karena | somatic healing

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Have you ever completely spiraled over something that seemed small? 😣 Maybe you said something you regret… shut down mid-conversation… or felt totally flooded with fear, urgency, or shame. That might’ve been an amygdala hijack -  a moment when your emotional brain takes over before your thinking brain can catch up. 🧠⚡️ And here’s the truth: You can’t think your way out of a hijack - because your thinking brain isn’t fully online in that moment. But you can calm your nervous system with a somatic technique called Havening Touch. It uses gentle touch to generate delta brainwaves - the same slow, soothing waves your brain produces in deep sleep. 🌊✨ 💛 These brainwaves tell your amygdala “You’re safe now.” They reduce cortisol, release feel-good neurochemicals like oxytocin and serotonin, and help your whole system settle. 🎧 In my latest podcast episode, I explain how amygdala hijack works and guide you through a soothing Havening practice to help you feel better fast. xoxo, Karena 🎧 Somatic Healing Meditations EPS 079: Amygdala Hijack Explained (With a Somatic Practice to Calm Your Amygdala) #amygdalahijack #haveningtechniques #havening #nervoussystemregulation #somatichealing #embodiedhealing #selfsoothing #nervoussystemhealing #feelitthehealit #helloinnerlight #somatichealingmeditations

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So many of us were never taught how to be with our anxiety. We were taught how to suppress it. To override it. To make it smaller so others would feel more comfortable. Over time, we internalized those messages. We started to believe that our anxiety was a personal failure... something to fix, to hide, or to be ashamed of. But what if anxiety isn’t a flaw at all? What if it’s a sign of something deep inside us... a part of us that never felt safe, never felt seen, never felt held? What if, instead of trying to push it away… we turned toward it with care? What might shift if we offered our anxiety the same kind of tenderness we’d offer a child who was overwhelmed or afraid? ✨ That’s what I guide you through in this week’s episode of Somatic Healing Meditations! It's a gentle, neuroscience-backed practice to help you meet your anxiety with compassion, instead of control. We move from resistance to relationship. From bracing to softening. From managing emotions… to healing them. Real anxiety relief doesn’t come from trying to make your anxiety disappear. It comes from building a loving relationship with the parts of you it speaks for. 💗 🎧 Listen now to Somatic Healing Meditations Episode 080: Somatic Meditation for Anxiety Relief xoxo, Karena #helloinnerlight #somatichealing #anxietyrelief #emotionalhealing #selfcompassionjourney #somatichealingmeditations #selfhealers #healingisnotlinear #feelitthehealit #bodybasedhealing

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➡️ There’s a kind of loneliness that has nothing to do with other people. It’s the ache of being disconnected from yourself. From your own tenderness 💗 From your own truth ✨ From your own care 🌿 So many of us know how to show up for others… but not for the quiet voice within. At my Somatic Self-Love Retreat in Costa Rica, we’ll practice something radical: 🌸 Listening. 🌊 Soothing. 🌺 Rebuilding a relationship with ourselves that is rooted in compassion, care, and nervous system safety. Through daily somatic meditations, healing workshops, and time in the wild beauty of Costa Rica, we’ll begin to soften the old patterns that kept us distant from our own hearts… and learn to offer ourselves the love we’ve been longing for. 💞 ✨ There are just a few early-bird discounted spots left! (Save $269.85 when you book before July 23rd!) Thank you @tourhero for helping me plan such an incredible retreat! #somatichealinghub #helloinnerlight #somatichealing #nervoussystemhealing #selflovejourney #embodiedhealing #somaticretreat #emotionalhealing #selfattunement #selfcompassion #tourhero