3 Things We Dive Into In This Episode: What it means to "hold space" and why it's critical to find a therapist or provider who can do that What is energy healing and somatic healing and why is it useful in conjunction with psychotherapy What "the body keeps the score" means 📘Resources The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk Connect with Amanda: Website | Instagram Check out Amanda’s Feminine Rising program and tap into your feminine energy. Release restrictive dieting, break free from body shame, & create habits that help you live fully! Sign up for my nutrition coaching program and community, Whole, Full, and Alive, and get a FREE 20 Minute Discovery Call! Connect with Caitie: Website | Instagram 📌Episode Highlights

[06:56] What Makes Amanda Amanda is analytical and observant. For her, the world is infused with meaning that she enjoys exploring. She loves psychology and her role as a witness and observer of the world around her and its people. Amanda describes herself as creative and heart-centered. Her core principles include being service-oriented and a person of integrity. Simply being around her encourages you to empower yourself.  Amanda maintains positive energy by being grounded in her body and knowing she is safe. She doesn't let herself be swept away by negative thoughts. [11:10] What Does Amanda Do? Amanda has a master’s degree in psychology from Columbia University. There, she combined spirituality and psychology.  She is also a yoga teacher and a Reiki master teacher.  She wants to help women reconnect with their womb space and in turn, reconnect with their bodies and feminine energy as well. The womb space is an energetic space located beneath the belly button, and is connected to a person's sexuality and sensuality. Amanda found her spiritual awakening in yoga and meditation. She thought of integrating spirituality with Western theory to bridge the mind-body connection. [15:14] Understanding a New Perspective Understand that you are an energetic being more than your physical body. Everyone is interconnected in the universe. Amanda: “We are beyond just our physical body. We are energetic beings. Everything in the universe from the scientific perspective is made up of particles of atoms and cells. And so in that same way, we are interconnected with everything that exists in the universe.” 

Within your energy body are your chakra systems, also known as energy centers. The Sacral Chakra and the Root Chakra are under the belly button. These chakras are how you experience pleasure, joy, and different emotions. The Root Chakra is where we develop energetically from. The Sacral Chakra is associated with creation and life force energy. When shame builds up inside us, it can block the chakras and prevent us from fully enjoying life. [20:00] Healing From an Energetic New Perspective Humans can create different defense mechanisms from pain. Unfortunately, this can also make it challenging to find and tackle the root cause of their pain. The unconscious realm is a space full of the unknown. In this realm, you might find the root causes of what troubles you. The chakra system and Reiki practice help you dive into the unconscious.  Diving into your body energetically discovers your body's record of experiences. You can honor and validate what you've gone through to feel wholeness. Energy and somatic work can help you clear out the stagnation that’s blocking your system. [26:55] Learning to Hold Space Amanda met many amazing facilitators from different healing circles. They had a beautiful way of holding a space where others feel safe and share their voice. Her naturally analytical, curious, and observant nature gave Amanda what she needed to hold space. Holding space means recognizing each individual’s reality and human experience. This space is where they are allowed and encouraged to share that. Amanda: “I think that that's also what holding space is all about. It

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Release Date: 07/11/2022, 08:00:00