Please see my comment below, as I love this meditation. The only thing is that I find the music, crickets and bird sounds highly distracting and annoying. Thanks.
This seems like a wonderful meditation, but I can’t do it because of the multiple sounds in addition to your voice. Music, birds, crickets… It’s way too overstimulating. Do you have a version with just your voice? That would be amazing. Or maybe just your voice and the background music which sounds very soothing.
wow i didn’t expect just straight tears the whole time. i didn’t realize how afraid i was of my own bedroom even though there’s actually no active threat
Every time I do this meditation I cry. It’s almost as if I get transported to being 10 again, playing in my room with dolls as the sun shines on my skin, not a care or worry in the world. Just being in the present moment. I wish life could feel that way all the time. Growing up is so hard. Maybe if I keep practicing I can achieve that feeling constantly in my adult life. Either way, thank you for this video. ♥️
When i first started meditating i would tears would burst out of nowhere for the 1st 10 times or so. Probably bottled up emotions over 30yrs of being a "tough guy" after years of meditating now, I've pretty much worked through all that stuff, now all I have to deal with is the little annoyances that got lodged from that day. I've also experienced vivid weird feelings from being a child. Meditation is so interesting
I first did this meditation at work. I closed my eyes immediately and was upset when you said to keep them open 😭 I noticed it was because I didn’t want to be where I was so looking around there was nothing I wanted to look at except this one spot on the wall that had the color gold on it. I stared at that spot. I cried when I realized I didn’t want to be there and just wanted to go home. And then when I came into the body more I noticed I was judging you 😅 Sukie but it was because I was so uncomfortable in my body. I continued with the meditation and followed your guide when you said to move the attention away from the area of tension in the body. I ended up feeling so much better at the end, eyesight cleared up. I loved it and your voice, thank you so much! I subscribed to your channel. I’m so glad I found you.
This is becoming a daily video for my recovery. I find mindfulness meditation to be difficult because it often causes me to have anxiety. This does not... More of this please!
The "noises" that everyone complain about actually helped me very well during the parts where I had to focus on sounds, I actually even thought she used them on purpose. But obviously people will have to be annoying and ungrateful. I for my part want to thank you so much for this video and knowledge about trauma release because it is life changing 💗
I lost my daughter to suicide a little over three years ago. The trauma of finding her in the way we did has weighed heavily on my life. It wasn’t until hearing you explain today how your head and body can disconnect when trauma happens that things finally make sense. I have felt so far away from what happens around me since that day. My mind is always somewhere else. Discovering how to meditate has been a life saver, the moments of peace it has given me when the pain was so great have gotten me through some sleepless nights but I never realised i needed to work on this part. After I followed your video today I had a feeling I haven’t had since and that was I was in my home, looking at my messy floor, wearing this blue jumper and I am here. I’m struggling to keep hold of the feeling but I remember now that’s how it wa and how it should be and I’m gonna work on it. thank you 🌈
My first time doing a sensory meditation & I can def say I love closing my eyes because it take la away any threat I feel there is but this video helped me to understand that I need to get more in tune with my environment. I need to understand that I am safe. Thank you.
I started crying, bc for the first time in two years I had some relief from the ache inside of me. Thank you so much, I will be repeating your meditations❤️
I'm so happy and blessed to have stumbled upon you. You have an unparalleled understanding of the connection between my trauma and the ailing body I've been struggling with for nearly a year now, something over a dozen doctors simply termed as anxiety-induced and moved on. This meditation helped abate the sense of powerlessness I've been feeling - my aching chest and my erratic heartbeat tend to suck my attention inward completely, leaving me hurtling down a circular, anxious path, and making my muscles even more tense. God bless you and your wisdom!
This is the best meditation I have ever done. I had suppressed so much of my trauma and really struggle to process my emotions sometimes. I haven’t cried in years and this video gently triggered a much needed release of emotions, which resulted in crying. Thank you so much ❤
I tried your vagus nerve exercise video first, then this one, and seriously I have come back. It's been about 4 months since I was last present. Even if it does not last, this is such a blessing. I will do this again. Thank you. Sharing with others. 🙏❤️🙏
I just tried this and had the most incredible emotional/physical response. I had a welling of feeling through my abdomen and chest that seemed to pull emotion up and out. Wow! I am amazed by the simplicity and power of this meditation! Thank you 😊
I had a nightmare and woke up with all the trauma from early this year registering in my body. This helped me so much. Now I'm feeling a lot better and am ready for my day with my kids 😌 I think I'll use this meditation again tonight!
Success: This is the third time I've done this meditation but the first time I was able to back away from my PTSD cramping by focusing on my goofy Christmas Bird-Elf's red hat on the windowsill.. Suddenly, I was in the present and that contrast was astounding! Thank you, Sukie.
J Knell next day- I had problems with the listening phase due to ear ringing but when I tried to listen with both ears simultaneously, I began to shake from top to bottom. Hmm, a clue?
I've been doing this for about two weeks, and tonight I felt a real nice shift :) When you asked what I was focussed on at the end of the meditation, it was how good I feel. Thank you so much!
today is day 2 of this meditation. A traumatic memory surfaced today after the neck exercise. Clearly this is therapy and I have no words to thank you enough for sharing this jewel. When memories surfaced, they get released with SM and SE
Thank you so much for this. I struggle with ptsd and often memories will consume me and causes me to breakdown and I can’t stop crying bc all I can think about are the memories. Every time that happens, I come to this video and by the end of it, I am no longer overwhelmed with painful memories. I’m able to set them aside until I see my emdr therapist. Thank you.
