Ruminating a lot lately? Here’s a new way to deal with it …

We tend to think that our body is responding to what we’re thinking.

So if you’re having anxious thoughts, it means your body is responding with anxiety-type symptoms.

But what if I told you that it could also be the other way around?

Your thoughts mirror what's happening in your body.

When your body kicks into gear and your brain sees it as a threat, it tries to deal with it by doing what it knows how to do best: thinking.

Picture this.

Your brain uses all sorts of memories—things you know, how your body feels, and even stuff stored in your cells—to predict what might happen and prevent history from repeating itself.

Intrusive thoughts pop up because your brain is wired to survive.

Trying to change these thoughts takes a ton of effort, and honestly, it often doesn't do much.

Methods that focus only on changing thoughts ignore what your body's going through. They don’t give your body the attention it deserves.

The body's alarms keep ringing because they're not being answered.

To calm your mind, you need to give it new information.

Tap into your emotions and bodily sensations. One of the best ways to do that is through somatic work.

In Somatic Therapy we're not trying to argue or change your thoughts. We're addressing the body directly to help it feel safe and connected.

And when that happens, your mind starts syncing up with what your body is experiencing.