Trauma keeping you awake? This may help you sleep like a baby!
Someone I worked with saw me the other day and wanted to tell me how much this method has helped her sleep. She has a history of significant childhood abuses. She got a rocking chair recently and started rocking 20 minutes before she went to bed. She said it makes her so relaxed---more relaxed than she ever remembers being. She gets in bed and wishes she could stay awake and enjoy the relaxed state she is in, but she is so relaxed that she goes into a deep restful sleep. She said she is sleeping better than she can remember sleeping--pretty much ever. She's sleeping like a baby!
This motion helps the brain stem. I'm going to paste a clip from an article I wrote about this method some time ago. Sweet dreams!
Good news: current research is finding success with trauma sufferers. They have found that there are various movements that can help the brain handle the release and healing of traumatic incidents (even multiple traumas; see resources by Bruce Perry at childtrauma.org.) Some of these movements are: swinging, rocking, jumping on a mini-tramp, Tai Chi, therapeutic dancing S.K.Y breathing, etc. Hoffman (deceased trauma therapist) had her trauma clients rock in a rocking chair 20 minutes a day as they are going through therapy with her. Ms. Hoffman was also able to use EFT (and other modalities) in helping these sufferers heal in ways they never thought possible. Rocking is an important part of their healing, as it has markedly increased the response rate.
