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When breathwork triggers trauma responses

I do breathwork to process trauma but sometimes I have intense body memories come up and I end up more triggered than when I started and I don't know if I should continue.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Somatic spiritual practices can activate unresolved trauma without adequate therapeutic container for integration.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Body as spiritual vessel across traditions?”

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