I used the sound of your video on one side and my refrigerator on the other. At first I was just annoyed by not realizing I could do that. Then I shivered all over as if I was hit by cold air. Now my heart feels a little lighter. Amazing! Thank you, it seems like the beginning of a new path to healing.
In water, on land...there's always smiles for miles with Sherpa!!! Thank you, Jamie, for always doing whatever it takes to make sure Sherpa is well looked after. Sending healing, hugs & love 💜💜💜💜💜
I wanted to close my eyes at first. By keeping them open, I got very drowsy throughout the meditation. I wanted to fall asleep. The relaxation of moving my head ever so slowly caused me to feel so relaxed. It was amazing. I have PPPD and I could stay present while turning my head to the right and experiencing the sensations without feeling anxiety.
I am so grateful the universe sent me to To you because when I was doing meditation I always feel that I’m holding trauma and grief on the inside and it manifests of my life in many different ways ! Thank you for what you’re doing
So..I was amazed by the differences I felt, at the end, I just started crying, I see down below that many have felt this and cried. I’ve suffered from childhood trauma, and was diagnosed with PTSD from that, then I became ill 10 years ago, and I just have not been able to recover, I have adrenal fatigue syndrome, due to the years of suffering stress from the trauma, and when I started crying. I felt it deep within my soul. It was powerful. Thank you so much I will do this to help me over come.
I’ve just started sitting with this video. I get a panic in my gut and can tell when I start to check out. By the end I feel really peaceful and comfortable.
I got to the end of the video disappointed that nothing happened, then I realised I hadn't moved the way my body wanted to. When I got into the position I felt like and made the noise I felt in my throat, my diaphragm started spasming and my throat opened and I sobbed. I still have some tension but this was an amazing relief. I'll be trying it regularly. Thank you so much
This was such a beautiful and valuable meditation, thank you! ❤ I will certainly be returning to do it more often. I am one of these people who are always on the edge and alert. During the meditation I felt very tired and relaxed, I noticed my shoulders dropped which felt amazing! I can never relax like others can, always waiting for something and staying alert. Hopefully with practice this will shift as I'm releasing the trauma from my body. Thank you again, your work is absolutely amazing!!!
keeping the eyes open makes me so anxious and stressed and even angry... so many times i want to just comfortably close my eyes and then be able to feel. then i noticed why my state of mind is so different on and off the mat! i can't focus on internal feeling when eyes are open... T..T hopefully doing this meditation more often could help me with dealing with life with eyes open T^T
@@Cassafrass89 Just cry girl, that’s your body trying to release the emotion it couldn’t before! My first meditation ended up with me balling my eyes and the relief was indescribable 💕
I did not expect to get so emotional. It was a bit of a bittersweet - a mix of sadness coupled with subtle feelings of joy. Is this what letting go feels like? If so, it’s painfully beautiful. Thank you so much for your expertise and authenticity. I truly enjoy watching and learning from you.
very smart meditation. Trauma makes us dissociate, so we are so comfortable meditating with eyes closed. That is the norm. But with eyes open, I can actually feel the connections being created with my environment. This is a profoundly therapeutic meditation. The opposite of dissociative meditation. It's a somatic and connecting meditation that helps reinforce the here and now, the safety and the presence vs the memory of the trauma of the past. Just wonderful. Thank you.
This worked wonders. I cried a little bit when I did the meditation a couple days back. And, today I cried uncontrollably & honestly I feel so much better now after releasing so much of trapped trauma.
The pain and tightness in my body lessened as I concentrated on external stimuli. The urge to close my eyes was strong but I trusted the need to keep them open. Thank you.
This is so beautiful and I want to do it (really really want to do this because it’s all over where my counselor and I have been) but the sound of the birds is literally hurting my ears and fuzzing up my brain - keeping me away from mindfulness. 🤷🏻♀️
This is the best ever! I love the nature sounds and the listening queue for both ears. I didn't realize I was shutting things out in my right side. I have so much stores trauma and it keeps getting retriggered. This has helped me to release some of it. What a wonderful experience. Thank you for this video and for caring. God Bless You.
First off, I appreciate anyone putting out videos for free and an attempt to help others, thank you! I'm newer to meditation and I really struggled throughout this video, especially with trying to focus on sound because all I could really hear were the crickets as part of the background music for this meditation. That sorta of blocked me from hearing my natural surroundings and admittedly distracted me throughout the video.
