by Steve Haines | Dec 22, 2020 | Trauma
The understanding of trauma is fundamental to health. We’re all hardwired to respond to overwhelming experiences in the same way. We contract away from danger, we run, jump fight or shutdown. The control mechanisms (nervous, hormonal and immune) take us immediately... 
by Steve Haines | Dec 19, 2020 | Pain, Safety, Trauma
Polyvagal theory developed by Dr Stephen Porges is very influential in the trauma world. The essence of polyvagal theory is that feeling safe is the fundamental drive for humans. If there is the perception of danger (‘neuroception’ is the term used by... 
by Steve Haines | Jun 18, 2020 | As Featured in, Pain, Trauma
Why is it that two people can experience the same stressful event, but have very different outcomes? I recently joined Avni Trivedi on the Speak From the Body podcast to talk about deepening feeling, changing the narrative and addressing stress, pain and trauma. We... 
by Steve Haines | May 30, 2020 | Embodiment, Touch, Trauma, Webinar
Steve Haines presentation slides @ Trauma Education for Facilitators 30 May 2020. https://embodiedfacilitator.com/trauma-education-day On the panel with Dr Stephen Porges Part 1 Why Touch View Fullscreen Part 2 How Does Touch Work? View Fullscreen Part 3 Losing... 
by Steve Haines | Feb 13, 2020 | As Featured in, Trauma, TRE
Can shaking exercises improve stress and PTSD? Great article on TRE on www.patient.info Steve Haines is a leading TRE provider, teaching in locations worldwide. He says what makes TRE special is that it focuses on relieving stress and trauma by triggering a natural... 
by Steve Haines | Dec 7, 2019 | Cranial, Embodiment, Safety, Trauma
Here is podcast of me being interviewed by Mark Walsh. At the start there is some framing of how I believe cranial work works, the importance of feeling and the limits of energy models. For TRE folks at 00:34:30 we discuss TRE, including some responses to critiques of...
