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British Columbia
Canada

250-244-1806

Somatic Psychotherapy and Yoga Therapy with Sharon Darby Lindsay - a Registered Clinical Counselor based in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.

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HEALING THROUGH RESTABLISHING THE MIND-BODY CONNECTION

“What is not yet clear can be directly sensed in the body. And there is a special level, a special kind of space, a special kind of attention that most people don’t know, to allow the body to form a wholistic sense of some problem….” — Dr. Eugene Gendlin

Welcome to my SOMATIC therapy practice!

GOING beyond talk therapy………

SOMATIC APPROACHES

BODY-MIND-HEART CONNECTION GROWS

HARNESS INNATE CAPACITY FOR HEALING

INCREASE AWARENESS OF BODY SENSATIONS

IMPROVE CAPACITY FOR EMOTIONAL REGULATION

ACCESS DEEP EMOTIONAL WOUNDS HELD IN THE BODY

“At the center of your being, you have the answer;

you know who you are, and you know what you want.”

― Lao Tzu

Somatic Therapy

This therapeutic approach focuses on the mind-body connection. Rather than relying solely on our verbal processing system to move toward healing, a somatic approach helps clients to access their Implicit processing system where emotions and bodily sensations, and memories reside. The integration of somatic therapy with traditional talk therapy techniques leads to many benefits for clients - especially those that are struggling with trauma, PTSD, anxiety and depression.

Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy

The healing powers of Yoga have been understood since ancient times. Harnessing this ancient wisdom, combined with principles of healing from Psychology and Neuroscience, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy is a way to “by-pass” our overly thinking brains and get deeply in touch with all other aspects of our awareness. Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy

Eye Movement & Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)

When we experience events as traumatic, these events are often not fully processed in our brains, and they can become "stuck,” leading to continued distress and symptoms such as anxiety, nightmares, and flashbacks - even after the original event has ended. EMDR uses eye movement (or another form of bilateral stimulation) to help resolve the event. By stimulating both hemispheres of the brain, EMDR is thought to facilitate the processing and integration of the traumatic memory, leading to symptom relief and improved functioning.

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Embodied Life Mentoring

When you are ready for a coach to partner with you in transforming an aspect of your life, this Life Mentoring journey is for you. Using the inherent wisdom of the body, accessed through movement and breath; combined with principles of transformation from Psychology and Neuroscience, this is an 8 week mentoring process like none other. This process will help you to ensure you are on your true path to putting the pieces of your life puzzle together.

Support for Neuro-Divergence

Mindfulness and focusing are essentials skills for success for individuals with different processing styles, such as those with ADD and Dyslexia.

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Student Success

Learn to focus better so that you can more effectively direct your attention to where you want it, when you want it.

Learn practical skills for organizing and planning, and practice them while getting to know yourself better in the process.

Learn strategies to handle stress, anxiety and worry better. If you develop these strategies now, you’ll be more able to confidently take on whatever life hands you in the future.

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Workshops and Classes

Phoenix Rising group experiences give you a chance to explore your own personal growth, within a supportive group environment. Each week centers around a transformative theme that deepens your ability for self-inquiry and self understanding. The groups combine a mindful, slow yoga and meditation practice with group conversation and reflective artistic and expressive elements.

Reach out if you’re interested: threefoldtherapy@gmail.com