by Kimberly Schmidt Bevans | Feb 9, 2025 | Anxiety, Body/Mind Tools, Coping Skills, Dance/Movement Therapy, mind/body, mindfulness, Somatic Therapy, Stress, trauma
If you are in therapy for anxiety or for trauma treatment your therapist may have led you through a Body Scan Meditation. Here I answer 6 questions about the Body Scan. 1. What is a Body Scan Meditation? A Body Scan Meditation or Body Scan Mindfulness exercise is used...
by Kimberly Schmidt Bevans | Nov 30, 2021 | Anxiety, mind/body, Somatic Therapy, Stress, trauma
What is Polyvagal Theory and the Vagus Nerve? If you’ve delved into the world of body-oriented therapy, you may have heard of Polyvagal Theory (the father and founder of this theory is Stephen Porges) and the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve, also called “the wandering...