Since beginning to practice some of your ideas last week, and recalling this throughout my day I am noticing a significant decrease and am encouraged to continue on , as I have not been thinking that I could escape from some of my symptoms. This makes me want to change some other things in my life to have more space for practice. Thank you ma'am
I wish I knew this when I was 17 lol! I’m feeling extremely traumatised by something contagious that happened at the time and it keeps on replaying in my head from A to Z even though it happened 11 years ago. I’m definitely going to practice this meditation every day along with my new exercise routine. Love this video 👍🏿
The quietest sound was my heartbeat and the breath in and out of my nose upon my upper lip. The sounds on the video were the loudest (birds). I appreciated your reminders to keep my eyes open because I do a lot more ‘relaxing’ and sleep meditations to really calm all parts of myself and guided meditations for healing. I have noticed here during this time with you, that I need to do more meditation with my eyes open and focus more on being in the present moment, rather than escaping into inner self soothing. I realize that I still struggle with disassociation and being ‘beside or outside’ of myself - like in a fog, at times. (So hard to explain). Next steps for me are focusing on meditations that have me ‘present’ as a whole and eyes open; more somatic meditations and exercises as well as meditations and exercises that remind my nervous system that I am safe. Working with ‘parts’ as in the IFS model has been helpful too. Pause, Recognize, Investigate(be curious) and Nurture are things I have learned to also help remain in the present moment and connect with whole body; emotions, mental (thoughts), and the physical body. Releasing Trauma Stored in the Body is an on-going practice and with God’s help I see much success. Thank you for your video and the time you put in to make it, every little bit helps. We will get out of something as much as we put into it. Healing take Work, Patience and Time. Each day I am healed a little bit more-Thanks to God; to you and so many others here on this platform who share their knowledge, time and wisdom with others. I am grateful for what I have realized this morning about my own journey. Thank you Sukie for being the great human you are and making this video.❤
Gosh this was so difficult for me to keep my eyes open/focussed! I automatically zone out all the time and have to consciously bring my attention back to the present moment but it was exhausting and I just wanted to close my eyes. When I tried to keep my attention on what’s in front of me I felt panicky which made me feel tired. Will keep doing this 😊
I ended up with series of yawning n feeling sleepy..seriously this is most unique n amazing meditation i ever did..i did all meditations closing eyes so far
Love this! It really transformed my overactive thoughts into a relaxing body experience in a very short period of time. I''ve meditated for years with eyes closed without such obvious changes, will do this instead. Thank you.
This was so challenging. I was so uncomfortable with my space, and the urge to close my eyes was so strong. My eyes felt so heavy. Guess i will keep trying to make it through this without as much agitation!
This worked fabulously well. Changed my mindset around from tense to very calm and relaxed and totally took focus from inside my brain to the outside environment.
Amazing guide. Without a doubt, both the loudest and quietest sounds here with me are the birds and crickets emanating from the video. Please consider doing this again but with just the ambient pads and your voice. For my easily distracted self, the other noises are overwhelming
Sukie you are a God send. I found this video after searching for body scan meditations. The first one I did was a classic with the eyes closed. Honestly it was a little triggering. They didn’t take the steps to talk about trauma. Keeping eyes open for this was refreshing. I’m interested in somatic care. I got very anxious in the beginning because I noticed how bad my neck hurts. It’s weird how when you’re traumatized you don’t notice how much pain you’re in until you stop and focus, and that can be overwhelming. I’m talking about physical pain in this instance but actually this happens with emotional pain too. Anyway I saw it through and when you said to take any movements we felt we needed I ended up laying down and randomly ended up hugging myself and crying? I just told myself I’m safe. And then by the end, my neck was a little less stiff. I’m going to try to do this more often. Thanks so much 🦋 I subscribed!
I started crying when I realised it was the first time in a long time I looked at something without thinking I couldn't help the tears falling it felt so.... so new
I was more in the present, i felt relaxed and i felt some physical pain in my wrist, stomach and chest pass through me and was released. I felt at ease and a bit sleepy as well. Thank you 😊❤
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this!🙏🙏 This is so powerful for me. I best find it works with headphones. One headphone in one ear, while the other one listens to noise in my environment simultaneously. It's amazing! ❤❤❤❤
Thank you Sukie. I have been recently introduced to somatic experience therapy. This , the eye movement and the ear massage were my first ever somatic exercises. I found them calming. I found the eye movement (to one side for 30 secs and then the other side) to have been especially good at relaxing my upper back area. I hope that I can manage my long term trauma now and the affect it has been having on my life. Hope, a precious thing x x
I just discovered your channel, I am so grateful. Thank you 💕 I loved this meditation. I always meditate but I’ve never done it with my eyes open before. It was a whole new experience, it was amazing how many things I noticed and felt.
I have been dealing with chronic chest pains and this meditation some how helped eliminate the discomfort i was feeling. I will be incorporating this into my daily routine!
I've had depression and insomnia well over ten years. This is the first time I've done something that made me sleepy within less than an hr without taking any supplements and medication. I also felt way calmer and relived some emotional tension that I've been carrying relentlessly all week. Thankyou so much from the bottom of my heart for doing what you do. 🤍
Three weeks on, I'm still getting great benefit from this. I love the business of simply switching one's attention from the thing that appears to demand it most. It seems like a sort of internal way of non-violence: you stop struggling with the thing you thought you needed to struggle with and find that the struggle was the problem. Yesterday the problem demanding attention was not physical, it was what I perceived as a problem with the way I think, feel and behave, and it seemed insuperable, though there was also a pleasure in the idea that I might work away at it hard and maybe gain some insight into it. Instead, I let my thoughts drift from it to whatever came up: mum, dad, the heart of the matter, the Pentagon Papers, landing strips in the desert etc. etc. So effectively, it might be said that I was doing what analysts call free association, except there wasn't necessarily any association (I certainly didn't notice any). I used to have an analyst who, when a sticky-seeming problem came up, would say, 'Free associate to that,' as if this was going to be a way of working through the problem, which it never was. This business of simply drifting _away_ from the problem, which I've just been doing, was much more powerful. A physical sense of struggle - specific tensions in my body - dissipated and strong feelings came up. When I came back to the 'problem,' it seemed like nothing much and I laughed.
