Dreaming is an altered state of consciousness that we all visit regularly. Dreams are a way of processing lifes events, a portal to the subconscious. There are some similarities with the dream state and the shamanistic view of experiencing other ‘realms’ and also the concept of ‘soul loss’.

The mind and body are not separate but intrinsically linked. It is common for emotional or psychological stress to effect the body physically and this may manifest in jaw clenching, IBS, headaches, neck, shoulder or back pain. We are all a bit different with how we express emotional issues somatically (in the body) but whatever the cause of the stress may be, even if we can’t control the circumstances, we can help our body to deal with the stress more effectively

Trauma is an emotional and physiological response to a triggering event. After time has passed, it is not the actual event that is the problem but the nervous systems continued response to it.