David Berceli > Quotes

“all humans have an innate capacity to heal from traumatic experiences. We as a species are genetically encoded with the capacity to heal ourselves. If we did not possess this ability, our species would have become extinct shortly after we were born. Not only can we heal from traumatic experiences, but trauma itself has been part of the natural evolutionary process of our species, and all traumatized individuals have access to this natural healing method that is genetically encoded within them.”
― David Berceli, Trauma Releasing Exercises

“Culturally we are taught to disregard our gut instinct. But it is a crucial element of our ability to face and cope with traumatic situations.”
― David Berceli, The Revolutionary Trauma Release Process: Transcend Your Toughest Times

“The realization that she could feel the old longings and feelings of being abandoned without disintegrating gave her courage to start reaching out for social contact again.”
― David Berceli, Shake It Off Naturally: Reduce Stress, Anxiety, and Tension with [TRE]

“The easiest way for us to recognize this simple concept is to realize that when we experience stress we most often identify it by talking about muscle aches and pains or some type of gastrointestinal or sleep disturbance. These are indicators that the myofascia patterns in the human body have started to constrict and the nervous system has started to elevate. Recognizing that myofascia patterns are intricately linked with the brains neural circuitry as well as the central and peripheral nervous systems, helps us to make sense of the body’s coordinated efforts to protect us when it senses danger.”
― David Berceli, Shake It Off Naturally: Reduce Stress, Anxiety, and Tension with [TRE]

“Letting go is not for the purpose of forgetting or forgiving the past, it is about releasing the energy of the past to give us back our lives in the present which is necessary to deliver us into a new future” (Holloway 2002).”
― David Berceli, Trauma Releasing Exercises

“She also gained confidence that the world would still continue to exist if she allowed her somatic and emotional reactions to be present, meaning that she would not be abandoned again and that she would not lose herself if she made space for her reactions and self-regulating responses.”
― David Berceli, Shake It Off Naturally: Reduce Stress, Anxiety, and Tension with [TRE]

“She also gained confidence that the world would still continue to exist if she allowed her somatic and emotional reactions to be present, meaning that she would not be abandoned again and that she would not lose herself if she made space for her reactions and self-regulating responses. 4. Case Story”
― David Berceli, Shake It Off Naturally: Reduce Stress, Anxiety, and Tension with [TRE]

“When my body is stressed and tense, my mind goes looking for things to get angry or anxious about.” How astute she is at understanding this bottom-up model and noticing the effects in her own life.”
― David Berceli, Shake It Off Naturally: Reduce Stress, Anxiety, and Tension with [TRE]

“...I read a quote from an astronaut. Paraphrasing, he said: "On our first day in space we were all pointing to our countries. On the second day in space we were all pointing to our continents. On the third day in space we were all pointing to our planet." How wonderful it would be if we could all have the experience of looking at our planet from a distance and seeing that all humans are a single species dependent on one another for our survival and continued evolution.”
― David Berceli, Trauma Releasing Exercises