544: How to heal trauma through the mind-body connection | Peter Levine, Ph.D., psychologist & trauma expert

The mindbodygreen Podcast · Jun 9, 2024 · 52m

“Trauma isn’t just what happened to us, but rather it's what we hold inside,” says Peter Levine. Peter, a psychologist and leading trauma researcher joins us to discuss how to heal trauma through the mind-body connection and how to use your active imagination for emotional growth, as well as: -How Peter defines trauma (~4:30) -A breathwork exercise for calming trauma response (~8:28) -His experience with active imagination (~15:30) -The connection between dreams & unconscious mind (~29:00) -His personal experience tapping into undiscovered traumatic experiences (36:40) -Signs you should try…