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How Stress and Trauma Show Up in the Body

Mind-Body Integration
October 11, 2025•2 min read

You know that feeling when your shoulders are permanently tense, your jaw’s locked tighter than a pickle jar, and your brain won’t stop replaying conversations from three days ago?

Yeah. That’s not just stress — it’s your body talking.

At My Mind & Body Collective, we help you learn to listen. Because healing isn’t just about your thoughts or emotions — it’s also about the stories your body has been holding onto.

🧠 Your Body Remembers What Your Mind Tries to Forget

When we go through something stressful — big or small — our nervous system reacts to keep us safe. Heart racing? Muscles tightening? That’s your body’s emergency response system doing its job.

But here’s the catch: if we never get the signal that it’s safe to relax, the body stays stuck in protection mode.

Over time, that shows up as:

  • Tight shoulders and neck pain

  • Digestive issues or fatigue

  • Anxiety, irritability, or emotional numbness

  • Trouble sleeping or focusing

  • Feeling “on edge” even when things are fine

Your body is basically waving a little flag that says, “Hey… we’re still holding on to something.”

🌬 Why Body-Based Healing Works

You can’t think your way out of a body that’s stuck in stress.
That’s why our classes include movement, breathwork, sound, and energy healing — tools that speak your body’s language.

Each one helps your nervous system complete the cycles it couldn’t finish before:

  • Breathwork releases trapped emotion and resets your energy.

  • Sound healing vibrates through the tension you’ve been carrying.

  • Movement and yoga help your body feel safe to open again.

  • Meditation teaches your mind to soften its grip.

Bit by bit, your system learns it’s safe to rest again.

💫 Your Body Isn’t Broken — It’s Communicating

Healing isn’t about “fixing” yourself. It’s about listening.
When you stop fighting your body and start partnering with it, you realize it’s been trying to guide you home all along.

So when your back aches, your chest feels tight, or you just can’t relax — pause. Take a breath. Your body might just be asking for a little compassion and care.

If you haven’t already, try your first class for just $5

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My Mind & Body Collective is your fun-loving, no-pressure guide to meditation, mindfulness, and letting go of control—one imperfect breath at a time. With a playful, relatable approach, we debunk meditation myths, embrace the messy reality of mindfulness, and remind you that you don’t have to be “good” at this to benefit from it. Expect humor, pop culture references, and plenty of encouragement to start where you are. Because healing isn’t about perfection—it’s about showing up.

My Mind & Body Collective

My Mind & Body Collective is your fun-loving, no-pressure guide to meditation, mindfulness, and letting go of control—one imperfect breath at a time. With a playful, relatable approach, we debunk meditation myths, embrace the messy reality of mindfulness, and remind you that you don’t have to be “good” at this to benefit from it. Expect humor, pop culture references, and plenty of encouragement to start where you are. Because healing isn’t about perfection—it’s about showing up.

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