Bessel van der Kolk – How Trauma Lodges in the Body, Revisited
On Being with Krista Tippett
Acknowledging Sensate Dimension in Trauma Recovery
The body's response to trauma is not about cognition but about the body's interpretation of the world as unsafe. Traditional therapy often ignores the somatic dimension of traumatic experiences, focusing solely on talk therapy. Yoga can help trauma survivors reconnect with their bodies, but many struggle even in the most relaxing yoga poses. Acknowledging the somatic aspect of trauma experiences is crucial for effective therapy, a perspective that has been highlighted by a few psychologists like Freud, while largely overlooked by mainstream psychology training that tends to disregard the body's role in trauma recovery.
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