The Imprints of Sexual Trauma: How the COVID-19 Pandemic May Trigger Survivors
The Imprints of Sexual Trauma: How the COVID-19 Pandemic May Trigger Survivors Sexual violence is a trauma to the body with immediate and ongoing physical, mental, and spiritual impacts, many of which have been magnified for survivors in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic. As a survivor, an advocate, and a Somatic Experiencing (SE) […]Read More
New Energetic Pathways to Healing
New Energetic Pathways to Healing “The virtue of the universe is wholeness. It regards all things as equal.” -Tao Te Ching One of the greatest insights I have learned in studying Somatic Experiencing, a naturalistic, trauma resolution method came when my teacher reminded us to trust in peoples’ innate capacities to heal, that this was, in […]Read More
Freeze Leads to Survival
Freeze Leads to Survival “We die so that we can live.” (Father opossum to baby from animated film ‘Over the Hedge’) Over the last 15 years, billions of cells have cycled through my body – created, utilized and disintegrated – without any of my own intentional efforts. Most of my life I took these processes for granted. Yet, […]Read More
The Wisdom of the Wounded Healer
The Wisdom of the Wounded Healer “When I stand before thee at the day’s end, thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing.” ~Rabindranath Tagore When I first came across Margaret Howard and her writing, it was clear that she embodied the central mission of The Breathe Network – […]Read More
Somatic Healing, Nature and Empowerment: An Interview with Maira Holzmann
Somatic Healing, Nature and Empowerment: An Interview with Maira Holzmann “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” ~John Muir Introduction by Molly Boeder Harris Have you noticed the ways that trauma shows up in your body – however sharp or […]Read More
Tapping the Power of the Mind in Trauma Healing
Tapping the Power of the Mind in Trauma Healing “Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible in us be found.” ~Pema Chödrön Since surviving sexual violence, my body has long been my anchor. Even with the unpredictable volatility of its tremendous feeling and sensation – […]Read More
Pegasus the Horse: An Affirmation of Healing
Pegasus the Horse: An Affirmation of Healing Our founder crafted this poem after experiencing an incredible coincidence which occurred while being being tattooed. She had chosen the tattoo after being inspired by a passage within Waking the Tiger written by Peter Levine, the creator of a revolutionary trauma resolution method called Somatic Experiencing. The carefully selected intention of the Pegasus as the […]Read More
Molly Boeder Harris
“In 2003, Molly Boeder Harris entered the movement to end sexual violence and began a deep personal immersion into somatic trauma healing practices for her own recovery. Initially, she served as a volunteer advocate for sexual assault survivors and after a year of service, she started working professionally as a Medical and Legal Advocate. In […]Read More
Kate Busby
“Kate Busby is a trauma-informed Oregon Medical Board Licensed Acupuncturist, certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), sound healer and yoga teacher committed to helping people who are suffering and want to find healing.” Contact Information: Email: katebusby@kwanyineast.com & kfbusby@gmail.com | Website: www.katefbusby.com | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kate-Busby-Acupuncture-Yoga-636436193069177/ | Phone: 503-719-4533 | Practice Location: Kwan Yin Healing Arts East, 3115 NE Sandy […]Read More
Ryan Hofrichter
“Ryan Hofrichter, SEP, LPC Intern, works with individuals, couples, and groups in private practice, bringing together relational, experiential, and body-centered therapies to help clients move towards greater empowerment and ease. A grandchild of Holocaust survivors, he has worked on behalf of many groups vulnerable to marginalization and violence for the past twelve years, and has […]Read More
