TRAUMA HEALING WITH SHIATSU
- when the body remembers what we couldn’t hold -
A trauma is not only about what happened — but about how the body responded when it did.
When experiences overwhelm us beyond what we’re able to process or regulate, the nervous system can become locked in a state of high alert or emotional shutdown.
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These reactions often leave traces in both the body and the nervous system.
Shiatsu offers a gentle, body-based approach to trauma healing that helps you process and release what has been held.
Through calm, attentive touch, Shiatsu provides a safe and non-verbal way to work with past experiences.
The treatment supports the body’s natural flow of energy and helps the nervous system gradually relax, restore safety, and re-establish connection with the body.
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The Body remembers - and responds
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When trauma isn’t processed fully, it can settle into the body and show up as:
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Persistent inner tension or hypervigilance
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Anxiety, numbness, or emotional shutdown
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Sleep issues, racing thoughts, or flashbacks
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Reactions that seem to have no “logical” cause in the present moment
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Many physical and psychological symptoms can be traced back to experiences the body never got to fully digest.
When the body is supported to release tension, recognize safety, and feel its own boundaries, a new process begins : A shift from survival to presence.
How Shiatsu to support Trauma Healing
Shiatsu offers a non-verbal, gentle, and body-based way to work with trauma.
It’s not talk therapy - but a physical treatment that:
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Calms the nervous system through grounding touch, pressure, and gentle movement
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Reconnects you with your body in a way that feels safe and empowering
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Supports regulation between hyperarousal (fight/flight) and hypoarousal (freeze/shutdown)
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Respects your boundaries - working at your pace, with care and presence
SAFETY AT THE CENTER
Trauma healing requires patience, presence, and deep respect.
I don’t treat trauma as something to be fixed - rather I view it as a voice left behind, in our nervous system that is asking for care, attention, and a safe space to be held in. So that maybe eventually there can come more peace and integration of those parts of us that are hurt.
Rather than analyzing or “solving” trauma with words, Shiatsu creates the space for the body to gently unwind, reconnect, and heal.
It is quiet work - but often deeply releasing.