@@SukieBaxter A pleasure, Sukie. Thanks again for your videos, especially this and the Vagus nerve massage. They seem to me, at this point, life changing, as is the Stanley Rosenberg book I bought on your recommendation.
From my experience, stiffness in my body means that I am trying to hold on to something subconsciously. When I focus inside on what the pain or tension is trying to tell me, I can let the emotions behind it release. This often has to do with anxiety and/or even old emotional pain that I’ve « stuffed down »!
This was a fantastic experience this first time. I observed a restored ability (present during the exercise) to distinguish from which direction the sound of a clicking of my fingers came. I do admit that I have been working through some of your lessons and exercises for a little more than a week, now. I am thrilled with my experience today!
I have that reaction sometimes too. So im thankful that now there's always a transcript available, so people can read along to any challenging audio. 😊
Amazing !! A word that is overused. But in a small way expresses how life changing this video and the others I have watched of yours have been to me personally. Your ability to calm ( so necessary for the anxious sensitive bods) and reassure with not only your invaluable knowledge but also the tone of your delivery is quite outstanding. My personal story is long, as I am in my late 60 s and have suffered from a child with trauma and consequently have led an anxious life. I would love to see these practices taught in schools across the world. I wish you every success in the future with this quite remarkable work. A grateful English granny.
thanks Sukie this was really helpful, i was really overwhelmed and couldn't stop crying and this helped me completely calm down and release my tension and emotions.
the somatic method you have given out has really helped me, thank you. I just wonder where you have gone. Life does things, a cycle, I wonder why I stumbled upon you at this point, but that is the way of the universe, rebirth, a new cycle, who knows, or as knowledge flows, thank you for this record, it resonates with me, at least.
Oh my did this help my brain calm down and I can more my neck and type now, didn't know I was living from my right ear and eye, defiantly balanced both sides.Bless You! xxxooo Ava
Thank you Sukie 💕 I found this meditation really helpful bringing me into the present. The most dominant sound was definitely the birds chirping in your video lol
I am so happy I found this, for so long I have been aware of feelings of disconnect and often wondered why. Working on trying to be present in the moment and to feel connected with my self and with what's going on around me.
this made me cry in the end… i am finally starting to feel and this time it’s different than how i was before, i would usually be in pain and numb it not try to heal, but now i finally understand the pain
This was great. I have issues with doing meditations so open eyes plus still giving my mind something to process was a perfect way to fool me into doing it and enjoying it.
Woah. I’ve been doing somatic therapy this year and have extensively read about it. This video was perfect.. thank you so much for introducing/encouraging some gentle movement during my meditation, eyes open was also a great tip and reminding to essentially pendulate in and out of my body and current surroundings. Fantastic. Thank you so much.
How did this meditation go for you? Let me know your experience in the comments below.
Please see my comment below, as I love this meditation. The only thing is that I find the music, crickets and bird sounds highly distracting and annoying. Thanks.
Can’t hear things around me because of the background sounds in the video.... it would be better to have no such accompanying audio!
I really like the sound track with the birds and crickets. Could you please post a link. It was very relaxing and uplifting at the same time.
This seems like a wonderful meditation, but I can’t do it because of the multiple sounds in addition to your voice. Music, birds, crickets… It’s way too overstimulating. Do you have a version with just your voice? That would be amazing. Or maybe just your voice and the background music which sounds very soothing.
I loved it.
wow i didn’t expect just straight tears the whole time. i didn’t realize how afraid i was of my own bedroom even though there’s actually no active threat
Can totally relate, think I've been in it too long.
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Big hugs for you.
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#relatable
Every time I do this meditation I cry. It’s almost as if I get transported to being 10 again, playing in my room with dolls as the sun shines on my skin, not a care or worry in the world. Just being in the present moment. I wish life could feel that way all the time. Growing up is so hard. Maybe if I keep practicing I can achieve that feeling constantly in my adult life. Either way, thank you for this video. ♥️
Growing up is so hard - thank God for our healers and teachers.
I cried too, wow it was a deep cry, haven’t done that in years
When i first started meditating i would tears would burst out of nowhere for the 1st 10 times or so. Probably bottled up emotions over 30yrs of being a "tough guy" after years of meditating now, I've pretty much worked through all that stuff, now all I have to deal with is the little annoyances that got lodged from that day. I've also experienced vivid weird feelings from being a child. Meditation is so interesting
keep going, it will get even better i promise!! you are strong and peace is within you!
I had that same scenario and know that feeling you're describing. Let's get it back again! 💜
I first did this meditation at work.
I closed my eyes immediately and was upset when you said to keep them open 😭 I noticed it was because I didn’t want to be where I was so looking around there was nothing I wanted to look at except this one spot on the wall that had the color gold on it. I stared at that spot. I cried when I realized I didn’t want to be there and just wanted to go home. And then when I came into the body more I noticed I was judging you 😅 Sukie but it was because I was so uncomfortable in my body. I continued with the meditation and followed your guide when you said to move the attention away from the area of tension in the body. I ended up feeling so much better at the end, eyesight cleared up. I loved it and your voice, thank you so much! I subscribed to your channel. I’m so glad I found you.
This is becoming a daily video for my recovery. I find mindfulness meditation to be difficult because it often causes me to have anxiety. This does not... More of this please!
