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How to Release Stress From Your Body: 5 Somatic Practices That Help
Your body can stay on high alert long after a stressful day ends. Victoria Duarte shares how somatic work helped her finally let go, plus five simple practices to help your nervous system return to rest.
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Woman lying on her back on a yoga mat with her eyes closed and arms relaxed at her sides, resting after releasing stress from her body, from Healing Arts Center in Virginia Beach
Support Between Sessions: Why My Clients Can Call When It Matters Most
My clients can reach me between sessions at no cost, and in all the time I have offered it, no one has ever overused it. Here is why I do it, especially for Gold Star children and the adult children of military families, and what happens when people feel heard.
Alt Text: A small ceramic cup with a hand-drawn beach umbrella and lounge chair sits on a wooden table, an image of slowing down, from Healing Arts Center's post on between-session support in Virginia Beach.