Advanced Somatic Tracking

For those of you that have successfully practiced Somatic Tracking for your chronic pain (see my "Somatic Tracking 101" blog for easy-to-follow tips on that practice) it's time to expand your skillset! There are a multitude of challenging experiences that can be viewed through the same lens as many types of chronic pain -- that the nervous system is simply misinterpreting experiences that are safe as dangerous. In many situations beyond chronic pain the core Somatic Tracking skills can be used to find resolution & ease too. So, get good at your "101" skills first, and then give these advanced applications a try!

Chronic Pain Relief Basics

Pain can be a tricky thing to solve, especially when you’re dealing with long-term, chronic pain conditions. If your pain is relatively new, or the result of a recent injury, the clear order of the day is to simply be patient and do what’s needed to let your body heal. But if you’ve been challenged by more complex, chronic pain, the foundation of healing rests on one key thing: creating safety in your nervous system. Read on to learn some straightforward tools to help you do just that.

Somatic Tracking 101

Somatic Tracking is a cornerstone mindfulness practice in the Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) toolkit. By simply slowing down, helping your nervous system settle a bit, and gently paying attention to the details of what’s happening in your body & mind, you can help take the fuel out of your chronic pain (especially when your pain is neuroplastic, or pain that your brain learns to be in over time). Read here for a step-by-step Somatic Tracking process you can try on your own.

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