Restorative Catholic

Somatic Pilgrimage

A Catholic Somatic Experience – Certified as Biology of Trauma Professionals and integrating it with our Catholic Faith

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Somatic Pilgrimage

Sept. 3rd – 27th

Meets Tuesdays – Fridays 4:30 pm PT (7:30 ET)

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Connecting to one’s true self, present to oneself, others & God … becoming one’s safe place.

About us

Coming back to Parasympathetic

  • Sympathetic
    Threat, Anxiety, Hypervigilance, Activated, Anger/Aggression, Hamster Wheel, Ruminating, Restless, Insomnia
  • Parasympathetic
    Secure, Social Engagement, Curiosity, Connected, Compassion, Calm Aliveness, Present, Heathy, Grounded
  • Dorsal Vagal Freeze (too much too fast, too little for too long)
    Exhausted, Heaviness, Chronic Pain, What’s the Point, Depression, Conserve Energy, Overwhelm

The Somatic Pilgrimage is a live online workshop, meeting Tuesdays – Fridays.

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“After several days into the Somatic Pilgrimage I experienced such calm and peace, my sleep improved, my hypervigilance and triggers lessened and I was able to move on in life.” (one attendee)

“I look forward to my evenings with the group, so relaxing and a joy. A pleasant surprise: my anxiety, headaches, and back pain has significantly decreased!” (one attendee)

“These classes have been LIFE-CHANGING for me! I’ve dealt with anxiety and trauma my entire life, and have actually done a lot of work to try to heal already, and have made some progress over the years. But wow – I’ve only been in this class for a few weeks, and I am just blown away by how I’ve been able to tap into my nervous system directly to accelerate the healing, and have experienced so much positive change in such a short time!” (one attendee)

Building Somatic tools for serenity

This Somatic Pilgrimage is geared toward learning tools to reset your nervous system and bringing you to a place of serenity and calm. During the group online meetings we will guide you in somatic exercises that you will be able to easily practice throughout your life.

This course is also the foundation and prerequisite for the next, Somatic Parts Pilgrimage where we will address the thoughts and beliefs that we have about ourselves. And move toward living from our True Self.

Our services

A self help, holistic approach to inner healing that is life changing.

“I wanted to thank you for offering this amazing class! I’d always kind of doubted the idea that doing a little exercise could really stir things up very much emotionally but wow! I have been trying to deal with this stuff for literally 20 years, and this is the most progress I’ve ever made – I just can’t thank you enough!!!! “

FAQs

What is Somatic Experiencing?

Somatic experiencing involves working with the body. You focus on sensations and experiences in the body while letting go thoughts and judgements that come up. Somatic exercises can result in a reduction of symptoms like pain, headaches, anxiety or depression. Since we focus on the body, sensations or movement, you don’t need to talk about what is bothering you. Somatic work can be really helpful for various types of complex trauma.

Does Somatic Experiencing go against our Catholic Faith?

We are committed to keeping all our meetings in line with our Catholic Faith. One Catholic source that might be helpful is the Physically Spiritual Website of Andrew Reinhart and his video on “The Somatic Approach to Virtue.” https://www.awakencatholic.org/physically-spiritual/a-somatic-hisapproach-to-virtue

What is Trauma Healing Accelerated, THA.

Trauma Healing Accelerated uses a bottom up approach to healing of trauma, including a threefold approach: Somatic experiencing, parts work (IFS) and Biology. Biology of trauma is all about the impact of trauma on our biology. The ACEs study correlates the impact of trauma on physical health. Bessel van der Kolk writes about it in his book, The Body Keeps the Score. Trauma disrupts our biology and there are specific ways we can bring in support. Dr Aimie Apigian, the founder of THA, is an amazing resource for learning more about the biology of trauma.

Free Will Offering

The work that goes into the 3 Week Somatic Experience is rewarding, still it requires a lot of time, effort, and learning. Consider supporting us as we bring hope and healing to so many of our attendees. Thank you for your generous donations, which makes this ministry possible.

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