Traumatic Stress and the Human Nervous System
“Life is not a stable process. Our ability to recover is our greatest quality.” — Moshe Feldenkrais. The Grey Wolf, Canis lupus lives in northern latitudes around the world, including British Columbia. On February 22nd 2024 I encountered a pack while out walking with my two dogs, and got to experience our Homo Sapiens survival instinct in all its intensity. A Somatic Movement practice is, at its heart, antidote to how we, as an organism respond to stress, based on the work of Canadian-Hungarian Endocrinologist Hans Selye (and developed by Thomas Hanna) and a way of building resilience so we can move through life with greater ease.