The "noises" that everyone complain about actually helped me very well during the parts where I had to focus on sounds, I actually even thought she used them on purpose. But obviously people will have to be annoying and ungrateful.
I for my part want to thank you so much for this video and knowledge about trauma release because it is life changing 💗
I lost my daughter to suicide a little over three years ago. The trauma of finding her in the way we did has weighed heavily on my life. It wasn’t until hearing you explain today how your head and body can disconnect when trauma happens that things finally make sense. I have felt so far away from what happens around me since that day. My mind is always somewhere else. Discovering how to meditate has been a life saver, the moments of peace it has given me when the pain was so great have gotten me through some sleepless nights but I never realised i needed to work on this part. After I followed your video today I had a feeling I haven’t had since and that was I was in my home, looking at my messy floor, wearing this blue jumper and I am here. I’m struggling to keep hold of the feeling but I remember now that’s how it wa and how it should be and I’m gonna work on it.
thank you 🌈
My first time doing a sensory meditation & I can def say I love closing my eyes because it take la away any threat I feel there is but this video helped me to understand that I need to get more in tune with my environment. I need to understand that I am safe.
Thank you.
I started crying, bc for the first time in two years I had some relief from the ache inside of me. Thank you so much, I will be repeating your meditations❤️
And me ❤
Therapy is extremely important.
I'm so happy and blessed to have stumbled upon you. You have an unparalleled understanding of the connection between my trauma and the ailing body I've been struggling with for nearly a year now, something over a dozen doctors simply termed as anxiety-induced and moved on. This meditation helped abate the sense of powerlessness I've been feeling - my aching chest and my erratic heartbeat tend to suck my attention inward completely, leaving me hurtling down a circular, anxious path, and making my muscles even more tense. God bless you and your wisdom!
Hi Saniya, I'm glad you found your way here. I hope you find some support for your healing journey through these videos. Big hugs 🤗
Very well said!!
This is the best meditation I have ever done. I had suppressed so much of my trauma and really struggle to process my emotions sometimes. I haven’t cried in years and this video gently triggered a much needed release of emotions, which resulted in crying. Thank you so much ❤
I tried your vagus nerve exercise video first, then this one, and seriously I have come back. It's been about 4 months since I was last present. Even if it does not last, this is such a blessing. I will do this again. Thank you. Sharing with others. 🙏❤️🙏
Thats exactly how i feel right now
same, felt like i remembered who i used to be and how i used to feel
@@iamthepinkylifter get back to being yourself :-)
Same. I love this therapist. God bless her.
I just tried this and had the most incredible emotional/physical response. I had a welling of feeling through my abdomen and chest that seemed to pull emotion up and out. Wow! I am amazed by the simplicity and power of this meditation! Thank you 😊
I had a nightmare and woke up with all the trauma from early this year registering in my body. This helped me so much. Now I'm feeling a lot better and am ready for my day with my kids 😌 I think I'll use this meditation again tonight!
Success: This is the third time I've done this meditation but the first time I was able to back away from my PTSD cramping by focusing on my goofy Christmas Bird-Elf's red hat on the windowsill.. Suddenly, I was in the present and that contrast was astounding! Thank you, Sukie.
J Knell next day- I had problems with the listening phase due to ear ringing but when I tried to listen with both ears simultaneously, I began to shake from top to bottom. Hmm, a clue?
@@jknell5031 did you feel better after? perhaps some trapped trauma was being released from your body?
I've been doing this for about two weeks, and tonight I felt a real nice shift :) When you asked what I was focussed on at the end of the meditation, it was how good I feel. Thank you so much!
Every single time I finish this meditation it feels like I'm seeing the world through new eyes. Thank you immensely for what you've done here 💛
today is day 2 of this meditation. A traumatic memory surfaced today after the neck exercise. Clearly this is therapy and I have no words to thank you enough for sharing this jewel. When memories surfaced, they get released with SM and SE
Thank you so much for this. I struggle with ptsd and often memories will consume me and causes me to breakdown and I can’t stop crying bc all I can think about are the memories. Every time that happens, I come to this video and by the end of it, I am no longer overwhelmed with painful memories. I’m able to set them aside until I see my emdr therapist. Thank you.
This was the first time I’ve been able to meditate without sobbing in years.
I actually feel noticeably more relaxed. Thank you x
Have been mediating for years and nothing has ever relaxed me as much as this!
I used the sound of your video on one side and my refrigerator on the other. At first I was just annoyed by not realizing I could do that. Then I shivered all over as if I was hit by cold air. Now my heart feels a little lighter. Amazing! Thank you, it seems like the beginning of a new path to healing.
Hi I don't know how I stumbled across this but IT REALLY WORKED for my intense felt trauma in solar plexus. Thank you so much!
After doing this meditation a few times (thank you very much!) I just suddenly realized my entire life is a somatic mediation
In water, on land...there's always smiles for miles with Sherpa!!! Thank you, Jamie, for always doing whatever it takes to make sure Sherpa is well looked after. Sending healing, hugs & love 💜💜💜💜💜
I wanted to close my eyes at first. By keeping them open, I got very drowsy throughout the meditation. I wanted to fall asleep. The relaxation of moving my head ever so slowly caused me to feel so relaxed. It was amazing. I have PPPD and I could stay present while turning my head to the right and experiencing the sensations without feeling anxiety.
