Today’s share is another in my series of short vlogs to address specific questions, like this one: "Can focusing on sensations also lead to even more dysregulation (i.e., focusing on the breath when in freeze, focussing on butterflies in tummy when hyperaroused) because it kind of emphasizes the [...]
Today I’m answering a question that pops up from time to time from my students that goes something like this: Irene, why don’t you SHOW yourself doing the neurosensory exercise on offer in your courses and programs? This is an intentional choice, and today I wanted to take [...]
In his book Waking the Tiger, Dr. Peter Levine, founder of Somatic Experiencing, shares this concept of the “trauma vortex.” Like a tornado, it has the power to pull us into its chaos. And when we haven’t done our own deep healing work, we tend to react to [...]
If you’ve been around for a while, you know that trauma is not in the event. It’s in the body, which includes our neurochemistry, nervous systems, and much more! And that healing involves releasing that trapped traumatic stress to restore regulation back to the autonomic nervous system. How [...]
Hi folks, Have you gotten acquainted with the free resources on my site? To help you navigate these offerings, my team and I recently curated a collection of these stellar resources in one handy bundle for you to download and keep. >> Irene Lyon’s Nervous System Starter Kit [...]
A few months ago, I posted something on Instagram that was a bit controversial, and it offended some people. Here’s a screenshot of the post: Let me be clear—I’m not here to apologize for it. I stand by what I said. AND I understand why [...]
Today I’m re-sharing one of my all-time favourite nervous system healing success stories, featuring my husband and colleague, Seth Lyon. “Why meditating & cold plunging in paradise won’t heal your trauma.” (We gave it this title because that is exactly what Seth attempted to do.) After a traumatizing [...]
What is a chronic illness? Why do we experience chronic symptoms? What can we do to find relief? These are all important questions. And I provide answers (in under ten minutes!) in this vlog: How stored trauma creates somatic symptoms (aka chronic illness). Chronic illnesses abound (especially in [...]
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 [...]
We’re often told that in order to heal, we have to “do the work.” (Turns out much of that “work” doesn’t actually work because most people don’t know about unresolved/untreated trauma and what it takes to heal it…but I digress.) After 20+ years of helping people heal at [...]
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