This is a post informed by PolyVagal theory (as developed by Dr. Stephen Porges) and based on Deb Dana’s concept of somatic glimmers. My journey into the world of noticing, collecting and cultivating glimmers is a fairly recent one. Glimmers, however, happen spontaneously for everyone, whether you notice them or not. A glimmer - as defined by Deb Dana - are:

As the month of June approached, I sent out my June newsletter in the last day of May. Two days later, I felt terribly guilty when my...

A perspective on the use of touch in therapeutic settings. When is it ok to touch?