Healing doesn’t just happen in the mind. The body needs a way to feel safe again too.

Understanding Somatic Healing: Why Movement is Key to Trauma Recovery

May 1, 2025

Somatic healing changed the way I understand recovery.

Before I found it, I spent years talking about my trauma. It helped me make sense of what happened, but it didn’t change how I reacted when I was triggered. My body still responded like it was in danger, even when my mind knew I was safe.

Somatic healing works because it acknowledges something deeper. Trauma isn’t just a memory. It’s a pattern that lives in the nervous system.

Kundalini Yoga is one of the practices that helped me begin to shift that pattern. With breath, sound, and movement, it speaks the language of the body. It doesn’t force calm. It creates conditions where calm can return.

You don’t need to be flexible or experienced to benefit from this. You just need to be willing to stay with yourself through the process. With each practice, you start to feel more grounded, more aware, and more present in your own life.

If you’ve done the talking and still feel stuck, this might be what’s next.

  • Explore somatic regulation practices inside Harmony Within.
  • Want to guide others through this work? Learn the full system in our KYT certification program.

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About Salimah

Salimah is a Yoga Therapist and the Director of YogaVision, a leading online school for yoga education. She specializes in Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training, Kundalini medicine, numerology, meditation, and women's healing, offering yoga as a tool for health and transformation.

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