Body Wisdom & Trauma Healing: Unlocking Body Intelligence

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The Body Remembers: A Cinematic Journey Into Ancient Body Wisdom

By Empower Counselling Services Winnipeg

Posted: April 8, 2025

Trauma healing doesn’t follow a single path, and it shouldn’t. While many forms of support exist—from therapy and mindfulness to movement and art—there’s a profound, often overlooked wisdom deep within us: our body’s own ancient knowing. This isn’t about new techniques or protocols; it’s about reconnecting with a primal intelligence that lives beneath language and […]

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Healing Trauma by Integrating Mind, Body, and Nervous System

By Empower Counselling Services Winnipeg

Body Wisdom & Trauma Healing: Unlocking Body Intelligence Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) Nervous System Trauma, PTSD, C-PTSD

Posted: March 12, 2025

Estimated reading time: 5–7 minutes Bringing Together Talk Therapy, EMDR, and Somatic Approaches Trauma isn’t just something we think about—it’s something we feel. It lives in our bodies, in our nervous systems, and in the ways we respond to stress, relationships, and the world around us. While traditional talk therapy provides the foundation for insight, […]