I am so grateful the universe sent me to To you because when I was doing meditation I always feel that I’m holding trauma and grief on the inside and it manifests of my life in many different ways !
Thank you for what you’re doing
So..I was amazed by the differences I felt, at the end, I just started crying, I see down below that many have felt this and cried. I’ve suffered from childhood trauma, and was diagnosed with PTSD from that, then I became ill 10 years ago, and I just have not been able to recover, I have adrenal fatigue syndrome, due to the years of suffering stress from the trauma, and when I started crying. I felt it deep within my soul. It was powerful. Thank you so much I will do this to help me over come.
This is amazing. One of the best short meditations I’ve ever done. Thank you !
You're so welcome, Nik!
I’ve just started sitting with this video. I get a panic in my gut and can tell when I start to check out. By the end I feel really peaceful and comfortable.
Wow, I felt lots if shifting in my neck, popping and clicking, now feel less stiffness, thank you!
I got to the end of the video disappointed that nothing happened, then I realised I hadn't moved the way my body wanted to. When I got into the position I felt like and made the noise I felt in my throat, my diaphragm started spasming and my throat opened and I sobbed. I still have some tension but this was an amazing relief. I'll be trying it regularly. Thank you so much
This was such a beautiful and valuable meditation, thank you! ❤ I will certainly be returning to do it more often. I am one of these people who are always on the edge and alert. During the meditation I felt very tired and relaxed, I noticed my shoulders dropped which felt amazing! I can never relax like others can, always waiting for something and staying alert. Hopefully with practice this will shift as I'm releasing the trauma from my body. Thank you again, your work is absolutely amazing!!!
I cried through the meditation, it was awesome. No judgement, just me releasing the negative emotions.
keeping the eyes open makes me so anxious and stressed and even angry... so many times i want to just comfortably close my eyes and then be able to feel. then i noticed why my state of mind is so different on and off the mat! i can't focus on internal feeling when eyes are open... T..T hopefully doing this meditation more often could help me with dealing with life with eyes open T^T
Me too girl :((
I felt the same way! Except I just wanted to cry keeping my eyes open. And now I can't stop yawning lol
@@Cassafrass89 Just cry girl, that’s your body trying to release the emotion it couldn’t before! My first meditation ended up with me balling my eyes and the relief was indescribable 💕
@GJM
Thank you Sukie! 💚🥰
I did not expect to get so emotional. It was a bit of a bittersweet - a mix of sadness coupled with subtle feelings of joy. Is this what letting go feels like? If so, it’s painfully beautiful. Thank you so much for your expertise and authenticity. I truly enjoy watching and learning from you.
very smart meditation. Trauma makes us dissociate, so we are so comfortable meditating with eyes closed. That is the norm. But with eyes open, I can actually feel the connections being created with my environment. This is a profoundly therapeutic meditation. The opposite of dissociative meditation. It's a somatic and connecting meditation that helps reinforce the here and now, the safety and the presence vs the memory of the trauma of the past. Just wonderful. Thank you.
This worked wonders. I cried a little bit when I did the meditation a couple days back. And, today I cried uncontrollably & honestly I feel so much better now after releasing so much of trapped trauma.
I love this meditation. I do it regularly and find it one of the most healing practices I have done. I recommend it to many
Why have I been listening through only one ear my entire life? It's so calming trying to listen through the other ear. Fascinating!
I do this daily and it’s helping release the trauma stored in my body. It’s truly amazing.
I hope your able to do more videos like this. Thank you
Thank you, all the unpleasant sensations are gone. After so many therapies and healing modalities your approach is the very best for me.❤
The pain and tightness in my body lessened as I concentrated on external stimuli. The urge to close my eyes was strong but I trusted the need to keep them open. Thank you.
This is so beautiful and I want to do it (really really want to do this because it’s all over where my counselor and I have been) but the sound of the birds is literally hurting my ears and fuzzing up my brain - keeping me away from mindfulness. 🤷🏻♀️
Wow! It was soooooo hard to keep my eyes open! Going to keep practicing.
This is the best ever! I love the nature sounds and the listening queue for both ears. I didn't realize I was shutting things out in my right side. I have so much stores trauma and it keeps getting retriggered. This has helped me to release some of it. What a wonderful experience. Thank you for this video and for caring. God Bless You.
i wasnt sure at the beginning, but it trusted and i just did this meditation and i could experience the shift surprisingly ... thank you... so much!
First off, I appreciate anyone putting out videos for free and an attempt to help others, thank you! I'm newer to meditation and I really struggled throughout this video, especially with trying to focus on sound because all I could really hear were the crickets as part of the background music for this meditation. That sorta of blocked me from hearing my natural surroundings and admittedly distracted me throughout the video.
Ohh, this felt amazing. Unlike other people, I was smiling most of the time
Since beginning to practice some of your ideas last week, and recalling this throughout my day I am noticing a significant decrease and am encouraged to continue on , as I have not been thinking that I could escape from some of my symptoms. This makes me want to change some other things in my life to have more space for practice.
Thank you ma'am
Wow thank you! The unpleasant tension in my core area was totally gone by the end.
This is part of my daily routine now. Thank you, Sukie ❤️
This is the first meditation I've ever done that didn't feel "difficult." Thank you, just subscribed! 💜
I wish I knew this when I was 17 lol!
I’m feeling extremely traumatised by something contagious that happened at the time and it keeps on replaying in my head from A to Z even though it happened 11 years ago.
