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This past year, my team and I embarked on studying the effects of my SmartBody SmartMind (SBSM) curriculum with a group of our students. The results thus far have been positive, and have shown exactly what our participants have been anecdotally sharing with us over the years, which [...]
I’ve often joked that witnessing what I teach and guide people through, the practical stuff, is about as exciting as watching paint dry!! (This ‘watching paint dry’ effect is because so much of the practical work is focused on noticing and tracking internal sensations, small slow movements of [...]
(Truth be told) I’ve resisted doing this video for a good while now, mainly because I know each human is unique, and what is good for one person won’t necessarily be good for another. But ... a little while ago, back in May, I caught this YouTube comment [...]
Got a shortie video for you today (under 10 minutes) ;) ! It’s a small clip from a long-form lecture I did earlier this year, wherein I talk about How is trauma REALLY released? The clip I’m sharing touches on the importance of why we should not ever [...]
Got a short one for you today that is all about what true nervous system regulation REALLY is. Dive in. Please know that reaching this holy grail of health (aka: full autonomic nervous system regulation) does not mean that we won’t get stressed out. [...]
Last year, around this time, I released a vlog that described how learning a second language as an adult is analogous to learning how to create nervous system regulation (for the first time) as an adult. I write “for the first time” in brackets, because for some here, [...]
Today’s video falls into the category of most frequently asked questions. It revolves around a question that goes something like this: “Irene, does **insert your mind-body practice of choice** help with healing trauma and nervous system regulation?” Gosh, folks, I wish it were easy enough to just say [...]
It goes without saying that stress impacts pretty much most humans to a certain degree. And it most definitely impacts those living in more westernized and industrialized places and spaces. If we aren’t careful, these stresses can accumulate and create what some call ‘toxicity’ with our body-mind interfaces, [...]
Sometimes the most direct questions are the best ones for me to tackle, and the other week, one of my followers on YouTube asked this question: The quick answer to this question: to be healthy! Here’s the thing -- when we are storing old traumatic [...]
Hi folks, The video I have for you today is a blend of what I’ve been deeply feeling, as I observe an array of intensities unfold in the global arena, along with some practical strategies - elements I’m calling them - that I believe are important for us [...]
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