Becoming Whole Again After Trauma (Somatic IFS Parts Work)

Trauma can make us feel like we have many parts of ourselves fighting against each other. We often reject the "ugly" parts, and only want to feel the "beautiful" parts. The more we push away the parts of us that we don't want to feel – anger, sadness, fear – the louder they become, and the more depressed and stuck we feel. In this movement meditation, we will feel into what parts of you are currently conflicted and how to integrate them harmoniously so you can start feeling whole again.

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I am dealing with someone in my life who I feel emotionally unsafe with. they have proven to be racist, sexist, lying/gaslighting, and uncaring about my physical safety. This has been following me all of my life, starting with my family. I held the part of me that feels safe around this person when they are being nice, kind even and joking, and then the part that feels extremely upset and feels unsafe and triggered around this person. I found so much pain and anger in the unsafe feeling hand like my child self who was greatly harmed, then the child self who is not judging and finds joy in small interactions with this person not thinking about their sides and paying attention to myself and being in my own power through joy and easy embodied boundaries. I noticed the unsafety was far stronger and couldn't be soothed with the safety/was repulsed by it. there was a lot of releasing emotionally, silent yelling to release and starting to cry. I felt real pain in my left hand that was spreading until I let the unsafety go out of my hand. While the safe hand felt relaxed until letting go. It was a powerful exercise, and I want to learn was to do with this. I feel very very deeply though I have been a people pleaser. I feel I need to use my voice and be bold, though I am so uncomfortable stepping away from people pleasing and silent avoidance.

I love how this guided meditation brought in some IFS parts work. I am dominantly left-handed, but it was interesting to hold safety in my right hand. It made me realize that the part of me that struggles that I held in my left hand has really been dominating my life. Having those two parts work together felt like my safety hand found a way to exercise and strengthen itself. That was a really cool feeling!

What a lovely approach to parts work. I so appreciate this meditation.

That actually made me cry. My right hand comforted my left which was closed and tight and this brought me to tears for some reason. Thank you!

Powerful stuff, my right hand embracing and comforting my left. One of the most profound practises I’ve done so far… excited to try more, thank you! 😊