Episode: 139
In this episode, Irene Lyon explains how the nervous system impacts trauma, healing, and overall health.
How the nervous system impacts different areas of the body, like the gut and heart, and its connection to trauma.
What trauma is and how it affects the nervous system and overall health.
Irene’s personal journey of discovering and refining methods for somatic healing.
The role of intentionality in practices like meditation and how to address deep-rooted conditioning and trauma.
Practical steps for building tolerance in newborns and helping children process and integrate trauma.
Strategies for working through toxic emotions like shame, disgust, and anger.
The importance of doing inner work to develop a healthy nervous system and increase resilience to life’s triggers.
About Irene Lyon:
Irene Lyon, MSC, is a nervous system expert and teacher with over 25,000 students in 90+ countries. Her online courses, 21 Day Nervous System Tune-Up and SmartBody SmartMind, guide individuals in healing trauma and optimizing their lives through nervous system regulation. With a background in Biomedical and Health Science, Irene draws on the works of Dr. Moshé Feldenkrais, Peter Levine, and Kathy Kain to create accessible, transformative programs for all.
For more on Irene’s programs, visit irenelyon.com/programs.
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Show Minutes
0:00 – Nervous System 101
0:38 – Introduction
2:35 – Background Of Her Journey
36:34 – What Is The Nervous System?
55:40 – What Is Trauma?
1:20:47 – The Difference Between Animals and Humans
1:35:52 – Using Meditation To Go Deep or Disassociate
1:51:37 – Learning How To Just Be
2:06:43 – Working Through To Properly Harnessing Thought Energy
2:22:29 – Cultivating A Greater Tolerance In Nervous System In Newborns
2:46:50 – Dealing With Toxic Emotions
2:53:44 – Healing Children Who Have Already Been Traumatized
3:00:35 – Doing The Work To Get Our Nervous System Healthy
3:14:28 – Closing Thoughts
