Nervous System Regulation, Self Sabotage, & Somatic Healing - Irene Lyon

Irene Lyon is a somatic experiencing practitioner and nervous system expert, who has dedicated the past twenty years of her life to understanding the role that the nervous system plays in healing from past traumas, and setting us up for flourishing in life.
She has studied extensively under the likes of Peter Levine, Kathy Kain, and Stephen Terell - so she brings both a wide-ranging and in-depth perspective to her work.
In this conversation, you'll learn:
- Why the nervous system is the central component around which all other aspects of well-being revolve
- How trauma gets "stored" in the body and what can be done to heal
- To what extent our behaviour is "hardwired" or malleable to change
- Irene's theory on the origins of self sabotage
And more..
You can learn more about Irene's work at: irenelyon.com.
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Irene Lyon, MSC. and nervous system expert, teaches people around the world how to work with the nervous system to transform trauma, heal body and mind, and live full, creative lives. To date, her online programs and classes have reached over 9,500 people in over 90 countries. Irene has a Master’s Degree in Biomedical and Health Science and also has a knack for making complex info easy for ALL of us to understand and apply to our lives. She has extensively studied and practices the works of Dr. Moshé Feldenkrais, Peter Levine (founder of Somatic Experiencing), and Kathy Kain (founder of Somatic Practice). Irene spends her free time eating delicious food, hiking in the mountains or walking along the Pacific Ocean in her hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:06 - Core Principles of Irene Lyon's Somatic Healing
00:10:02 - Nervous System's Role in Healing Trauma
00:19:11 - Resilience and Growth via Navigating the Nervous System
00:28:13 - Somatic Healing: Trauma and Spiritual Resilience
00:37:56 - Unmasking Personality vs. Soul Spark
00:44:15 - Trauma, Safety, and Individuality
00:56:51 - Growth and Healing: Overcoming Self-Sabotage
01:09:27 - Awakening the Smart Body and Smart Mind
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Interview Links:
- Smart Body Smart Mind (Irene's course): smartbodysmartmind.com/
- The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel van der Kolk: amzn.to/3P4lvfO
- The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog - Bruce Perry: amzn.to/3oNg9Lb
- The Polyvagal Theory: Explained: • The Polyvagal Theory. ...
- Born for Love - Bruce Perry and Maia Szalavitz: amzn.to/3zTA0i5
- Edgar Cayce: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_C...
- Discovering Your Soul's Purpose - Dr Mark Thurston: amzn.to/3zOhiY3
- Story of Edgar Cayce: There Is a River - Thomas Sugrue: amzn.to/3Q2ivBJ
- The Edgar Cayce Handbook for Health Through Drugless Therapy: amzn.to/3Jqcufy
3 Books Irene Recommends Every Therapist Should Read:
- Scared Sick - Robin Karr-Morse: amzn.to/3oQVTIv
- When the Body Says No - Dr Gabor Maté: amzn.to/3vDRfRP
- Travels - Michael Criechton: amzn.to/3JpzJqg

[@Millenko]

Irene's clarity of thought has really nailed my understanding of the subject

[@tarakadir9259]

Thank you 🙏🏻 ❤

[@Jwizz38]

How did i get here. I stayed for the interesting conversation.

[@user-td2yr9tx9p]

I think that Irene's work is very interesting.it really speaks to me 😊❤

[@diannecurle7529]

Listening to this, I am so much upper body pain, I can hardlythink…..I have been in a space where I have been having to get up at very early am and work like a manic on long overdo paper work like I am processed…..I realize that my brain is alert and driven…nothing seems to help…bit ice…what is happening..strange behaviour…for sure….any help at this time.

[@owenlarson07366]

She’s a Trumper. Make of that what you will.

[@liberamentis.A]

These are just talk. You have to make the experience to navigate the unconscious mind. Do you dare?

[@samsacres225]

I was going to give the speaker a second chance I followed her for a while, but found it difficult to listen to her style of speaking, she says umm over and over again and for some reason it really triggers me. I tried for a few minutes and then just couldn’t do. it. I spent hours listening to podcasts every day and I’ve never heard of speaker in this realm use so many filler words.