I’m definitely going to practice this meditation every day along with my new exercise routine.
Love this video 👍🏿
The quietest sound was my heartbeat and the breath in and out of my nose upon my upper lip. The sounds on the video were the loudest (birds). I appreciated your reminders to keep my eyes open because I do a lot more ‘relaxing’ and sleep meditations to really calm all parts of myself and guided meditations for healing. I have noticed here during this time with you, that I need to do more meditation with my eyes open and focus more on being in the present moment, rather than escaping into inner self soothing. I realize that I still struggle with disassociation and being ‘beside or outside’ of myself - like in a fog, at times. (So hard to explain). Next steps for me are focusing on meditations that have me ‘present’ as a whole and eyes open; more somatic meditations and exercises as well as meditations and exercises that remind my nervous system that I am safe. Working with ‘parts’ as in the IFS model has been helpful too. Pause, Recognize, Investigate(be curious) and Nurture are things I have learned to also help remain in the present moment and connect with whole body; emotions, mental (thoughts), and the physical body. Releasing Trauma Stored in the Body is an on-going practice and with God’s help I see much success. Thank you for your video and the time you put in to make it, every little bit helps. We will get out of something as much as we put into it. Healing take Work, Patience and Time. Each day I am healed a little bit more-Thanks to God; to you and so many others here on this platform who share their knowledge, time and wisdom with others. I am grateful for what I have realized this morning about my own journey. Thank you Sukie for being the great human you are and making this video.❤
Gosh this was so difficult for me to keep my eyes open/focussed!
I automatically zone out all the time and have to consciously bring my attention back to the present moment but it was exhausting and I just wanted to close my eyes.
When I tried to keep my attention on what’s in front of me I felt panicky which made me feel tired.
Will keep doing this 😊
I ended up with series of yawning n feeling sleepy..seriously this is most unique n amazing meditation i ever did..i did all meditations closing eyes so far
Love this! It really transformed my overactive thoughts into a relaxing body experience in a very short period of time. I''ve meditated for years with eyes closed without such obvious changes, will do this instead. Thank you.
Stop the birds!! Very disturbing.
This woman has been sent from heaven. May God bless you 💖
This was so challenging. I was so uncomfortable with my space, and the urge to close my eyes was so strong. My eyes felt so heavy. Guess i will keep trying to make it through this without as much agitation!
Suki you have such great, work it right now practices. I’m so grateful every time I see one of your videos; such a gift of serenity. Namaste.
The more I listen the more this makes sense,something got switched off after years of suppressing myself. This, it essentially wakens the beast,
This worked fabulously well. Changed my mindset around from tense to very calm and relaxed and totally took focus from inside my brain to the outside environment.
Amazing guide. Without a doubt, both the loudest and quietest sounds here with me are the birds and crickets emanating from the video. Please consider doing this again but with just the ambient pads and your voice. For my easily distracted self, the other noises are overwhelming
I definitely felt the tightness in my chest and neck release at the end of this session ❤️❤️
Sukie you are a God send. I found this video after searching for body scan meditations. The first one I did was a classic with the eyes closed. Honestly it was a little triggering. They didn’t take the steps to talk about trauma. Keeping eyes open for this was refreshing. I’m interested in somatic care. I got very anxious in the beginning because I noticed how bad my neck hurts. It’s weird how when you’re traumatized you don’t notice how much pain you’re in until you stop and focus, and that can be overwhelming. I’m talking about physical pain in this instance but actually this happens with emotional pain too. Anyway I saw it through and when you said to take any movements we felt we needed I ended up laying down and randomly ended up hugging myself and crying? I just told myself I’m safe. And then by the end, my neck was a little less stiff. I’m going to try to do this more often. Thanks so much 🦋 I subscribed!
I started crying when I realised it was the first time in a long time I looked at something without thinking I couldn't help the tears falling it felt so.... so new
I actually feel calm in my body. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
I was more in the present, i felt relaxed and i felt some physical pain in my wrist, stomach and chest pass through me and was released. I felt at ease and a bit sleepy as well. Thank you 😊❤
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this!🙏🙏
This is so powerful for me.
I best find it works with headphones. One headphone in one ear, while the other one listens to noise in my environment simultaneously. It's amazing! ❤❤❤❤
"A felt sense of safety. " 😳
I rarely feel safe.
I know it is from stored trauma.
Thank you for sharing this meditation I did feel a difference. 🙏
Never in a million years thought this would work. Pleasantly surprised. I feel like I’ve spent more than half my life just existing.
Thank you Sukie. I have been recently introduced to somatic experience therapy. This , the eye movement and the ear massage were my first ever somatic exercises. I found them calming. I found the eye movement (to one side for 30 secs and then the other side) to have been especially good at relaxing my upper back area. I hope that I can manage my long term trauma now and the affect it has been having on my life. Hope, a precious thing x x
I just discovered your channel, I am so grateful. Thank you 💕 I loved this meditation. I always meditate but I’ve never done it with my eyes open before. It was a whole new experience, it was amazing how many things I noticed and felt.
I have been dealing with chronic chest pains and this meditation some how helped eliminate the discomfort i was feeling. I will be incorporating this into my daily routine!
