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Somatic resourcing skills for moving towards safety
From wrapping ourselves in warm clothes to lying down on grass, here are a few somatic resourcing skills that we can practice.
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Sometimes, the body can feel stressed and worried. In order to find inner calm and peace, and make the body feel safer, we need to incorporate somatic practices to move to safety. " Identifying your somatic resources can be very useful because they bypass the “thinking/logical” brain. Sometimes we cannot just logic our way out of anxiety or depression, right," wrote Therapist Justine Grosso and shared a few somatic resourcing skills.(Unsplash)
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Wrapping ourselves in comfortable clothes or a weighted blanket helps in feeling happy and safe. (Unsplash)
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Feeling the body surrounded by water and taking a warm bath helps in clearing the mind. (Unsplash)
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Lying down in grass, touching and feeling the body in nature helps in ensuring ourselves that we are in a safe environment. (Unsplash)
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We should look around the room and focus on the things that are pleasant for the mind. (Unsplash)
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