(Repost) The body keeps the score! Allostatic overload (mismanaged life stress), a maladaptive environment (physiological stress), and potentially even excess tension & perceived threats from training/playing can be stored in the nervous system - not unlike glitches in software. Physiologically, we do store our issues in our tissues. Athletes and pretty much anyone can benefit from some level of somatic therapy that releases these trapped neurological "ghosts in the machine" in the form of neurogenic "trauma" release. But what is this? Ever seen a deer shake itself off after nearly getting hit crossing the road? Those videos of goats that shake after getting scared? How about when your dog shakes itself off after you scold it? We human animals forget about the animal part and have disengaged this mammalian reflex for a number of reasons. So why do we integrate somatic therapy into our recovery? . ✅ Stress release ✅ Postural restoration and decompression ✅ Easing sabotaging feeling...