Self Mastery to Heal Trauma | Understanding Holistic Wellness in Yelapa, Mexico

Womb baby trauma & energetic imprinting

Everything is energy, and even while in utero, we have been imprinted deeply with all the good and bad information that has been shared in the womb from our mother. There is even evidence that has been building up over the past several years, that show that genes encoded in sperm can be modified by the environment in which they were developing, meaning, in the guy, and those modifications may affect the developing child.

Pregnancy is a great source of enjoyment, hope, and anticipation for most women; it may also bring on anxiety, distress, depression, trauma, and feelings of ambiguity (Talley, L 2013). Parenting, maternal bonding, and biological effects on fetal development begin before birthing (Daglar & Nur, 2018; Glover & Capron, 2017).

It can be very difficult to know what obstacles our mother had while carrying us, but here are just a few major bonding obstacles that could have happened:

• Recurrent post-traumatic stress disorder

• PTSD associated to prenatal substance abuse (Delker et al., 2020; Sanjuan et al., 2019)

• anticipatory anxiety

• unplanned or unwanted pregnancy

• maternal separations from loved ones

• abandonment by partner

• family illness

• financial deficits or poverty

• family deaths

• hormonal and acute physiological changes

• baby’s gender

• domestic violence history and recent occurrences

• unresolved spontaneous abortion (SAB) or planned abortion

• (TAB) trauma or fetal demise

• medical trauma

• genetic fetal disorder/complications

• preexisting mental disorder or concurrent multiple diagnosis

• pregnancy rejection

• pregnancy denial

• fetal idealization

• recent immigration

• language barrier, cultural (Kruger, 2020)

• gender and racial oppression

• religious restrictions

• affect phobia

• unresolved grief

• recent flashbacks

• nightmares

• memories of previously dissociated trauma.

Swales et al. (2018) findings suggest that the effects of childhood exposure to traumatic events remained after accounting for more proximal traumatic events in adulthood.

So, what do we do from here?

If you are one of those people, who think about who they are, and where their life is going, and why things may be more difficult than expected, there is one BIG thing not to forget.. The person who you are, was imprinted during prenatal, and has continued to be imprinted from that day forward. Imprinted with so many positive and negative energies, that we don’t even know how to grasp what that means, and how to have these energies move through us, so we can no longer carry the stress, anxiety, depression, and uncertainty that could have be caused by this very imprinting.

This is where energy work comes in, and is rooted in science in so many ways, and also has many unknowns on how it can heal the body and mind in such a way that we literally have a shift in consciousness.

We know how yoga can release stress, increase serotonin levels, work with the parasympathetic & sympathetic nervous system, supports digestive health, restores our fascial fluidity, balances our vital force (prana vayu), and so much more, but what many of us struggle to understand is that there is a deep shift in consciousness that can also occur, that begins to shift the way we see and feel ourselves, and the world around us.

No matter if you can relate to the above list of prenatal traumas, or not, we are all carrying some type of trauma, big or small, that effects us in being able to live in the present moment, with ease and grace. Trauma triggers rise and fall, making it difficult to maintain healthy and happy relationships.

So the question is, how do we master the ability to heal our own trauma that could be continuously occurring in small or big ways throughout our lifetime?

There are three main types of trauma: Acute, Chronic, or Complex

1. Acute trauma results from a single incident.

2. Chronic trauma is repeated and prolonged such as domestic violence or abuse.

3. Complex trauma is exposure to varied and multiple traumatic events, often of an invasive, interpersonal nature.

The charity Mind in the United Kingdom lists the following as potential causes of trauma:

• bullying

• harassment

• physical, psychological, or sexual abuse

• sexual assault

• traffic collisions

• childbirth

• life threatening illnesses

• sudden loss of a loved one

• being attacked

• being kidnapped

• acts of terrorism

• natural disasters

• war

Traumatic events can be isolated or repeated, ongoing events. A person can also experience trauma after witnessing something traumatic happening to someone else.

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How to live a graceful life with our Energetic Imprints

How Holistic wellness can help

This is were holistic wellness comes in, it is a huge piece of the puzzle in being able to break through the trauma that loves to hold you down, and that can even be buried deep into the subconscious.

Yes, of course, you have the medical system as an option to have your weekly therapy sessions, so you can talk through all the things that have happened, and that is helpful, don’t get me wrong, but along with that, there are so many other modalities out there, that can actually help you move trauma through FEELING an experience, instead of INTELLECTUALLY THINKING through the experience.

Some of these modality’s entail:

1. Yoga

2. Meditation

3. Pranayama

4. Mantras (chanting)

5. Mudras (hand positions)

6. Nutritional counseling

7. Nature therapy

8. Art & music therapy

9. Writing therapy, journaling

10. Ceremony & rituals, setting intentions

11. Sound healing

12. KAP (kundalini activation process)

13. Massage

14. Temazcal

15. Expressive dance

    and there are so much more…

We will continuously be imprinted throughout our lifetime, and this is why it's so important to understand that you have many holistic wellness choices on how to move the stuck energy that is not serving you in a positive way.

You have the control to heal yourself with the proper guide(s) who hold space, who let you organically connect to your body, mind, and emotions in a way that is authentic and organic.

There are holistic modalities that will guide you deeper into understanding the types of energies, information, people, and vibrations that are around and in your life in an effortless way.

These modalities will guide you to take a careful eye, and diligent understanding on how important it is to manage this energetic frequency of information, and how it will support you in healing past trauma, and have you living a life towards peace, so in this lifetime you are able to be grounded, have better direction, feel secure, with deep wisdom and clarity that will inspire you to live the life that you truly want, and be a part of social circles that lift you up, overcoming the effects of the world around you.

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References:

1. Talley, L. (2013). Stress management in pregnancy. International Journal of Childbirth Education, 28(1), 43–45.

2. Daglar, G., & Nur, N. (2018). Level of mother-baby bonding and influencing factors during pregnancy and postpartum period. Psychiatria Danubina, 30(4), 433–440.

3. Glover, V., & Capron, L. (2017). Prenatal parenting. Current Opinion in Psychology, 15, 66–70.

4. Sanjuan, P., Pearson, M., Poremba, C., Amaro, H., & Leeman, L. (2019). An ecological momentary assessment study examining posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, prenatal bonding, and substance use among pregnant women. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 195, 33–39.

5. Kruger, C. (2020). Culture, trauma and dissociation: A broadening perspective for our field. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 21(1), 1–13.

6. Charity Mind in London