Your story is in body as well as your mind - working with the body and mind can unravel blocks, heal traumas and help you become strong.

Hey, welcome to this interview with Victoria Salomon and myself, Sal Jefferies.  In this episode, we discuss from our respective fields the theme 'Your story is in body as well as your mind'. We share how working with body and mind can unravel blocks, heal traumas and help you become strong.   There are 3 areas we cover from working with the body and the mind:  Healing trauma. (physical or emotional)  Pain relief  Freedom / confidence    Victoria works with healing trauma from a body-based practice. I work with mindset, mood (emotions) and movement. We have a deep and insightful conversation about some of the ways we both experience healing and growth. We hope you find insights and new knowledge and thank you for listening.   Key topics and timing: 00:01 - Intro 01.00 - What the body can tell us. Feet and movement can show up all sorts of things. 06:50 - Posture is very telling. What does your posture say about you? 09:45 How to deal with ‘issues’ held in the body 17:05 - Victoria explains how trauma expresses in the body. Looking at this from a systematic approach and what can be done to aid the process of healing. 22:47 - I continue on from Victoria about trauma and share my perspective . Getting back control is a vital part of processing. Our story is a key part of our identity and that needs to be considered. 29:29 - Peri-menopause and menopause. How biology = psychology and what you can consider if you are at this stage. 36:35 - Breathing and why it matters plus Victoria’s process plus my approach to working with breathing for health and mental wellbeing. 46:00 - Why relaxing the tongue helps release the jaw. This has a huge effect on breathing and emotional state. Victoria gets us to think about the timing and movement we can be aware of when breathing well. 49:44 - Summary of the themes. How thinking systemically can help with all kinds of issues from pain, trauma, lack of confidence or anxiety. “Suffering is being stuck. Being free is movement; whether that’s physical movement, breath movement or mind movement” For more information about me, please go to my website: https://saljefferies.com.  For more information about Victoria and her work please go to: https://ixcheltherapies.co.uk