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When mental relaxation doesn't affect physical tension

I can access states of deep calm in meditation but my body still holds chronic tension that never releases no matter how relaxed my mind gets.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Top-down approaches to relaxation may not address somatic holding patterns created by unresolved trauma or stress.

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