I've had depression and insomnia well over ten years. This is the first time I've done something that made me sleepy within less than an hr without taking any supplements and medication. I also felt way calmer and relived some emotional tension that I've been carrying relentlessly all week. Thankyou so much from the bottom of my heart for doing what you do. 🤍
Memories were coming up and i feel nourished after this. Thank you
I never did a meditation like this before and was very pleased with this practice. Thank you for sharing this with us ❤.
Three weeks on, I'm still getting great benefit from this. I love the business of simply switching one's attention from the thing that appears to demand it most. It seems like a sort of internal way of non-violence: you stop struggling with the thing you thought you needed to struggle with and find that the struggle was the problem.
Yesterday the problem demanding attention was not physical, it was what I perceived as a problem with the way I think, feel and behave, and it seemed insuperable, though there was also a pleasure in the idea that I might work away at it hard and maybe gain some insight into it.
Instead, I let my thoughts drift from it to whatever came up: mum, dad, the heart of the matter, the Pentagon Papers, landing strips in the desert etc. etc. So effectively, it might be said that I was doing what analysts call free association, except there wasn't necessarily any association (I certainly didn't notice any). I used to have an analyst who, when a sticky-seeming problem came up, would say, 'Free associate to that,' as if this was going to be a way of working through the problem, which it never was. This business of simply drifting _away_ from the problem, which I've just been doing, was much more powerful. A physical sense of struggle - specific tensions in my body - dissipated and strong feelings came up. When I came back to the 'problem,' it seemed like nothing much and I laughed.
This is really interesting. Thank you so much for sharing your experience.
@@SukieBaxter A pleasure, Sukie. Thanks again for your videos, especially this and the Vagus nerve massage. They seem to me, at this point, life changing, as is the Stanley Rosenberg book I bought on your recommendation.
This video is so transformative. Made me realize how stimulated my nervous system is because I do this and it goes away and brings calm.
Can you make a video on Desensitizing the nervous system? I always have stiffness around my body after anxiety.
Sure, Supratim, that's a great idea. I'll add it to my list for upcoming videos.
I need this
From my experience, stiffness in my body means that I am trying to hold on to something subconsciously. When I focus inside on what the pain or tension is trying to tell me, I can let the emotions behind it release. This often has to do with anxiety and/or even old emotional pain that I’ve « stuffed down »!
Every time I listen I get soooo relaxed and just love it. I have shared with so many loved ones. Thank you Suki ❤
I enjoyed this meditation where I felt tightness around my body where I felt a gentle release. Thank you for sharing this technique🙂👍!
This was a fantastic experience this first time. I observed a restored ability (present during the exercise) to distinguish from which direction the sound of a clicking of my fingers came.
I do admit that I have been working through some of your lessons and exercises for a little more than a week, now.
I am thrilled with my experience today!
This is lovely but I cannot hear sounds because of the sounds on the video.
Yes they're very annoying and distracting I had to stop the video. Sorry don't mean it in a rude way.
I keep the sound very low and it is great :)
I have that reaction sometimes too. So im thankful that now there's always a transcript available, so people
can read along to any challenging audio. 😊
I think it just compliments the video
@@bellezavudd Put CC on. It helps.
Amazing !! A word that is overused. But in a small way expresses how life changing this video and the others I have watched of yours have been to me personally.
Your ability to calm ( so necessary for the anxious sensitive bods) and reassure with not only your invaluable knowledge but also the tone of your delivery is quite outstanding.
My personal story is long, as I am in my late 60 s and have suffered from a child with trauma and consequently have led an anxious life.
I would love to see these practices taught in schools across the world. I wish you every success in the future with this quite remarkable work. A grateful English granny.
thanks Sukie this was really helpful, i was really overwhelmed and couldn't stop crying and this helped me completely calm down and release my tension and emotions.
the somatic method you have given out has really helped me, thank you. I just wonder where you have gone. Life does things, a cycle, I wonder why I stumbled upon you at this point, but that is the way of the universe, rebirth, a new cycle, who knows, or as knowledge flows, thank you for this record, it resonates with me, at least.
I just found your channel and am so grateful !
I'm so glad you're here!
I feel more present and clear minded and it feels like there were like clots in my mind and now i brushed them off
As a Massage Therapist, these are good skills to help clients relax
Oh my did this help my brain calm down and I can more my neck and type now, didn't know I was living from my right ear and eye, defiantly balanced both sides.Bless You! xxxooo Ava
Thank you Sukie 💕 I found this meditation really helpful bringing me into the present.
The most dominant sound was definitely the birds chirping in your video lol
my prayers have been answered with your content 🙏🏼💗 bless
I am so happy I found this, for so long I have been aware of feelings of disconnect and often wondered why. Working on trying to be present in the moment and to feel connected with my self and with what's going on around me.
this made me cry in the end… i am finally starting to feel and this time it’s different than how i was before, i would usually be in pain and numb it not try to heal, but now i finally understand the pain
This was great. I have issues with doing meditations so open eyes plus still giving my mind something to process was a perfect way to fool me into doing it and enjoying it.
Thank you for making this available to all. I don’t mediate but this, this is different. Thank you so much.
Ouff. That saved me tonight. Watching the stars and I was spiralling. Thank you
Woah. I’ve been doing somatic therapy this year and have extensively read about it. This video was perfect.. thank you so much for introducing/encouraging some gentle movement during my meditation, eyes open was also a great tip and reminding to essentially pendulate in and out of my body and current surroundings. Fantastic. Thank you so much.