms of the physical or mental variety, addictions, relationship troubles, negative thoughts or low self-worth… …it is very likely that you experienced TOXIC SHAME growing up.  Whether it was dosed out by parents, caregivers, siblings, teachers, or society in general, you [...]

What do you do when you have unresolved trauma? Two types of orienting.

2024-04-20T18:48:58-07:00Trauma & Survival Physiology|

In this blog I’m sharing a vlog that covers one of the fundamentals for healing unresolved trauma and restoring regulation and better self-awareness back to the human system: Orienting The capacity to orient to one’s environment in two different modes - exploratory and defensive - as well as [...]

Debunking 7 myths around healing trauma & nervous system regulation

2024-04-21T03:42:56-07:00Healthy Nervous System Lifestyle, Trauma & Survival Physiology|

I’m seeing a lot more talk about all things trauma, nervous system health, and healing out in the world these days.  This is a good thing. More of us need to wake up to this area of health and healing that’s been overlooked. AND… I’ve also noticed a [...]

Healing our resistance to making money, exercising, & living in the matrix with Seth Lyon

2024-04-21T03:45:23-07:00Healthy Nervous System Lifestyle|

Today I have a very special guest, my husband and colleague Seth Lyon, for an important conversation about restoring nervous system regulation WHILE living in the matrix.  When we met, Seth had been living apart from society for about 13 years. He struggled with complex PTSD and, in [...]

Birthing babies the way nature intended with Dr. Erika La Vella, DO.

2024-04-21T03:47:58-07:00Parenting & Child Development, Practitioners & Professionals|

Ever wonder what it takes to create, birth, and raise trauma-free, healthy humans?  That’s what we’ll cover (and so much more!) in today’s NEW vlog with Dr. Erika La Vella, DO: Birthing Babies the Way Nature Intended.  Erika is a medical doctor and surgeon by trade, who recently [...]